XVI TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



nauba Palm. Arrival at Monguba. Kind Eeception 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. 

 Ooffee. 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 622 



III. Resolutions passed on board the Colorado ...... 625 



IV. Dom Pedro Segundo Railroad x 627 



V. Permanence of Characteristics in different Human Species . . . 629 

 VI. Sketch of Separate Journeys undertaken by different Members of the 



Expedition 633 



