Causes by which it is produced--Abundance and Distribution of Rain within the Tropics--The Trade Winds--The Belt of Calms-- Tropical Rains--The Monsoons--Tornados--Cyclones--Typhoons-- Storms in the Pacific--Devastations caused by Hurricanes on Pitcairn Island and Rarotonga 1 Their Aspect in the Dry Season--Vegetable Sources--Sand Spouts-- Effects of the Mirage--A Savannah on Fire--Opening of the Rainy Season--Miraculous Changes--Exuberance of Animal and Vegetable Life--Conflict between Horses and Electrical Eels--Beauty of the Llanos at the Termination of the Rainy Season--The Mauritia Palm 11…
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