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Page 167
... fact that this informa- tion was communicated to headquarters by other missionaries and explorers , the authorities in Mexico persisted in calling both the Indians and their country Texas . In process of time the term was narrowed in ...
... fact that this informa- tion was communicated to headquarters by other missionaries and explorers , the authorities in Mexico persisted in calling both the Indians and their country Texas . In process of time the term was narrowed in ...
Page 191
... fact is referred to in the scientific name of the species , Sassafras variifolium , the second element of which means of different leaves . One type of leaf is ovate with both ends tapering ; another is mitten - shaped with a thumb ...
... fact is referred to in the scientific name of the species , Sassafras variifolium , the second element of which means of different leaves . One type of leaf is ovate with both ends tapering ; another is mitten - shaped with a thumb ...
Page 203
... fact the name of this river very likely is equivalent to Stinking River , a name which has been applied to a number of streams in the United States . Among the Indians both the wild leek or onion and the skunk were symbols of a bad odor ...
... fact the name of this river very likely is equivalent to Stinking River , a name which has been applied to a number of streams in the United States . Among the Indians both the wild leek or onion and the skunk were symbols of a bad odor ...
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