The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-06
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY APRIL g. ls7l-TKIrLE SHEET

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these has An immense development. Of this branch
one Of The remarkable agricultural features OF ST.
rom % son. Ru@s and nd
landscapes Louisiana scarcely
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but ny are T. s"S n q. % their s ere
England family who had resided IN ne nsss1ornooS Of
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some Insects, as 70 our Northern states. r.r.
The most striking character.tc q 81 Domingo Q, arst
parts and I'd especially The nssSborhood Of The Bay Of
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Near various species palm abundant very
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abundance IN various parts ho Country In The more dry
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pie Su. 10 the Interior even the simple method Of .rsnsROf
II various places the commssoner. saw house: con.
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Ducts The rse :5'R Ss Of WI asss
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these expedition: wa: By pannier .Sns upon
Be- 81
timber no sawmn vas found N the country The details Or
the special accompanying reports.
rIsHERIEa
The fsheries fsurshinG, have during these latter
fallen into neglect A. an earlier period in the history
~. he
the island supplying the home wants FOR SAT- Gsh and allow
di:eon.inasG. ,' snhoaaS srsss schools ash are
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S The h:rt'1 asnSa hS:' chief eS%~er sa: s T.:
from open land quite The island both
SssasS into ss .sss
very abundant IN certain locaties growing attachedto
s K n"mSer Of
kinds great Importance for TODD little can be told Of their
decay of agriculture
missioner q show .a..i.
accustomed the climate lie coat. where q
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thai se' .Ss ns.s
work there under certain regulations. safely q,
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its and western ends regard to health
eastern wndward portion of the Island, occupied
by the Dominican republic, the principal mountain chains
run in approaching east and west direction The
valleys between Them are therefore, swept during great
portion OF year BY the trade winds. which, in that
latitude, from directions east and northeast These
valleys thus constantly supplied with pure air from
the and malaous influences RAPIDLY disappearing
ON the the end of island, occupied by
Hay walled IN on It's western ieeward side by chains
high mountains irregular from north to
SOUTH II would appear that these act TO extent
barriers trade Winds and to this fact coupled with the
influence Of nechborng marshes and maugrove swamps 1t
IL great that Port Prince and the country
bad reputation In regard to health. AS to
the large towns, there be doubt that the want
81 present Of any practical application OF SAM.
IN regard to health than they otherwise would
Among the leading historical events connected
with the Islands OF Hayti and So Domingo, which have
stamped upon the public MIND are The dreadful
Suideics principally yellow fever, which ravaged be Eng
sh and French Spanish armies successyey landed
mon the The Victims Europeans and ther SAD
fate millions 20 that 10 the public mind 81 p2
mInco and yellow became almost Synonymous II Is
matter OF sory that the fatal these that OF the
French al the beginning Of this century conducted ts ope
rsons Mainly the island. The English
erpcditon TO Domingo, which Is sometimes referred 70,