CAVIAR 



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CAVITE 



found implements of warfare made of bone and 

 unpolished stone, and pieces of bones of ani- 

 mals slain with these crude weapons. There 

 are piles of awls, lance-heads, hammers and 

 saws, arrow-heads and harpoons and needles 

 made of bone. The animal remains are those 

 of the reindeer, horse, ibex, bison, antelope, 

 musk sheep, cave bear and lion. 



This group of cave men lived by hunting 

 and fishing and wore garments of skin sewed 

 together with the sinews of the reindeer or 

 strips of intestine. They used stone lamps 

 filled with fat to illuminate their dwellings and 

 had a knowledge of fire, but possessed no do- 

 mestic animals. Though they knew nothing of 



luxury of the Russians. Caviar has a peculiar 

 piquant taste which in popular fancy can be 

 truly appreciated only by refined palates. Thus 

 it seems to have been considered in Shake- 

 speare's time, for Hamlet is made to say of 

 a certain play that it "pleased not the million; 

 'twas caviare to the general." Its high price 

 even to-day prevents it from becoming an arti- 

 cle of general diet, and it is usually found only 

 at the tables of the well-to-do or of the higher 

 grade of restaurants. 



Caviar is prepared by freeing the eggs from 

 the tissue which holds them together. The 

 eggs are then carefully washed and rubbed 

 with salt, after which they are dried and 



CAVE DWELLINGS IN MEXICO 

 These were similar in many respects to the cliff-dwellings of another period. 



spinning or of the art of pottery making, they 

 were skilful in drawing animal figures, as evi- 

 denced by numerous pictures engraved on stone 

 and ivory. Among the primitive races of to- 

 day the Eskimos are nearest in habit to these 

 ancient cave men. 



There are other groups of caves in Europe 

 showing varying degrees of civilization, some 

 of which were occupied well into the historic 

 era.. Some of the later caverns are believed 

 to have been inhabited by men of refinement 

 who were forced to take refuge in them during 

 periods of invasion. In Southwestern North 

 America there are remains of lodging places 

 excavated in cliffs, but the races inhabiting 

 these are known as cliff dwellers (which see). 



CAVIAR, kav'iahr, or kavyahr' , or CAV- 

 IARE, a table delicacy prepared from the roe 

 of the sturgeon and other large fish. The word 

 caviar is of- Turkish or Tartar origin, but the 

 delicacy might almost be called the national 



packed in kegs, bottles or cans. The best 

 caviar comes from the shores of the Caspian 

 Sea, but the abundance of sturgeon in the 

 Great Lakes and their tributary regions has 

 given rise to its manufacture in the United 

 States and Canada. 



CAVITE , kah ve ' ta, the principal United 

 States naval station in the Philippine Islands, 

 and capital of the province of the same name. 

 It is situated on Luzon Island, eight miles 

 southwest of Manila. Near here, in the Span- 

 ish-American War, through which the United 

 States came into possession of the Philippines, 

 the Spanish fleet was first attacked by Admiral 

 Dewey, on May 1, 1898, and the city was occu- 

 pied by United States marines immediately 

 after the engagement. It is important as a 

 coaling station and has an arsenal, dry docks 

 and repair shops, but owing to the nearness 

 of Manila will probably not become a large 

 city. The leading native industries are the 



