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stances, seen horses that have had such vast 

 numbers upon them, as to have been weakened 

 by the loss of blood which they have occasioned. 

 The insects of this species of carapato* fasten 

 themselves to the skin, but do not force their 

 way into it. The hammock had fallen to the 

 ground accidentally when taken from the trunk 

 to be slung, and had thus picked up these un- 

 pleasant visitors. I had some trouble in getting 

 them all off, but was successful, as I had attack- 

 ed the enemy in time. 



We set off again about two o'clock ; I had 

 intended to have ridden until sunset, and then 

 to have put up near to some cottage, but a young 

 man overtook us, and we entered into conver- 

 sation. He lived at Papari, a village about half 

 a league out of the road, and he pressed me so 

 much to accompany him to sleep at his place, 

 that 1 agreed. Papari is a deep and narrow val- 

 ley, a most delightful situation. The whole of 

 the valley is cultivated; and principally this year, 

 the lands were in great request, as the rains had 

 failed, and the high sandy lands had proved bar- 

 ren. For, whilst every other part of the coun- 

 try appeared dry and burnt up, this spot was in 

 full verdure — it appeared to laugh at all around 



* The castor tree is known in Brazil under the same name ; 

 indeed, there is much similarity between the seed of this 

 plant, from which the oil is extracted, and the larger kind of 

 tick. 



