110 TRAVELS ON THE AMAZON. \Mafch, 
We did not get tliem all on board without an accident. 
The principal herdsman, a strong and active Mulatto, 
was in the corral, driving the cattle to one end of it, 
when a furious ox rushed at him, and with the rapidity 
of lightning he was stretched, apparently dead, upon the 
ground. The other men immediately carried him out, 
and Mr. and Mrs. C. went on shore to attend to him. 
In about half an horn* he revived a little. He appeared h 
to have been struck in the chest by the animal's head, 
the horns not having injured him. In a very short time ^ 
he was in the corral again, as if nothing had happened, \ 
and when all were embarked he came on board and I 
made a hearty dinner, his appetite not having suffered ^ 
by the accident. 
We then proceeded on our voyage, and as soon as we \ 
got into the Amazon I again experienced the uncom- | 
fortable sensation of sea-sickness, though in fresh-water. | 
The next night we had a very strong wind, which split ^ 
our mainsail all to pieces. The following day we landed | 
at a little island called Ilha das Erechas (the Isle of | 
Arrows), on account of the quantity of a peculiar kind r. 
of reed, used by the Indians for making their arrows, ^ 
which grows there. We staid nearly the whole day, ' 
dining under the shade of the trees, and roaming about, f 
picking a wild fruit, like a small plum, which grew there | 
in abundance ; there were also many curious fruits and > 
handsome flowers which attracted our attention. Some *■ 
years ago the island is said to have swarmed with wild ■ 
hogs, but they are now nearly exterminated. The next ) 
day we passed the eastern point of the island of Marajo, 
where there is a sudden change from the waters of the 
