Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-10
THE CLIMATE OF LIBERIA.
A Man Who Went There Forty Years Az
Gives His Views Of the Country.

Gives HIS Views OF the Country.
Gen. r. A. Sherman, n negro, was sent from
Georgia to Liberia by the American Colonial
ton Society about forty years ago, and he is
now ore of the most intelligent energetic and
prosperous citizens of that republic. He resides
in Monrovia and is well known at home and
abroad as a reliable and enterprising merchant
and man of means. His residence there is
provided with all the comforts and even
luxuries that are to be found in q well-to-do
American or English home
In letter recently received by Mr.. J. Or
mond Wilson he gives his views of the oppor-
tunities offered to the American negro of in
home in Liberia.
He says: II came here with my father and
family in the year 1853. There were eight Of
us in family, and all passed safely through the
process Of acclimation; not one died of fever.
Ny grandmother lived to the ripe old age Of
seventy-siX and my mother died seven years
ago. having reached the period of three score
and seven years. MY father met with an acci-
dent while repairing the American Colonization
Society's warehouse of this city by falling from
the roof Of the building. which resulted in his
death. One of my brothers contracted a cold
while on his way to Liverpool and died OF that
The rest Of our family are living and enjoying
excellent health. was fifteen years old when
came to this country, have been here little
over thirty mine years, and with the exception
OF an attack Of rheumatism now and then,
brought on by excessive exertion and exposure,
enjoy exceedingly good health.
''Nearly all of my associates and acquaint-
ances whom / left in Savannah, Ga. in 1858
have yielded to the memorable demands OF
death, while /, who live Ill the so-called in
hospitable climate of Liberia, enjoy good
health working six days out Of seven, at my
afr frOr a. NJ To m
without feeling very much fatigued when even
ing comes on.
There are foreigners, German. Dutch, Nor
wegians and Englishmen, living in all parts OF
Liberia, from Cape Mount to Cape Palmas, for
the purpose of trade. and after few months
acclimation they enjoy very good health-many
of them looking as well when they first ar
rived from Europe. Persons who adopt cleanly,
industrious and temperate habits need have no
fear of the fever or climate.
LADY MISSIONARIES.
"There are in this city today two white mis-
sionary ladies, one belonging to the NJ. E.
Mission and the other to the Protestant Episco-
pal Mission the former has been here over ten
years and the latter seven. One has visited
America twice during her stay of ten years and
the other has not been outside of Liberia, yet
both enjoy exceptionally good health. The
lady Of the NJ Z. Mission remarked to me few
weeks ago that she has not been confined to bed
from fever or any bad effects of the climate one
day since she has been in the country. She has
a large and thriving school at Krootown, about
ten minutes walk from her residence, and she
can be seen every day, Sunday not excepted,
going to her post of duty. White foreigners
who come here for the purpose of trade go to
work at once. not thinking moment about
fever or the climate, and the consequence is
that they invariably succeed in not only living
In the climate, but in making money also.