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(' dry," and I think it rained on an average of at least every third day 

 during my stay. The roads, if cattle paths through the forests over 

 the mountains and across the prairies are worthy of the name, were 

 uniformly bad. 



Throughout the interior of the island hospitality is an almost un- 

 known virtue among the people, and no opportunity to impose upon 

 or take advantage of the traveler or foreigner is permitted to pass. 



