CHAPTER II

TO THE TEACHER

Set the students to watching and reporting this rare but very interesting phase of wild animal life. Nothing will tax their patience and ingenuity more; nor will any of their reports need so careful scrutiny and weighing, so easy is it to be mistaken.

FOR THE PUPIL

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_“line”_: the end of the race; the “tape” or mark set for runners in a contest.

_“set-to”_: a combat or fight.

_mix-up_: is the same half-slangy word or newspaper expression for a general fight.

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_Paramœcium_: this is one of the best known of the single-celled animals. You can get them by making an “infusion” of raw potato, a little hay, and stagnant water.

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_A writer in one of our magazines_: The account is found in “St. Nicholas” for May, 1913.

_two big slanting cellar-doors_: These were in the shed of my grandfather’s farmhouse, “Underwood,” and covered the “bulkhead” of the cellar.

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_The [Massachusetts] Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals_: has its headquarters in Boston. It does a great work for “dumb” animals, and publishes a paper called “Our Dumb Animals” that every home and school should have.

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_follow my leader_: a game that all boys know and love, especially when a strong, daring leader takes the game in hand.

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_Mount Hood_: is the highest peak of the Cascade Range in Oregon. The _rope_ hanging down from the summit was brought up on a pack-horse or mule (I forget which) as far as Tie-up Rock, then carried to the summit by the professional guides and there fastened for the safety of those whom they take to the top during the summer.

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_a wild snowstorm_: for a fuller description of this storm and the whole climb see the chapter in “Where Rolls the Oregon” entitled “The Butterflies of Mount Hood.”