After the fire has burned long enough to warm the sand thoroughly, the larger unburned sticks are thrown out, but all live coals are left in the pit. The sand on the sides is now covered over the coals to a depth of about four inches. The "sleeper" will then lie down in the warm sand; and, if he possesses a blanket, he will throw it over him, thus keeping in the heat, and will sleep warm.
I have tried this out myself many times, both upon the desert and in the mountains, and have never suffered from the cold.
—"Boy Scouts' Year Book."
Courtesy of D. Appleton and Company.
Describe to your teacher how the Desert Indians are able to sleep out of doors in warm beds.
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1. All dogs have a keen sense of smell. My pet animal has a keen sense of smell; do you know that my pet is a dog?
2. It took George six minutes to finish his exercise correctly. John finished in five minutes, but most of his answers were wrong. Was George the better reader?