. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. EXPLANATORY INDEX. B67 woocU nevtr fly true. I have mftd« imlUtioni of theie Arrowi in tnany kinds of wood, and found yew to be the beet. The end which ia destined to reoeire the poison is beentifully tapered by means of the pirai tooth sharpener, and can, in consequence of
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. EXPLANATORY INDEX. B67 woocU nevtr fly true. I have mftd« imlUtioni of theie Arrowi in tnany kinds of wood, and found yew to be the beet. The end which ia destined to reoeire the poison is beentifully tapered by means of the pirai tooth sharpener, and can, in consequence of its hardness, be brought to a wonderfully fine point. Owing to their very small sise, a hundred or more can be carried in tho quivur, and they are arranged as shown in the illuHtration, taken from my own specimens. The first illustration represents a few of those ArrowH linked together as described. I may mention that the strings at the ends of the central stick are double. The Arrows are laid one by one between the strings, a single turn being made between each Arrow, and they are kept in their places by a couple of sliding knots, which can be moved up and down the strings. The Arrows, when in their places, bear some resemblance to the peculiar mats used for cream cheeses, and perhaps a still greater re- semblanue to the parallel straws once employed by milliners in the operation of " gauffring" muslin, crape, and other fine BI,OW-OUM ARRUWM KOLLKO AND TIED. It will be seen that the Arrows can be rolled round the stick and tied together, and if one of the Arrows be wanted, it can easily be pushed between the spokes of the wheel without distui'bing the roll. By, some tribes, the wheel is not employed, but the stick projects sufficiently to protect the hand, and is generally forked at the top. Now for the Arrow as prepared for the blow-gun. The wild cotton, to which Waterton alludes, is soft, yellow in. Please note that these images are extracted from scann
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