Camp and camino in Lower California; a record of the adventures of the author while exploring peninsular California, Mexico . es andinsects of venomous nature, Praemundi describing nativeantidotes for practically all save what he called the sole-cuate, a blunt tailed snake resembling In color the ordinarywater variety, and the mala zorea, or small southern bite of this latter creature—and in fear of it the travel-ling natives draw their serapas close about their faces atnight — causes hydrophobia and death. Cheese and en-livening music were the remedies he suggested for the stingof t
Camp and camino in Lower California; a record of the adventures of the author while exploring peninsular California, Mexico . es andinsects of venomous nature, Praemundi describing nativeantidotes for practically all save what he called the sole-cuate, a blunt tailed snake resembling In color the ordinarywater variety, and the mala zorea, or small southern bite of this latter creature—and in fear of it the travel-ling natives draw their serapas close about their faces atnight — causes hydrophobia and death. Cheese and en-livening music were the remedies he suggested for the stingof the tarantula, certain varieties of which he consideredfatal. After this cheerful discussion and before retiring tomy blankets and bad dreams, I entered in my journal, afterthe style of the mighty Caesar, All Baja California Is di-vided into three parts, of which one Is all barren sierras,parched deserts and thirst, another is Inhabited by snakes,scorpions, centipedes, tarantulas, salamankasers and malazoreas, while the third is all palms, flowers, dates, oranges,sugar-cane, honey, running water and pretty TO LORETO 203 Trouble is, the boundaries on the parts are following day, just before noon, we came upon arunaway couple. From snakes to romance! But ElCamino Real is full of just such contrasts. The youngpeople—they were eighteen and twenty-two—^were rest-ing by the wayside when we came upon them. Theirbelongings, tucked in a sack, were swung acrossthe swains sturdy shoulders, a leather water-bottle anda pair of short, pointed shoes were tied to the girlsleft arm. He was clad in tattered garments, she in a bluecalico gown with red dots in the waist; an eminently be-coming yellow rebozo, or native headdress, completed hercostume. Although she seemed unconscious of her lack ofstays and hosiery, she was plainly distressed at being foundwearing guarachas, for, as soon as I devoted my attentionto her companion, she quickly slipped them off and forc
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