| 单词 | chamois |
| 例句 | The map was ragged, so thumbed that it had grown as supple as a piece of chamois. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The scythe wiped her blade on a chamois cloth the same pale lavender as her robe, and that’s when Citra lost control. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Really? I don’t believe it. I think they wear them to show they are chamois hunters. Are there chamois near here?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead of a powder puff, there was a chamois leather bag with powdered chalk in it, scented with attar of roses from the crusades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched out of the corner of my eyes, but I never slackened the strokes of my chamois upon the brass. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “It looks just like the woodcutters'. Did you see the man with the tiny gold ear- *V> rings? “He’s a chamois hunter,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The driver is going over it with a chamois, lovingly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It will flake away into the chamois and underneath there will be gold leaf. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The man tucked the squeegee and chamois in his back pant pocket, picked up the bucket and brush, and headed toward the van. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The vial of physician’s cure was still wrapped in its chamois cloth, tucked in her belt pouch. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He pulled a chamois cloth from his tool belt and made a big show of wrapping up the physician’s cure. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He calls a rider in a breakaway a “breaker,” and uses the term “saddle ointment” for chamois cream, and says that a racer avoids collision by deciding to “glance” his brakes. A Novel Chases Its Narrator on the Tour de France 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z From Olive & Cocoa, a handcrafted crate holds a fuzzy friend, Lulu the Lamb, and an ivory chamois blanket. Gifts inspired by the upcoming arrival of Baby Girl Sussex 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z His self-deprecation is only a kind of chamois, polishing his brass. Review: Live Theater Returns, With Mike Daisey and His Beefs 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z The cars induce considerable pawing, requiring a legion of cleaners with feather dusters, spray bottles and chamois cloths to denude these special guys of hand prints. Lust and torque at the auto show 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z He is about to hurl himself off the Jungfrau when he is grabbed by a passing chamois hunter, who takes him back to his chalet. Ten of the best: Alps 2010-12-18T00:07:19Z I wish I could time travel and yell “chamois cream” at myself. ‘I had a huge swelling’: why my life as a female cyclist led to vulva surgery 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z He wore tweed jackets with chamois elbow patches, which reminded me of my college professors. Dating my therapist 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z “He...looked down at my breasts, braless and curved bravely in an insinuating shape under my chamois shirt,” she wrote. The famous and famously vain men of Carly Simon's 'Boys in the Trees' 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z When he returned, she handed him a chamois cloth to clean them with. Rupert Grint of ‘Harry Potter’ Gets His Own Glasses 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z He hired local sewers, and began work on the Itamonte Collection of soft, lightweight chamois: ideal for the mild climate of Brazil. North Beach Leathers Is in Business Again 2012-07-25T21:01:13Z We sighted chamois deer several times during the day and numerous bird species. Romanian rhapsody — exploring an unsung destination in Eastern Europe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Individual pieces, like a chamois leather and organza trench or a magenta leather pantsuit were sleek and smart. Special Report: A Sunshine State of Mind 2010-09-16T15:40:00Z I took another sip of fortified chamois milk, thinking how those intrepid mountain goats wouldn’t turn in early. Skiing the Alps, Making It My Own 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z She was wearing some little fur thing and a chamois shirt. Unforgettable Moments 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Spreading charcoal with a chamois and Latex-gloved hand, he conjured a dreamy cloudscape of reclining, mouthless ghosts, zigzag patterns and disembodied duck heads. In artist's show, creation merges with destruction 2013-02-22T13:55:08Z To have a basis for comparing the neanderthal's results, the study also examined other animals from the region, including carnivores like wolves and lynxes and herbivores like rabbits and chamois. Were neanderthals meat-eaters? A new study provides strongest evidence yet that they were 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z I moved the soapy sponge over the Datsun’s sinuous metalwork, dried it with a chamois, anointed it with Turtle Wax. Perspective | Saying goodbye to an old friend: It was time to sell my 1968 Datsun roadster 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z The Alpine Army Corps was involved in the removal of the chamois mummy, with the infantry building a special case to encase it. 400-year-old mummified goat found in Italian Alps 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Olvera’s other research projects take him out of town, to study mainly chamois in the Pyrenees and Iberian ibex – ungulates, like the wild boar. Boar wars: how wild hogs are trashing European cities 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z I give up, but then, as I’m descending, I meet a Haitian boy, maybe 14, who’s loping skyward in a chamois shirt, a scarf and a ski cap, a machete dangling from his belt. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z And he once brought a chamois bag containing a pistol to a story conference, during which he casually went about cleaning the gun. Harlan Ellison dead at 84, acclaimed science fiction writer was known for combative style 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z This is hardly a case of a white American dressing up in a fringed chamois tunic with a feather headdress, mocking the indigenous people their antecedents almost wiped out. An American woman wearing a Chinese dress is not cultural appropriation | Anna Chen 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The mummified chamois was taken to a lab for further observation and study, which was a challenge, given where it was found. 400-year-old mummified goat found in Italian Alps 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Two young women in white chamois robes exited the Himalayan salt sauna at Premier57, a spa in Midtown Manhattan, looking rosy and happily spent. A New Lure for Spa Customers? A Salt Cave 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z It shows him in a chamois shirt with a canoe paddle in his hands, portraying him as the outdoorsman. Vermont governor sets to depart: It’s official portrait time 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z There's even a chamois thumb that acts as a convenient goggle squeegee. A wearable that's actually ready to wear 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Effective to a range of 30 feet, the Alternative incapacitates a person but would very rarely penetrate the skin, he said, citing ballistics tests using leather chamois, foam and gel to simulate the human body. Ferguson, Mo., police begin testing new ‘less-lethal’ attachment for guns 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z These projects include the reintroduction and the protection of such endangered wild animals as bears, lynxes, aurochs, ibex, chamois, wild horses, vultures and beaver. Bears, Lynxes, Wild Horses and Wolves Return to Europe Standard bib shorts are more comfortable than regular shorts, because they keep the chamois in place better and don’t bunch up at the waist, but require a momentum-stopping disrobing of upper-body clothing when nature calls. Women's sports clothes that address gender-based challenges 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Other pros swear by cheap chamois from Decathlon, says Burt. How female cyclists can combat saddle soreness 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z One of my key pieces of equipment is a chamois leather that I bought to wrap around my camera. Sport photography: Tom Jenkins 2012-11-16T23:39:01Z That’s why you see divers carefully using a small synthetic chamois cloth to dry off before stepping off the board. Get in Gear: How to Compete (or at Least Dress) like an Olympian 2012-09-11T17:35:32Z Pantaloons of chamois leather, buttoning close at the ankles. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z And on the steep grassy slopes above the sea-cliffs herds of wild goats are seen quietly browsing—quietly, that is, till they scent you, when they are off—as wild as chamois.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z “The right chamois is key here,” says Burt. How female cyclists can combat saddle soreness 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z At Snoqualmie Falls, in the Archipelago de Haro, in the Jupiter Hills of the Olympic Range, she climbed up and down the steep gorges with the agility of the chamois or our own mountain goat. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Now cut a piece of coloured chamois leather—dark red or green—5 cm. wide and as long as the distance from one notch across the back to the other. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Perhaps he would be glad enough to lay down the load of royalty altogether and become again an accepted and devoted Catholic, and hunt his chamois with a quieted conscience. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z In hunting, he must wear gloves of chamois skin. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z "That?" queried Lucie, innocently, producing a scrap of chamois and dabbing at her nose. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z By wearing a chest protector fore and aft of the lungs, made of chamois and flannel, over the under-garment and under the shirt, you will never take cold through your lungs. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Pasty accumulations of muco-pus and diphtheritic exudation, like macerated chamois leather, cover the tongue, which is often so enormously swollen as to bulge between the teeth and project from the mouth. