The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy.

However, on special occasions there may be an elaborate and complex ritual and more than one libationer, usually a leading or chief libationer and an assistant or a number of assistants.

The Mendocino case raises interesting questions about litigation now in progress over the navigatability of another Empire stream, the Russian River.

The powdered roots of the Guayacan (lignum vitae) have detersive properties, and were once used as a household cleaning agent.