80 Charles Darwin. 



higher plane. The result was that the educated 

 natives were robbed of all their property by their 

 relatives, and when visited some years later were 

 found to have lapsed again into savages. 



At Beagle Inlet Darwin had an adventure with a 

 glacier. Wishing to examine it the boat was hauled 

 upon the beach, and the masses of ice watched as 

 they fell away. Finally a large berg became detached 

 and fell with a thundering crash, sending an immense 

 wave in upon the beach. Darwin and party rushed 

 for the boats to save them if possible, reaching them 

 just as the wave came crashing in, knocking one of 

 the men over and lifting their boat high in air, 

 fortunately doing no damage, as they were over 

 one hundred miles from the Beagle. 



At Cape Gregory some fine types of the giant na- 

 tives were seen, though Darwin says they appeared 

 larger than they really were from their style of dress. 

 They averaged six feet in height, some of the men 

 being taller, and as Darwin describes them as being 

 the tallest people he met on the entire voyage around 

 the world, they may be considered the tribal giants 

 of the human race. 



In referring to them he says : " I believe, in this 

 extreme part of South America, man exists in a 

 lower state of improvement than in any part of the 

 world. The South Sea Islanders of the two races 

 inhabiting the Pacific are comparatively civilised. 

 The Esquimau, in his subterranean hut, enjoys 

 some of the comforts of life, and in his canoe, when 

 fully equipped, manifests much skill. Some of the 

 tribes of Southern Africa, prowling about in search 