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Of the larger game the chamois and deer are specially noticeable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The chamois is a rarity in a menagerie, for, as is well known, it usually frets to death during the first year of its captivity. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z It would seem as if these heights were almost inaccessible, as if only the chamois could clamber up such rocks, or find a footing where only stunted pines can grow. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Riding trousers, the making of which should only be entrusted to people who are well accustomed to it, may be made of cloth or chamois leather, booted with cloth. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Count Ernst, taking small delight in any of these pastimes, amused himself with hunting; made war on the foxes in the dry wildernesses, and pursued the shy chamois into the barren mountains. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Towards the ravine the "Wildthurm" towered in a stupendous wall of rock of thousands of feet, but so sheer that even the chamois, however encompassed, never sought escape that way. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The walls are hung with trophies of sport, a forest of stags' horns, including wild fallow, wapiti, red-deer, chamois, and roebuck. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z At a chalet half way up the mountain a living chamois was kept for show. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z It was on a glorious evening in April, when all these changes were passing, that I was descending the mountain above our village after a hard day's chamois hunting. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Tier upon tier of books, every hue of binding—dark red to brown, brown to deep blue, deep blue to white—and all, however worn, however aged, exquisitely responsive to Mr. Amber's soft chamois leather. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z For the hillside was covered with a dense forest of fir-trees in which chamois abounded, and now and again, though 'twas never my lot to come across one, a bear might be discovered. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Now she is writing to Madame S. Georges for velvet petticoats from her Paris tailor, or "a dozen pairs of sweet chamois gloves and ... one of doe skin." Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z The horns of the female ibex are weak and comparatively short—only some six or seven inches in length, not unlike those of the chamois, but not so sharply hooked. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The countess took from her dress a square, flat chamois bag which fastened with a clasp and evidently contained a document of some sort. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z His hand was like a chamois glove And riding was his chief delight. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Warm-coloured rugs and the skins of chamois were scattered on the floor, and four candles in heavy sconces blazed on the mantel. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z It is commonly said amongst Alpine tourists that goat flesh represents mutton, and mule does service for beef and chamois. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z The beasts of chase in the Peninsula are the red, roe, and fallow deer; the Spanish ibex and chamois; wild boars, and bears of two varieties, the wolf and Spanish lynx. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Oh, Mr. Stuart, it must be the one the countess entrusted to me,” and Mollie pulled from her bosom a chamois bag. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z They are more agile even than the celebrated chamois of the Swiss Alps, and are larger, more powerful, and much handsomer. Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park 2011-11-05T02:00:11.333Z The expert!” called out Walter, as he rubbed the chamois over the brass lamps at the front of his runabout. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z In this neighbourhood, and indeed all round about the Viso, the chamois still remain in considerable numbers. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Lord Lilford writes:—In my opinion the chamois of the Pyrenees is very distinct from the chamois of Central Europe and Turkey. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z And his shift with a chamois had nothing to do with the National Basketball Association’s lockout that has players fleeing to Europe and league personnel worried about jobs. City Room: After Years of Clearing Boards, Charles Oakley Takes to Buffing Cars 2011-11-01T11:01:41Z GORAL, the native name of a small Himalayan rough-haired and cylindrical-horned ruminant classed in the same group as the chamois. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z I’ve seen chamois in the Alps, but I never saw anything like that!” the doctor cried. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z The chamois were so numerous that we could not count them, and clustered around the summit, totally unaware of our presence. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Some smokers think that covering a meerschaum bowl with chamois will cause it to color well. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z The girl skipped away like a chamois, and came back like a Hebe with a large silver salver covered with gold goblets. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Aurochs, elks, chamois, bears have almost disappeared, whereas a century ago they were widely diffused in Europe. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z Almost before he could tumble aside the sheep were upon him, ewe and lamb jostling one another, while White-Lamb, who headed the stampede, leaped the bushes like a chamois. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The goral is a little mountain antelope, much like the chamois, only with straight horns. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Her sleeves were protected by cuffs of the same, on her hands she wore chamois leather gloves with the tips cut off. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z Say, fellows, dad says if we’d strained that gasoline through chamois skin there wouldn’t have been any water in it!” Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Rougher arrangements.—A small ball made by tying chamois leather round soft rags, may be used in the absence of a roller. Finger Prints 2011-08-07T02:00:07.827Z Wiping her fountain pen delicately with a bit of chamois, she murmured: “Well, Dan Blair is out of Eden, poor dear, if he met her by the gate.” The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z “Why,” replied Pep, picking up the article in question, “it’s a chamois bag.” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Joy lay everywhere,--above on the mountain tops where the dazzling rays were mirrored in the farseeing eyes of the chamois,--below in the valley where the lark soared, warbling, from amongst the springing corn. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The old man quickly seized his hat from the chamois horn and stood ready to attend her. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Molly thrust her hand into her blouse and drew out a chamois skin bag which hung by a silk tape around her neck. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z My mother lent me the money for ladders, a bucket and some chamois leathers. The Boss: Energy at an Early Age 2011-07-09T17:37:21Z Both boys viewed in amazement the object Pep 169 had extracted from the little chamois bag. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z "Hansl!--oh, my Hansl!--how could I forget thee!" cried Wally, springing like a chamois from rock to rock the shortest way back to fetch the faithful bird. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Now, as it fell out, I also got excited; I too thirsted after chamois' blood; but how to get it? The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z He stood there thinking, with deep remorse, how he had threatened to take the life of the harmless chamois, and put its horns over the door. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The wearing of chamois garments is not, as a rule, advisable because chamois does not permit free access of air and it hampers transpiration. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z “Why,” exclaimed Vincent, as Pep handed him the chamois bag and he held up to the light the necklace it contained, “where in the world did you get this?” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Let him be," replied the mountain, "thou mayest not love him; he is a chamois hunter, and to such as he my daughters have sworn destruction. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Crawling backwards, we managed to place a low range of rock between ourselves and the cliffs, and then making a wide sweep, we reached their base at some distance from where the chamois was feeding. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z And there was the chamois waiting for him! Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z After considering the risk he was running, the boy opened the pouch and found that it contained about ten ounces of gold in a chamois leather bag. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Frank took charge of the chamois bag and deposited it in the tin cash box. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z She is fair," said the maidens; "she has eyes like the chamois. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Our chance of chamois was utterly over for the day. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z It was a little chamois that stood with all its four feet close together on a point of rock, and looked about. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z “Gemsbok” means “Chamois”—and we have in South Africa an antelope which is a chamois to all intents and purposes, but which is called a “klipspringer.” Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z She had been attracted to him immediately by his shoes—patent leather with chamois tops, that looked like spats and distinguished him from the common herd. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Thou goes on shooting the chamois, in spite of the phantom-maidens. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Joseph called it "gemsenkraut," or chamois herb, and that was enough for me. