 | 1858 - 708 pages
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosas were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...midday, and found the mercury to stand at 132 to 134 degrees ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1857 - 762 pages
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosse were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds and expired. But this broiling... | |
 | 1857 - 830 pages
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosee were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...midday, and found the mercury to stand at 132 to 134 degrees ; and, if certain kind of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds,... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1858 - 782 pages
...shriveled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosae were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the aun, at midday, and found the mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1858 - 780 pages
...shriveled, though not dead; and those of the mimosa? were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. 1 put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury... | |
 | John Saunders - 1858 - 806 pages
...shrivelled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosa) wer« closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful to see those tiny creatures tho ants pinning about with their accustomed vivacity. I put the bulb of a thermometer three inches... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1868 - 810 pages
...shriveled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosae were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. 1 put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 806 pages
...shriveled, though not dead ; and those of the mimosa? were closed at. midday, the same as they are at night. In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. 1 put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury... | |
 | Josiah Tyler - 1873 - 812 pages
...though not dead ; and those of the mimosas were elosed at midday, the same as they are at night. " In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds and expired. But this broiling... | |
 | 1876 - 850 pages
...though not dead ; and those of the mimosas were closed at midday, the same as they are at night. " In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful...mercury to stand at 132° to 134° ; and if certain kinds of beetles were placed on the surface, they ran about a few seconds and expired. But this broiling... | |
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In the midst of this dreary drought, it was wonderful to see those tiny creatures, the ants, running about with their accustomed vivacity. I put the bulb of a thermometer three inches under the soil, in the sun, at midday, and found the mercury to stand... 
