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When the water is no longer fit for breathing, he carries his fruit and water bucket to the wagon. Here he unloads his fruit and refills his bucket from the wagon, proceeding as before. At intervals the wagon must be refilled with water. During a day a few men can gather a large quantity of fruit in this manner, and it can be preserved for over four seasons. WHEN THE WATER IS NO LONGER FIT FOR BREATHING HE CARRIES HIS FRUIT AND WATER BUCKET TO THE WAGON HERE HE UNLOADS HIS FRUIT AND REFILLS HIS BUCKET FROM THE WAGON PROCEEDING AS BEFORE AT INTERVALS THE WAGON MUST BE REFILLED WITH WATER DURING A DAY A FEW MEN CAN GATHER A LARGE QUANTITY OF FRUIT IN THIS MANNER AND IT CAN BE PRESERVED FOR OVER FOUR SEASONS
undant, similar to that found in our tropical regions. Many kinds of fruit, growing on the land, are sought after by the masters of the water. In the season when certain fruits are ripe whole expeditions go out to gather them. But how can they live away from the great body of water while plucking these fruits? Let me tell you how they manage it. They have what we would call water-wagons, very wide and short, and equipped with buckets. At the rear of one of these strangely shaped carriages stand four or six men abreast immersing their heads in the water of the wagon for a fresh breath as often as necessity requires. Thus they are enabled to travel over land to any desired locality, always being careful to keep near enough the water to cover any emergency. When they arrive at the fruit each man takes his bucket of water and proceeds to work. He plucks fruit or berries for about thirty seconds and then ducks his head into his bucket of water for a fresh breath. Then he proceeds as before. BUT VEGETATION IS ABUNDANT SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN OUR TROPICAL REASONS MANY KINDS OF FRUIT GROWING ON THE LAND ARE SOUGHT AFTER BY THE MASTERS OF THE WATER IN THE SEASON WHEN CERTAIN FRUITS ARE RIPE WHOLE EXPEDITIONS GO OUT TOGETHER BUT HOW CAN THEY LIVE AWAY FROM THE GREAT BODY OF WATER WHILE PLUCKING THESE FRUITS LET ME TELL YOU HOW THEY MANAGE IT THEY HAVE WHAT WE WOULD CALL WATER WAGONS VERY WIDE AND SHORT AND EQUIPPED WITH BUCKETS AT THE REAR OF ONE OF THESE STRANGELY SHAPED CARRIAGES STAND FOUR OR SIX MEN ABREAST IMMERSING THEIR HEADS IN THE WATER OF THE WAGON FOR A FRESH BREATH AS OFTEN AS NECESSITY REQUIRES THUS THEY ARE ENABLED TO TRAVEL OVER LAND TO ANY DESIRED LOCALITY ALWAYS BEING CAREFUL TO KEEP NEAR ENOUGH TO THE WATER TO COVER ANY EMERGENCY WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THE FRUIT EACH MAN TAKES HIS BUCKET OF WATER AND PROCEEDS TO WORK HE PLUCKS FRUIT OR BERRIES FOR ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS AND THEN DUCKS HIS HEAD INTO HIS BUCKET OF WATER FOR A FRESH BREATH THEN HE PROCEEDS AS BEFORE
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