Eventide / The Beaver / Canadian Porcupine Part 2
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “When day is done and dusk’s soft shadows steal o’er land and sea.” Views of rivers at dusk, boat moving on river. “Lazy clouds floating aimlessly, with soft gray blind the sky.” Fiver at dusk, clouds in sky - view of clouds at dusk. “While a rising moon casts its soft silver veil.” Moon shining over water. “The heavens afire, the parting gift of a parting sun.” Views of sunsets over water. “Silhouetted against the evening sky stands the lighthouse, silent sentinel of the sea.” View of lighthouse and water at dusk. “Silver rays that give the water a glow like shimmering silk.” Moonlight over seacoast, lake, and river. “How dear to me the hour when daylight dies --” Man rowing boat on moonlit lake. [1919] b. “The Beaver.” “The life of a beaver is full of industry and rich in repose. His home is built in beautiful places, as he is a lover of peace and happiness.” View of lake. “The house is built of sticks and mud. It has two entrances and one room, the floor laid just above the water line.” “In spite of his apparent awkwardness on land, he is a wonderful performer in the water.” Views of beaver swimming. “And can easily stay under water from 5 to 10 minutes.” Beaver diving under water. “The possessor of 20 self-sharpening teeth which in an hour can cause the fall of a 4 inch sapling.” View of tree partially chewed by beaver. ‘‘After felling a tree the limbs are cut off and the trunk gnawed into sections preparatory to building a dam.” Tree falling in forest. “Deep ponds are needed around his house, hence the reason for the Beaver Dam.” Views of beaver dam across stream. “A large dam is seldom built in a season, and its beginning may date back a half dozen centuries.” View through woods of dam and pond. “Beaver skins lured the hunter and trapper over all American wilds; the lure is still there.” Woman looking at beaver coat - another woman helping her try it on - woman trying on a muff. [1919] c. “The Canadian Porcupine is an excellent climber in spite of its weight, and can strip trees of their leaves in no uncertain manner.” Views of porcupines in trees. “It weighs from 15 to 20 pounds, has powerful claws and a short tail.” Porcupine ambling over and beside railroad tracks. “Normally the quills lie flat, but -- ” Man prodding porcupine with long stick - close-up of stick with quills sticking in it. “The End.” [1919]
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