 | Arctic regions - 1775 - 674 pages
...As we advanced northward, and the climate became warmer, we found thefe ftieds ftill more flight : they were built, like the others, of twigs, and covered...none of them were more than four feet deep, and one fide was intirely open : the clofe fide was always oppofed to the courfe of the prevailing wind, and... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1813 - 368 pages
...large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made, as we perceived by the ashes. Under these houses, or sheds, they sleep, coiled up with their...them were more than four feet deep, and one side was intirely open : the close side was always opposed to the course of the prevailing wind, and opposite... | |
 | John Campbell - Admirals - 1813 - 546 pages
...in the form of an oven, and covered with palm leaves and hark. The door is a large hole. Under these houses or sheds they sleep, coiled up with their heels to their head, in which position one of the houses will hold three or four persons. Towards the north of the island... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...large bole at one end, opposite to which the lire is made, as we perceived by the nshes. _ Under these houses, or sheds, they sleep, coiled up with their...persons. As we advanced northward, and the climate became wanner, we found these sheds still more slight : They were built, like the others, of twigs, and covered... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Voyages and travels - 1815 - 550 pages
...large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire ia made, as we perceived by the ashes. Under these houses, or sheds, they sleep, coiled up with their...built, like the others, of twigs, and covered with baric ; but none of them were more than four feet deep, and one side was entirely open : The close... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 pages
...large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made, as we perceived by the ashes. Under these houses, or sheds, they sleep, coiled up with their heels to their bead ; and in this position one of them will hold three or four persons. As we advanced northward,... | |
 | John Campbell - Admirals - 1818 - 520 pages
...in the form of an oven, and covered with palm leaves and bark. The door is a large hole. Under these houses or sheds they sleep, coiled up with their heels to their head, in which position one of the houses will hold three or four persons. Towards the north of the island... | |
 | George Combe - Human information processing - 1830 - 732 pages
...bark : the door is nothing but a large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made Under these houses or sheds they sleep, coiled up with their heels...position one of them will hold three or four persons." — " The only furniture belonging to these houses that fell under our observation, is a kind of oblong... | |
 | George Combe - 1830 - 738 pages
...bark : the door is nothing but a large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made Under these houses or sheds they sleep, coiled up with their heels to their bead ; and in this position one of them will bold three or four persons." — " The only furniture... | |
 | James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made, as we perceived by the ashes. Under these houses, or sheds, they sleep, coiled up with their...advanced northward, and the climate became warmer, wo found these sheds still more slight : they were built, like the others, of twigs, and covered with... | |
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... and broad pieces of bark : the door is nothing but a large hole at one end, opposite to which the fire is made, as we perceived by the ashes. Under these houses, or sheds, they sleep, coiled up with their heels to their head; and in this position... 
