Evening star., 1898-09-17

Granada they have Ice plants. but i'm the
rest OF the country Npu never see. nr TASTE.
II, The potatoes in this country arc small
and do not possess the home TASTE. 1 trn
told that such vegetables planted b,ra
grow quickly in the plant. but NOT IN t1s
root or edible portion. The same remarks
apply 10 onions. peas. beans. etc. all ~
which can be gotten. but none NJ which
taste right. Fresh milk will keep lIl II
o'clock In the morning. but IL is universally
boiled Immediately after milking uni,ss "A
special request to the contrary Is preferred.
The absence Of fresh milk and butter ma
terlahy intcrferes with the Concnctiun OF
pastry. Meats are beef. pork and game.
and always tough. because they cannot keep
them long enough 10 get tender A cow
is killed at < a. m and steak is served at II
O'Clock for breakfast: chickens and wild
game ditto. Wild turkeys abound hut I do
not remember seeing tame one. except on
one occasion. Such fruits as strawberries
raspberries, blaCkberTivs peaches plums
apricots. melons. etc. are unknown here
and In their place We have the orange mot
so good as the California naveD. the ba-
mana. the madura ca ripe plantain which H.
very good. the bread fruit tg0odl tn, co.
coanut milk deliclousl, mango tfairl MIS-
pera, zapote tboth a siCkrniRg swect) ma
none ulke large grape and tastes very
P!easanp, nancita lhad). papaya (hadi,
pineapple. lime and the lemon. Everything
cooked in this country is swimming IN
grease This remark applies To the steam
ones ii Is possible to get coed food
The soups are usually good. Immediately
after rising In the morning coffee Is served
with bread. and nothing else. unless q glass
of milk is called for. A u am. breakfast
follows and dinner at : or g. both practi-
cally the same. Toink or pie pudding -
al. for breakfast, \ few people drink tea.
more drink chocolate. but the vast major
ity stick TO coffee. The latter is always
served with milk in the morning and with
out At breakfast and dinner.
Long Way for bargains.
Many years ago a certain Indian chief
known the Mosquito King mot the IN
sects. but the Mesquite Iudians). went 20
war with Nicaragua, claiming the Atlantic
coast strip England assisted him. hut was
compelled by rahlic opinion t. let Nicara-
qua take the land in dispute England how
ever, before yielding provided that Grey
town should always be "A free port. aud -
1t is to this day. Everything imported il
sold moro chcaply at Greytown thBn IN the
nlted States. and frequently have found
articles from the United states satf more
cheaply here than at home. All goods from
England come in free and, of COURSE :.ie
cheaper than ia the United States, whore
they pay duty. There is only one way to
get from GrtytOwn into the Interior and
that Is by the san Juan river. A. YOU reach
Castillo, some eighty miles from tho coast
you encounter violent rapids which IL IS a
RISK OF life to run at night. Iii'ls 5po feet
high come to the waters edge aud back Of
them are swanos impossible OF passage
Along and on the shores Of Lakes Mana
qua and Nicaragua there are half A dozen
notable volcanoes from 900 to 5000 feet
high. and one of them-Mamotombo-stfl
active and smoking. Several of them are
prefeCtly symmetrical cones and are slululy
beautiful. Some = the pretuest sunsets
have ever Witnessed | aare seen on Lake
NicarG qua, the sun going down behind
Ometepe the most beautiful of all tie VOL
canoes, while the sky cOioring was beyond
the power Of words to paint. The scenery
or the west side is both beautiful and
grand, the volcanoes forming the central
points. The scenery of the east side is that
OF tropical jungle; dense rank vegetation
OF bright and perpetual green, kept SO by
the constant rains. Here and there through
the green foliage bright red. yellow and
white flowers appear usually growing on
trees.
The people of the country are a thorough
ly independent set and, from a Chicago
standpoint, would be pronouEcaJ lazy and
shlltleSS. 1t never gets cold. bread fruit
and plantain are to be had for the asking
four poles driven in the earth and covered
with palm leaves constitute a house and
there you are. Why should any one wsrIlo
You engage a servant. and at the end of
one or two weeks. just as you begin to
have hoIes Of impressng your ways II
doing things, the servant concludes thar ae
or she has MADE enough money to retire
on for the balance of the year and ury
problem confronts you. One only needs To
go mile or two out OF Greytown TO get
s'oN huAtlitS' ana SndFk uSn.n5 In the
breakers is one of the standard an,Ise-
ments. A heavy hook with twisted wire or
chain must be used for a line or the shark
VIII bite through il. When the nrst TUG Is
FELT on the line the man AT the other end
must judge whether 20 LET go and lose his
line or try TO haul in his shark. 1t would
be decidedly dangerous to be pulled into
the surf yourself
The big snakes of the country are the
boa constructors, said to attain maximum
length of twenty feet
ARTHUR I. HUGHES