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Page 11
... kind of taro , land crabs , and coconut crabs . Jeffrey claims that by eating good taro , fish , eggs , fowls , and the like , the effect of his medicine is neutralized . This tabu doubtless comes from ancient times when the witch ...
... kind of taro , land crabs , and coconut crabs . Jeffrey claims that by eating good taro , fish , eggs , fowls , and the like , the effect of his medicine is neutralized . This tabu doubtless comes from ancient times when the witch ...
Page 20
... kind would be effective , but it is surely not the kind of solution anybody wants . A second method of dealing with the problem would be to remove its princi- pal cause- that is , reduce the tariff and allow a greater quantity of ...
... kind would be effective , but it is surely not the kind of solution anybody wants . A second method of dealing with the problem would be to remove its princi- pal cause- that is , reduce the tariff and allow a greater quantity of ...
Page 21
... kind . Beginning in July 1927 , we made an astounding reversal in our monetary policy . Over the preceding period of seven years we had tried , with varying degrees of success , to hold credit expansion in check ; now we pro- ceeded to ...
... kind . Beginning in July 1927 , we made an astounding reversal in our monetary policy . Over the preceding period of seven years we had tried , with varying degrees of success , to hold credit expansion in check ; now we pro- ceeded to ...
Page 24
... kind those which had been caught in the blazing sun far from shelter . Wherever a depression promised dampness during low tide , or where the cool , mossy mangrove rootlets raised their spikes , thousands of the ebony spires gathered ...
... kind those which had been caught in the blazing sun far from shelter . Wherever a depression promised dampness during low tide , or where the cool , mossy mangrove rootlets raised their spikes , thousands of the ebony spires gathered ...
Page 61
... - his wife's a - dyin ' and he went over on tother mounting to shoot something she war a - honin ' for something more'n hawg meat— and he could n't find nothing but a - shot hit and carried hit home , kind o ' ALABAMA , HERE WE REST 61.
... - his wife's a - dyin ' and he went over on tother mounting to shoot something she war a - honin ' for something more'n hawg meat— and he could n't find nothing but a - shot hit and carried hit home , kind o ' ALABAMA , HERE WE REST 61.
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