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... Sumerian times , was the digging - stick , sometimes with a stone attached near the bottom to weight it . Even after the plow had been invented , it was actually a digging - stick in traction , not the furrow - turning plow that came in ...
... Sumerian times , was the digging - stick , sometimes with a stone attached near the bottom to weight it . Even after the plow had been invented , it was actually a digging - stick in traction , not the furrow - turning plow that came in ...
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... Sumerian and Egyptian , 176 Curiosity , importance of , 25 ' Customs , immemorial , ' 183 Cutting edges , saw- toothed , 134 Cyrus , 187 Daedalus , 204 , 282 Daily bread , prayer for , 138 ' Daily grind , the , ' 137 ' Daily work ...
... Sumerian and Egyptian , 176 Curiosity , importance of , 25 ' Customs , immemorial , ' 183 Cutting edges , saw- toothed , 134 Cyrus , 187 Daedalus , 204 , 282 Daily bread , prayer for , 138 ' Daily grind , the , ' 137 ' Daily work ...
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... Sumerian verse about , 223 Pig , 133 , 134 , 151 Pillage , 221 Piltdown Man , 16 Pipe , musical , 114 Pitfalls , 113 Pits , Pygmy use of , 99 Plant hybridization , 128 Plant hybrids , patenting of , 154 Plants , domestication of , 127 ...
... Sumerian verse about , 223 Pig , 133 , 134 , 151 Pillage , 221 Piltdown Man , 16 Pipe , musical , 114 Pitfalls , 113 Pits , Pygmy use of , 99 Plant hybridization , 128 Plant hybrids , patenting of , 154 Plants , domestication of , 127 ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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