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z "Leap where you will, then," he called to the chamois. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The hotel proprietor came into the room carrying a chamois bag. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z A pair of patent leathers with chamois tops! The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z The highest regions of mountain-ranges, clothed with perpetual snow, and with far-reaching sheets of glacier ice, are untenanted, except by the chamois at their outskirts. The Plurality of Worlds 2011-06-01T02:00:23.787Z We had come for chamois, and I am afraid, looked upon the rest as of very secondary importance. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z "Oh, I shall, surely," said the chamois, starting off with a big leap. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Mollie picked up a square chamois skin bag. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z Probably the same shoes, too, were there, concealed in the shadows, patent leather with chamois tops. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z She and Ruth got the metal cleaning paste and rags and a chamois, and began to polish the candlesticks. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z It wore a gold-embroidered uniform with a stiff, high collar, trousers of chamois leather, and a sword hung at its side. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z "For you to conquer me would be easy," said the chamois. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The overshoes, and gossamer, and jersey waists, soap and chamois skins that I secreted in the left hand drawer haven't been seen since they left in the market basket under convoy of the Ethiopian. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Look, here's where you moved, and I sprung after you like a chamois; the effect of the jump is, that the upper part of the face sticks out before the lower like a half mask. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Her voice was as the winds in the pines, and the hand she gave to Morgan a moment later was as cool as chamois and as soft. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z In his own mountains he had hunted bear, wild goat, and chamois. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z Anton made no reply but scrambled hastily up the rocks to get nearer the chamois. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Hall watched him now, buffing his nails with a chamois board. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z An equestrian pair who came cantering along took the nearest bank like chamois. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He tucked the chamois case into his pocket, and reached out for the doorknob. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Three years before, during a chamois hunt, one of his keepers lost his footing. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z As the boy turned in the doorway, he caught sight of the chamois which stood on a stone beside the chasm, stretching its head forward. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Many animals are attached to peculiar situations, the chamois, on the Alpine cliff,—the eagle, soaring to his eyrie,—and the beaver located by some unfrequented stream, give evidence of a similar tendency. Christian Phrenology A Guide to Self-Knowledge 2011-04-03T02:00:15.543Z It’s rice powder, flesh tint,—I hope you like that as well as white; and I brought you some—and a chamois. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z A moment later, also from the man’s pocket, he took a chamois bag, which, too, he placed upon the table. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z The one who played the zither was adorned with trophies of the chase,—a chamois beard on his dark-green hat, and, on his coat, buttons made from stag-antlers. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z "But why should you kill me?" asked the chamois, bounding a little farther away. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z In the winter it is composed of the skins of deer, and their fawns, and dressed as fine as any chamois leather, in the hair. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z Some of the steel heads were a little dull; he took a piece of chamois leather from the pocket of the bag and began polishing them. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z He shrugged his shoulders in a sort of philosophically fatalistic way, and, reaching into his inside coat pocket, threw Vetter’s chamois pocketbook down on the table. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Yes—a small leather bag—black and grimy, though originally, I fancy, of chamois skin. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z He lived for fifty years after that, but he never cut his beard, and he is represented in his odd suit of chamois leather, with a high-peaked hat and his hair down to his waist. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z "You do not think that for the sake of a few forlorn chamois I would stay away from your wedding?" Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z To clean the silver spoons and forks in everyday use, rub them with a damp cloth dipped in baking soda, then polish them with a small piece of chamois skin. Cloud City Cook-Book 2011-03-08T03:00:40.033Z He reached into his pocket and took out the chamois pocketbook. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Her fingers were short and spatulate, showing her common blood, and all the pink on them had to be applied with a chamois. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Doubtless the mythical and ubiquitous chamois-hunter had been up before us, for at the time I write of the district was noted for chamois; but even if he had, it makes no difference. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z He sprang from rock to rock like a chamois. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z His demeanour, as he drew off his white chamois leather gloves and handed them, with his coat and cane, to the little parlourmaid, was urbane, almost benevolent. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Once warned, the two men in there between them ought certainly to be able to take care of themselves and that chamois pocketbook. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z There are sketches made of the reindeer, stag, chamois, goat, bison, horse, wolf, boar, monkey, badger, antelope, fishes, and birds, and also the representations of some plants. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z The guides, leaving their discussion at a point where the last speaker had, in imagination, shot a chamois about the size of an elephant, descended to inspect the ice. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z We began with deer, antelopes, and chamois; and last night we got to wolves, bears, and a tiger. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Oh, I had left him as usual at the sennerin's hut; he cannot climb, and from there one must rival the chamois. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z She was a very young girl, hardly beyond childhood, slender and shy as a chamois. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z The horse, elk, ox, ibex, and the chamois, formed a considerable part of their food. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z We had politely declined the invitation of a perennially knitting young woman to view a live chamois. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z "Where is Luke Tunks?" asked the inspector, while Cyril packed the gems in a chamois leather bag which he found in what Granny had called in her trance the portmanteau. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Very true; but then it is not given to every man to live up here with the marmots and shoot chamois. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The poor thing is as timid as one of our chamois, and shrinks from every one except me. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z Wipe with a dry cotton cloth and polish with a chamois skin. Guide to Hotel Housekeeping 2011-01-27T03:00:39.557Z “Oh! didn’t we have to drag ourselves up precipices by the chamois horns on the tops of our sticks?” Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z In a word, no chamois or mountain goat could have made the transit. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z I hate a new chamois; besides, how the devil could the thing disappear! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Some careless workmen wipe the oiler on the back of the hand, on the clothes, on a dirty rag, on an old chamois, etc. Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology 2011-01-20T03:00:07.073Z Rabbits stamp loudly on the ground with their hind-feet as a signal: sheep and chamois do the same, but with their fore-feet, uttering likewise a whistle. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z It turned out that there was a very little chamois about half a mile off. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z He was exceedingly tall, yet symmetrical in every limb, and quick in his movements as a chamois on its native hills. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z He broke off, and went shambling over to the box-office and asked for the chamois. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z “Those Gypsies run like dogs and are just as sure-footed as—as chamois,” added the Swiss girl, harking back to a childhood memory of her own mountainous country. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z She waited for the skin to absorb it, then, with a piece of chamois leather, she polished the whitened surface lightly, added a faint dust of powder and peered again into the glass. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Fortunately, only two of them had firearms; and the majority, seeing at once what chance they would stand against mounted men who were desperate and well armed, fled like chamois down the slopes. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The wild animals include bear, boar, chamois, fallow red and roe deer, gazelle, hyena, ibex, jackal, leopard, lynx, moufflon, panther, wild sheep and wolf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" On drawing my guide's attention to it he at once pronounced it to be a chamois, and I with my telescope immediately verified his statement. