Brazil and the Brazilians : portrayed in historical and descriptive sketches . a similar round-house is constructedover the bows, giving something like homogeneity to the appearance of the arrangement renders it necessary to have a staging or spar-deck rigged up, onwhich to perform the labors of navigation. The steersman generally sits perchedupon the roof of the after round-house. The idea continually disturbing my mindwhile beholding these canoas was, that, being so top-heavy, they were liable to over-set, as they most inevitably would if exposed to a gale of wind. They ai-e thou
Brazil and the Brazilians : portrayed in historical and descriptive sketches . a similar round-house is constructedover the bows, giving something like homogeneity to the appearance of the arrangement renders it necessary to have a staging or spar-deck rigged up, onwhich to perform the labors of navigation. The steersman generally sits perchedupon the roof of the after round-house. The idea continually disturbing my mindwhile beholding these canoas was, that, being so top-heavy, they were liable to over-set, as they most inevitably would if exposed to a gale of wind. They ai-e thought,however, to answer very well their purpose of floating upon the tide. Moreover,one special advantage of the round-house is that it furnishes room for the swingingof hammocks, and thus saves the canoe-men the trouble of going on shore to sus- Bathing and Market Scenes. 551 pend them on the trees. Mr. Mawe says that, in descending the Amazon, he passeda man who had moored his canoe while he fastened his bed upon some branchesof a tree overhanging the water and took a nap!. AMAZONIAN CANOA. The street running parallel to the river and connecting with the several land-ings is that in which the commercial business of the place is principally certain hours of the day it presents a very lively appearance. Various objects and customs are observed at Para that appear altogether pecu-liar to the place. In one section of the city, when animals are slaughtered formarket, vast numbers of vultures perched upon the trees or wheelinglazily through the air. Along the margin of the river, both morning and evening,great numbers of people may be seen bathing. No ceremonies are observed at thesevery necessary, and no doubt very agreeable, ablutions. Men, women, and chil-dren—belonging to the lower classes as a matter of course—may be seen at thesame moment diving, plunging, and swimming in different directions. There is generally a crowd of canoes around Ponta da
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