The Voyage Of The Beagle By Charles Darwin





































































 -   Yet this
man was the owner of several square miles of land, of which
nearly every acre would produce corn - Page 68
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Yet This Man Was The Owner Of Several Square Miles Of Land, Of Which Nearly Every Acre Would Produce Corn, And, With A Little Trouble, All The Common Vegetables.

The evening was spent in smoking, with a little impromptu singing, accompanied by the guitar.

The signoritas all sat together in one corner of the room, and did not sup with the men.

So many works have been written about these countries, that it is almost superfluous to describe either the lazo or the bolas. The lazo consists of a very strong, but thin, well-plaited rope, made of raw hide. One end is attached to the broad surcingle, which fastens together the complicated gear of the recado, or saddle used in the Pampas; the other is terminated by a small ring of iron or brass, by which a noose can be formed. The Gaucho, when he is going to use the lazo, keeps a small coil in his bridle-hand, and in the other holds the running noose which is made very large, generally having a diameter of about eight feet. This he whirls round his head, and by the dexterous movement of his wrist keeps the noose open; then, throwing it, he causes it to fall on any particular spot he chooses. The lazo, when not used, is tied up in a small coil to the after part of the recado. The bolas, or balls, are of two kinds: the simplest, which is chiefly used for catching ostriches, consists of two round stones, covered with leather, and united by a thin plaited thong, about eight feet long.

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