Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

CONTENTS. IX PAGE CHAPTER VII. Southern Aborigines of South America 129 CHAPTER VIII. Horse Indians of Patagonia: — Head — Physiognomy — Sta- ture — ^Wanderings — Clothing — Armour — Arms — Food Chase — Property — Huts — Wizards — Marriage — Children — Health — lUness — Death — Burial — ^War — Horseman- ship — Gambling — Caciques — Superstitions — Warfare Morality — Disposition — Chups — ^ZapaUos 144 CHAPTER IX. Fuegians — Form — Paint — Disposition — Food — Doctor Rehgious ideas — Superstitions — Marriage — Death — ^Bu- rial — Cannibalism — Weapons — Women's occupation — Training — Obtaining food — Fire — Language — Sagacity and local knowledge — Battles — Ceremony — Natives in Trinidad Gulf — Obstruction Sound — Potatoes — Dogs 175 CHAPTER X. Set out to land Matthews and the Fuegians — Their meeting with Natives — Supposed Volcano — Dream — Oens-men Scene — Arrival at WooUya — Encampment — Concourse of Natives — Jemmy's Family — Wigwams — Gardens — Dis- trust — Experiment — Westward Exploration — Remove Matthews — Revisit WooUya — Gale — Sail for the Falk- land Islands 202 CHAPTER XI. Historical Sketch of the Falkland Islands 228 CHAPTER XII. First Appearance of Falklands — Tides — Currents — Winds Seasons — ^Temi)erature — Rain — Health — Dangers — Cau-