CONTEXTS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



Appearance among the natives of a disease resembling the 

 small-pox— Origin and progress of that malady among the 



aborigines Medical investigations — Plan of treatment — 



Variety of forms assumed by the disease — Its duration— 

 The critical period — Dr. Mair's report . . .148 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Breadalbane Plains— Forest country— Cockatoos and parrots 

 —Peculiar species of the lizard tribe— Medicinal trees- 

 Bark of the wattle trees— Mr. Manton's farm— Picturesque 

 view — Yas Plains — Encampment of natives — Stringy bark, 

 or box tree — Use of that tree — Native method of cooking 

 — The Australian negro — Game — The flying squirrel — 

 Human chimney ornaments — Cloaks of opossum or kan- 

 garoo skins — Barbarous ceremonies— Women not admitted 

 to the confidence of the males . . . .162 



CHAPTER IX. 



Perch, and other fish— An elegant couple— Kangaroo dogs- 

 Black and white cockatoos — V^etable productions— Mr. 

 O'Brien's farm — Herds of cattle— Bush life— Proceed to- 

 wards the Murrumbidgee river— A bush track— Romantic 

 country— Arrive on the banks of the Murrumbidgee — 

 Cross' the river— Swamp oaks, and other trees — Remark- 

 able caves — Return to Yas— Superstitious ceremonies — 

 Crystal used in the cure of diseases— Mode of employ- 

 ins it ... 179 