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Unroll and stretch well; hang up, and when nearly dry press with a warm iron, being careful not to have the iron too hot or it will spoil the chamois. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines A cuckoo clock and a few hooks of chamois horn carry out the effect. Household Organization At this great elevation are found the wild goat and the chamois. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide A bulge, at the waist, resolved itself into a chamois 241money-belt which contained five cartridges, a small handful of electric fuses and a spool of fine wire. Whispering Wires While we remained here a chamois made its appearance upon the rocks above us. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Gloves—Tan or chamois, wool knit, heavy golfing gloves. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines I also saw at Loretto a live chamois, the only one I ever beheld, though chamois are not rare in that country, and above all in the Alps. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster After a sufficient time in the salt water, he took it out and rubbed it with chamois and train-oil for hours. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 To clean books with delicate bindings, which are soiled from handling, rub with chamois skin dipped in powdered pumice stone. The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company) My guide, as usual, ranged over the summits with his telescope, and at length exclaimed, "I see a chamois." The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Gloves—Tan or chamois, soft cape gauntlets, tan or black for the motor car. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines The flesh of the chamois is preferred to that of the deer. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Of existing species the bear, wild-boar, badger, roe-deer and chamois may occasionally be seen in the remotest wilds of mountain and forest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" It is played by one Alp and as many chamois as desire to take a hand. The Inventions of the Idiot "I?" said Henry, "come, now; am I not a chamois hunter?" Marguerite de Valois He shoved his hand under the headrest with caution and presently his fingers came into contact with a strip of leather and chamois. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy On his hands white thread gloves, chamois leather ones lined with fur; over these, and over the latter again thicker gloves of wolf's skin. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster When the heat was too much for her, she used to mop her face with a piece of chamois and puff like a crippled hunter. With Edge Tools As a rule the man plays the Alp and the children are the chamois. The Inventions of the Idiot The paleontologist removed the confounded monocle from his eye, and wiped the lens with a bit of chamois skin. The Book of Gud She was dressed in her riding habit; her riding crop was under one arm; and as she came forward into the room she was drawing off a pair of chamois gloves. The Gambler A Novel I have tasted it; I have even worn several pair of small clothes of chamois leather; it is excellent, and you can wash it like linen, and the skin remains as soft as ever. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Pale chamois yellow, with touches of rose and crimson in autumn. Roses and Rose Growing "The chamois climbs the Alp and jumps about on the top of it," said the Idiot. The Inventions of the Idiot He will retire with his spouse to his native valleys of Piedmont, and indulge himself in hunting chamois or training marmots upon the Alps. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise She was drawing on her thick chamois gloves, and her riding-crop was held under her arm. The Gambler A Novel With the speed of a chamois, he climbed a tall cliff, which, jutting boldly out into the lake, concealed its great eastern basin from his view. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 Apart from black and white face-markings, and the black tail and dorsal stripe, the prevailing colour of the Alpine chamois is chestnut brown in summer, but lighter and greyer in winter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" But my impression is that the game is to see which has the greater endurance, the chamois or the Alp. The Inventions of the Idiot And my Hansei will go hunting with you and will carry your gun for you, and you'll shoot a great big stag and a roe, and a chamois, and we'll roast them. On the Heights A Novel The lynx, the chamois, the reindeer, and the wild goat abound in Hither Tartary. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 A quadruped resembling the chamois or mountain goat, from which the perfume musk is obtained. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The skin of the chamois is very soft; made into leather it was the original shammy, which is now made, however, from the skins of many other animals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Whenever the chamois is soiled, replace the skirts, and thus the pen-wiper is always clean. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 It's a little chamois kid that I found yesterday. On the Heights A Novel It was only yesterday that an ancient dame with a glass eye bought a pair of chamois and asked for you—and Skinny heard her, too. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Case is covered with navy blue leather, lined with chamois, and stamped with a small flower and leaf design. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology At ninety-five in the shade gloves were out of the question, so he held a pair of yellow chamois in one hand and in the other an amber-headed cane. The Garden of Eden One embrace, and I bounded off like a chamois—then paused, till weeping relieved my soul—Katherine! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He was a veritable sportsman, and, instead of allowing his retainers to beat up the game and drive it within shooting distance, would climb the dizziest heights while in quest of the chamois. On the Heights A Novel Removing the chamois leather covering, which showed a clean cut an inch long, he gazed with astonishment upon, the box itself. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Case is covered with brown leather and lined with chamois. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology The upper board is stationary, and an inch central opening is covered on the inside by a two-inch flap of chamois fastened at one point, forming a valve. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks She came out habited in a vest of chamois skin, with a shepherd's wallet hanging by her side, and, on her head, a hat ornamented with ribbands. The New-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repository. Alphonso and Marina He had only shot one little chamois buck and for that he was to go to jail again. On the Heights A Novel The natives, nimble as the chamois, leaped from crag to crag, whistling an insulting defiance with a peculiarly shrill note, with which every rock seemed vocal. Hernando Cortez Makers of History Standard 19th century lancet with typical case made of wood, covered with brown leather and lined with chamois. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology A servant was occupied in cleaning the shining steel of the bicycle with a piece of chamois leather. Gertrude's Marriage Speaking of chamois-horn, if you expect to see in Switzerland—as you do in geographies—chamois perched upon every crag, preparatory to bounding from peak to peak, you will be grievously disappointed. An American Girl Abroad Hansei wishes me to accompany him when he goes out hunting, so that I may copy stags, deer, and chamois. On the Heights A Novel "A column of smoke rises up from the chamois rock." Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 Leather case has a chamois lining and closed with a hook. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology The mate must continually wipe the wet glass with a piece of chamois. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative Sheep of a peculiar breed, resembling chamois and known as mouflons, inhabit the more inaccessible parts of the mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The bullets, encased in little globes of chamois, carefully powdered with emery, were forced down the barrels by a hammer, the hair trigger adjusted, and the weapon delivered to Lady Hester with due solemnity. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life As an example we may name the chamois, which lives only on high mountains, but is found in the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Carpathians, in some of the Greek mountains and the Caucasus. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Brass wrench case is mahogany and lined with a reddish chamois above. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology Up and down the ravines we scrambled and roamed, as happy as goats or wild chamois. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 "The eyes of a lynx," growled the guide; "he is on the lookout for young chamois." Pretty Michal M. Charles entered, clad in a fur-lined overcoat, fur cap and yellow chamois gloves. The "Genius" Reverberating among the woods a well-known voice salutes our ear; and there! bounds Hamish over the rocks like a chamois taking his pastime. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) It is made of wood covered with brown leather, lined with chamois, and closed by a latch. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology Women are all the same, no matter what country they hail from—nervous as young chamois before marriage—but after! The Silent Barrier Both were chamois hunters, renowned for their intrepidity. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Now she went to the little chamois skin roll, unpicked the tight knots carefully, opened it—and dropped on her knees. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon And Thorneycroft threw a chamois bag, full of coins, across the table. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson Leather case has a chamois lining and hook closure. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology I slipped on her hand as on a piece of orange-peel, and, jumping like a chamois, sent the next pail all over the heels of the front rank. A Diary Without Dates The guides of the place greeted him coldly every day, as they started on their glacier excursions or their chamois hunting. