XVI TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
nauba Palm. Arrival at Monguba. Kind Reception by Senhor Frank- 
lin de Lima. Geology of the Region. Evening Games and Amusements. 
Pacatuba. Traces of ancient Glaciers. Serra of Aratanha. Climb 
up the Serra. Hospitality of Senhor da Costa. Picturesque Views. 
The Sertao. Drought and Rains. Epidemics. Return to Monguba. 
Detained by extraordinary Rains. Return to Ceara. Overflowed Roads. 
Difficulty of fording. Arrival at Ceara. Liberality of the President 
of the Province toward the Expedition 442-465 
CHAPTER XV. 
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF RIO. ORGAN MOUNTAINS. 
Voyage from Ceara. Freshets at Pernambuco. Arrival at Rio. Collec- 
tions. Vegetation about Rio as compared with that on the Amazons. 
Misericordia Hospital. Charities connected with it. Almsgiving in 
Brazil. Insane Asylum. Military School. The Mint. Academy of 
Fine Arts. Heroism of a Negro. Primary School for Girls. Neglected 
Education of Women. Blind Asylum. Lectures. Character of a Bra- 
zilian Audience. Organ Mountains. Walk up the Serra. Theresopolis. 
Visit to the St. Louis Fazenda. Climate of Theresopolis. Descent of 
the Serra. Geology of the Organ Mountains. The Last Word. 466-494 
CHAPTER XVI. 
GENERAL IMPRESSIONS OF BRAZIL. 
Religion and Clergy. Education. Law, Medical, and Scientific Schools. 
High and Common Schools. Public Library and Museum in Rio de 
Janeiro. Historical and Geographical Institute. Social and Domestic 
Relations. Public Functionaries. Agriculture. Zones of Vegetation. 
Coffee. Cotton. Timber and other Products of the Amazons. 
Cattle. Territorial Subdivision of the Great Valley. Emigration. 
Foreigners. Paraguayan War. 495-517 
APPENDIX. 
I. The Gulf Stream 519 
II. Flying-Fishes 522 
III. Resolutions passed on board the Colorado 525 
IV. Dora Pedro Segundo Railroad 527 
V. Permanence of Characteristics in different Human Species . . . 529 
VL Sketch of Separate Journeys undertaken by different Members of the 
Expedition 533 
