BARBADOS-ANTIGUA EXPEDITION 65 
for the healthfulness of Barbados, and fully sustains its well- 
_ known reputation as a health resort. Indeed, I believe that a 
better place for invalids to regain health and strength would be 
exceedingly difficult to find. The Island seems entirely free 
from malaria, that curse of many of the West Indies; nor does 
yellow fever appear to be known there. The water supply is 
probably the best in the Lesser Antilles, and a blessing to the 
people. The trade winds so modify the temperature that the 
heat is at no time unbearable as it is in our hot spells at home. 
In Bridgeport itself, with its narrow streets and glaring white 
coral pavements, it is often too warm for comfort. Outside of 
the city, however, the heat is not trying and the evenings and 
nights are delightfully cool. 
At Pelican Island we were quite comfortable all of the time, 
the temperature never approaching that of Bridgetown; and 
the cool construction of the buildings with their high ceilings, 
ample verandas and abundant windows and doors, made the 
place an ideal one to live in. 
