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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... latter have not been able to carry off their children , and these have been brought down in triumph to San Carlos . The excuse for stealing the children is that they may be baptized and made Christians ; and I am sorry to say that this ...
... latter have not been able to carry off their children , and these have been brought down in triumph to San Carlos . The excuse for stealing the children is that they may be baptized and made Christians ; and I am sorry to say that this ...
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... latter , I was fortunate enough to obtain a rude stone hatchet , set in a stone - cut wooden handle : it was firmly fixed in a hole made in the thick end of the handle . * It is a singular fact , and one showing the persistence of parti ...
... latter , I was fortunate enough to obtain a rude stone hatchet , set in a stone - cut wooden handle : it was firmly fixed in a hole made in the thick end of the handle . * It is a singular fact , and one showing the persistence of parti ...
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... 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 used in Nicaragua . The jicara trees grow apart 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 used in Nicaragua . The jicara trees grow apart 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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