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Word: blowgun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...moment of genius, at 32, he dashed off The American Boys' Handy Book. This wonderful volume covered everything any boy needed to know, from how to make a blowgun to how to tie a double bowline. It sold 250,000 copies in 50 years, still sells to this day. The U.S. woods are dotted with lean-tos built according to Dan Beard's plans; each spring kites modeled on Dan Beard's pattern sail over innumerable U.S. villages. Millions of rabbits have avoided without difficulty the contraptions, involving a notched stick and a box, which were supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOY SCOUTS: Ninety Years | 6/23/1941 | See Source »

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