• Cover Image

The Voyage of the Beagle

By: Charles Darwin

... hitherto he knows as living only in South America. The dust falls in such quantities as to dirty every- thing on board, and to hurt people’s eyes; ve... ... decayed, that I could only bring away small fragments of one of the great molar teeth; but these are sufficient to show that the remains belonged to ... ...r and very curious source of dispute; the ground be- ing so long dry, such quantities of dust were blown about, that in this open country the landmark... ...del Fuego the fun- gus in its tough and mature state is collected in large quantities by the women and children, and is eaten un-cooked. It has a muci... ...try how soon they can contrive to squander it. They drink excessively, buy quantities of clothes, and in a few days return penniless to their miserabl... ... gambling, or rather taking a ticket in a lot- tery. The owners lose great quantities of rich ores; for no precautions can prevent robberies. I heard ...

Read More