, 1874-11-21
LITERATURE.


Dr SDs. Deston RoAorsA nrothcra.
Tho loycrs Of Natural History In America will
mako grateful Acknowledgements to Blcsszs Rob-
crte Brothers for ronacripg accessible to them
n book which has boon for number Of years
within roach Of English readers. Il Is trcaa.
s,ry Of valuable facts md observations regarding
the habits Of plants and animals peculiar to
land which teens with strange mud cnrous forms
Of life. It is very bimIlar In character to W"il-
ace's "Ialay Archipelago" which was intro.
duced into the United atatos Avo or slx yeara
ago, aud attracted universal interost.
. 1lr. Bates visited Dra2il ln 1948 anu epent
eaeyon years making COLLECTIONS Of tho natural
productions Of the region watored by tho Ami
gona. Mr.. Wallace, tho author Of the work jnRs
mentioned, accompanied him on the expedition.
and remained in Brazil during portion OF tho
period OF hin so1ourn there, but waa engaged
In exploring d different aoction OF country;
hence tho two tlaturallats wore, for tho most
part. separated from eaoh other by grcnt dis
tancos. and pursued sinely their Investigations
in the DISTRICTS selected. Mfr. DateB passed tho
irst year and half in tho vicinity OF Para. the
following four yoars aud half on tho Lover
Amazonp, and tho remaining four yoars aud o
half On tho Upper Amazons, making Ega. on the
Solinoens nivcr, his headquarters. During tho
greater part Of bis protractcd term, he WAS on.
tiroly isolated from civilization, having bis nbodo
among the nativo Indians of tho Amazone, and
adopting their manner Of living. Although hia
wozk waa naost absorbing, being prolific iu ti.e
aonco Of intellectual society, aud the lnc of tho
varied excitementa and pleasures Of European
life, wefo felt most ncutcly, and with. evor.in-
creaaing pain aa' timo passed on, until at last
sa was bis enthusiasm for Nature, ho was forced
to the conclusion that her oompanionshp nlono
doea mt aat'sfy tho cravings OF human nature.
10 got on tolcrably we'll whom situated whore
az often as once In TWO months but whoa ill.,
tervsfB Of four, and even twelve, months oc-
eursed between the arrival Of lettera and parcels.
the sonae Of loneliness and Insulation mas bard
to vhat he terms t.tho Naturallst'a paraaiso,"
aud Rot sail for England, no relatoa thnt the
aa1dest houra OF his llte-ttmo were those Of the
night preceding his departure. His attachment
and tho FREQ life, Of Equatorial South Amelica,
had become go strong that he could not reaign
them without bitter pangs Of regret, Recolloo-
lions Of England came to bis mind with vivid
years Of his abseree, but he Bhrank from, en-
counter1ng again tho conventional restraints aud
tho as.idcaa. cases ot civilized life.
The record Of Mr.. Batoa' experience On tho
ing nature. Ha days wore passed in the dill
nent study Of the zoology and botany OF Tho re-
idons around him, und tho ovonts of chief i'm
portsnce which occurred to Diversity them were
inn ohiccte ~ Natural H;storvs Tis tirst ni,.
saSvst{nr in tha nrirncvaj forosta of nrazI xerc
mi ~ asrsnco e1trpriees. The bocioty Of flowers
and Of Auima-life was specially striking. Tho ma-
and It ao rroat an nltftude tlat tliev wero amoat
invisible. Floworipg troes ind Shrubs are more
a,mndant in opeo spaces on Tho Amazong but in
tho forests they arc rare. An occasional blos-
nlsnt viii eIean, ike a star amidst n moss Or
freen . hrt penotnlty the cve falls on uDroliayo1
fnt. nf vcninro. Tia GROUND ia carpeted with
Lyeopodsums. inoumperea ~ plaeGs VIII ge. Togee.
table door!s aou eoattn6 OF qeaa ieases. riults
Of many kinds lie scatterod about, conspicuous
among which are various aorts Of heaus,-somo
with pods foot long, some list aud Of lnashcry
texture, and others as hard "a stones. Brooks
4ead,htlned T. waters: a,oaao, .~
ins to a. inanense heie ehs before omItt,ng sin-
glo brnuc4,. Their cyhudr,cal shafts measuring
f @ 20 ~ nn1o IL M to- IN
Sa,e +oncst, Az s,,;aa fecb rnnua,vc ;nd;vid,oI
mouopoiizas : large domain, ana only shruha or
honaH are able 10 hna 1oothota neaf H. Efo-
queutly, over large nreas. tho forest presents a.
ranetinna' and covered viii donse ROOF of green
that excludes every raw Of sunshine, aud creates
arches. Flowers cannot nou1'sh IN saen per.
petaa onsenty es .0,.;a ~ .e1snto @ o. taS
..as 1saes ~ w t.ra,s' ,ro3nnt;n,1 upaua srs
Mas ae1es o. -, pt15sopnn aut
rounding the lower pars OF enGl9 em e'Iaens
no sod ~ ~ H. r,Hs, ra;s;n, tI.a,,,s
oastsesses are tosnn4 u " aud.1 .nG.,
np1xsr 9s ~ tha tTce "a s;gb ana uess
aaa.ti9nai da M eMPpofs 1of II" t0''s trunk ana lie
an3enp ,p a,,,,nna. that nervnpn thesa for
.,a 70 otIor 1ao';ar an1 tmrross;va co,sa
eass ~ anutaet II PoHu,s aMu intsoee1se eu"'
serasae. an Ut. . iAssa s te,aar1a
We oten rena oooka 81 seaFTe or rue ashso ano
H. 1npreaa;ou NJ I dennens on ioncer sco,snanca rhs
v gonnls Of birds sFo Of That psnsyo and mygtsriou.
sha1acter Which intansaea tbs feeling Of solitude
rather thsn Imparta Of life aud checrtuIuess
sonestmes n tue raiast of .e asilnoss sudden yei
or selHam VII etsrte oae inia cSmss from soao as
M t1tt IS a1,t ut
~ avn1 ,nsLs ,oa 1nnI,
l.d hssrowfue noise, unier witch Il Is Giicuit t.
keep " ones buoynncy Of spirit Tho fcoing Of ta