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 132
... supply the Indians with all that they need in this life , including food , drink , raiment , shelter , weapons , tools , medicines , & c . The Morichi Mirita , or Ita palm ( Mauritia flexuosa , p . 105 ) , affects swampy grounds the ...
... supply the Indians with all that they need in this life , including food , drink , raiment , shelter , weapons , tools , medicines , & c . The Morichi Mirita , or Ita palm ( Mauritia flexuosa , p . 105 ) , affects swampy grounds the ...
Page 142
... supply of herva mate for a daily beverage would cost 16s . per annum , an equivalent supply of coffee would cost £ 3 8s . , and an equal quantity of tea from £ 16 to £ 20 . Dr. Schnepp , after travelling through Brazil , said of herva ...
... supply of herva mate for a daily beverage would cost 16s . per annum , an equivalent supply of coffee would cost £ 3 8s . , and an equal quantity of tea from £ 16 to £ 20 . Dr. Schnepp , after travelling through Brazil , said of herva ...
Page 232
... supply abundance of food for stock . Trees , unless where planted , are , as we have already indicated , entirely wanting ; but along the shores of the streams and great rivers are found occasional clumps of a species of willow - the ...
... supply abundance of food for stock . Trees , unless where planted , are , as we have already indicated , entirely wanting ; but along the shores of the streams and great rivers are found occasional clumps of a species of willow - the ...
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