Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 393
ny varieties ofnets and creels. Conspicuous on the waters and in thevillages is the dewa, or otter of Oman, a triangle ofstout reeds, which shows the position of the net. Astronger kind, and used for the larger ground-fish, is acage of open basket-work, provided like the formerwith a bait and two… … Discovery of Tanganyika Lake 349 chiefs to be rude, insolent, and extortionate; they de-mand beads even for pointing out the road; they willderide and imitate a strangers speech and manner be-fore his face; they can do nothing without a long pre-liminary of the fiercest scolding; they are as…
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