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Louis Agassiz. 



undoubtedly looked upon Agassiz as a mild and 

 harmless lunatic, for what sane man would come 

 thousands of miles to hunt for creatures that were 

 utterly useless? In fact, the more useless they were 

 the more the A^nericano seemed to care for them, 

 which amused the natives greatly, while no doubt it 

 was difficult for them to show their contempt for a 

 man who would exchange a good chicken for a few 

 fishes, and little ones at that. 



FUNERAL VASE OF THE 

 MANAO INDIANS 



