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INDEX 



Santa Cruz, situation of, i. 45, 47, 

 town of, i. 48; Humboldt's de- 

 parture from, i. 126 



- Indian village of, i. 

 275 



de Cachipo , iii. 92 



<5anta Fe, de Bogota, i. 365 



gulf of, i. 413 



Santiago, ruins of, i. 194, 195 ; 



present name of, i. 222 

 Santos, Don Antonio, ii. 387 

 Sarsaparilla (Zarza), i. 403, ii. 



323 ; varieties of, ii. 394 

 Savages, countries of, i. 293, cha- 

 racter of, i. 295 j state of, in the 



torrid and temperate zones, i. 



293; mental inaptitude of, i. 



310, 312 w; difference of colour 



in, i. 340; encampment of, ii. 



184, 202; festivals of, ii. 448; 



food of, ii. 496; origin of, iii. 



77 

 Savannahs, origin of, i. 242, ii. 87 ; 



floods in, ii. 139; extent of, iii. 



94 ; distribution of, iii. 361 



of Atures, ii. 254 



of Caripe, i. 274 



of Invernadero del 



Garzel, ii. 324 



of Lagartero, ii. 324 



of Lousiana, ii. 141 



of LowerOrinoco, ii. 141 



Solibnbrunn, conservatories of, ii. 

 27 n 



Scylax, travels of, i. 10,111 



Sea, vegetation in the, i. 33 ; phos- 

 phoresence of the, i. 365 ; vol- 

 canic shocks in the, i. 459 ; tem- 

 perature of, see " Ocean" 



Caribbean, i. 396, 413, 464, 



iii. 131 



weeds, i. 33, 34 ; distinct banks 



of, i. 129; remarkable specimen 

 of, i. 142 



shores, ii. 74 



Seasons, changes in the, ii, 148 



of rain and storm, ii. 145- 



147 



Seeds, tide-borne, i. 22 



Serpents, i. 285, ii. 300, 369 ; sum- 

 mer sLeep of, ii. 133 



Serritos, i. 154 



Sharks, i. 377, iii. 200 



Shells, petrifactions of, iii. 391 



Ship -building, American, iii. 142 



Shirt-trees, ii. 454 



Shocks, electric, ii. 114, 126; dan- 

 gerous effects of, ii. 118; trans- 

 mission of, ii. 123 ; theory of, ii. 

 127 



of the gymnotus, ii. 130 



Shrubs, mountain, i. 422 

 aromatic, i. 428 



Siapa, see "Idapa " 

 Sienega of Batabano, iii. 178 

 Sierra de Cochabamba, iii. 288, 



- del Guacharo, i. 281 



- Mariara, ii. 1 



- de Meapire, cacao plar tations 

 of, i. 288 



- Nevada de Santa Maria, iii. 

 290 



- de la Parime, iii. 288, 291, 

 335-346, strata of the, 369, 370 



Silk of the palm -tree, i. 247 



Silla of Caracas, i. 375, 456; ascent 



of the, i. 417-421 ; peaks of the, 



i. 431; summit of the, i. ib.; 



precipice of, i. 432 ; descent from 



the, i. 437, 438; strata of, i. 439, 



iii. 383 

 Sipapo, river, ii. 316; forests of, ii. 



317; mountains of, ii. 316,479 

 Sinu, river, iii. 205, 207, 214, 



215 



Skeletons, Indian, ii. 483, 485 

 Slates, strata of, ii. 78, iii. 379, 



383 



- formations, iii. 383, 385 

 Slaves, elevation of, to farmers and 



landowners, i. 504, 505 ; manu- 

 mission of, iii. 273 ; importation 

 of, iii. 277; rights of, iii. 280 ; 

 punishment of, iii. 281, 284 ; 

 Sabbath of, i. 177 



of the Canary Islands, i. 



121 



