LOW TEMPERATURE OF THE COAST. 55 



this coast was a continual subject of jesting comment ; 

 and on more than one occasion the " Tropics " were 

 emphatically declared to be " humbugs." It is certain 

 that for thirty-six hours before reaching Callao the 

 shaded thermometer never reached 70°, and stood at 

 noon, with a clear sky and a brisk southerly breeze, 

 no higher than 68°. 



