The Natural History of the Farm: A Guide to the Practical Study of the Sources of Our Living in Wild Nature |
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... for a place in the world of life . Thus , one may get back to nature . Thus , one may re - acquire some of that ancient fund of real knowledge that was once necessary to our race , and that is still fundamental to a MOTHER EARTH II.
... for a place in the world of life . Thus , one may get back to nature . Thus , one may re - acquire some of that ancient fund of real knowledge that was once necessary to our race , and that is still fundamental to a MOTHER EARTH II.
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... once wild fruits . Most of them exist today quite as they came to us from the hand of nature . A few have been considerably improved by selection and care . of them has been altered in its habits . They grow and bloom and bear and die ...
... once wild fruits . Most of them exist today quite as they came to us from the hand of nature . A few have been considerably improved by selection and care . of them has been altered in its habits . They grow and bloom and bear and die ...
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... once served our ancestors for food . Collectively they were the sole fruit supply of the aboriginal inhabitants of our country . The Indians ate them raw , stewed them , made jam , and even jellies . They dried the wild strawberries ...
... once served our ancestors for food . Collectively they were the sole fruit supply of the aboriginal inhabitants of our country . The Indians ate them raw , stewed them , made jam , and even jellies . They dried the wild strawberries ...
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... once , and in less than a fortnight all will be out , and may be counted . These , and twig - pruners and bark - beetles , etc. , all have to be reckoned with in the orchard where nuts are cultivated . In this study we will give our ...
... once , and in less than a fortnight all will be out , and may be counted . These , and twig - pruners and bark - beetles , etc. , all have to be reckoned with in the orchard where nuts are cultivated . In this study we will give our ...
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... once rooted in the soil , they will live long even where they can grow but little . So we find them growing everywhere , flourishing in the light , hanging on in the shadow , as if waiting for a chance even in the deep shadow of the ...
... once rooted in the soil , they will live long even where they can grow but little . So we find them growing everywhere , flourishing in the light , hanging on in the shadow , as if waiting for a chance even in the deep shadow of the ...
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Page 233 - Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green. We sit in the warm shade and feel right well How the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell, We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help knowing That skies are clear and grass is growing.
Page 52 - Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness ; And Thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : And the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; The valleys also are covered over with corn ; They shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 205 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground ; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And bring forth boughs like a plant But man dieth, and wasteth away : Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Page 150 - Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them " Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he...
Page 180 - My heart is awed within me when I think Of the great miracle that still goes on, In silence, round me, — the perpetual work Of thy creation, finished, yet renewed Forever.
Page 320 - The little cares that fretted me I lost them yesterday, Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play, Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, The humming of the bees.
Page 137 - The hand that built the firmament hath heaved And smoothed these verdant swells, and sown their slopes With herbage, planted them with island groves, And hedged them round with forests.
Page 268 - Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Page 9 - ... look back a little and tell you what our fathers have told us, and what we have heard from the white people. " Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great land.
Page 96 - I'm truly sorry man's dominion. Has broken nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor earth-born companion, An...