

THE NAVAJO RUG 


AVAJO Indian Rugs are woven by hand of sheep’s wool in fascinating designs 
and colorings. They are the only hand wrought floor coverings made by a 
primitive people in the United States. 
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The weaving is done by the women and young girls, the latter being taught some of the steps as 
early as four years old. The great fear of the old Chiefs is that as civilization encroaches upon the 
tribe, the art of weaving will gradually die out, and every effort is being made to perpetuate the 
remarkable artistry and crafthood that has made the Rugs of the Navajos superior in some ways 
to Orientals. 


Navajos are alike on both sides; they do not curl; easy to clean; wear for more years than any 
other floor covering you can name; inexpensive. Just the attributes you are looking for in an ideal 
rug. The large majority of rugs come in a combination of gray,-black, white and red, with either 
the red, white or gray predominating. For living-rooms and porches gray backgrounds are generally 
the best; for bedrooms, bathrooms and camping blankets, get white backgrounds; and tor dens, 
cozy corners, couch covers, etc., the red backgrounds give that fine touch of color that warms the 
heart and lends a distinctive air to the scheme of decoration. 






The Prices Vary According to Size 
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promptly on request. You pay express charges both ways, 


THE NAVAJO ASSOCIATION 
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COME! LET US WALK TOGETHER 
A collection of inspiring editorials that have brought comment from 
every part of America. Here in vivid panorama 
- Courage meets discouragement 
Light meets darkness 
Hope meets fear. 
A remarkable book for every man and boy, 
Written by Gabriel Heatter, Editor of The Sporting Goods Saleman. 
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In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 
It will identify you, 
CASTING FOR CHANNEL 
BASS WITH LIGHT LURE 
(Continued from page 86) 
breeding ground in season. Much of it 
is so overgrown that fishing is an im- 
possibility except here and there, to 
still fishermen with cut-bait or live 
minnows in some small run in the 
grass. The lower three miles of the 
river below the house-boat, after about > 
two hundred yards, runs through mud 
flats and marsh grass to the bay enter- 
ing the gulf. The upper one mile of 
this area is bordered by mud flats in a 
great portion of its course. This 
varies in appearance with the rise and 
fall of the tide. In low tide the river 
is narrow and bordered by these flats 
rising but a few inches above the 
water line, but with each incoming tide 
the water covers these flats and the 
river is then from one-half to three- 
quarters of a mile in width. A two 
foot tide raises the water to within 
two miles of its source; and there is 
a mile of water in these flats in which, 
at intervals, heavy growths of long 
water grass make a wonderful place 
for the bass to hide and feed in. The 
lower two miles of the river has low 
banks covered with marsh grass, and 
it is much deeper, and about two hun- 
dred yards wide and is quite brackish 
or salt as the tide comes in. In this 
part of the river the weakfish or sea 
trout, red fish or channel bass and 
sheepshead are found. During the fall 
the bass also migrate to this part of 
the water, probably to get rid of the 
fresh wate: leaches. We often found 
bass a mile out in the gulf around the 
small keys where the water apparently 
is salt. 
From December 1st to February 1st 
there is ordinarily not more than five 
or six days of rain; and during the 
fourteen years that I have been going 
to this river we frequently do not lose 
more than three days from _ bad 
weather each year. Here the sun 
shines, the birds sing, and the wild 
flowers bloom in December and Janu- 
ary as bright and fresh as in May in 
Tennessee. Here the shy marsh hen 
feeds along the river bank, the king- 
fisher plies his trade with his chal- 
lenging call, the osprey seeks his daily 
diet of fish and the large bald eagle 
is seen soaring in the sky daily. One 
witnesses many tragedies among the 
wild life from day to day and many 
shrewd escapes of the hunted wild 
fowl. For truly 
“The falcon feeds upon the finch, 
The finch upon the fly, 
And naught can serve the hunger pinch 
Save death’s wild cry.” 
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