The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-02-01

Hints for Seekers OF Health and Pleasure
In tho wIuter.

from ST. Kits to ST. Thomas and thence 10 our
final destination.
Tho voyage from New York 10 st. kits takss
about six days. For tho first threo or four days
out ono Is Mt the mercy OF tho capricious winter
weather Of tho North. but about the fourth day
the trade winds blow from tho southeast with
occasional variations toward tho northeast
They die away at sunset to rise again with the
sun the next morning. and throughout tho day
they Ill the sky with summer clouds aud cover
the ocean with white caps They arc no gentle
breezes. tanning n tranquil sen, but strong ana
often boisterous winds. which roughen the
water and raise heavy swell.
Besides watching the clouds and tho waves
we had little to do but notice tho ways OF the
flying fish. which appeared at first sin9ly Oh
by twos and threes. and afterward. as the ship
got further south. In innumerable swarms.
They sprang from the rough surface OF the
water. and passed over billow after bi!low with
skimming flight like swallow. often con.
black in the shade sometimes they caught th1
sun like a;gloaming flock Of white birds. and
the ships prov at times would scatter them by
After more than i've days We came, at dawn.
ing Islands on tho Atlantic side aro Of coraIlins
formation. while the inner islands toward the
brero, was the first land, visible. aud In the
morning twilight we could SOC the light burn.
ing In its lighthouse. n rare thing in these
islands. whore the absence OF good lighthouses
makes navigation at night q very delicate work.
series Of mountainous islands whose sharp
and over which III, changing, clouds and sun.
shine cast an enchanted light ST. Martin
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From distance ITS high jagged outline looks
approach. the peaks separate md we sail bys
chain Of mountalns Of varied and graceful
Soft shadows pass over them from the lying
clouds and at their feet the waves break on
said neither to be fertile nor thickly Inhabited.
and is has no regular steam communlcaiion
brious and free from poisonous. serpents; and.
as far as its appearance from the sea goes. n9
more exquisite spot could be chosen to spend
Southwest Of St. Martin lies Saba, tho whole
males,ic form mounts from the ocean sheer
and barren. 1t is inhabited by Dutch colony.
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communication with the surrounding word.
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Of volcanic shape slopes down TO mass q
hills at the other end Of the island The ships
archipelaso without constant delight at the
In approaching St; Kits you perceive that
broker and eioihod With trees, Viii its danS;
stretch down in soft slopes. covered with britt
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Irregular ire strips aud tongues Of vivid green
sSanss the R%rksr moantan r
runs nearly tho length oi tho island
to anchor before the town of Basse TeIre, little
boats shoot 9ut from the shore. and il III.
an inconceviibis babel OF iabbering and shout
ing in what seems like u foreign tongue; II
ana y Enxsh
broken rs to be almost unintelliglble.
rerro for travoi ELF IS ro@ tho 's sSip Taai
lately the means of communication with the
ATTRACT sSnIss T Reah 3:
i hssssi e n19 es sS Of az e:
eevo moro than two or three visitors at q time.
dasy to the one sos 10 Engage reoms but
INF sG0 s Mns sa
-, could have H .! taken YOU; Oh! could hsys
ha but N the on sS ha:
!, The largest room being already engaged,
il, was long, time before tho landlord could
abandon AL hopes OF these. He led as back
wishing to bewider US as to the real extent Of
MS resources, and to reconcile US to the limited
number OF the rooms b. exhibiting Thorn many
I've should have. Q larger hotel" said one
Is an evidence il thnt the lido of travel is setting
1t must have taken nearly two hours OF steady
searching to find a place whore 1t would be
possible for seven strangers to be received under
an abode. public interest had been too much
aroused by orr pneXreeted appenranco 70 die
stood still and watched us. frequently making
Impartial comments when We wont out; but
hnbitants Of Basse Tcrre are mainly OF African
descent u zee Only once IN while is q white faee
whites who. i appears. form tho governing
class having their homes out of town.
might be- truthfuliy described as SEMI sSyares.
i Quincy tney arc essentially. as untouched by the
living in the African wilis. In looking at .
Gro sbowd OF them one sees that they are devoid q
genSe which have become so inarained among
Ss h}t we ~ icons eoYnt upon Guiding
a .e reysh Sa, and
tween Il the S and the whites arc al
old French supremacy over the island SHOWS aT Ia IL
effects stu in the graceful manners Of many Of
t the snr1sss and r,
and to Some q
as those Of mixed bood are essd and :" en
one from the United States Il has At. first :
dors sss receiving or
A. 81. Kits the main interest Is sugar. and
wherever you drive you pass through cane
plantations; Wherever YOU look you see the
brilliant green OF tho sugar cane and upon the
bang tho fortunes OF tho white Inhabitants.
Just now they arc in u state of depression on
account OF the nee OF German beet root sugar
ia Eng land. and are nnXiously hoping for legis-
iation IN the United States 10 admit their sugar
Tree OF dutJ. There are undoubtedly many
planters who would like to follow their sugar
and be Incorporated with tho United States.
During tho two days which we spent In DassA
Ierre we saw n little Of tho surrounding coun-
Wy. Iho scenery Is lovely, the growth OF flow.
tor climate and tho beauty OF tho island might
make Il desirable resort for many invalIds
boring island OF Noyis. whore thnro are hot
suiphur springs which lave u high local reputa-
ton. u large hotol was built number ~ years
ago ana II Is said that it promised TO DO suo-
CNAhlMl eularnrlEA lhflrn lnl. lrl.l ON Of