CHAPTER VIII.

185 He saws down the horns of the male antelope. 186 Use of the

horns. 187 He makes a drill, 188 with a bow, 189 and guide; 190

also a larger sledge. 191 Deficiency of leather. 192 How he

makes fine ropes. 193 His small bridge. 194 His beach road. 195

New kids. 196 Contrivance for picking cocoa nuts. 197

Experiments on leaves, pith and bark. 198,9 Migration of his

flock. 200 He sleeps in a hammock under the sky. 201 He makes

the rush mat for his back. 202 His dress in the heat. 203 His

preparation of a yam garden. 204 His siesta. 205 His raisins.

206 New products of the soil. 207 Turpentine or Resin. 208

Midday with the dog. 209-11 More fruits. 212 Unsuccessful

expedition in the long boat. 213 He cannot return against the

wind; 214 his distress. 215 The parrot comes to comfort him. 216

He trudges home, leaving the boat. 217 He fixes the latitude;

218 plants his kitchen garden. 219 Adds to his stores of food.

220 Insufficiency of his store-chests. 221 His first attempt at

pottery. 222 He builds a furnace. 223 Makes huge square jars of

coarse pottery. 224 He sets up a target for practice. 225 His

preserving of fruit. 226 His recovery of glass beads.

Rebilius Crūsō · 第 8 / 16 章