"Midrib" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... feathers are the best that grow in our country for arrow feathers. The Indians mostly use turkey. With a sharp knife cut a strip of the midrib on which is the vane of the feather; make three pieces, each two to three inches long. White men glue these on to the arrow. The Indians leave the midrib projecting at each end and by these lash the {79} feathers without gluing. ...
— Boy Scouts Handbook - The First Edition, 1911 • Boy Scouts of America |
