The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08

aie among the most hUspitable people in
Of introdGc,i1n will insure, tho strangers
being trentcd as an old friend and
especial favor on his host by accepting tn" est
/ Of everything tho house afford. But IN many
/ disti lets herr arc no such hosp;tabo houses,
! and the only accommodation TO be obtained IL
in one q tho lodgings" whore the fare -
wret chedly poor and tho charges often out.
nary people live on les than dollar aWcck,
! everything included, the traveller must nay
Perhaps the most do!iah,l,D glagG in tho
! whole island not excepting Mpnd!vitle IL mo
moT H XSG ut Ia an sy@Fn IN {" S eI a69
the sea level ami distant about ilNe MUGS
/ Mande Vile The way to reach it. is by means
/ OF u hired luggy aid horses AMI al best tho
though the beautios OF the scenery IN a great
! m asuro recomipu-c the iTlyollCr Tor any
fatigue he may undergo. The santa ru"
the NasHs ASA a Mountains about the c"n II Of
the island due south t. the sen. and parMi,
ABOUT ilfteon miles away Tn" main ridge
/ varies In height from LOO to 5.OOl
Pedro Blum ami Lovers Leap both slceH y oct
| pieces washed ut he base 10y the sen The val.
rang $ is one Of the mos beautiful ana fertile
/ In tho island. The climate OF Malvern ana mo
district gGneIaly IS b1tm roG anu drS' v hHS
! there Is All entire absence OF the hunldIjy
which Is at times an UNPLEASANT feature o,
thu high land OF tho island. Mnndoyil!e is on
the summit OF mo rage of hills and Mal,e n
within sight " each other uut 10 re; Iiom one
to he other neccssitatcs a descent INTO tie
valley and clint up ON lie opposite hills,
SPUR Tree iIl, on the Manchester side, Is
noted Ms the most diliicult picceut driving road
In the s%nd In Ms ana G" b m bs T r2 }
foot of tho hill TO assist the horses in dragging
up tho buggy and a. lest the nscy ut is most
tedious and very painful 10 tue mules, which
| are numerically flOEge witha .owliie in tho
! hands of the colured driver. 1t * only TT
constant fogginG that keers the poor ap,m ,,aa
appears to stand almost On SHi IhS ss .os t,n
Some ''G than NH the IS assent! Snl ''' climbing SS Sp
the Santa Crna Mountains to ,MalIern
nn ascent of some 5000 feel has to. be over
ascent Is moro evenly graded than that OF
Srur Tree Hill. The views from either Of the
the broken. saw-lke ridges ofmonntains. thoir
sides thickly clothed with vegetation. md oct
tail lately cocounut palms. II" valley is a
mass Of bright emcrald and dGrkGit olive olive
Where some one OF The many varieties OF cor-
/ geous towering trees OF the West Indies varies
f es,n1 FSh nS' and
siik-cotion trees. Flirting alb ut among
the trees and posing III lnidatr over the low How.
brilliant plumuGe, emerald and ruby, purple
and gold. all blended together in a rirn shim-
ingules, and though Jamaica has been de-
scrihed as a land II flowers without pGf iumn
s ented blossoms and a few sweet-v"lceu
| birds. In the early morning. Just about dawn,
is the best time TO SEQ he beauties OF this dis
white vapor, WHICH. being bounded ny mo
mountains, gives them tho appearance OF great
lakes above which Project the tors OF small
hills like little coral keys above the ocean. As
the heat OF the sun increases the ,v4nor as
cends and mclts away and the rich beauties
of the valley are grad ally uniClded.
Tho black population OF the island are q
quiet pea cable. but exceedingly INCIDENT ana
country they nre in a better condition than
trlcts. according to comI etcnt obse versi they
have rather de'erorutcd than improved. In
the matter OF hUts aud general clrcum stances
of living theI are in n much worse condition
to-day than they were hundred years ago. II
Bryan Edwards was an accurate historian;
The negroes in Jamaica abhor any SIND OF
agricultural labor. because 1t reminds them
q slavery" They win not become 4pr ro%
Tnsy aSfas ,, to ny Tbs s.rn their s4 scS sn
the principle of slavery. The consequence OF
all this is that the mass OF TIE people are o HX
has q population large enough 10 SUPPLY MI lis
needs for labor thousands Of East Indian cool
estates. Tho negroes will work hard on, the
railroad extensions. probably peGnuso there
With some lew exceptions, they live IN misei,
able huts about, twenty iyet square. butt o;
WattIrs any h'uu; NJ ,tmGIigLt intiie AMI
Covered q Ttan With sub" braneHes of eoeoanui
h nih pa a fGs 6 eoTt Is Of 'nEl5 ear hS
beaten d"wn hard The, hut is divided I'M 0
two rooms and often Gniy I enc OF tMHss - ooE
the inner room the entire family. sometimes
conn sed OF eight or ten persons. sleeps al to;
there is any window at all to this sleeping
room it is simply very small onednRG ~ ne =,
! keen out the "dupIeS.' as they designate
& y tsESDy Ia{ Rn thS 9SEns
they do is conducted in the oren air.
All methods Of cooking in Jamaica, even in the
! families OF white people, are M st primitive
There are probably not half dozen cooking
stoves OF any kind whatcvor on the island
an open hearth, or in stone ovens or pretty
much the same plan that clambake is con
ter class OF hu's than those drsrrihoI above
but the vast minority OF the blacks live in 5us
such miserable novels. and one often wonders
il the wrctched collections Of mud and palm
branches can possibly be the Indications o.
HALF an acre OF ground will. supply Who'll:
family with food and most II that food Is SUP
piled by nature without any effort wha,ev OF
mae Rsr are the s pncpa areos Of ood Many
! otthe people will. actually, 40 nothlnE out US
and Wait for the fruit to riTep and drop OF nt
their mouths. some OF the better sor' cuitl'
The The women do ali the work in the country, ant
} one may travel over the entire island anc
never except In the larger towns, Sc a soil
tary man engaged in any kind OF work what
ever. Where there is any industry at all tn'
, carry them TO market to SELL, en-
, trely ,unaded by the men. , Some
one day. carrying twenty miles to market m
immense load OF vans aud such like pIoYs
ions that the average American would no
like to transport IN n wheelDnrrow, and return
, ing ut nigh with, PERHAPS. Nieen or twnnii
, cents received in exchange. You SEQ wUme
working on tho public roads, shuy"lllnl
dirt. brrakng stones, and mending fences
women londing bananas on tho vessels H. th'
different ports and women carrying coal VI
ganEways from Kingston whnrNeS to III ne
I hunkers OF tho mail steamships. The" DO The
I work and ono Sccs them engaged IN every
possible Kind Of labor ali over he Island bHi
man is rarely seen engaged III any ht
women, however, seem perfectly satisfied, AnL
so do the men.
!, THE DEATH PLANT or JAVA.
Ita PorfIme Sometimes Kills Animals and