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Austrians. For it is the chief merit of European civilization, 

 that every political measure threatening to impede the march 

 of ideas by any process of fettering men's minds, only serves 

 to evoke a more restless activity, as in our actual state of 

 human culture enlightenment and science form far too for- 

 midable a bulwark for reaction to obtain any permsinent 

 success, or even to succeed in overleaping. 



Among the excursions which I made during my stay in 

 Peru, there were two of special interest, — a ride to the ruins 

 of Cajamarquilla, and a visit to the Temple of the Sun at 

 Pachacamac, the erection of which dates from a period ante- 

 cedent to the dynasty of the Incas. 



The ruins of Cajamarquilla are about nine English miles 

 distant from the capital. Owing to the insecurity of life 

 and property even in the region immediately around the 

 capital, these ruins are but rarely visited. But very few 

 strangers settled in Lima knew these ruins, and it required a 

 long time ere I could procure the slightest information re- 

 specting them. My excellent host, Mr. Braun, who very 

 soon perceived how much my heart was set on visiting these 

 ancient Indian ruins, exerted himself to make up a party for 

 me. It was a piece of real friendliness undertaken with the 

 very kindest intentions, but unfortunately scientific objects 

 do not usually admit of being mixed up with pleasure-parties, 

 it being very difficult to unite the two. About twenty horse- 

 men, chiefly English, had assembled to make the excursion. 

 Among our company there were also a few ladies, whom the dif- 



