\i CONTENTS. 



ifice. — Mode of naming Streets. — Sculptured Figures. — Church- 

 es. — Franciscan Convent. — A Memorial of the Past. — Ruined 

 Cities of America. — Former Conclusions confirmed Page 80 



CHAPTER V. 



Daguerreotype Apparatus. — Set up as Ladies' Daguerreotype Por- 

 trait Takers. — Preparations. — A pretty young Lady to begin 

 with. — Preliminaries. — A Chapter of Contingencies. — Success 

 of the first Experiment. — Other successful Experiments. — A 

 Change of Fortune. — Give up this Business. — An Incident. — 

 Take up the Practice of Surgery. — Operation for Strabismus. 

 — Details. — First Subject. — A great Gathering of Squint Eyes. 

 — A troublesome Patient. — A little Hero. — Extraordinary In- 

 stance of Fortitude. — A Military Patient. — A Female Patient. 

 — Practice of Surgery abandoned. — Instability of Fame . 100 



CHAPTER VI. 



Departure from Merida. — Map of Yucatan. — Timucui. — Tekoh. — 

 Human Skulls and Bones. — Church of Tekoh. — Convent. — A 

 revolting Spectacle. — View from the Top of the Church. — Cura 

 of Tekoh. — Journey continued. — A curious Basin. — Telchaquil- 

 lo. — A subterraneous Well. — An extraordinary Cave. — Hacien- 

 da of Joaquin. — Ruins of Mayapan. — A remarkable Mound. — 

 Curious sculptured Remains. — Another extraordinary Cave. — A 

 circular Edifice. — A double Row of Columns. — Ranges of 

 Mounds. — Arches. — Derivation of the Word Yucatan. — Ancient 

 City of Mayapan 119 



CHAPTER VII. 



An Accident. — Journey continued. — Hacienda of Xcanchakan. — 

 An Indian Dance. — Whipping an Indian. — Hacienda of Mucuy- 

 ch6. — A Bath in a Senote. — Hacienda of San Jose. — Arrival at 

 Uxmal. — First Sight of the Ruins. — Changes since last Visit. — 

 House of the Dwarf. — House of the Nuns. — Casa del Goberna- 

 dor. — Residence at the Ruins. — Unpromising Appearances.— 

 How to make a Fire. — Instance of Perseverance. — Arrival of 

 Luggage on the Backs of Indians. — First Night at Uxmal . 142 



