The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-02

1t is never cleaned. Perhaps he drops
the meat while arranging it. He may
look about the street for bit of floating
paper and wrap the meat in that. The
dealers do not furnish wrapping paper,
and the man does not know where the
paper comes from. The better class wash
the meat thoroughly in fresh water ara
soda. This is supposed TO cure all de-
fectS.
The foreigner cannot stand water ard
food of this sort without an Internal re-
beliion. If he uses ordinary intelligence
and drinks pure water. he is an immune
The food when cooked Is safe. Other
conditions for health and activity are eX-
cellent. The temperature is even: there
is no such thing as a sunstroke, notwith-
standing the tropical heat: there are no
flies to carry disease at any time of the
year. and there is no such thing As
catching cold The air is never enerVat-
ing the heat never oppressive. NlShJ
does not differ much from day. There
are no hot nights. however. AT any time
of the year.
There is q great deal Of superstition.
Omens and dreams account for much
that is told about tropical countries. No
one bathes here I'm the river that sweeps
down from the mountains The water is
fresh rain water. 1t is not safe To bathe
i'm the water people say-it will give one
the fever There is no known case OF
fever from bathing i'm it, hut Such IS
the tradition. And the climatic fever; no
one ever had it, but il exists as a buSbedF
to every adventurer They talk about IL
as they talk about the malaria In the
western states. but it is by no means
so bad There is said to Toe wild fruit
that makes a stain which lasts until the
plant dies and then disappears Why IL
should, no one knows. OF course II does
not.
Americans who use The same health pre-
cautions as 1T home are toleraDty SaIe
from all tropical diseases. real and imag-
mary. and NAV avoid many climatic trou-
bles that cannot he avoided in a region
occasionally cold. The temperature is san
Domingo is remarkably even ;he year
round The December weather brings
showers. mixed with sunshine and rain
bows There are no long. depressing
rains, and no London fOSs. 1t rains for
a few moments almost daily and Il rains
hard. There Is no noticeable change IN
the temperature when ii rains. ana the
water quickly disappears from the sur
flce.
Eugene sue i'm his tale Of the West In
dies describes the mammoth serpents
which ate the companion of one OF his
heroes This work was imaginative. but
catered to a popular idea There are no
snakes here worth speaking Of. The few
are small and perfectly harmless / ne
centipede IS found everywhere. and has
a disagreeable habit of creeping INTO Deus
and office desks and dark corners, 50 that
II is me: with usually as diSagreeabIe
surprise. It's bite is less painful than that
Of a mosquito and less poisonous. The
tarintulas and the spiders of the West
Indies are not poisonous, either. and. IN
fact there are no poisonous insects. There
are said to be some poisonous plants. hut
no one has ever seen one of them. as far
as the writer has discovered. At least
days tramp through the bushes fails To
disclose anything more injurious than
the sword cactus with its propensity 10
conceal the narrow trail and TO cause an
irritating scratch on those who try 10
pass il by.