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-- First wash the cancer with casteel soapsuds, next bathe it well with a strong decoction of red-root, then apply a salve made as follows: Take of heart-leaf-root well pulverized, sheep suet and pine rozin, equal quantities and a smaller quantity of beeswax, stew them over a slow fire until the strength of the heart-leaf-root is extracted, then strain for use.
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Collins went out in the bottom to hunt agreeable to the order of last evening, and gibsons Crew was derected to delay for Collins dureing which time they were derected to Collect rozin from the pines in the bottom near our Camp at 6 A M. we Set out and proceeded to the lower point of the Island from whence we were Compelled to draw our Canoes up
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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Scales. this tree affords but little rozin. it's cone I have not yet had an oppertunity to discover altho I have Sought it frequently; the trees of this kind which we have fell'd have had no cones on them.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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Canoe which we lost yesterday, and drawed up and paid with rozin.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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Their baskets are formed of Cedar bark and bargrass So closely interwoven withe hands or fingers that they are watertight without the aid of gum or rozin; Some of those are highly ornimented with the Straps of bargrass which they dye of Several Colours and interweave in a great variety of figures; this Serves a double purpose of holding the Water or wareing on their heads; and are of different
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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I directed Sergt. ordway to take the two small canoes for his mess and the loading which he had formerly carried in the perogue we lost yesterday, and to have them dryed this evening and payed with rozin.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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I saw much fresh sign. the fir has been lately injured by a fire near this place and many of them have discharged considerable quantities of rozin. we directed that Collins should hunt a few hours tomorrow morning and that Gibson and his crew should remain at his place untill we returned and employ themselves in collectng rozin which our canoes are now in want of.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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Rozinante, a name in his opinion lofty, sonorous, and full of meaning; importing that he had only been a rozin -- a drudge horse -- before his present condition, and that now he was before all the rozins in the world.
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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A fine morning Sent Six men out to hunt Deer, and Collect rozin to pitch the Canoes which has become verry leakey, by frequently hauling them over rocks &c as well Striking rocks frequently in passing down. all our articles we have exposed to the Sun to Dry; and the Canoes drawn out and turned up - maney of our Stores entirely Spoiled by being repeetedly wet; A number of Indians came to the Oposit Side of the river in the fore part of the day and Shew that they were anxious to
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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Size of a Strong twine, these are flattened & beaveled off to their extremites at C, where they are firmley attached together and Covered with rozin C A is reduced to a Sharp point at A where it is also bent in a little; C B is attached to the line, at the upper extremity B. the whole forming two Sides of an accute angled triangle. the line has a loop at D which it is anexed to a longer line and taken off at pleasure.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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