The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31

rolls; Since then the percentage In their favor
When viii the rulers Of ireland understand
that the public money for educational pur-
poses ahould be dealt out to each denomination
sasS to lie 'a sSo
teaching? BERNARD O'REILLY.
4 wOMAX IN HoNDUsAa
what she Thisks Of the Climate and People
Amer . Residenee OF Seven Years.
HONDURAS. Aug. 2O.-Honduras has been
my adopted homo for nearly seven years. I
have become attached to the country. II IL
said that Americana cannot stand this climate.
This 10 . mistake. There are several families
Of Americans In our settlement who have 70"
sided here twelve or fifteen years. working
and yet all the time ,enjoylns good health. The
sun Is tempered By sea breezss ali the year.
The temperature Is equable and entirely free
from the sudden changes so common e shs
pneumonia. consumption. and diseases Of that
type; AS TO levers. they are more or less preya-
lent IN oil countries where the forests are being
am not speaking Of the country marked
sss 6aP eoons &
small STRIP Of country on the southeast aide OF
III az; u Shfs s'Ha sss
saSs THIS s ss's
q sss. S,s
this country boast that none Of their nation
came came s among I them "a and taught them how
believe this; do no. think that the older
but the t younger men who have worked on the
sugar farms, since the settlement OF this
country by the whites have been known to
The Carib men al own boats; Dug by them I'm.
selves out OF the large trees OF this country.
the freight Of the sugar farms to and from
Belize and other shipping points They live
their women from the cassava root. The
women have much tho hardest time. for they
have to plant and cultivate tho patches OF cas-
tho family i've. These patches are often seve-
raj miles from their homes. The women
wooden trays. The men sometimes accom-
pany their wives. but 1t is always, the woman
WIFE BABY ss hp
DO. but connregate In villages ON the seashore.
and comfortable. They are built Of the cahoon
tho sea they look like fodder STACKS. A great
drawback to the pleasure OF reading IL these
VILLAGES Is the strongimell OF fish at a,i times.
the maintenance Of their own families. is sold
by the women to tho white people OF our settle
house in large trays on their heads; They 60
all over tho settlement. making, perhaps. In .
their wants lDsyI 1 that they require but
little money, They raise all their own pro,
and 81 simp|sss pattern. TSe!r fashions never
change While rulins Pung and psatinS
these people their simple. comfortable and I'M
chnngeable fashions. They sell their yegeta.,
measure that The VII @ are tempted to ndoe
lence by them: We all soon learned to say: " 1t
s os G We to 1.s:
cares at sHsh rs lab - THAR
men OF their honesty. In trading Tor their fish
and vegetables have s0metRss been unable
Of the whites. nsvsr asked them to credit me !;
Seons S s to me-. tnoSins THAI they Would s.
certain to return i. either IN vegetables or
to @ hsm
would sometimes be absent for twelve months.
Ths q these psops is to
their priests. Tho caribs are ye!y obedient 70
ana tSsr s nsea Ss
81 the negro p race FL
ff be xH but they no
ing else; and must have come originally from
sy hsxs n .h hss
ors: But. our houses are built, without locks.
| and we frequently spend a day away from
home leaving only closed doors. and nothing
under lock and key. and find everything as we
left i when we return, We have another class ella.
Indian and negro blood. They. would
perhaps be dishonest were It not
law, which Is rather severe on thieves; But
| the Spaniards are more trustworthy as laborers
than the Caribs. They. too. have but few
wants, ana prefer hunting and fishing to work.
| ing. So. YOU see. great trouble and draw
back to us. as to many other nations, is the
| want OF labor to develop our really rich and
wonderful country The importation Of coolie
| labor is much talked over. and carried on to q
small extent. but tho coolies are not very stout
| workmsn. and altogether unable to cope with
| the heavy timber now being cut in this coun-
try. The coolies are. however. good cultivators
| for our cane fields
=. Perhaps am wearing out YOUR patience with
| these details OF our important and almost
unknown country. but as we will be- well repre-
sented at tho Worlds Exposition In New Or
| leans thought perhaps your readers might
feel some interest in us and desire q little
Information on this subject: We will have ex-
| hibits OF many wonderful things both in the
vegetable and nimal kingdoms. and OF many
| OF these will write you II any one feels an In.
| terest in the subject