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CONTENTS. 



of the Coroados. — Preparation of their beverage called 

 Viru. — Drinking feast of the Coroados. — Dances and 

 singing of the Puris by night. — The bodily make, temper- 

 ament, and intellectual capacity of the Indians. — Pro- 

 pensity to witchcraft. — The sorcerers or pajds. — Leaders 

 in war. — Marriage, birth, burial. — Recognition not of a 

 good, but rather of an evil principle. — Language. — Daily 

 occupations. — Want of all social forms and of Religion. 

 — Departure from the presidio with a young Indian. — 

 False alarm ; meeting with Indians in the forest. — Re- 

 turn to Villa Rica. 



CHAPTER IIL 



Excursions in the environs of Villa Rica. 



Page 267—300. 



Ascent of the mountain Itacolumi ; measurement of the 

 mountain. — Its flora. — Journey to the iron foundry at 

 de Prata. — Gold mine at Congonhas do Campo. — Chro- 

 mate of lead in the mine of Cujabeira. — Journey to 

 Antonio Pereira. — Iron foundry there. — Inficionado on 

 the mountain Cara^a. — Mine belonging to the guarda 

 mor, Senhor Innocenzio. — Ascent of the Cara9a moun- 

 tain. — Hospital of Nossa Senhora Mai dos Homems. — 

 Return to Inficionado, and thence by way of Bento Rodri- 

 guez to Villa Rica. — Preparations for the departure to 

 the diamond districts. — Notes : On the heavy spar at 

 Antonio Pereira. — On chromate of lead, vauquelinite ; 

 gold -crystals, kyanite and rhaeticite. 



Brazilian popular songs. - Page ^97. 



