CONTEXTS. 



FIRST JOURXET. 



CHAPTER L 



Object of the JFam<Ieriff* Demerara E.Saba Toucan Forest 



Parasites Bosh-rope Bed monkey WM animals Sloths 

 Venomous snakes Lizards Befl-bird Hontoo Insects Dog 

 poisoned with Woorali Falls Essequibo B. Bapi.l decay Falls 



CHAPTEB II. 



The MacousJii Indians Poison vendors apparent failure of poison 

 Collecting m ill i ill n for wouran-possoD Preparing the poison 

 Superstitions The blow-pipe gun The Ourah The Samourah 

 Sflk-grasG Acuero frmt Coocoorite palm WOd cotton Arrows 

 Quivers-Jaw of Pirai Packing the arrows Cotton basket- 

 Cm sight made of Acoori teeth Poisoned fowl Suspending the 

 -The bow Ingenious arrows-Small qmTeis Awfld hog shot 



ducts 135-139 



CHAPTKB HI. 



Operaticn of the WooraH Its effects on the Ai, or Three-toed Sloth- 

 Death resembling sleep A poisoned Ox Poison proportionate to 

 aze of animal Alleged antidotes An Indian killed by his own 

 arrow ligatures and the knife Descent of the Esseojribo Skill 

 of the boatman The Baccaneers Tertian agne Experiments with 



qak* death of Wonrali When good King Arthnr ro!ed this laml 

 Ketnrn of health 140-14 



SECOND JOURNEY. 



CHAPTER L 



From Liverpool to Pernamboco Stormy petrels Tropical zookgjr 

 Flying-fish Bonito, Albicore, and " Dolphin " Frigate bird- 

 Arrival at Pemamboco The expelled Jesuit P^mbal. the Captain- 

 General -Soutbey's history of Brazil Botanical garden- Sangredo 

 Buey Rattlesnake Narrow escape Rainy- Sail for Cayenne 

 Shark-catching l->4 16S 



