 But they discovered that the point of the deerhorn is harder and also more stubborn; therefore, in a slit, like lead in our pencils, they introduced a slip of this substance and secured it by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very...  The Primitive Inhabitants of Scandinavia - Page 255by Sven Nilsson - 1868 - 272 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1861 - 396 pages
...deal with flint or chert in the manner required. But they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder, and also more stubborn ; therefore, in...ability, and a view to ornament. It is the point of deer horn, which refusing to yield, drives off the fine conchoidal splinters from the chert. I cannot... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1899 - 404 pages
...with the flint or chert in the manner required. But they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn; therefore, in a...by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very rigid. Here we can not fail to trace ingenuity, ability, and a view to ornament. It is... | |
 | William Johnson Sollas - 1915 - 628 pages
...[This however] would be too soft [for the purpose and] they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn ; therefore in a...substance and secured it by a strong thong, put on wet, which on drying became very rigid " The very same process is pursued by the Indians of Mexican origin... | |
 | William Henry Holmes - 1919 - 414 pages
...has a graceful outline. The handle is of fine fossil Ivory. That would be too soft to deal with the flint or chert in the manner required. But they discovered...by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very rigid. Here we can not fail to trace ingenuity, ability, and a view to ornament. It is... | |
 | William Henry Holmes - 1919 - 410 pages
...outline. The handle is of fine fossil Ivory. That would be too soft to deal with the flint or chort in the manner required. But they discovered that the...by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very rigid. Here we can not fail to trace ingenuity, ability, and a view to ornament. It is... | |
 | William Henry Holmes - 1919 - 412 pages
...discovered that the point of the deerhorn Is harder and also more stubborn ; therefore, in a silt, like lead In our pencils, they Introduced a slip of...by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very rigid. Here we can not fall to trace Ingenuity, ability, and a view to ornament. It Is... | |
 | William Johnson Sollas - 1924 - 746 pages
...however] would be too soft [for the working end and] they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn; therefore in a slit,...substance and secured it by a strong thong, put on wet, which on drying became very rigid. . . . "The very same process is pursued by the Indians of Mexican... | |
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