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... dog , " but this appears rather a forced derivation . Chichi is Aztec for to suck ; " and it seems to me more probable that the little dogs they eat , and which are spoken of by the Spaniards as making very tender and delicate food ...
... dog , " but this appears rather a forced derivation . Chichi is Aztec for to suck ; " and it seems to me more probable that the little dogs they eat , and which are spoken of by the Spaniards as making very tender and delicate food ...
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... dog by losing its hair should obtain any protection from these and other insect pests , instead of wondering that a hairless breed of dogs has been produced in a tropical country , I am more surprised that haired ones should abound ...
... dog by losing its hair should obtain any protection from these and other insect pests , instead of wondering that a hairless breed of dogs has been produced in a tropical country , I am more surprised that haired ones should abound ...
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... dogs were placed on an island where there was plenty of food for the hares but none for the dogs , except the hares they could catch ; the slowest of the hares would be first killed , and the swifter preserved . Then the slowest - running ...
... dogs were placed on an island where there was plenty of food for the hares but none for the dogs , except the hares they could catch ; the slowest of the hares would be first killed , and the swifter preserved . Then the slowest - running ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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