Chapter II
Reading edition
TO THE TEACHER
Set the students to watching and reporting this rare but very interesting phase of wild animal life. Nothing will tax their patience and ingenuity more; nor will any of their reports need so careful scrutiny and weighing, so easy is it to be mistaken.
FOR THE PUPIL
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“line”: the end of the race; the “tape” or mark set for runners in a contest.
“set-to”: a combat or fight.
mix-up: is the same half-slangy word or newspaper expression for a general fight.
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Paramœcium: this is one of the best known of the single-celled animals. You can get them by making an “infusion” of raw potato, a little hay, and stagnant water.
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A writer in one of our magazines: The account is found in “St. Nicholas” for May, 1913.
two big slanting cellar-doors: These were in the shed of my grandfather’s farmhouse, “Underwood,” and covered the “bulkhead” of the cellar.
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The [Massachusetts] Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: has its headquarters in Boston. It does a great work for “dumb” animals, and publishes a paper called “Our Dumb Animals” that every home and school should have.
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follow my leader: a game that all boys know and love, especially when a strong, daring leader takes the game in hand.
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Mount Hood: is the highest peak of the Cascade Range in Oregon. The rope hanging down from the summit was brought up on a pack-horse or mule (I forget which) as far as Tie-up Rock, then carried to the summit by the professional guides and there fastened for the safety of those whom they take to the top during the summer.
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a wild snowstorm: for a fuller description of this storm and the whole climb see the chapter in “Where Rolls the Oregon” entitled “The Butterflies of Mount Hood.”