Miller, Claude Harris, 1875- [from old catalog] · Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 264
or this reasona canoe must be as light as possible without toogreat a sacrifice of strength. The old styles ofcanoes made of birch bark, hollow logs, the skins of HOW TO SWIM AND TO CANOE 241 animals and so on have practically given way to thecanvas-covered cedar or basswood canoes of theCanadian… … A sailing canoe in action canoe should last its owner ten years. It will benecessary to protect it from the weather when notin use and frequently give it a coat of paint orspar varnish. Sailing canoes are built after a different model 242 OUTDOOR SPORTS from paddling canoes. They usually are…
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