The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-10

me Aeria1 Home ~ IN Amerioou DoStSoS
In Nicaragua and Its Advantages.
II had heard OF old man wildeson's
house In troc almost from the day set
foot In Nicaragua" mid Il. r. Drew.
Later, when business took me TO Rama,
on tho Rama river, not only saw ", but
was guest In IL for day and q night,
besides taking several pleasant informal
dinners and breakfasts there during my
stay at Rama. That II. Wildcson II u good
Zeal of mechanical genius IL shown In
tho construction of his strange aerial
home. 1t IL u three story house, built In
an ebo trce 90 foot from the ground. The
wood Of the ebo tree is like iron for
strength and solidity, 90 the branches
make safe and sufficient support for the
structure. The house IL built about the
trunk, which stands In the center as the
mixzenmast of q ship rises through the
cabin. recall dinner there 10 which
was invited and unexpected guests ar
Rived, 20 that the table ordinarily used was
not largo enough TO accommodate us all,
and specially constructed table was set
completely round the tree trunk. II an
swered the purpose very well, except that
no guest could zee the one opposite 10 him,
but We had . very enjoyable dinner all
the same.
"The house, while not precisely spa
cious, contains Q Kitchen, dining room,
sleeping rooms and bathroom, supplied
with water from tho rain caught In the
treetop and stored there In tank. The
furniture is good, though simple, ham,
mocks, after the fashion Of the country.
taking the place of beds. TO get up and
down between the ground and the house
an elevator is used, 80 constructed with
blocks and tackle that the person using II
raises himself or controls his descent by
means Of . rope The house Is built of
jointed boards, firmly bound by wire Ca
BILE and further secured by wire strands
passing about the structure.
"Mr. Wildeson's idea In building this
lofty and novel house was to get above the
malaria. 1t seems to answer this purpose
and has other advantages. Mosquitoes and
flies will seldom rise to such height, and
the house is practically free from those
forms of insect and reptile life that In this
country infest houses built upon the
ground. 1t is cool in summer. and the
view which 1t commands is superb. The
owner an old Louisiana planter, came to
Rama many years ago, took up an estate
anu OSkdh thc idioihB Va DuhuDuS. AZ
this he has since added the planting and
culture OF the rubber tree, and from this
industry he bids fair to realize a fortune.
He has prospered from the first and al
ready Is well to do. One of his enterprises
is an ice plant, from which he supplies
buyers with ice all up and down the river.
"Below his house, suspended from q
limb, is his chicken house. The chickens
run about on the ground through the day,
picking up their living. At the end Of the
day they come to the elevator to be hoisted
to the roost in this dangling house. A
thing that struck me curiously was the
sight Of 10 foot boa constructor gliding
about on the ground at the foot of the tree,
climbing over the roofs Of the laborers
cabins, even entering them, and in gen
eral making himself perfectly at homo on
the plantation.
'Nobody'd think Of harming him,
said the old man when spoke to him about
the big snake. Hes perfectly harmless
to any one, and he keeps the place clear o
mice and moles that eat the roots Of my
young banana and chocolate trees. Eat
chickens! Never knew him to do such Q
thing. Still, while they're little, don't
put temptation In his way, but keep then
In snake tight coop Of wire netting. -
New York Sun.