The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 46
... latter are said sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it . Of the bruised seeds is also made a cooling drink , much Ch . IV . ] FORMS OF INDIAN POTTERY . 46 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... latter are said sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it . Of the bruised seeds is also made a cooling drink , much Ch . IV . ] FORMS OF INDIAN POTTERY . 46 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 53
... latter are cut up to form a fence round the clearing , this at Pital and Esquipula being made very close and high to keep out deer . In May , the maize is sown ; the sower makes little holes . with a pointed stick , a few feet apart ,
... latter are cut up to form a fence round the clearing , this at Pital and Esquipula being made very close and high to keep out deer . In May , the maize is sown ; the sower makes little holes . with a pointed stick , a few feet apart ,
Page 64
... latter . The Spaniards at first en- slaved the Indians , but they died away so rapidly that in a very short time the indigenes of the whole of the once- populous islands of the West Indies were exterminated , and large numbers of ...
... latter . The Spaniards at first en- slaved the Indians , but they died away so rapidly that in a very short time the indigenes of the whole of the once- populous islands of the West Indies were exterminated , and large numbers of ...
Page 65
... latter of which the medical officer also lives . The former , a large , whitewashed , square , two - storied , wooden house , with verandahs round three sides of it , and communicating by a covered passage with a detached kitchen behind ...
... latter of which the medical officer also lives . The former , a large , whitewashed , square , two - storied , wooden house , with verandahs round three sides of it , and communicating by a covered passage with a detached kitchen behind ...
Page 88
... former to one of the latter . Besides this metallic alloy ( to which , for brevity , I shall , in the remarks I have to make , give its common designa- 1 Ch . VI . ] QUARTZ LODES . 89 tion. 88 [ Ch . VI . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... former to one of the latter . Besides this metallic alloy ( to which , for brevity , I shall , in the remarks I have to make , give its common designa- 1 Ch . VI . ] QUARTZ LODES . 89 tion. 88 [ Ch . VI . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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