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Page 6
... first sight better situated . Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows , and in ...
... first sight better situated . Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows , and in ...
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... first I tried to stop the holes up , but fresh ones were immediately opened out : I then dug down below the mound , and laid bare the chambers beneath , filled with ant - food and young ants in every stage of growth ; but I soon found ...
... first I tried to stop the holes up , but fresh ones were immediately opened out : I then dug down below the mound , and laid bare the chambers beneath , filled with ant - food and young ants in every stage of growth ; but I soon found ...
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... first as high as one can reach ; then about a foot from the ground , and out of a length of about seven feet , a pint of fine cool water will run ; but if cut at the bottom first , the sap will ascend so rapidly that very little will be ...
... first as high as one can reach ; then about a foot from the ground , and out of a length of about seven feet , a pint of fine cool water will run ; but if cut at the bottom first , the sap will ascend so rapidly that very little will be ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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