. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . The quiet water above the Moju waterfalls. The ceremonial drum in the maloca* In the middle is a long hollow trunk, suspended to a horizontal branch.—(Page 219) ALONE WITH THE INDIANS 221 strung almost parallel with mine. My baggage isat one end of the hammock. I almost fall asleepwith my glasses on, and even with the heavy wad-ing boots, for the night quickly grows cold. The old chief sits alongside of my hammock,now and then stretching out his hand to extractthe pipe from m
. The lower Amazon; a narrative of explorations in the little known regions of the state of Pará, on the lower Amazon . The quiet water above the Moju waterfalls. The ceremonial drum in the maloca* In the middle is a long hollow trunk, suspended to a horizontal branch.—(Page 219) ALONE WITH THE INDIANS 221 strung almost parallel with mine. My baggage isat one end of the hammock. I almost fall asleepwith my glasses on, and even with the heavy wad-ing boots, for the night quickly grows cold. The old chief sits alongside of my hammock,now and then stretching out his hand to extractthe pipe from my mouth for his own other men sit or stand around tallying to eachother, no doubt, discussing me, so it is clear I donot lack company, but I am too tired to pay anymore attention to anything and I simply fade away. It may be midnight when I wake up, shiveringwith cold. The temperature is at 63*^ F., not verylow but relatively low as compared with the dailyaverage. My clothing is heavy; a heavy winter woollenundershirt, a khaki shirt and trousers, a khakicoat, and a cloth around my neck prove insufficientto keep out the cold. Almost every fam
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