Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-03-29
Agricultural.
Agricultural, &c, in st. Domingo.

From All Interesting article IN the Country
Gentlen.an, entitled A wilt to ST. Domingo
Gin 1862, we make the following xtFact.
The hors are small, but finely built, feet,
well broken 10 10 this saddle, and never shOd.
they are fed upon green cJrnstllks, except
ing when IN USE Tor long journeys; thena little
corn is gwen besides. Oats are never usid
The usual mode OF taking them % wafer is to
tie the head OF one 10 the tail OF another, and
a striog of them looks leughable enough
They are washed daily, instead vi being CURED,
and seem to thrive upon this treatment rs well
as ours There are few vehicles OF any kind,
a, the roads a,e SIMPLY mule paths A lew
horse carts are IN use about the city, having
been recently sent from New York by the
American West Indian Company Now and
then you will see Spanish volante ora Dulch
carriage, heavy and awkward, more tic 10 be
drawn by oxen than by the slender little horses,
which look rs If they ought TO have place
with the inmates inside.
The oxen are very hne, and resemble Dev0ns.
The yoke is fastened behind the horls by cord.
1t seems a less oppressive way ~ the beast than
ours.
The climate is delightful, and the nights are
always cool. Although the mercury never rose
above 30 degrees the heat o the sun was penetra-
ting in the middle Of the day, which regulates
sOmewh hat the hours Tor labor, very little being
done In the open air from | O'Clock until
o'clock. during the rainy season one wants to
avoid exposure, US there Is danger Oi chill and
ievsf--nut disease like ours, but mIlder and
of short duration. Almost all strangers pass
through It In being accliLated, bus proper
h., ID Fa
simple and Efficient remedies Strangers should
avoid the use OF sprltuOus liquors, and wear
thu flannel throughout the year Anong the
mountains it Is often 80 cool as to be uncImiOTt-
able at MI ht without an Oyefcoat. The aver.
age number OF de ,ths is really less on the
island than ours Away from the asa cast IT
is entirely healthy, and persons live 10 an
aston 4hIng age. We saw sums walkli about
mJfe tnau one hundred years old and one said
to be one hundred aud turty
The island Is sDguarly Tree IRON VIVID beasts,
aud from snakes. IDere are no poisonous rep
tiles OF insects that produce death, and lew
mosquitoes. Fl US are abundant. With the
progress ot Thrift and neatness these nulslnces
would be overcome.
We found the people everywhere friendly,
bad Tree passage about the CITY, but out oil II
we were annoyed by passports aud silly presen
tations 10 intendents. Americans are popular
with both Spsnard. anu Domin,cahs. The
native d Jancaus of the better Glasses receives
their education abroad their hne handsome
bearing quite covers their color Indeed one
soun g,oss accustomed to II, and 10 entirely
UNCONSCIOUS II the. party addressing him Is white
or black.
The native poorer classes, and those who live
in the interior seem 10 be without ambition
They lead lazy, inert life, with lew wants,
and those easily supplied. They are passive
an nof insye, although they always 70 armed
with knilu and macheto Their one vice,
RIGHTEOUSNESS, marks iteeli ON their iaots and
DESTROYS tne heavenly. Their stolid, beSotted
expression Is paitiul % see
The estate Of E,meraldo, owned by an Ameri-
can gentleman, sone OF the Inject we saw
IL firsl by moonlight, which Is much brighter
than ours, and gives white light almost IKE
day. A winding lane through deep thioket'
leads into an open wax lined with nlwefs up
to the house. ltisa timple low cottage OF
ono story, made OF upright matched boards
aud thatcnei with palm, and the outside door
is a simple curtain OF rcd. THIS leads into The
receu,ion room, from which you pass over a
covered brick pazzi to another building USED
a, sleep,ng apartments, and still another Tor the
dinin s.roou. kitchen and servants rooms, all on
Oh, GROUND floor, AMI each building covered with
vines. Ia the grounds are seperate walRs
bordercd with the orange, banana, palm
cocua nut or lime Ii is SAID that every trop
cal tree and fruit bad It's specimen there The
laie rebellion has rulued TINS charming spot
every tree upon 1t has been ieiied'
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tice. must not forget to mention delightful
custom, OF welcome 10 strangers The youngest
LADY in a family presents the guest wish tJ~vrs,
fragrant wec me; the sweetest Tea roses Were
laid anon GU, LAPS 10 the first house We entered
An Anne lean is Impressed with custom bo'h
kindly an reserent, at the sound OF the morn
ins uni evening b,ll lOf prayers Inc hat u
raired with goud morning or good night to
those who happen to be standing near
Among all tue trees. the Royal Palm seems
TO me tie king Il must be the hnest orna-
meut for a lawn imag Unable Nothing can ex'
Get its grace and beauty except l's utiily
The ID Jminieau max hts n iron Il almost
ent,t.ly. The outer bark Is split into loog
olapboatds; the Gaze shed 10y the opening
leaves Is Used for thatch the plth 10 looo iof
the ilckass bee hives are made IRON she mol
low trunk ptnuiers ana oiske~ ltVh w
Iayas and the or ,wn is delicious salad white
as snow, or bvded az cabbage
The variety Of fruits is imm,rse' rpen'og
thruusbou the ysar. Many OF them cannot %
trnuspottod. The chipmoya is very curious
\. lsass On the outsda like the leai ol the
nriekly pear. Tue nesh Is melting and dele ons
IN taste ,omewhat like pineapple ice Tue
nulp Of the cs,mito, which looks Ike cooked
,.v,oca, NIX d with the juice oil the o'ants
usLcs a hae compound OF 'wee's. This NIX
tue ~ called by tue natives " ma'riuOhy.
Tn f,.i,s have all general taste, s0methil z
Ikea combination OF orange and pine apple
and he finest would not make up TO those nc
cus,oued 70 oolder climate, ior good apple o.
ps.oh. The,e could he raised probably on The
..la,ns near the poUDtainr, but might 10 lnSP'
ID. IT., IL. 4.
We saw the interior Of tho island only 10
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