The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-23

built thus last thi,ty-fiya years Bare
ana poor as are these house. they are
NOT 50 because the people are neces-
sariy poor, bur becauce they arr in
| dolent.
The duty On glass is such that only
tho wealthy can afford ii for windows
Stoves too, arc a luxury duty on iron
being high The mai YES build a stove
that crve' their needs admirably
The first meal is Coffee" Sc we'd at
IG or Z o'clock a M black coffee. rolls
Of toast AT II o'ci2ck Breakfast Is
served; The men leave their places of
business ar This time. instead of at
noon rs in our country
AT $50 or o'clock dinner is 7erye1
which i, their fullest meal
The houses are simply furnished, Il
table. few chairs native woven mats.
hammocks for beds,
When as one heusekeeper said,
you are apt - find snakes in your
dres er drawer. II you happen 10 lave
one perhaps scorpion taranulas and
ceutipedes fog bedfellows, one feels
like living a the CARDS do. no car
pets on The floor and hammocks for
beds
This country | was told, is called
the manyan country Manyan mean
tomorrow Don't do today what you
can do tomorrow" their motto
In all The five months I was there I
didn't zee man, woman Of child that
Sc med in a hurry
| don't think the word hustle" d.
hurry is in the vocabulary They
know sotRng Of the strenuous life of
which We hear . mu-h
Here the nipple lie is lived if any
where on earth. No sidewalks every
thing takes the middle Of the street
NJ first Thought some one will be
knocked down ana lnn over but soon
found there were no hor.es. mules or
cart, not even a wheelbar,ow. So we
went in me middle OF the street in
perfect ease
Srange to say in Livingston
found neither flies nor mosquitoes. bur
the little red bug "cholCredos" which
resembles our tcaigeers' are dread
ful nuisance and can dliya one almost
The thick grass is full Of
them When We Went for a walk il
meant a seige of itching and rubbing
The army ants are sometimes a great
nuisance | was told The middle of the
night is their fayorite time 70 make 4
seige; the inmates simply ger up. 20
ont into the starry night and let them
march through in their glory
Ona American lady living there told
me she lad found Il the hes plan q
I've as simply as possible using as far
a possible the hngs naFure lad pro-
yidfd in he forest and Jungle as toI
meat and fuuits. some Of watch wer2
very good. They always kept good
hunting dogs for the men 10 take out
10 catch game.
One place | heard OF y5u cculd ger
dried meat by tn yard. Sometimes
they could get fresh meat by the
fingers width. a little Spanish girl was
sent TO market tn buy meat, whel she |
returned she said: Il wouldn't buy
meat from that woman any more, /
Sonora. her fingers are too thin"
Another lajy aid he kept house on
ne long dis ance plan. her beef came /
every day from a town--when the |
rain vas running fifty miles away, /
and she did all Of aer marketing there /
The nearest reliable postoflice was
fifty mile in the opposite direction. |
Their ice came over one hundred and /
ifty miles and all staple provisions /
we're import ID direct Her laundry /
travelled nearly TWO hundred miles in /
he round tip.
My sister kept house on the Amcr.- !
IAN plan. a near as she could. i'm
porting things direct from Mobils.
Servants are cheap. such as they /
ire. We were fortunate in getting good /
mes. Three men and splendidly |
rain2d maid. trained by a lady from /
rennes see. The servants are hired by /
he yeae at a contract price No worry I
+, we have az 70 whether they VIII d. !
m hand from one meal TO another. /
| took a s. gold piece down TO one
# tie stores and asked the merchant /
o chang il for tlcir currency. % my I
nrpiise he handed me seventy-nve dol
ars in paper money.
The climate Is so delightful, the
Iatural scenery 81 beautiful " could /
.lr1ost I've on hesc II .uch thing
we're pos ible
Our chairman mas on the program
especially from each
How many of you would rel
sh lin baboJq a toa 81. AT pie. or
lest Of an fried "equana" or lizard,
specially the eggs which are consid-
red a del.cacy. fenn recommend the
after as being very paiatable I wa
ot informed wlat il was until I mad /
iaTtaken Of e. quite freely u taste
Ike chicken
] regret very much and ! am sure
-ou So ihat I am unable to furnish
"a the aboV' tempting m nu.
IT yon want 90 Use rhe sim ic life
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