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Page 52
Morality is at a low ebb , and most of them live as mistresses , not as wives , for
which they do not seem to suffer in the estimation of their neighbours . This is
greatly due in Nicaragua , as it is throughout Central and South America , to the ...
Morality is at a low ebb , and most of them live as mistresses , not as wives , for
which they do not seem to suffer in the estimation of their neighbours . This is
greatly due in Nicaragua , as it is throughout Central and South America , to the ...
Page 136
As we see those animals whose instinct compels them to live in society , and
obey a chief , are most capable of improvement , so is it with the races of mankind
. Whether we look at it as a cause or a consequence , the most civilised always ...
As we see those animals whose instinct compels them to live in society , and
obey a chief , are most capable of improvement , so is it with the races of mankind
. Whether we look at it as a cause or a consequence , the most civilised always ...
Page 145
Sharp Delineation of the Forest 145 or sun - dews , possess quite a different
apparatus for catching insects , and they also live in bogs , which supports the
inference that plants growing in such situations have some especial need to
obtain ...
Sharp Delineation of the Forest 145 or sun - dews , possess quite a different
apparatus for catching insects , and they also live in bogs , which supports the
inference that plants growing in such situations have some especial need to
obtain ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 651. number of Everyman's Library 651. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent, 1911 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 16 dets. 2014 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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