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 48
... Cattle , horses , and mules are bred on these plains . Male asses are kept at some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind , and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size ...
... Cattle , horses , and mules are bred on these plains . Male asses are kept at some of the haciendas . They are not allowed to mix with any of their own kind , and are well fed and in good condition ; but they are only of small size ...
Page 50
... cattle haciendas , especially towards the lake . The town suffers from fever owing to the neighbouring swamp . Much of the land around is very fertile ; but little of it is cultivated , as the people are indolent , and content if they ...
... cattle haciendas , especially towards the lake . The town suffers from fever owing to the neighbouring swamp . Much of the land around is very fertile ; but little of it is cultivated , as the people are indolent , and content if they ...
Page 51
... cattle , mules , and horses feed- ing on the meadows . Far in the distance the view was bounded by a line of dark , nearly black - looking forest , which , there commencing , extends unbroken to the Atlantic . Near its edge , a seven ...
... cattle , mules , and horses feed- ing on the meadows . Far in the distance the view was bounded by a line of dark , nearly black - looking forest , which , there commencing , extends unbroken to the Atlantic . Near its edge , a seven ...
Page 56
... cattle and fowls , scarcely at all for the food of the people . This fundamental difference in the food of the indigenes points to a very early separa- tion between the peoples . In the West Indian Islands , Cuba and Hayti seem to have ...
... cattle and fowls , scarcely at all for the food of the people . This fundamental difference in the food of the indigenes points to a very early separa- tion between the peoples . In the West Indian Islands , Cuba and Hayti seem to have ...
Page 140
... It is about three inches long , and sluggish in its movements ; but from its tubular mouth it is able to discharge a viscid fluid to the distance Ch . VIII . ] CATTLE PASTURE . 141 of 140 THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . [ Ch . VIII .
... It is about three inches long , and sluggish in its movements ; but from its tubular mouth it is able to discharge a viscid fluid to the distance Ch . VIII . ] CATTLE PASTURE . 141 of 140 THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . [ Ch . VIII .
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