outsheep ' sheep when once started, and when some of the party began making up as per the railway folder that morning, the rest fell in and floundered after. The esprit of the party was as bad as its appearance. They had been assured that the worst of... The Overland Monthly - Pagina 141914Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
| Graf Vasiliĭ Aleksi︠e︡evich Perovskiĭ - 1867 - 200 pagini
...against the cold, a large quantity of felting was purchased to serve as bedding. Horse hair shades to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun on the snow were also provided. The provisioning of the expeditionary force was a matter of equal solicitude to... | |
| Arthur Ripley Thompson - 1900 - 434 pagini
...such as towels, handkerchiefs, mosquito netting to fit over their hats, toilet articles, a sewing kit, and dark glasses to protect the eyes from the glare of the snow. They had brought a partial supply of these things from home, owing to the forethought of good... | |
| George Byron Gordon - 1917 - 356 pagini
...scraper, a flint chipper, a few pieces of graphite for marking, a whetstone, a pair of wooden goggles to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun on the ice in the spring, a tobacco box and various miscellaneous articles. Every woman has her workbag. In... | |
| 1922 - 886 pagini
...plenty of heavy wraps for the great altitudes, a plentiful supply of vaseline, or some other emollient, for the face, and dark glasses to protect the eyes...the worst of the journey was down the Chilean side of the pass, and as a consequence were getting small comfort from the fact that the going, so far,... | |
| Martin Ewans - 2004 - 206 pagini
...against the cold, a large quantity of felting was purchased to serve as bedding, llorse hair shades to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun on the snow were also provided. The provisioning of the expeditionary force was a matter of equal solicitude to... | |
| 1889 - 488 pagini
...overcoat he placed a heavy buffalo overcoat extending to the feet. Next he gave me a pair of green goggles to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun on the snow, for the sunlight in this atmosphere is excessively brilliant. On my head he placed a fine fur skullcap,... | |
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