IN THE VALLEY OF THE RIO CAMAPUAO. 123 



swallowing half an ounce. of mud in a pint of water, but 

 I do object to drinking tepid water. 



Camp near Village of Camapudo. 



December 23. — On the 20th we shifted camp to this 

 village, some eight miles nearer Brumado. I must first 

 tell you one or two incidents which took place before leaving 

 our former site. 



We had a visit one Sunday from Senhor Sidney, of the 

 Fazenda Boa Vista, and a brother-in-law, Antonio, from 

 the Fazenda do Cortume. We talked about England, its 

 commerce, machinery, coal, iron, etc. I could not make 

 them understand what coal is ; * they had never seen it, and 

 I could hardly give a geological lecture in Portuguese ! 



I told the CapitSo Sidney that they should not leave so 

 much land uncultivated. He replied that the Brazilians are 

 not energetic or enterprising ; that it requires Englishmen 

 for that ; that they plant coffee, and sow cotton, beans, 

 Indian corn, sugar, etc., for their own use, or sufficient to 

 keep themselves alive, and breed horses and mules and 

 cattle. They are very lazy, and prefer sitting on their 

 heels smoking cigarettes, appearing to consider that work 

 is only for slaves and women. 



'Another day I met the capitSo on horseback just 

 returning from Queluz, where he had been attending the 

 courts as a juror. He told me that the jury, consisting of 

 twelve, is chosen from a list of forty men ; they get no pay, 

 and attendance is compulsory, under a fine of fifty milreis. 

 Regarding the state of crime, he said there are no murderers, 

 or robt)ers, or thieves here among the natives or blacks, 

 though a chicken or two may be taken from time to time ; 

 but occasionally some of the Italians or other foreigners, 



* Caniamie pedra {ToHugnsse). Carvao is ch&icoal. 



