, 1874-12-05
LITERATURE.


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8suth Ancrlcu.
TRAVELS IN souTI AMERICA: rnom TIE rlcrr,s
ooEAv TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. By rAut MAncoY
RIOS, aud In sss from Bfawtpss % j. % the Xatkof
strung h o.. rtiro, SIC.
1.r. Paul Marrow is q Frenchmnu Of culture
means, and leisure, who, for ,carons ho docs mol
communicate to tho rondor. has spent from five
to eight years eojourn,rg In South Amorica. On
lowing the country, he laid wager Tint he
would crosa tho continent from ocsan to ocean
within tho space Of three months. Ills purpose
was tho qualification Of loro Of adventure,
tho only EuEposc which ho really seems
to bavo In lifo. Dut. while carrying
out this object for tle ea.isfnction Of personal
proolivitirs, ho has conferred valuabo benefit
upon science. Tor II. Maleoy Ia 4 vagabond par
excele enco.
lie has every qualification for deriving Tho ut"
moet advantage from travel under whatover cir
cumstnncos, He Is, above a!l, All arttsts and
each strihing mud picturesque foature or figure
In any soonc Is instantly married. by bis eyo and.
II possible, transferred to his portfolio. Wherev-
Ct he lopks IL is tho Picture in color, OF form,
spread before him, that first 1xcs hls attention,
aud rewards him with tho kconost pleasure 10
Lio fou,uey,nes Noxt, he Ia m expert nnturat-
ist: and. after the oxternal beauties Of region
,nvo been noted, ho turns to study Of its fauna,
mud flora, aud geological formation. Thou hu
ia au arcl,co1oyist. and oon,pels eyory ruin
and relic Of . past civilization, that
oomes III his way. to yield up to
hin some portion, II not all, Of tho sccros Of
its history. Again. hc Ia q skiIlful cthnoloeist.
aud delights In distinguishing tho various raccs
that inhabit tho county ho travorscs, aud as
signing to each 1ts peculiar physical and monlal
characteristics. Add to these faculties tho &C.
t,,s r.;... .s,, ~ NV e.a
t.o ".''os' anu "o Ha'e 6uu'.to'al oi gus
whlch Eavc RARELY boon united In tho equipment
OF single traveller. Nor muas we omit to 1nen-
tion tho orowniug graco of ~ adyonturcr, In
,>artnrhsh h,o ro'S.nst,., s .r,,",, n s,"n,a. 49,
f's o~o'o eo"u'a'o, "a'" 1t' '4a4s'S pun
Hesseo u natural inheritance
The record OF tho experiences Of so romar,-
ablo uaan In ono Of tho Widest aud richest
co,,ntrios T., .r,o ,v,rfi s1o,t5 ho r,r,at. viii
s~nn"s"o,. " .s5 s ;,"'n.s.;s "o.u ''.so WV
=. eanoeen'en' auu 'na'iao]on' Ano oo u tFH1T ID.
Ino tnVan VIII gather from 1t fresh sores OF
usefn! knowledge, and tho uneclontidc reader m
There ia extreme diversity In NJ. aarcoy'a mr.
xaslvc. Now, there occura an exact description
OF q curious and unknown plant then, a caro-
full portrait of some native man or woman
trrcs OF theIr race; then a graphic relation of
M exciting, perhaps frivolous incident happen-
Ing to the author; and, Immediately following,
q humorous sceue that provokes pca!s OF laugE-
tor: And 10 tho stony moves Oh, with yarlc.l
aud interesting succession Of events that haya a
charm for every reader. On half tao pa1os tho
pou-s4etch is supplemented with ponctl-draw-
ting from n. Nareoy's album. that lends efficient
aid IN reproducing to tho life tho object or Incl.
dent under dellncation.
Poru. for Para at tho month OF the Atuazons.
ue occupied just year aud fourteen days in ao-
compllsltng, tho distance instead Of tho three
months In which hc had Wagered to pnss over It.
Dut the ditlcultcs Of travail uron the route ee-
!eetca @ nere enormous, and Alr. Marcoy eorldnot:
1t ~! tno 'nuIeoMeat OF thoneaf,d "aEers resist
Eoe temptation 70 STOP and eako sketches and
Iake eol!cctlones wherever tho region was par I
81 ttohs15 hins N 1s.ne; Notnng Was of consequence
~ ni1n oat 10 maze Tue most ol Tue Mesent mo-
o. ohaaeea to hna nltasell. Afa iie ell ,oute vas
Lne poilectl9n OF sa2fAnos, ahd no enjoyed 1t to
tno usam, Happ9 Was 1el lsai, ana 1of tht tn"
q a, "a 20 n 70 sny
e!om illay 70 Ecnafaii, ol; Matoo! travelled by
!ana sna On noIsnoaca the remainder Of the
3oa1pney 3f'a W. ne'torm9a os CANOE ana s'oop On
e sae htVeTs oan'a ana: uoafhll, and the Amazons.
trouhaso4a .nd q e @ evors "as
the Streams MAS oostructed bv rocks. and the
surtens Was rapid. THO travelors-M MarcoY
uuasl.naturaitste. whom ho onconnter.i ' hy
fro,uenttv oo.noe1i.d - lsnd ~,
C,nsn . rados,ra1 ta,. e1n+s, .1'a ~ aAu shu
eheir oanoan wer" c1d.a ~ tne W %ns
tue' M oauooa nete e4ldeo, uy Nnanb ol l!anos, >!
over eotnc nastlcu!all perilous passage. DuIlig
Eloee oft-recurriDg foot-cxcurslons. NJ. Marooy
found delightful employment, ~, in nv own
way, STUDIED the effects Of lisht and shado on
khe innisco m. T cu, m Hnvor.. T ,;s.aataI 49, |
ta.vas. .e'a, -, Wv nt ~ Ng"c.s' usoscsea tne
h1'te ~ ~ t1.sn ~ ne'e ao"e @ .ne eqng .! ne
oIfoe ana tao mnffnar OF tho winds; watched.
acroBs TIC lut0t Venlng EPace. the cirro-cnmnll,
Or -ballB,-thoeo light oiouds which, liIta |
bhe doves Of Dauto. roEdn Der Faef dat uoiar
portals" ~'
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nus . Mosse msnaps oiten oconraa TO tho yoy-
aReta t1tn having to land aud make ! few miles
ou foot. Their canoes wcrc, ovcry now and theu, |
npsot bY contoc, with lock, OF cpguIicd In 4
rapid !; and. whilo thcy tbcnsaiyes na7ro sIp ~
,aped drowninc. thcir ha~"ssc wnn1S ho t;s,'od
~ ~ In ,,,tn =, S "ousu W aeae'!
aas " INV Mutet y ueplorao!o conalt1oa, J! nor
!9st a1'nsether IN tll!a way, ns the party giided
AlonI, from dAy 10 day. each member, IN turn,
parted BY piecomoal with tho few ELECTS which
seemed Cehenttal to bis outfit aud eynt trjenrnd
he meoi Of seeing hi, mast ,,rorions treoh,,ros
70 to Tic bottom WIo hn Fix III wsu str,lsin9
,,t - ~ ~ s,o IL s!o ~ nu.ei nAs st1IRiue
i 1ui ~. us"s nan one attesmoon' II "as tno dld-