Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). Through the Brazilian Wilderness. 1914. Subject Index
Para, 344–347 Paraguay, 40 ; language and people of, 44–46 ; development ahead of, 46 ; military service introduced in, 47 , 48 Paraguay, the, 7–9 , 39 et seq .; early knowledge of, 57 ; American flag first seen on the upper, 60 ; 98 ; renewed ascent of, 121 ; junction of São Lourenço and, 123 ; 189 , 337 Paran&á, 32 , 34 Parecís, Antonio, 148 , 152–154 , 250 , 266 , 279 , 283 Parecís Indians, 193 , 196 , 197 ; extraordinary game of football played by, 197–199 ; Colonel Rondon holds a council with the, 200 ; settlement of, 201–203 ; presents for the, 206 ; dance of the, 206 , 207 ; ferry run by, 210 Parecís plateau, 179 Park, Mungo, 189 Patagonia, 27 "Pateran," 258 Peccary, white-lipped, 79 , 92 , 109 , 117 , 146 , 148 , 152–155 , 346 Peckolt, Doctor, Appendix B, 381 Peons, 50 , 69 , 74 Pescada, 323 Photographic supplies, Appendix B, 390–392 Pineapples, 187 ; wild, 299 Pioneers, 332–334 Pipes, natives dance to, 206 Piraiba, 320 , 321 Piranha, or cannibal fish, 42–44 ; stories of attacks by, 52–54 ; Miller’s study of, 64 , 65 , 88 ; dogs’ tails bitten off by, 137 ; 288 ; flesh of, good eating, 300 ; 321–323 ; attack Cherrie, 341 Plan Alto, the, 123 , 174 ; healthy region of, 179–181 ; 182 ; singular topographical feature of, 238 Plantains, or pacovas, 179 , 267 Portages, 257 , 260 , 261 , 282 , 301 , 303 , 304 , 318 , 319 , 321 , 323 Porto Campo, 136 , 144 , 145 Porto Martinho, 55 Positivists, the, 51 Pranchas, native trading-boats, 136 , 164 Provisions, 6 , 42 , 160 ; tin cases of, 170 ; loss of ferry-load of, 229 , 247 , 248 ; half supply of, consumed, 297 ; Fiala’s suggestions for, Appendix B, 377–382
Puma. See Cougar Puma-skin helmet, 230 Pyrineus, Lieutenant, 53 , 270 , 271 , 285 , 297 , 339–341 “Queixa,” the, 146 Quinine, 282 Rain, severe storm of, 110 ; beginning of rainy season, 112 , 113 ; forty-eight hour fall of, 116 , 117 ; 179 , 190 , 203 , 205 ; difficulties of travelling in rainy season, 221 ; 226 , 227 , 235 , 236 , 254 , 291 ; end of rainy season, 306 ; 330 Rainey, Paul, hounds used by, 119 Ramsey, 126 Ranches, 125 , 161–166 Rapids, 164 ; a mishap in the, 221 ; form serious obstacle, 257 ; 258 , 262 , 282 , 331 , 264–266 , 268 ; Broken Canoe, 269 ; 273–284 , 292–297 , 299–304 ; time spent in going through, 306 ; note on, 307 ; 308–310 , 318 , 319 , 321–324 ; Panela, 331 ; Inferno, 335 ; Infernino, 337 ; Carupanan, 337 ; last of the, 339 “Regional Volunteers,” 269 Regions, healthy, 195 , 203 ; enter wilder, 208 ; rich and fertile, 298 , 299 ; beautiful, 322 Reinisch, Colonel Rondon’s taxidermist, 113 , 234 Religions, 5 , 57–59 ; need for churches of all, 58 , 59 ; liberty for all, 59 Rheas, ostriches, 180 Ribeiro, Miranda, 270 Rickard, Tex, 41 , 46 Rifles, 5 , 211 , 234 , 276 ; Appendix B, 369 , 382 Riis, Jacob, 27 Rio Branco, 331 , 350 Rio Cardozo, 319 , 327 , 335
