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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Page 55
... side was dense tropical forest , with paths along which tall sombre - looking Indians were journeying , machete in hand , to their airy huts , which we could see on savanna beyond . On every side of the line grew a carpet of the ...
... side was dense tropical forest , with paths along which tall sombre - looking Indians were journeying , machete in hand , to their airy huts , which we could see on savanna beyond . On every side of the line grew a carpet of the ...
Page 164
... side , a deep fossa , or depression , which does not exist in the other species . This elevation of the forehead is ... side three incisors , one canine , four pre- molars , and three molars . In the lower jaw , on each side , there are ...
... side , a deep fossa , or depression , which does not exist in the other species . This elevation of the forehead is ... side three incisors , one canine , four pre- molars , and three molars . In the lower jaw , on each side , there are ...
Page 39
... side , " and mauka " on the mountain side . " A host will ask you to sit on " the mauka side of the table , " or to take the makai seat in his buggy , when he gives you an evening drive by the sea - shore . The natives have no surnames ...
... side , " and mauka " on the mountain side . " A host will ask you to sit on " the mauka side of the table , " or to take the makai seat in his buggy , when he gives you an evening drive by the sea - shore . The natives have no surnames ...
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