During the Tertiary period the whole valley of Mexico was one great lake.

The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.

At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova.

I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth.

The journey and excursions in Mexico which have originated the narrative and remarks contained in this volume were made in the months of March, April, May, and June of 1856, for the most part on horseback.

If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission in writing.

Coughs seem very common here, especially among the children, though people look strong and healthy, but in the absence of proper statistics one cannot undertake to say whether the district is a healthy one or not.