Political Economy for High Schools and AcademiesGinn, 1895 - 108 стор. |
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... single room , in which our forefathers lived , with the fire burning in the centre and the house - father sitting opposite it on the high - seat . There on the long winter evenings , on one side of the hall the women carded wool or flax ...
... single room , in which our forefathers lived , with the fire burning in the centre and the house - father sitting opposite it on the high - seat . There on the long winter evenings , on one side of the hall the women carded wool or flax ...
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... single family needs square miles of earth's surface for its support , and often suffers greatly from want at that . The savage's condition is one of almost constant hunger , broken by surfeits of food when a supply is obtained . He ...
... single family needs square miles of earth's surface for its support , and often suffers greatly from want at that . The savage's condition is one of almost constant hunger , broken by surfeits of food when a supply is obtained . He ...
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... single man , or a mere handful of men , is unable to achieve the conquest of nature we call civiliza- tion . When a handful of settlers , who have been brought up in civilized ways , find themselves alone in a new country , they have to ...
... single man , or a mere handful of men , is unable to achieve the conquest of nature we call civiliza- tion . When a handful of settlers , who have been brought up in civilized ways , find themselves alone in a new country , they have to ...
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... Single men and small bodies of men are weak in the presence of nature . She is their mistress , not they her masters . They must take what she chooses to give , and retreat or perish if her gifts are not sufficient for their needs ...
... Single men and small bodies of men are weak in the presence of nature . She is their mistress , not they her masters . They must take what she chooses to give , and retreat or perish if her gifts are not sufficient for their needs ...
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... single workman could secure , as to wages , hours of labor , and other matters . To make this sure , they refused to work with those who had not joined the Union , that they might drive these to act with the rest . In some cases they ...
... single workman could secure , as to wages , hours of labor , and other matters . To make this sure , they refused to work with those who had not joined the Union , that they might drive these to act with the rest . In some cases they ...
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