CONTENTS

OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

FAYAL AND PICO.

CHAPTER 1.

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Visit to the Caldeira at Fayal. — Appearance of the

Mountain.-First view of the Caldeira.--Field Flowers.

Scarcity of Wood. — Opal. — Deficiency of Water ; its

causes, and the remedy.— Island of Ascension.

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CHAPTER II.

Ride round Fayal.-Wine-shop.—The Basket-system.

-Castello Branco.-Cedros.—Silver Lamp.—Finesse.“

Red Pottery.-Gentleman Farmer.-Return to Horta.

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CHAPTER III.

Whit-Sunday at Horta. -- Public Feast to the Poor.-

Crowd in the Streets.—The “ Cloth Animal" in Horta.-

Priest blessing Bread.—Distribution of Food.

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CHAPTER IV.

Convent of Nuns.Visit. --The real Nun and the ideal

Nun.- Loss to the Poor of the Monastic Establishments.

- Private Charity.-Climate for Invalids.

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CONTENTS.

FLORES, CORVO, AND ST. GEORGE'S.

CHAPTER V

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Voyage to Flores.— The “ Flower of Fayal.”— A mad

Captain.-Two simple-hearted Corvoites.-Appearance of

Flores from the Roadstead.

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CHAPTER VI.

Island of Corvo.—Meeting of the Corvo Men with their

Wives.-Father Lopes. - Hospitality.-- Houses of the

Corvo Men. Beautiful Girl.-General beauty of the

Women.–Visit to the Caldeira.—Crossing to Flores.

Boatmen.

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CHAPTER VII.

THE ISLAND OF FLORES.

Journey round the Island.—Vast Ravine.-Wrecks.-

Anathema of a Priest.- Population.-Grandest Scenery in

the Azores.-Fajem Grande.—Shoes and their concomi-

tants.—More Wrecks.—Ponta Delgada and Santa Cruz.-

Foundling Hospital.

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CHAPTER VIII.

The Island of St. George's.-Ursulina.—Recent vol-

canic Eruption.--Vellas.-Fish-market.-Coast of Pico.-

Return to Horta.

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VALLEY AND BATHS OF THE FURNAS.

CHAPTER IX.

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Voyage to St. Michael's. Ponta Delgada. — Villa

Franca.—Asses.— The Valley of the Furnas.

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Watering-place Insipidities. The Tank.-Warm Baths.

-St. John's Day.-Ceremonies of the “ Holy Ghost." —

Furnas Lodgings.- Patriarchs of the Valley.-Climate.-

Fat Azoreans.-Indigestion and Vapours.

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CHAPTER XII.

Scenery and Walks of the Furnas Valley. — Ride to

Provocao. - Fighting.-Sunday Mass.-Character and

Dispositions of the Islanders.--Field labour by Women.

-Curs, Flies, and Jewels.-Hopes of Invalids.

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CHAPTER XIII.

Excursion to the Seven Cities.—Porto Formoso.-

Wine-shop.— Capellas. — Ass-riders in St. Michael's.-

Amusing objects on the road. — The Seven Cities.-

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Wretched improvements.-Catherina and her Cottage.-

Return by Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Quente to the

Furnas.

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CHAPTER XIV.

Voyage to Lisbon. - Lisbon.— Cintra.— Convents.-

Mr. Beckford's Villa. - The Queen and Prince. - The

Palace.- Mafra. - Lisbon. - English Burying-ground.-

Portugal; its literature and indolence.

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CHAPTER XV.

Lisbon.—Bull-fight.

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CHAPTER XVI.

Voyage to England.-Portuguese Physiognomy.— Vigo.

-Spanish Market-women.-Bay of Biscay.-Steam-boats.

Frenchmen.- The Thames.-Conclusion.

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With some Remarks on the Disorders to the Relief of

which its Climate is particularly suited.

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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS,

And Medical Properties, of the Hot Baths and Cold

Springs in the Valley of the Furnas ; with Observations

on the Diseases for the Remedy of which they are suitable. 345