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 The Spectacle Man walked to the window, the glasses in one hand, a piece of chamois in the other. The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge She opened the box and discovered a bulky chamois bag packed in with tissue paper. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School Case is covered with brown leather and lined with chamois and has a small basket of flowers stamped on the top. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology Wipe dry each pane as you finish it, so it will not be streaked, and when all are done, polish them off with a handful of tissue-paper or a chamois. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl Margaret's Saturday Mornings He won a prize at a Sch�tzen-fest; and though he hunted chamois without much success, brought down more interesting game in the shape of the Styrian peasants, and in particular of his gillie, Joseph. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 About midday, scampering all over the place, she chanced upon a herd of chamois munching on wild vines with some relish. Letters from my Windmill Next in order of susceptibility come the buffalo, American bison, camel, chamois, llama, giraffe, and antelope. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Case is covered with brown leather and lined with chamois. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology When it was done they washed it in hot water, wiped it dry, and polished it well with the chamois, and it shone like new. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl Margaret's Saturday Mornings The chamois is also used for removing the crayon, to produce broad effects of light. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements It even seemed—and this is for your ears only Gringoire—that one of the black coated young chamois caught Blanquette's eye. Letters from my Windmill Now, Tom, up into the laboratory, and bring down from the second shelf that small bottle of rouge, the packet of cotton-wool, and the roll of fine chamois leather. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam "All day upon the hills We've chased the chamois far, But deeper joy now thrills Beneath the evening star." Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains Do mirrors in this way if they are very dim; if they are new but dusty, do not use any water, only the alcohol, and polish them with the chamois. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl Margaret's Saturday Mornings It will also be well to make a chamois block for applying the crayon sauce, to be worked with the tortillon stump. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements She touched the red and black dashes of colour on her sleeve significantly, then loosened her tunic and drew out a tiny bag of chamois. The Crimson Tide A Novel Use clean fuel, straining it, if necessary, through a clean cloth or chamois, if there is any dirt in it. The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair But what an excellent engraving that is over the fireplace, with the chamois horns above it. The Princess Virginia Once more a newspaper was spread on the table, and they set out the box of powder, a small flannel cloth, a little saucer of water, a soft brush, and a chamois. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl Margaret's Saturday Mornings To produce the stump effect, rub the chamois block in the box of crayon sauce, and then with the large grey paper stump commence by putting in the darkest parts and the cast shadow. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements Next she drew a tiny mirror and a bit of chamois skin from her bosom, and swiftly removed some of the dust and moisture from her flushed face. The Heart of Thunder Mountain He was like a chamois that had lived all its life in these wild solitudes and was surer-footed than any white man. A Waif of the Mountains He was dressed as a chamois hunter, and there was nothing in the well-worn, almost shabby clothes to distinguish the wearer from the type he chose to represent. The Princess Virginia The chamois bag contained a portion of the jewels stolen from the pavilion of Monsieur Lausch. Against Odds A Detective Story Therefore you use the fingers in applying the crayon sauce, and, when it is necessary to make a place light, you do so with the cotton, chamois or eraser. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements She turned without speaking and, fearless as a chamois, ran down the rocks. Nan of Music Mountain These maidens could scarcely control their laughter when they saw him stand there, thin, emaciated, tall and bony, dressed in his chamois doublet and tight-fitting breeches. The Story of Don Quixote “I feared that I frightened you, and made you lose your footing,” the chamois hunter answered. The Princess Virginia He darted across the chasm's bridge like a chamois. The House Under the Sea A Romance Their clothing consisted of tight trouserlike garments surmounted by tunics of some white pelt resembling chamois save for color. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 The hair, left on the skins, made a warm lining, while the outside of the coat, tanned as soft and white as chamois, was decorated with designs painted in colours. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Their enemy is worthy of them, for the chamois hunters, the foresters, the cragsmen of the Austrian Alps are no mean antagonists, as all of us know who have shot and climbed with them. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War “Might one inquire the name of this rare thing?” asked the chamois hunter. The Princess Virginia Reg was polishing his die with a chamois leather, and his face wore an expression of sternness. Australia Revenged Thinking that the others would take sufficient care of Uncle Moses, he started off alone, and soon was far up, clambering over the rocks like a young chamois. Among the Brigands They seek to emulate the chamois and the monkey in hanging on to rocks and insecure footholds. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war The goral might be called the Asiatic chamois, for its habits closely resemble those of its European relative. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The chamois hunter looked surprised, though not displeased. The Princess Virginia She had the covers made in the regulation size of pale sage chamois skin and added the decoration herself. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The chamois were sent to Paris and London, the little birds on the boxes journeyed as far as Russia and America, with the luggage of travellers. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The chamois resembles the wild goat of the Alps, but is more elastic and spry. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The takin, serow, and goral are the Asiatic members of this sub-family, the Rupicaprinae, which is represented in America by the so-called Rocky Mountain goat and in Europe by the chamois. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' The work of hewing out in the solid rock a habitation such as this must have cost more than most Rhaetian chamois hunters would save in many a year. The Princess Virginia Swiss hunters tell many stories of furious battles between eagles over the dead body of some poor chamois or other mountain game. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly In winter they wear the skins of deer or fawns, prepared with the hair on, and rendered as fine and soft as chamois leather. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe In the spring the chamois is very light-colored, but as summer advances, its coat assumes a reddish-brown hue, which by December often becomes coal black. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Far away up in the mountains where are the chamois, and where the rocks are rough and the forests dark, lived Hans and Gretchen. Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Or was this a concealed compliment which the chamois hunter did not guess she had the clue to find? The Princess Virginia Her hair, rubbed with oils and packed in tight bands, was entirely invisible, and over her arms, protruding from a gorgeous oriental wrap, loose chamois gloves were drawn. The Beloved Woman Away up among the beetling crags and in the deep, gloomy caverns we had to stalk the guanacos as the Swiss mountaineer stalks the chamois. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure When the highest mountain pastures are open, the chamois leave their forest retreat, and troop upward into the most lofty regions. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly They were wild as the chamois themselves, and their old grandfather could scarcely keep them by his side long enough to tell them the story of the Saviour's love, or teach them even to read. Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The chamois hunter stared at it, and did not speak, but the blood came up to his brown forehead. The Princess Virginia For a moment father and son stood silent on the brink of the crevasse, looking after the chamois. Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly There are plenty of chamois on the hills, and my gun on the wall there has brought down many a fine buck. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly There are sometimes bitter fights, too, between the male chamois, terrible contests for leadership. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly It is a white flower, with leaves like velvet, and the little boatman said it grew very high up on the mountains, where the chamois live. Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly The chamois hunter caught up a gaudy jug, and without further words, went out. The Princess Virginia With the recoil of the gun the hunter had lost his balance on the slippery ice, and at the same moment that his shot struck the chamois, he was hurled into the "rift." Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly By the end of August, when the summer was approaching its end, he had shot thirty chamois, and the best of the season was still before him. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly The chamois is very shy, and is always on the alert. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly You have discovered the track of a chamois, and are going to take the gentleman to see if he can get a shot at it. Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly “Indeed, lady, it seems scarcely a moment since you came, and I have no work to do,” the chamois hunter insisted. The Princess Virginia When dry, the books may be rubbed over with a chamois leather. