Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 486
d on long sticks androasting over a low wood-fire, and every now andthen one of the Indians greased them with a spoon-ful of lard-oil, to keep them from frizzing awayaltogether. When we had finished our repast, theyoung Spaniard asked them for a few drops of thatoil, to rub his swollen face.… … A HOME IN A TREE. \ Jose. ■ Oh,that ex-plains it, said theIndian. Poor man,no wonder ! WePascos have good snake-doctors, however. What are they good for? I inquired. They rub you with guaraca oil, said theIndian, that will keep flies and wasps away ; andif you pay them a big price, they rub you…
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