Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America

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Port of Santos.--Yellow Fever Scourge.--Down the Coast to Montevideo.--The Cathedral.--Pamperos.--Domestic Architecture.--A Grand Thoroughfare.--City Institutions.--Commercial Advantages.--The Opera House.--The Bull-Fight.--Beggars on Horseback.--City Shops.--A Typical Character.--Intoxication.--The Campo Santo.--Exports.--Rivers and Railways 217