It was before the days of telephones, so whenever an important communication was to be made to him when he was at home in the evening, a dragoon galloped up with his little black bag from which he extracted his papers.

London on Wednesdays for Mr. Saffron and me, and the old brown bag!"

The germs that swarmed in his leathern water bags will no longer endanger the lives of the citizens, and the deadly perils of stagnant cistern water have been to a large extent removed.

To keep them a beautiful green, put a large piece of cinder into a muslin bag, and let it boil with them.

His hand went to the inner pocket of his coat, into which I had seen him put the brocade bag.

Georgie had thrown herself back in the leather chair by his desk and had opened her gold mesh-bag.

L is a thin elastic bag representing the lungs.

[Note 17: A mere bag's end, as the French say.

Something, indeed, had happened to mar their happiness, and the cause of their depression was as follows: Soon after breakfast, when the contents of the post-bag had been distributed as usual, Mugford accosted his two chums, who were strolling up and down the quadrangle.

The portiere was thrust aside and an elderly lady entered the room, seating herself quietly at the window, and, after a single glance at the form upon the couch, beginning to embroider patiently upon some work she took from a silken bag.

Pour the water (which should be warm) on the fruit, squeeze and stir it with the hand until all the pulp is removed from the skin and seeds, and cover the whole closely for 24 hours; after which, strain it through a coarse bag, and press it with as much force as can be conveniently applied, to extract the whole of the juice and liquor the fruit may contain.

Seattle proved a very good outfitting place, and before sailing we had safely stowed away below, in waterproof canvas bags, the provisions necessary to last us three months, in the most condensed and evaporated form.

The foot is subsequently wrapped in a clean bag, and kept free from dirt.

Between the bony walls of the passages and the membranous bag inside is a thin, clear fluid, the perilymph.

One day a pink silk bag fell out from under her dress, where she had tucked it.

Naturally, in a mixed bag such as this, one can't complain if the quality of the contents varies.

His pocket is a loose bag of skin in the throat.

They examined the room and one of them approached the toilette table and began to transfer the jewels and silver ornaments which lay upon it to a capacious bag.

So when Moppet and Betty appeared, rosy with success and a fair-sized bag of nuts as the result of their joint labors, they found the household in a state of suppressed excitement, and lo!

" She darted away to where her doll was, and soon returned with a tiny calico bag, which she opened very carefully and disclosed to her uncle's puzzled gaze five round stones.

It is a foot in length, the upper jaw is flat and broad, while the lower consists of two thin, elastic bones joined at the point, a mere ring to carry the curious yellow bag that hangs from it.

Another new departure is the decision to carry eiderdown sleeping-bags inside the reindeer ones.

Portmanteaus were exchanged for a pair of light leather saddle-bags, artistically embellished with squares of bright Persian carpet let in at the side, and purchased in the bazaar for twenty-two keráns, or about seventeen shillings English money.

Squad leaders are responsible that surplus kit bags are kept in order and fully packed in the field.

They said 'twas a splendid bag, and they'd 'a give more, but they haven't the same call for the article as if 'twas Paris or New York; and they must make their profit.