Viii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE PERUVIAN SAND-COAST. 



Its desolate Character — The Mule is here the "Ship of the Desert"— A Ship- 

 wreck and its Consequpnces — Sand-Spouts — Medanos — Summer and Winter 

 —The Garuas — The Lomas — Change produced in their Appearance during the 

 Season of Mists — Azara's Fox — "Wild Animals — Birds — Keptiles — The 

 Chincha or Guano Islands ..... Page 36 



CHAPTER V. 



THE AMAZONS, THE GIANT RIVER OF THE TORRID ZONE. 



The Course of the Amazons and its Trihutaries — The HuaUaga — The Ucayale — 

 The I^a — The Yapura, Jutay, Jurua, Teffe, Coary, and Purus — The Rio 

 Negro — The Madeira — The Strait of Obydos — Tide Waves on the Amazon 

 — The Tapajos — The Xingu — The Bay of the Thousand Islands — The Poro- 

 rocca — Rise of the River — Inundated Forests — Lagunes — Magnificent 

 Scenery — Fishing Scene — Different Character of the Forests beyond and 

 within the verge of Inundation — General Character of the Banks — A Sail on 

 the Amazons — A Night's Encampment — The " Mother of the Waters " — The 

 Piranga — Dangers of Navigating on the Amazons — Terrific Storms — Rapids 

 and Whirlpools — The Stream of the Future — Travels of Orellana — Madame 

 Godin ......... 44 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE KALAHARI. 



Reasons why Droughts are prevalent in South Africa — Vegetation admirably 



suited to the Character of the Country — Number of Tuberous Roots 



The Caffre Water-Melon -— The Naras — The Mesembryanthemums The 



Animal Life of tlie Kalahari — The Bushmen, a Nomadic Race of Hunters 



The Bakalahari — Their Love for Agriculture — Their Ingenuity in procuring 

 Water — Trade in Skins . . . . . , .61 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE SAHARA. 



ItH uncertain Limits — Caravan Routes — Ephemeral Streams — Oases — Inunda 



tions— Luxuriant Vegetation of the Oases contrasted with the surrounding Desert 



— TliP Sc'df-ntary and Vagrant Tribes —Harsh contrasts of Light and Shade — 



ity of th.. Desert — The Khamsin — The Dying Slave — Sand-Spouts — 



y -us Snakes - Porcupine-catching — Cliase of the Gazelle — Fluctuation 



of Aaimal Life according to the Seasons gg 



