Il Deck e porta; oppure, incidenti di una crociera negli Stati Uniti il Congresso di fregate a California . visione delle ossa aride. Martedì 5 maggio. Venti in Perù prevalere fornine mesi dell'anno da sud. Thesecooler correnti, mescolandosi stessi con warmerairs, producono quello che è chiamato Scotch mist. Esso instilsitself nei vostri indumenti lentamente ma in un continuedexposure sarà completamente satura di loro. È expe-rienced più a notte e scompare al disotto theslanting raggi del sole. Gli stranieri sono atti a disre-gard; ma i nativi mettere sulla loro ponchos. Il viaggiatore da una zona nord fin

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Deck and port; or, Incidents of a cruise in the United States frigate Congress to California . vision of dry bones. Tuesday, May 5. The winds in Peru prevail fornine months in the year from the south. Thesecooler currents, mingling themselves with warmerairs, produce what is called the Scotch mist. It instilsitself into your garments slowly, but in a continuedexposure will completely saturate them. It is expe-rienced most at night, and disappears beneath theslanting rays of the sun. Strangers are apt to disre-gard it; but the natives put on their ponchos. The traveller from a northern zone finds the sea-sons quite reversed here. Spring opens with Sep-tember. When the farmer with us is gathering inhis last harvest, the seeds of the first are sown here.When the birds forsake our groves for winter quar-ters, . they are here selecting their vernal mates. 286 DFCK AND PORT. When the flowers with us perish, they are here just opening their bright eyes to the sun. Nature ncvei s herself here without a witness, nor society without its signals, as seen in this monk and Peru vian farmer.. Mouk. Peruvian Punier. I encountered two things in the markets of Limarather peculiar in their way. The first was a chickenquartered as if it had been a sheep or bullock, and sold in parts to suit purchasers; each part hriethe price of a whole one with us. The second wasa monk carrying a little tray, with a crucifix ein-ed upon it, which every one was invited to kiss, and ]>ay for the privilege what he might pleaput in. One cast into it a biscuit, another a sausa third a potato.- ; ?>.» the monk went oilwith quite abreakfast, and will be back assuredly to-morrow SKETCHES OF LIMA. 287 morning to have it filled again in the same way. Itwas the first time ever saw the privilege of a kisspurchased with a potatoe. But a monk is seldom ata loss for an expedient. Of all the fruits in Peru, the most esteemed is thechirimoya. It grows rather larger than our pippin, has a rough exterior, but is

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