Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 34
1 THREW A LITTLE MAGNESIA INTO A POOL OF STILL WATER,WHICH BUBBLED UP IN AN ALARMING MANNER. I was able to make myself understood. They,therefore, took the greatest interest in teachingme the words they thought would be most use-ful to me. One man, for instance, would enter the hut,raise his finger… … organ. If I shook my head to signify ignorance,he would pronounce the name very distinctly,and I had to repeat it until my pronunciationsatisfied him. He would then point in successionto his nose, ear, mouth, etc., and endeavor byconstant repetitions toimpress their names onmy memory. When…
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