494 A JOURNEY IN BRAZIL. 
an opportunity of expressing his sense of their uniform 
kindness and consideration in furthering to the utmost the 
scientific objects which had brought him to Brazil. On the 
following day (the 2d of July), we sailed for the United 
States, carrying with us to our northern home a store of 
pleasant memories and vivid pictures to enrich our life 
hereafter with tropical warmth and color. 