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books With a bound the chamois sprang down to the field of ice, which it crossed with light and rapid strides. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly But first let us say something of the pronunciation of this word chamois. The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers A long coil of brown leather hose hung within, and in a corner lay a piece of chamois leather evidently used for polishing the brass fittings. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Oh, I assure you, Leopold is a monarch—of chamois hunters. The Princess Virginia The chamois never slips upon the smoothest rocks—any more than would a squirrel upon the branch of a tree. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Turning his eyes in that direction, Walter recognized the chamois standing on the scrap of meadow. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Our picture shows us several young chamois, standing amid the crags and chasms and precipices which they delight in. The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers This Hewitt pulled aside, and there beneath it lay another and cleaner piece of chamois leather, neatly folded and tied round with cord. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator A pity that she is not a Princess, or else—that Leopold the Emperor and Leo the chamois hunter are not two men. The Princess Virginia Lightly the huge brute bounded up the slope, and then leaped upon the table, as if he had been a chamois or a goat. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Taking stealthy advantage of every rock that could screen him from observation, Walter raised his head now and then to make sure that the chamois had not taken fright and removed from the spot. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly A chamois can descend in two or three leaps a rock of twenty or thirty feet, without the smallest projection on which to rest. The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Now and then we see a rude but picturesque chamois huntsman struggling up the mountain side in search of the special game which is growing annually scarcer and scarcer. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Still, the chamois hunter of Rhaetia would be no match for Miss Mowbray of London, so the weights would balance in the scales as unevenly as now.” The Princess Virginia Had it been Caspar, the climbing would have been a mere bagatelle, used, as the young hunter had been, to the precipices of the Alps while following the rock-loving chamois. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Moving hurriedly over the ice, they soon reached a point from which they could get a good view of the chamois. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly The horns of the full-grown chamois are quite black and smooth, and formed like a perfect hook with very sharp points. The Nursery, July 1877, XXII. No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Carefully wipe dry with a clean, damp chamois cloth. Zenith Television Receiver Operating Manual But when I tumbled down and you saved me, I looked up, and—of course I’d seen your picture, and one reads in the papers that you’re fond of chamois hunting. The Princess Virginia But Caspar had often stalked chamois on his native hills; and many a crawl had he made, over rocks and gravel, and ice and snow. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains The chamois had cleared it, but it was quite beyond human strength and agility. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Come, my son, I have sold the chamois skins, and now I must buy the things your mother wished me to get for her. Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades There are many wolves and bears, and some chamois, two of which passed near us. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. But you’re not the chamois hunter; you are the man I love, yet you are the Emperor. The Princess Virginia A true hunter is Caspar, and although still but a boy, he has often followed the chamois in its dizzy path among his native mountains. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Well, then," said the experienced mountaineer, "we must try and avoid following the chamois over the ice, and rather wait for him on the Engelhorn, and get a shot at him as he passes. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly He scaled the barricades like a chamois, and answered the sentinels with broad jokes of a patriotic flavour. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Larkin reached inside his heavy woolen shirt, opened a chamois bag that hung by a string around his neck, and emptied it of bills. The Free Range Thank heaven, no tourist, but evidently a mountain man, a guide or a chamois hunter, perhaps; at all events, one capable of coming to her rescue. The Princess Virginia They also shot one or two wild sheep, known by the name of “burrell,” and an antelope called “gooral,” which is the “chamois” of the Indian Alps. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Now that we have lost Liesli and the goats, we must bestir ourselves to do something else for a living, until the spring, when we may perhaps be fortunate with the chamois. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly "You do look pretty," she insisted after Catharine had powdered her face and neck and had wiped off her silky skin with the chamois rag. Athalie Rudy's uncle was, as we have said, one of the most noted chamois hunters in the whole district, and also one of the best guides. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen “Perhaps the rare thing grows here,” the chamois hunter went on, looking about the green plateau with a new interest. The Princess Virginia The leap over the crevasse, therefore, fearful as it appeared in the eyes of our hunters, was nothing to the musk-deer, who is as nimble and sure-footed as the chamois itself. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Combining the agility of the chamois with the ponderous strength of the hippopotamus, he crouched low and sprang like a tiger through the air upon the unhappy Mauler, striking him full on the solar plexus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914 It had light-colored horns curved over at the tips like a chamois and striped legs and eyes that stuck out like an antelope. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales His uncle was a chamois hunter, and a well-known guide. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Some chamois hunter, like yourself, had dropped it, perhaps, not knowing what its value was. The Princess Virginia So saying, he placed a heavy, chamois bag of glittering eagles into the trembling hands of the ancient retainer. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure He shouted out an order which George could not hear, so great was the rattle of the train; then he made his way, with the ease of a sure-footed chamois, back to “The General.” Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Directions.—Use the polish dry with a piece of chamois skin or Canton flannel, previously moistened with water or alcohol, and finish with the polish dry. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed A little higher up, he espied two chamois. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen We chamois hunters are poor men, living roughly.” The Princess Virginia And there, each embedded in its own shaped compartment of chamois, lay the Esthonian jewels—the true ones—deep hidden, always doubly guarded by two sets of perfect imitations lining the two visible trays above. The Flaming Jewel On they trudged, over rocks and paths that would have taxed the ability of a nimble-footed chamois, as they wondered how the rest of their friends were faring, and where might be the intrepid Andrews. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War As Straightshaft watched the second day, chamois and ibexes played on the hills. The Later Cave-Men He ascended still higher, to a spot where a few rough blades of grass grew between the blocks of stone and the chamois passed quietly on over the snow-fields. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen “I hear he also is a good chamois hunter,” she carelessly went on. The Princess Virginia These sheets of pure mycelium resemble soft chamois skin or soiled kid leather. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. Suppose and suppose I could see where that dear little black chamois horn came from! Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe But Lucilla, to the alarm of all, was already on her feet, skipped like a chamois to the steps, and flew dancing up the sward. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster He told him also that the chamois are very cunning, they place lookers-out on the watch; but the hunter must be more cunning than they are, and find them out by the scent. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen How the chamois hunter laughed at this, and showed his white teeth! The Princess Virginia The mycelium then grows in abundance in these rifts and forms broad and extensive sheets which resemble somewhat chamois skin and is called "punk." Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. The mountain peddler had traveled south to buy chamois leather, and had packed a great quantity of it into a bundle, like a panier, which he carried over one arm. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Wipe them dry with a piece of chamois cloth and put them back in their cases. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men He had learnt this first from the cat, and more lately from the chamois. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Ah, that shows how little you chamois hunters have had time to learn. The Princess Virginia I mustn’t let anything on before the others”: those who were polishing brass gave an extra twirl to the chamois. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] “I watched the fellow when he filled the tank, though, and he used the chamois all right.” The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar They should be kept polished with a chamois cloth, and occasionally a little silver polish or whiting. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She set out homewards in the month of June, carrying her infant in her arms, and, accompanied by two chamois hunters, crossed the Gemmi on her way to Grindelwald. