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INDEX. 



I 



Execution, a public one described, i. 230 



Fashions, English, soon adopted by the ladies at Xalapa, ii. 212 

 Fernandez, a Dominican missionary, finds in a high mountain a small 

 idol made of preeious emerald, called the heart of the people, ii. 54 

 Fever, if attacked by, best mode of treatment, ii. 245 

 Fine arts, academy of, in Mexico, i. 160 — present state of the arts, 161 

 Fire-flies, beautiful appearance of, ii. 107 

 Fishes, their great variety and beauty, i. 19 

 Flax might be produced in abundance, but is not, ii. 23 

 Fruits, variety in the markets, i. 192 — comparative excellence of, ii. 19 

 Frogs, very fine in the lakes of Mexico, ii. 170 

 Funeral ceremonies of the ancient Mexicans, ii. 58 

 Furlong, Mr., of Puebla, his civility to the author, i. 90 — ib. ii. 178 

 Gage, Thomas, an English Dominican Friar, chaplain to Sir Thomas 

 Fairfax, contrives to visit the city of Mexico in 1625, induces Crom- 

 well to attempt the subjugation of the country, for which purpose an 

 expedition under Penn and Venables was undertaken, which fails, 

 but in its return captures the valuable island of Jamaica, i. 132 — is 

 the only Englishman who has published an account of New Spain, 

 133 — extract from his quaint and humorous account of Mexico 

 in his " English American Traveller," 134 — his curious account of 

 the Alameda, or public promenade, 171 

 Gambliug, propensity of the Mexicans to, i. 61 — ib. 70 

 Garden, fine specimen of a Spanish one, at the archbishop's palace, i. 153 

 Gardens, floating, why so called, described, i. 175 

 Gardeners from England might soon obtain fortunes in Mexico, i. 192 

 Gentlemen of Mexico, their costume, i. 210 

 Goddess of War, account of her disinterment, ii. 74 

 Gold and silver lace, perfection of the manufacture, i. 201 

 Goulde, Mr., American engineer to Mr. Wilcox's mine, ii. 96 

 Hall, Mr., of Vera Cruz, establishes a distillery near Xalapa, the au- 

 thor's reception there, i. 57 — accompanies him to Tilotepec, ii. 200 

 Hand-fruit tree described, i. 180 



Havannah, landed at, ii. 232 — its public buildings, shops, population, 



botanic garden, 233 — unhealthy climate, 235 

 Health, advice to foreigners respecting, on landing in Mexico, ii. 30 

 Home, Sir Everard, is investigating an obscure species of lizard 



brought from Mexico, i. 189 

 Horses, fine breed of, i. 235— expert management of, 239 

 Humboldt, Baron, his figure of the great pyramid of Chollula not 



