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making exchanges. The fishing grounds of Santos were visited and some 
material obtained from the seine hauls of the fishermen, f It was a mreat 
disappointment to^hj^_,_n^to,_fiM^ at Sao Paulo, the 
war having rendered their operation unprofitable* ^ 
On September 17, accompanied by Dr. Luderv^aldt, he started 
for ^o Sebastiao, arriving the next morning after a most uncomfortable 
night on. a small boat c^aft 
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Fairly large, but just a deck on a hull, no shelter, and slew.”) The 
collecting here was good and m.any varieties of Crustacea were obtained. 
Night collecting yielded valuable tow-net hauls. Upon this island several 
species of fresh-water shrimps were obtained. Dr. Schmitt is of the 
im.p»ession that these shrimps can travel considerable distances over land 
through the woods should their parent stream go dry. He states that 
tiny Euphausids produce a magnificent phosphorescence at night in the 
waters around the island.*^ 
He I eturned to Santos Septeiiiber 28, where several cases of 
specim.ens were prepared for shipment to Washington. 
Passiiog down the coast, collections were made at Sao Francisco 
Island, then at Castro where several ff*esh~water streams were visited* 
Here, amongst other things, two species of an anomuran crab of the genus 
were obtained. These Dr. Schmitt considered a gre ;t find, as they 
are rather rare in collections and there has been some uncertainty as to 
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their status. 
He left Castro October 21 and traveled by auto over the 
mountains to Blumenau. file writes have more respect for a Ford than I 
ever thought I would have* There is no car like it for rou^h cross counti*v 
travel". ] Here he met Fritz Schmitt, the son-in-law of Fritz Ifdller, the 
