This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... this Bay, and blow towards the tropic of Cancer. But the calms are more frequent in the summer time, when the sun crosses the equator towards us, and draws up the salt and watery vapors, not obliquely, but almost perpendicularly. "And here also I cannot pass on, without praising the Divine Goodness, which ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... this Bay, and blow towards the tropic of Cancer. But the calms are more frequent in the summer time, when the sun crosses the equator towards us, and draws up the salt and watery vapors, not obliquely, but almost perpendicularly. "And here also I cannot pass on, without praising the Divine Goodness, which brings it to pass, that all things work together for good to them that love God. For if, meeting no delay, we had been allowed to sail at the time we had ap' pointed, namely, on the twentieth of the month of August, the sun being on this side of the equator, and striking down vertically, the intense heat would not only have ruined our provisions, but would have brought disease and death upon almost all of us. We were saved by the delay, for by embark' ing in the winter time, we escaped misfortunes of this kind; and if you except the usual seasickness, no one was attacked by any disease, until the Festival of the Nativity of our Lord. In order that that day may be better kept, wine was given out; and those who drank of it too freely, were seized the next day with a fever; and of these, not long afterwards, about twelve died, among whom were two Catholics. The loss of Nicholas Fairfax and James Barefote were deeply felt ettfementof among us. QtUrgfanb "While continuing our voyage after having seen the Sunfish, which swims with difficulty against the course of the sun, and is a sign of storms, and indeed after more than one storm, we met with many curious things. Especially Flying fish, which sometimes swim in the sea, and sometimes fly up in the air. "They are about the size of flounders or the larger gilt' heads, and very much resemble these in their delicious flavor. A hundred of them rise into the air at once, when flying from...
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