The Bouquet D'Afrique, of course, is perceptible to us and offensive, but it is said that to the Indians of South America both black and white men are in this respect offensive.

The "Foetor Judaiicus" must be noticeable also to have deserved the term.
But this is sad wandering from the subject in hand and not exactly "reminiscences." I only hope that this and other departures, necessary for stuffing purposes, may be excused, especially as they are probably the most entertaining part of the book.
To return to the town of Panama.

In the bay and amongst the islands were quite a number of whales and flocks of pelicans.

More curious to observe was an enormous number of small reddish-brown-coloured snakes, swimming freely on the surface of the sea, yet not seemingly heading in any particular direction.

I could get no information regarding them.