CHAPTER VIII.

185 He saws down the horns of the male antelope. 186 Use of the horns. 187 He makes a drill, 188 with a bow, 189 and guide; 190 also a larger sledge. 191 Deficiency of leather. 192 How he makes fine ropes. 193 His small bridge. 194 His beach road. 195 New kids. 196 Contrivance for picking cocoa nuts. 197 Experiments on leaves, pith and bark. 198,9 Migration of his flock. 200 He sleeps in a hammock under the sky. 201 He makes the rush mat for his back. 202 His dress in the heat. 203 His preparation of a yam garden. 204 His siesta. 205 His raisins. 206 New products of the soil. 207 Turpentine or Resin. 208 Midday with the dog. 209-11 More fruits. 212 Unsuccessful expedition in the long boat. 213 He cannot return against the wind; 214 his distress. 215 The parrot comes to comfort him. 216 He trudges home, leaving the boat. 217 He fixes the latitude; 218 plants his kitchen garden. 219 Adds to his stores of food. 220 Insufficiency of his store-chests. 221 His first attempt at pottery. 222 He builds a furnace. 223 Makes huge square jars of coarse pottery. 224 He sets up a target for practice. 225 His preserving of fruit. 226 His recovery of glass beads.