CALDAS 
and Imuliana, a wood of great resistance, much used in 
certain parts of Brazil for constructing fences. 
A peculiar tree, with concave leaves shaped like a cup, 
was locally called Ariticun or Articun. It produced a 
large fruit, quite good to eat. 
Much botanical variety was indeed everywhere around 
us. . . . There was the terra da folha mint a, which, as its 
name tells, possessed minute, shiny leaves; then the tall 
Faveiro (Pterodon pubescens ), producing a bean, and 
having dark leaves not unlike those of mimosas. Then, 
many were the kinds of acacias we noticed, as we went 
along. 
Still descending, we arrived at the little town of Caldas 
de Goyaz, so called because there were three hot springs 
of water of different temperatures. I visited the three 
springs. The water tasted slightly of iron, was beautifully 
clear, and quite good to drink. Two springs were found 
in a depression some 150 feet lower than the village, viz., 
at an elevation of 2,450 feet, whereas the village itself was 
at 2,600 feet. These two springs were only 20 feet away 
from a stream of cold water. A short distance from the 
cold stream another stream of hot water emerged from 
the rocks. 
Small rectangular tanks had been made at the two 
higher springs, which were said to possess wonderful cura¬ 
tive qualities for eczema and other cutaneous troubles; 
also for rheumatism and blood complaints of all kinds. 
Whether those waters were really beneficial or not, it was 
not possible to ascertain on a passing visit. I drank some 
of the water and it did me no harm, so if it does no good, 
neither is it injurious. 
The village of Caldas showed signs of having seen 
better days. It was clean-looking, but like all other 
villages of Goyaz it was dreary in the extreme. There 
were only a few houses in the place, and each had a shop; 
all the shops sold similar articles: nickel-plated revolvers, 
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