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exhibit the signs of wealth which made the islands famous. 

 By their owners the traveler will be treated with hospital- 

 ity and kindness, the people always welcoming an intelli- 

 gent stranger ; but the latter can have only a feeling of pity 

 as he sees their struggles against an inevitable fate, while 

 fchey endeavor to maintain the outward semblance and 

 graces of their former lavish hospitality. The hotel ac- 

 commodations, at least, have the merit of cleanliness, and 

 the food is the best that the country affords. 



Before proceeding to describe the individual islands, it 

 is well to consult the map again ; for the Lesser Antilles 

 are of at least four distinct types, each differing from the 

 others in physical aspects, geologic origin, and industrial 

 possibilities. These groups may be termed the Virgin, the 

 Caribbee, the South American, and the Barbadian, each 

 of which will now be described in turn. 



