![]() ![]() Most of the organic productions are aboriginal creations, found nowhere else there is even a difference between the inhabitants of the different islands yet all show a marked relationship with those of America, though separated from that continent by an open space of ocean, between 500 and 600 miles in width. The natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and well deserves attention.if the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.Considering the small size of the islands, we feel the more astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings, and at their confined range. The natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and well deserves attention. chapter VIII: "Excursion to Colonia del Sacramiento, etc." (second edition, 1845), entry for 19 November 1833, pages 147-148.The captain exclaimed, "Look there! a man who has seen half the world says it is the case we always thought so, but now we know it." My excellent judgment in combs and beauty procured me a most hospitable reception the captain forced me to take his bed, and he would sleep on his recado. I trembled to think how deeply scientific it would be: it was, "Whether the ladies of Buenos Ayres were not the handsomest in the world." I replied, like a renegade, "Charmingly so." He added, "I have one other question: Do ladies in any other part of the world wear such large combs?" I solemnly assured him that they did not. The captain at last said, he had one question to ask me, which he should be very much obliged if I would answer with all truth. Upon finding out we did not catch our animals with the lazo, they cried out, "Ah, then, you use nothing but the bolas:" the idea of an enclosed country was quite new to them. They had, however, heard of a country where there were six months light and six of darkness, and where the inhabitants were very tall and thin! They were curious about the price and condition of horses and cattle in England. They expressed, as was usual, unbounded astonishment at the globe being round, and could scarcely credit that a hole would, if deep enough, come out on the other side.A republic cannot succeed, till it contains a certain body of men imbued with the principles of justice and honour.chapter III: "Montevideo - Maldonado, etc.", page 51.The Gauchos roared with laughter they cried they had seen every sort of animal caught, but had never before seen a man caught by himself. Luckily he was an old practised animal, and knew what it meant otherwise he would probably have kicked till he had thrown himself down. One day, as I was amusing myself by galloping and whirling the balls round my head, by accident the free one struck a bush and its revolving motion being thus destroyed, it immediately fell to the ground, and like magic caught one hind leg of my horse the other ball was then jerked out of my hand, and the horse fairly secured. The main difficulty in using either lazo or bolas, is to ride so well, as to be able at full speed, and while suddenly turning about, to whirl them so steadily round the head, as to take aim: on foot any person would soon learn the art. ![]()
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