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Page 148
He was trying to cross on mule - back , but his beast lost its footing , rolled over ,
and was rapidly washed away . The poor ... There are no horses or mules , and
very few cattle , however , that know how to do this , I was told by the herdsmen .
He was trying to cross on mule - back , but his beast lost its footing , rolled over ,
and was rapidly washed away . The poor ... There are no horses or mules , and
very few cattle , however , that know how to do this , I was told by the herdsmen .
Page 197
We had only engaged the mules to come as far as Ocotal , and had great
difficulty in getting others to go on with . I think the people at first were afraid that
we might cross the boundary and never return . We afterwards learnt that
robberies of ...
We had only engaged the mules to come as far as Ocotal , and had great
difficulty in getting others to go on with . I think the people at first were afraid that
we might cross the boundary and never return . We afterwards learnt that
robberies of ...
Page 247
Before turning out the mules , Rito got some limes and squeezed the juice out
upon their feet , just above the hoof . He did this to prevent them from being bitten
by the tarantula spider , a species of Mygale that makes its nest in the ground ...
Before turning out the mules , Rito got some limes and squeezed the juice out
upon their feet , just above the hoof . He did this to prevent them from being bitten
by the tarantula spider , a species of Mygale that makes its nest in the ground ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library 561. number of Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Thys. Travel & topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Travel and topography |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1928 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | 6 veeb. 2008 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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