The sun., 1910-07-23
4 WOMAN UNAFRAlD OF RATS
NJ, tDiu> tiN EIEN SPEth
HILL ar THEu.
rcr ~urr, the, Aren't Common House
..,I, Ira,I,. Rit ~osenotloas, the Pre-
.,'r-s m ~ such, and HrOaEht
. 900, IIa,ti nrr II0rSebark travels.


8. ,u' Ur'u nrr IlNrSebark travels.
.' ,r. l'r"-S Adams has Just re-
.rru. O trIr through Hayu and
. ...r..lp H,uublio with her hus-
.,r Adams "r the Bureau nf
T-. ubh,~ AT Washington She
-... Iu of tho south American
ar'u her husband and has
...'al' 4 study OF ti,-iE history and
~" h1- not confined herself
.nrt.'n paths nj the tourist. hut
farlIr,d 'di into tn" interior of
.r . the countries and has visited
..ts., where white woman had
.... "fnrr b"''n -'''m
,p..C,m-ns of the solenodon. "A
r... dent her husband brought from
a.. Nr~ ADAMS Said. We found the
... ..u IA the north -lrpr of the range
.. .ntalu- which divides the republics
,F..' and Santo Domingo We had
.. ..I ur..-pInc search but tn. result
w. ...t.d 10 for our truuhl.
rs. .,l ba..n around the island and
.- rry"rlug most of the distance ON
--.rt.N without finding any trace os
Wa. 90. ~ rr" -s-kIng II was not until
......r,-i ia th. trail SouthWard toward
I.r HrIuce that came upon nv.
eve .n' specimens asleep ia the hollow
.. r,c We rode altogether about SIO
H..t d. not feel any III effects from
r .- nays hsOome accustomed to spend
I.4 great dctl of my time IN the saddle
Tg. ~,lsnodnn II interesting because
r..t.r ancestor Of all the rodents In tn.
Western Hemisphere IL ha- survived
., '.- particular island probably because
'-.., are ~ Iarge mammals there and no
r,.-.n nou, snakes IL looks something
t.st large rat. hut has very long Snout
a. large Aapping ears something like
& r-.. u an elephant The natives call
& -Ir'ant" and aImIhui
II. '.ul % about ten inches long and II
u.t..to~ something over two feet from
90. i.n 4 the tail to the end OF the snnut
.,e.. ? be necessary foI any of the keep
-, A. tlr Bronx 100 to spend all his time
,a'..,ls insects for the three snlenodons
r,. Nr. up there for they are quite AZ
vol. -lu~Ned With minced birds. and
s--'r-i % r"liSh very much "a hash OF
,i' ~" and lamb which ~e gave them On
iE' steamer
Nrs Adams said the solenoton 10 gentle
a well mAluerel
= an more glai than I can say tnat !
E.s" tAi The opportunity tn visit these
tV.. r-guhlCy she continued. because
'e,y 1 shared IA part the popular mis-
o., ',.he sIor- concerning them. The
.ss N HAyti are developing wonder
O.. .ivihzatiop. and they are beginning
.v tu .uiii the old French aqus.tucts.
l.~ Haytians are great farmers. and every
'r.r ard vegetable known ~ the tenn
i..t'. zote AMI tropics Is to he found IA
''..r mar kets AT reasonable prices They
90, q simple ani hospitahle people and
t.s- yharmirg manners
Good French il spoken in the cities
= fairly Understandable natols IN the
.'hIug country We received much
o.. li.,-- ard hospitality from IN" Iuhdr-
Irt'ts Of the more sparscly popnlatet
'-sIuns where there were no mrs Ia go ."
49, were subjectei to Ho ayrOyanC'-s
4'ever As for Sspto Domir GO. the
,,iI'al - the Spanish republic founded hy
.'ristopher Columbus. II j. cue of the
meet Fascinating places ! ever NisIte |.
] ,,ts much Amuse1 to hear the dominican
t.;uhhc spoken NJ as black by an ap-
,r-utly well infoTmet New Yorker
some pf tn. best blood 81 Spain flows
o. the Velu- - the DOmlr irars, and treir
,uIsf city l. a v"ritable MatrIt ia mIuIa-
lure
Mrs Adams eXplairsi that part Of her
Inject in exploring the Latin republics
was to gather material which when pre-
,antei la lecture courses would disAbu-.
'Hs North American mind of liz prejudiC,s
,,ncerning the countries. which are really
lite as Interesting a. any in Europe
wen one visits them in the proper spirit
4
l...'I,s ~ the commerce Of these Coun-
'r..-s she sail. i leave all that part of
geo my husband. IL - the romantic his
which specially appeals to me. am
4, .. i..eply interested in the native son -
o. iu the manrers and customs of the
..t,Avtry When | say natives | mean
o.. .e-cepfants of the ancient lncas
.... ar" found in Peru and Bolivia. II II
... turltion tn learn 20 speak QuIchua,
v,... am told - one Of the most musical
"a. g. ,y,sz IN the world
Bar how about the people in the citss,-
-. yis asked Aren't they interest
N'r. Adams laughed just a. inter
. * a., New YORK women she replied.
'a.I very much like them, except that
'.y are i-.tter looking. The most beauti-
s.,urn on the Western Hemisphere
.- .ui IA Chile. and they are quite as
A. any Parsenns. The society 7
..' Lima ami Bisnos Ayre~ and San
.g de and driy. and golf and swim
af tv tennis just a. they do in the {
'-H states fhs Latin women are ,
reg Hg 20 take up IN" professions Of
..r' .,- and law and teaching to quite
o. r,..r' They have not awakened to 4
a' s.-r",t IA politics a. yst-which IL
20 her TO bs regretted perhaps
49,. tr" Won an antl'- gasped one Of
o.. ..H..r- mpul-lvely.
N....y hat replied the explorer. .
81 t. -. ~ that haven't time 10 study
.. p.- IN - woman suffrage ] be .
.'.. be. q wurnan's chief duty ~ 10 take .
.H-. rar h1n" and children and after /
.'r .. .I.rfsat" anv special talent she
.a. .t.. II had any children do not .
..- -'.I.i h. leading the rowing lf" .
Be- .. .g- ar. u - very fortunate that
.t. Boo -'r,ugih 10 rough u. because
f. ID. fp accompany my husband on
..-y- hat his profession compels
a-" | would not like 10 stay at
O.. n" - ~ travelling for months
..g .tru"-t desire to earn enough .
= .. turing on hess South Amer
..'~.,-. ! have visited 10 enable .
.....! about ten years studying the .
tri 'a'lv" languages OF Peru.
nu.h 10 write the historical
hat wonderful country. !
.u. poo to It before arm fitted for .
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