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numbers. Occasionally the anointing bottle 

 was called upon to answer the growing call, 

 and renewed the protection for the tender- 

 hides. In the midst of our experience with the 

 myriad of flies, the bushes parted on the op- 

 posite side of the creek, revealing a monster 

 cow moose in the act of taking in the situation. 

 In a short time she turned around, crest of stiff 

 hair erect, and returned into the swamps as 

 quietly as she appeared. I have often won- 

 dered how large game can travel through 

 dense woods and thickets so quietly, especially 

 large bull moose with their huge antlers. They 

 seem to be able to select the most suitable 

 places, throw their Roman noses high in the air, 

 antlers reclining backward over their back, 

 and just disappear into the distances. 



Sabbath day we observed by visiting White 

 Brook Falls; and we were well paid by the 

 solitary grandeur of the falls with its pictur- 

 esque surroundings. The cold clear water 

 with its white-crested ripples came tumbling 

 down the rocks, gathering momentum for the 

 final jump over the falls down into the hole 

 at the base, there to seethe and boil over the 



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