CONTENTS. 



APPENDIX I. 



NOTES ON THE PROVINCE OF MINAS GERAES. 



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Early colonization— Area — Mountain ranges — Rivers — Industries — Mines 

 —Representation— Curious names of places— Ecclesiastical division 

 — Population — Railways ... ... ... ••■ •■•259 



NOTE ON FERNANDO DE NERONHA. 



Position and geological formation — Description of a visit to the island in 

 1745 — Harbours — Barrenness — Inhabitants — Food — Fish — Stringent 

 regulations — WsA oi \he: Challenger ... ... ... 272 



RELIGION. 



Appeal for charitable views — The Eucharist — Certain points of the 

 Roman faith considered — Cult of the saints in Brazil — Reading the 

 Bible — The atonement of Christ — Unity of Christendom — Doctrine 

 —Charity ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 275 



Movement for abolition — Law of September 28, 1871 — Gradual emanci- 

 pation — Extracts from local newspapers (translated) — Emancipation 

 Fund — Instances of liberation by will — Remarks on liberation 

 — Socialism — Assassinations — Freed slaves in Rio — Teaching and 

 practices of abolitionists — Abolition of slavery in certain provinces — 

 Difficulties considered — Legislation of the Dantas Cabinet — Im- 

 portant bill introduced, July 15, 1884 — Local opinion — Obstruction 

 — Fall of Dantas — Appeal to the country— English opinions — Return 

 of Dantas to power, March, 1885 — Second overthrow, May, 1885 

 — Saraiva accepts office — Introduces a bill of great promise — 

 Abstract of the measure — Foreign criticisms — Resignation of Saraiva 

 Ministry, August 16 — Conservative Cabinet formed by Baron de 

 Cotegipe — Emancipation bill passed, September 24 — Receives im- 

 perial assent, September 28, 1885 ... ... ... ... 281 



THE ORIGIN OF SAVAGE COMMUNITIES OR TRIBES BY DEGRADATION. 



Man a family of one genus — His origin revealed — Fossil remains show 



high development— Degradation — How produced ... ... 296 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



The kilometric system — Native measures — Long measure — Square 

 measure — Cubic measure — Wine measure — Avoirdupois — Diamond 

 weights — Gold weights ... ... ... ___ _ 2qq 



Notes on the Decimal System ... ... , ._ ,qq 