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Yet I’m glad that you’re a chamois hunter and not an Emperor—almost as glad as you can be.” The Princess Virginia It was characteristic of Clare in her lighter moments that her conversation skipped from subject to subject like a chamois on the heights. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] It reminded him of a particularly good chamois hunt, in which he had bagged a splendid fellow, after four hours' hard climbing and stalking. The Dark Tower Always keep in your room a small bottle of a good grease-remover as well as one of ammonia, some soft rags, and a chamois for general cleaning purposes. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She is also a child of the air, and with the swiftness of the chamois she can reach the snow-covered mountain tops, where the boldest mountaineer has to cut footsteps in the ice to ascend. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen “You shall have the milk, lady,” returned the chamois hunter. The Princess Virginia It is fleet and active, achieving, like the chamois, prodigious springs among the rocks and precipices, and is, consequently, with difficulty killed or taken. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 High over the bears' open places, rise rocks on which various sorts of chamois and goats live happily. The Children's Book of London Patent leathers must be creamed and rubbed with a chamois cloth or linen or flannel rag after all mud and dust have first been removed. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men One day, when Rudy went out hunting with his uncle, he hung a coat and hat on an alpine staff, and the chamois mistook it for a man, as they generally do. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen If you can’t remember these things, I fear I shall be driven away from here, to look for chamois elsewhere than on the Schneehorn.” The Princess Virginia The time to load an old double-barrelled carbine which must have served several generations of chamois hunters, and—pan!.. pan!.. Tartarin On The Alps I looked in vain for the chamois, hares, wolves, and bears, all of which I was told are found there. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Like the chamois of Switzerland and the “bighorn” of the Rocky Mountains, they can glide along steep ledges when neither men nor dogs can find footing. Popular Adventure Tales Rudy's uncle had eyes for nothing but the chamois, who, with its young kid, had just appeared round the edge of the rock. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The chamois hunter shrugged his shoulders, and sighed an impatient sigh. The Princess Virginia The idea of a furious chamois flinging itself upon its hunters was in the mind of the old warrior. Tartarin On The Alps Anyway, his dad had a shooting where there were chamois, reh, hirsch, and the king of all Alpine big game—ibex. Barbarians I’m sure they save up the goats when they’re too old to give any milk, to cook up for the visitors, and then they call it chamois. Witness to the Deed The rooms were larger, the walls were adorned with the horns of the chamois, and brightly polished guns. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen "This fellow has a chamois money belt on, and unless I'm greatly mistaken, that's where the Jewels are." The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers How could any one suppose that little hand, so delicate beneath its chamois glove, had had the physical force and the moral courage to kill a man? Tartarin On The Alps Totterly had also taken a chamois bag—the bag which contained the three hundred dollars in gold. An Undivided Union The hero of our first story—a chamois hunter of the Swiss Alps—was for many years of his existence an absolute stranger to the very sight of gold. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 They brought to Ralegh chamois and other skins, a bracelet of pearls as big as peas, and two Indians, Manteo and Wanchese. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography "This fellow has a chamois money belt on, and unless I'm greatly mistaken, that's where the jewels are." The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers He was more than a second before he could articulate, in a whisper, breathlessly: "The chamois!.." Tartarin On The Alps The Emperor Maximilian was hunting a chamois, when he slipped on the edge of the precipice, rolled helplessly over, and caught a jutting ledge of rock, which interrupted his descent. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature As she rubbed them back and forth on a chamois buffer her thoughts were busy in far other fields. Molly Brown's Senior Days She took up a small bag of chamois leather, that lay on the bed beside her, opened it, and a handful of precious stones rolled out on the lace spread. Margaret Montfort Like the chamois of Switzerland and the “bighorn” of the Rocky Mountains, they can glide along steep ledges where neither men nor dogs can find footing. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon More and more astounding!.. the chamois was drinking grog. Tartarin On The Alps He is bounding on after a chamois toward the edge of a precipice, when he loses his footing and falls. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature Her heart fluttered hotly under her dotted lawn, and it took another application of the chamois to take the perspiration from her face. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories Her dress was a beautifully dressed deerskin gown, reaching below the knees, as soft as chamois leather, and ornamented with beads and quill work. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains "Adirondack Murray" gives extended directions for beating these little pests by the use of buckskin gloves with chamois gauntlets, Swiss mull, fine muslin, etc. Woodcraft It so happened that the landlord was an old chamois hunter; he offered his gun, his powder, his buck-shot, and even himself as guide to a haunt he knew. Tartarin On The Alps By comparing him with the chamois, the insect, and the squirrel. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature The inhabitants of the higher Alpine chalets, with their flocks and herds, and the grasses which support these, do the same; while the chamois rears its kids in air rarer still. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Perhaps we shall come across a chamois or two to-day, far up yonder in the distance.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps This may be a little sack of chamois leather about 4 inches wide by 6 inches in length. Woodcraft Tartarin brought his piece to his shoulder methodically, as his habit was, and was just about to fire when the chamois disappeared. Tartarin On The Alps Cricket waved the chamois bag in wild delight. Cricket at the Seashore The outside, also, well polished with sweet oil and stale milk, then enveloped in chamois leather. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Herr, would you like to shoot a chamois?” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps As she spoke, Jim's near mother was exploring the region within her gingham waist and finally she tugged out a chamois skin bag that bulged with bills. Still Jim The president settled the question by relating how the chamois, at the approach of enemies, gives a sharp danger signal through the nostrils. Tartarin On The Alps Fingerless gloves of sealskin and chamois, with an inside lining of sheepskin and at the wrists bordered with long-haired fur. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II This is collected, taken out, and squeezed in bags of chamois leather,—by which the greater part of the quicksilver is pressed out and saved for a repetition of the process. A Boy's Voyage Round the World “It must have been a goat, then, or a chamois,” said Saxe. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps And there, each embedded in its own shaped compartment of chamois, lay the Esthonian jewels — the true ones — deep hidden, always doubly guarded by two sets of perfect imitations lining the two visible trays above. The Flaming Jewel The innkeeper took the advance, and the Taras-conese presently saw him far up the height, waving his arms and throwing stones, no doubt to rouse the chamois. Tartarin On The Alps Sometimes too the reindeer skin is tanned to real chamois of very excellent quality. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II It was a shock even to Bruce, who was prepared for it, when he spread the chamois skin on a rock and looked at the ball of amalgam which it contained. The Man from the Bitter Roots “Never, herr, except by the chamois hunters, and very seldom by them.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps A ditch in the meadow halted them for a second or two, but they took it like chamois and came cantering up towards the high-road, shouting hoarsely and brandishing their lances. Lorraine A romance "Dear ma-a-aster," bleated Pascalon, timidly, "I have heard say that chamois if you corner them in abysses turn at bay against the hunter and are very dangerous." Tartarin On The Alps The skins are made very soft by this process, and on the inner side almost resemble chamois leather. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Rub until the surface is smooth and even, and clean with a wet sponge or chamois skin. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 “Why, it must be a chamois!” cried Saxe, in disgust at his mistake. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps He produced the chamois leather bag, paid the five sovereigns, and received five and sixpence change—and also a receipt which he put in his pocket. The Man Who Lost Himself Agile as any chamois hunter of the Alps, the boy let himself down, from point to point, until he reached the ledge, upon which the dead body of the gipsy girl was found. Cruel As The Grave Miss Blake was rubbing down the slender spokes with a piece of chamois skin. The Governess It shone with the innocent lustre of wedding presents and even the little methylated spirit flame that boiled the water looked as if it had been polished with a chamois leather. Men of Affairs The men, too, who hunt the chamois and the bear—” “Eh? what?” cried Saxe, plucking up his ears. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps Then he took a small piece of chamois leather from his waistcoat pocket and began to polish his glasses. The Man Who Lost Himself And there was Kishwégin, dusky, coy, with long black hair and a short chamois dress, gaiters and moccasins and bare arms: so coy, and so smirking. The Lost Girl He preferred nuggets and "dust" to notes or specie; when he made a purchase he liked to weigh out the equivalent of the price across the counter from his chamois leather bag. