Travels in South AmericaC. Bentham, 1822 - 180 páginas |
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... road , from Caracol until they reached the Ojebar was so deep and boggy , that the poor animals sunk at every step almost up to their girths ; along the banks of the river , they could meet with no kind of dwell ing to pass the night in ...
... road , from Caracol until they reached the Ojebar was so deep and boggy , that the poor animals sunk at every step almost up to their girths ; along the banks of the river , they could meet with no kind of dwell ing to pass the night in ...
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... road frequently lying along the brink of frightful precipices , and often they had to ford rivers or pass over them on slender wooden bridges , not more than three feet wide , which shook at every step , and were without any kind of ...
... road frequently lying along the brink of frightful precipices , and often they had to ford rivers or pass over them on slender wooden bridges , not more than three feet wide , which shook at every step , and were without any kind of ...
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... road is so narrow , that travellers have scarcely room to set their feet , and at the side , lie the most frightful pre- cipices . These roads or rather paths , are full of holes from two to three feet deep , in which the mules set ...
... road is so narrow , that travellers have scarcely room to set their feet , and at the side , lie the most frightful pre- cipices . These roads or rather paths , are full of holes from two to three feet deep , in which the mules set ...
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... road , as if they previously had viewed and settled in their minds the road they were to follow . The distance from Caracol to Quito , is less than one hundred miles , and yet so great aré the difficulties of the road , that they were ...
... road , as if they previously had viewed and settled in their minds the road they were to follow . The distance from Caracol to Quito , is less than one hundred miles , and yet so great aré the difficulties of the road , that they were ...
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... road for the space ' of two leagues , is so covered with the carcases and bones of these animals , that it is impossible to avoid treading over them . Between the towns of Ibague and Carthago , the road runs over that part of the Andes ...
... road for the space ' of two leagues , is so covered with the carcases and bones of these animals , that it is impossible to avoid treading over them . Between the towns of Ibague and Carthago , the road runs over that part of the Andes ...
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Página 26 - I kept lights at the mast-head, and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing smacks, which are accustomed to lie at anchor on the Banks. The wind was blowing a smacking breeze, and we were going at a great rate through the water. Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of
Página 42 - ... the storm by which they are overtaken. They are driven back by the Indians into the middle of the water; but a small number succeed in eluding the active vigilance of the fishermen. These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti.
Página 41 - A contest between animals of so different an organization furnishes a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround the pool closely ; and some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their...
Página 27 - The blast that bore it to our ears swept us out of all further hearing. I shall never forget that cry ! It was some time before we could put the ship about, she was under such headway. We returned, as nearly as we could guess, to the place where the smack had anchored.
Página 177 - ... enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful ; yet through this orifice he continues to suck the blood, until he is obliged to disgorge.
Página 39 - The blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive the milk, which grows yellow, and thickens at its surface. Some empty their bowls under the tree itself, others carry the juice home to their children.
Página 178 - ... pea, causing no further pain than a disagreeable itching. In process of time, its operation appears in the form of a small bladder, in which are deposited thousands of eggs, or nits, and which, if it breaks, produce so many young chigoes...
Página 42 - We had little doubt that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all the animals engaged; but, by degrees, the impetuosity of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed.
Página 177 - Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend to attack is in a sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed, that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful ; yet through this orifice he continues...
Página 160 - ... and a marine following with three more loaded firelocks to keep in readiness. We had not gone above twenty yards through mud and water, the negro looking every way with an uncommon degree of vivacity and attention, when starting behind me he called out, " Me see snakee !" and in effect there lay the animal rolled up under the fallen leaves and rubbish of the trees, and so well covered that it was some time before I distinctly perceived the head of this monster, distant from me not above sixteen...