The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 79
... natural laziness , and thus abridge his profit , for he is paid a percentage on what he can collect for his ... NATURAL PRODUCTIONS . 79 MONETARY MATTERS MEN AND MANNERS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS VEGETATION ANIMALS NATURAL PRODUCTIONS.
... natural laziness , and thus abridge his profit , for he is paid a percentage on what he can collect for his ... NATURAL PRODUCTIONS . 79 MONETARY MATTERS MEN AND MANNERS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS VEGETATION ANIMALS NATURAL PRODUCTIONS.
Page 262
... natural history of these regions , describes the country in the immediate neighbour- hood of Sandy Point as covered with a forest in many respects similar to our own familiar English woods , except that there is a greater preponderance ...
... natural history of these regions , describes the country in the immediate neighbour- hood of Sandy Point as covered with a forest in many respects similar to our own familiar English woods , except that there is a greater preponderance ...
Page 119
... natural phenomena , that have rendered it , like the national park of North America ( Vol . II . , p . 91 ) , one of the show places of the country . " There are , " writes Dr. Kidd , " three large and many smaller lakes , the water in ...
... natural phenomena , that have rendered it , like the national park of North America ( Vol . II . , p . 91 ) , one of the show places of the country . " There are , " writes Dr. Kidd , " three large and many smaller lakes , the water in ...
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