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Her footstep rested on the extreme edge of the abrupt cliff, at whose base the water boiled in a deep whirlpool, and the bounding chamois could not have been more lightly poised. Rookwood Then you Englishmen came, and wanted to go up and up where the foot of man never before stepped; and even our most daring chamois hunters watched you all with wonder.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps There were Swiss embroidered gowns and blouses to be bought, edelweiss penwipers, wooden paper-cutters, and clocks with chamois climbing wooden rocks. A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes They were bounding from rock to rock, and running along the narrow ledges with the agility of the chamois. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The wily man here drew from the breast of his capote a pair of beautifully made moccasins, soft as chamois leather, and richly ornamented with dyed quills of the porcupine. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Before they could come up, the Diggers had dived into the crevices of the rocks, or were seen climbing like chamois along the cliffs, far out of reach. The Scalp Hunters In another week he will bound along the matt, or dash over the green alp like a goat, and in a fortnight be ready to climb a spitz like a chamois.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps The high place is the home of the chamois, out of reach of the arrow. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year The agile inhabitant of the lofty Alps—the graceful chamois—shows the greatest affection for her young. Stories of Animal Sagacity In its habits the mountain sheep greatly resembles the chamois of Switzerland, and it is hunted in the same manner. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Even the donkeys, so much in use in transporting supplies to the mountain miners, cannot travel here, and every pound of flour is carried on men's backs over giddy paths almost impassable for the chamois. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 “But you said you thought it was a chamois,” cried Saxe. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps The writer does not advise the use of either fine chamois skin, tissue paper, or an old soft silk handkerchief, nor any other such material to wipe the lenses, as is usually advised. On Laboratory Arts A Swiss hunter, while pursuing his dangerous sport, observed a mother chamois and her two kids on a rock above him. Stories of Animal Sagacity On the Slovenian mountains he has brought down many chamois and, before he succeeded, at a summer resort in Serbia he was always first at target practice. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 THE chamois are indeed high-born, for among the high mountain-peaks, where the eternal snow rests and the Alpine roses bloom, there they make their home! Chatterbox Stories of Natural History There are no animals up at this height, but chamois and marmots. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps Here a chamois was stumbling down a ravine, and there an operatic peasant, some eight or ten inches in actual length, was pointing a gun. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 What was his surprise, therefore, when he saw the old chamois approach the chasm, and, stretching out her fore and hind-legs, thus form with her body a bridge across it! Stories of Animal Sagacity There are bears, wolves, jackals, wild boars, deer, chamois; and all kinds of birds, such as eagles, falcons, bustards, wild geese, pheasants, partridges, woodcock, snipe, and moorhen. Bulgaria They were mounted on small, nimble horses which had all the sure-footedness and agility of the chamois, and sprang from rock to rock with surprising certainty. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Immediately after cooling, it is drawn off directly into wee bottles, the glass stoppers are covered with white chamois skin, and the labels pasted on. Riviera Towns As some of the rocks of the Alps contain saltpeter, the chamois has worn holes in them by constant licking. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals No sooner did the mother chamois observe him, than, dashing at him furiously, she endeavoured to hurl him with her horns down the cliff. Stories of Animal Sagacity He pointed to a large, perfect pearl the size of a small walnut that lay apart on a piece of chamois. A Son Of The Sun There were mountains in sight of the girls now that helped make it real, and among them were big-horn antelopes as wild as the chamois, and with very much the same habits. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story The article known, in commerce, as chamois, or shammy, leather, is also called wash-leather. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School The blanket or cloth capote is then laid aside for one of smoked red-deer skin, which has very much the appearance of chamois leather. Hudson Bay The red-deer is very much larger than the prong-horned antelope, and is highly esteemed both for its flesh and its skin, which latter becomes almost like chamois leather when dressed. The Dog Crusoe and his Master When Jasper first put them on they were soft like a glove of chamois leather, and bright yellow; but hard service had turned them into a dirty brown, which looked more business like. Away in the Wilderness It was all better than the talk of the braves around the winter camp-fires; and, besides, there were the pictures of the dogs and of the chamois. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story Afterwards she smoked it over a fire of green wood, and in this way produced a soft, pliant substance similar to chamois leather, but coarser and stouter. Ungava “More like a man; but it is neither,” returned the hunter, adjusting his telescope; “yes, it is, as I fancied, a chamois.” Rivers of Ice Opening a little bundle, the Indian took therefrom a small coat, or capote, of deer-skin; soft, and of a beautiful yellow, like the skin of the chamois. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood Well dressed, she was poised on a step-ladder, polishing a large pane of glass with a chamois skin. In and Around Berlin The pictures of the great, shaggy dogs and of the chamois were easy enough to understand. The Talking Leaves An Indian Story He must have had some experience in mountain climbing before, in order to play the chamois so well. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them They crouched beside a piece of ice, and the chamois advanced, until its pretty form became recognisable by the naked eye. Rivers of Ice It is part of a perpendicular series of sunken square fields, on each of which is represented in flat relief a sitting or lying goat or chamois with enormous horns. Southern Arabia They rise out of immense fields of snow, but, being themselves too steep for snow to rest upon, form red, bare, and inaccessible peaks, which even the chamois scarcely dares to climb. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature In my opinion, they are not wild sheep at all, but true antelopes, as much so as the chamois of the Alps, or the prong-horns of the prairie. The Boy Hunters He ran barefoot with the village lads, learnt to climb like a chamois, and knew nothing more luxurious than the habits of a court which had become enamoured of simplicity. Heroes of Modern Europe Le Croix carefully pointed out the spot but no effort on the part of the inexperienced youth could bring anything resembling the light and graceful form of a chamois into the field of vision. Rivers of Ice A more laborious process is as follows: After rubbing to a dull finish, rub ground rotten stone and water with chamois skin in a circular motion. Handwork in Wood Hep Hardy's goat belongs to the chamois branch of that famous family. You Should Worry Says John Henry Shutting, or rather slamming the door, she bounded down the stairs with the steps of the chamois. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The Harvard hellions were doing the chamois ahead of her. Gigolo Lewis craned his neck over the cliff, and saw the chamois grazing quietly on a small patch of green that lay among brown rocks below. Rivers of Ice Wipe clean with a wet sponge and chamois skin. Handwork in Wood Hep's chamois got loose recently and, believe me, I never saw a goat perform to better advantage. You Should Worry Says John Henry "The Emperor," said Julius II., "is light and inconstant, always begging for other men's money, which he wastes in hunting the chamois." Henry VIII. Fred took only a couple of paces for a start, when he bounded across the chasm with the ease of a chamois. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) Le Croix himself descended without this moral support, but, being as sure-footed as a chamois, it mattered little. Rivers of Ice Nearly all the chamois skins now in the market are made from the skins of the lamb or sheep. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Wrapped in her ample furs, her veil drawn down, her hands encased in thick chamois leather gloves, Elena sat and mutely watched the passing landscape. The Child of Pleasure While Ferdinand hawked, and Maximilian hunted the chamois, Wolsey worked often for twelve hours together at the cares of the State. Henry VIII. The chamois is the beast to hunt; He's fleeter than the wind, And when the chamois is in front, The hunter is behind. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 He knew well that the open space, across which he now felt sure the chamois must pass, was only broad enough to afford the briefest possible time for an aim. Rivers of Ice The animal from which the chamois skin derives its name inhabits the high mountains from the Pyrenees to the Caucasus. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference A day or two after this we fell to trading with them, exchanging some things that we had for chamois, buff, and deer skins. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Caroline, watching his hands, noticed in the corner of the case a familiar chamois skin bag; she had often seen it on Aunt Edith's bureau. While Caroline Was Growing This coasting is very remarkable, and through skill in it, no doubt, the lives of many chamois are saved from frightful accidents later in life. The Human Side of Animals Another instant and a chamois appeared like an arrow shooting athwart the hill-side before him. Rivers of Ice |
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