The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... known in commerce as carne tasajo . It is to an uneducated palate a by no means pleasant article of food ; but in Brazil and Cuba , where it is used to feed the slaves , it finds a ready market . Charque dulce , the " jerked beef " of ...
... known in commerce as carne tasajo . It is to an uneducated palate a by no means pleasant article of food ; but in Brazil and Cuba , where it is used to feed the slaves , it finds a ready market . Charque dulce , the " jerked beef " of ...
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... known , one pair of valves having been known to weigh 500 lbs . The byssus , or cable , by which it anchors itself to rocks , is so thick that before the animal and shell can be removed it has to be cut with an axe . In Roman Catholic ...
... known , one pair of valves having been known to weigh 500 lbs . The byssus , or cable , by which it anchors itself to rocks , is so thick that before the animal and shell can be removed it has to be cut with an axe . In Roman Catholic ...
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... known of these birds ( Chlamydodera maculata , p . 164 ) is found in the north - western and less known parts of the country , but there are other species closely allied found in other parts of the country , though all of their bowers ...
... known of these birds ( Chlamydodera maculata , p . 164 ) is found in the north - western and less known parts of the country , but there are other species closely allied found in other parts of the country , though all of their bowers ...
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