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Show How l.oj3tcr Played Its Part. Every school child knows that the lares inive the mariners their first itiklin-; of their approach to land; the !ol:s:er has scarcely had his due for eon;::-:. en-; the portent of the birds, l-'ei .h.,: a! t'oiundius writes: "Next day (September 17) the sea-:vee;! sea-:vee;! was seen in much greater quantity, quan-tity, er. I a small live lobster was oh- en -d among the weeds; from this eire:;:,:s;::;'.,-e many atlirined that they wore eei i., inly near the land." In add, lion to his duties as mariner end los tusl; of keeping a voluminous ion.::: 1 Columbus frequently had to l:e. :i h.s men from turning hack by I;!-. -.--! and ingenious appeals. Following Follow-ing ti e oxeitoinent of his men over the have:.!.:! o :- s of the compass, the nar-:'.-: er that Columbus "alie-ed I'aat it was occasioned by the poh:: lar : ail. :ilt a cireuit round the p ie |