Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company · leaf 105
s, perfectly white in color and very con¬ spicuous, while the remaining web was almost invisible. The spider was long and slender and rested some distance from the centre and facing it; when the net was disturbed, it was vio¬ lently shaken by the spider (fig. 70). Another web was un¬ like any kind… … level. We had a kago, a simple palanquin carried by two men with a third to assist at inter¬ vals, and two sturdy fellows who carried on their backs all the bags, extra clothing, provisions, etc. A wooden frame, four and a half feet long, was strapped to the back and
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