Through southern Mexico : being an account of the travels of a naturalist / by Hans Gadow.

  • Gadow, Hans, 1855-1928.
Date:
1908
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Through southern Mexico : being an account of the travels of a naturalist / by Hans Gadow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE CHAPTER IX. S ALIN A CRUZ AND JIGGERS. Salina Cruz and the Harbour Works—The Jigger, or Sand-flea —Bird and Reptile life at the Coast 175 CHAPTER X. A RIDE FROM TEHUANTEPEC TO OAXACA (FROM TEHUANTEPEC TO SAN CARLOS). The Ruins of Quiengola—A new Drink—Plentiful Bird-life— Termites—Tequesixtlan and the Chontal Tribe—Collecting —Rattlesnakes and the Evolution of the Rattle—The Four-eyed Fish—Weaver-birds’ Nests—-Hummingbirds— An eventful Day—San Bartolo and its jovial Schoolmaster —The unfathomable Indian Mind—San Carlos Yautepec 187 CHAPTER XI. FROM SAN CARLOS YAUTEPEC TO THE SOUTHERN PLATEAU. A District smitten with Small-pox—Dismal Camp—The Cactus Family—Totolapan—Idolatry and Native Beliefs— Interesting Pedlars—Character of the Edge of the Plateau 224 CHAPTER XII, ZAPOTECS AND MISTECS. The National Fete Day at Tlacolula—The Plume Dance— President Diaz : an appreciation—-The Temple Palaces of Mitla—The Ruins of Monte Alban—Many Tribes and Languages—The Capital of Oaxaca—Progressive Natives —A State Dinner—Misteca Poetry—The Mountain of San Felipe 246 CHAPTER XIII. IN THE STATE OF MORELOS. The Sierra de Ajusco—Cuernavaca, Pottery and Moths— Ancient Carved Lava Blocks—The Pyramid of Tepoztlan —The Hacienda de Chiconcuac—The Pyramid of