The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley: To which is Appended a Condensed Physical Geography of the Atlantic United States and the Whole American Continent, Volume 2E.H. Flint and L.R. Lincoln, 1832 - 464 pages |
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Page 187 - The wind rages with unrestrained fury ,• its noise may be compared to the distant thunder. The rain descends in torrents, shrubs and lofty trees are borne down by the mountain stream, the rivers overflow their banks, and submerge the plains. Terror and consternation seem to pervade the whole of animated nature ; land birds are driven into the ocean, and those whose element is the sea, seek for refuge in the woods. The frighted beasts of the field herd together, or roam in...
Page 174 - The boa, or, as it is called in the country, the aboma, is a large amphibious snake about forty feet in length, and four or five in circumference ; it is indifferent as to its prey, and destroys, when hungry, any animal that comes within its reach ; the negroes consider it excellent food, and its fat is converted into oil. The rattle snake and dipsas are the most noxious reptiles in Guiana ; the sting of the latter is not always fatal, but it...
Page 187 - ... and the vivid hues of industrious insects, reflecting unnumbered tints from the rays of the sun. The aspect of the richly cultivated valleys is different, but not less pleasing ; the whole of nature teems with the most varied productions. It often happens, after the sun has dissipated the mist above the crystal expanse of the ocean, that the scene is changed. by an optical illusion. The spectator observes sometimes a sand-bank rising out of the deep, or distant canoes in the red clouds, floating...
Page 177 - September the thermometer rises frequently above 90% the refreshing sea breeze is then interrupted, and frequent calms announce the approach of the great periodical rains. Fiery clouds are seen in the atmosphere, and the mountains appear less distant to the spectator than at other seasons of the year. The rain falls in torrents about the beginning of October, the rivers overflow their banks, and a great portion of the low grounds is submerged.
Page 188 - ... is the sea, seek for refuge in the woods. The frighted beasts of the field herd together, or roam in vain for a place of shelter. It is not a contest of two opposite winds, or a roaring ocean that shakes the earth ; all the elements are thrown into confusion, the equilibrium of the atmosphere seems as if it were destroyed, and nature appears to hasten to her ancient chaos. Scenes of desolation have...
Page 187 - In order to make our readers better acquainted with this country, we shall attempt to describe a morning in the Antilles. For this purpose, let us watch the moment when the sun, appearing through a cloudless and serene atmosphere, illumines with his rays the summits of the mountains, and gilds the leaves of the plantain and orange trees. The plants are spread over with gossamer of fine and transparent silk, or gemmed with dewdrops, and the vivid hues of industrious insects, reflecting unnumbered...
Page 173 - The fishes forsake their ordinary food, and live upon the fruits and berries of the shrubs, among which they swim: the crab is found upon the trees, and the oyster multiplies in the forest. The Indian, who surveys from his canoe this confusion of earth and sea, suspends his hammock on an elevated branch, and sleeps without fear in the midst of so great apparent danger.
Page 72 - ... majority of the taxable inhabitants, is appropriated to the support of free schools. No district is entitled to any share of the school fund, that will not raise, by taxation, a sum equal to its share of the income of the fund. The Governor of Delaware, in his late message, urges, in the strongest terms, the importance of universal primary education.
Page 143 - ... Virgin and the saints are either made of solid silver, or richly gilded, and ornamented with precious stones. Palaces, mansions of great families, beautiful fountains, and extensive squares, adorn the interior of this city. To the north, near the suburbs, is the principal public promenade, or Alameda. Round this walk flows a rivulet, forming a fine square, in the middle of which there is a basin with a fountain. Eight alleys of trees terminate here, in the figure of a star. But in consequence...
Page 44 - YORK is the most northern of the middle states, and the most populous state in the Union. It is bounded N. by lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence and Lower Canada ; E. by Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut ; S. by the Atlantic, New Jersey and Pennsylvania ; W. by Pennsylvania, Lake Erie, and the Niagara. Between 30° 45' and 45° N. latitude; and 2° 51