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A FLYING TFiIP TO THE TROPICS. 



morning our white blankets were found full of them. They creep 

 into the wool as they would were it growing on an animal's back. 

 The few dogs that I saw around Guaduas were abject-looking 

 creatures, and appeared as if life w^ere a burden to them. The 

 most of them were hairless. They are not only devoured by fleas, 



A PACK-OX AT GUADUAS. 



but there are other vermin which burrow under the skin, like the 

 " wolf " in our rabbit. Cattle suffer in the same way, and we saw 

 some mules and horses with one ear gone, due to the attack of some 

 insect. 



This was market-day, and the plaza was crowded. I walked 

 around to see what was going on, and to take some views with my 

 camera. There was the usual assortment of fruits and vegetables 

 for sale in the market, and nothing remarkable except that at one 

 place I saw unborn pigs exposed for sale. This, I thought, was 



