236 SCENERY. 



<:oiiventionalities of tlie outside world ; primitive in tlieir modes 

 of living, kindly, ft^arless, friendly. Tiavellers will find sucli a 

 people alnnidantly interesting and worthy of a careful study. 

 They are not dull, commonplace repetitions of the people among 

 whom travellers are accustomed to meet, but original, quaint, 

 unique. While they are friendly to all comers to their shores, to 

 none do the hospitable Newfoundlanders, of all grades, extend 

 a heartier welcome than to tlie citizens of the Great Repulic. A 

 traveller has only to say "I am an American" and every door 

 is open to him and every hospitality is placeil at his disposal. 

 This kindly feeling towards tlie Stars and Stripes is not caused 

 by any Anti-British sentiment, fur the people are thoroughly 

 loyal to the Crown of Englaml and have no desire to renounce 

 their allegiance to the Mother-Country — but arises mainly 

 from ailmiratiou for the people of the United States and their 

 free institutions, and partly also from the fact that a large 

 number of Xewfoundlanders have, from time to time, found 

 a home in the Western Republic, aird tlius there is a con- 

 stantly increasing communication between this island and the 

 States. Tlie mails from the United States are larger than i'rom 

 any other country ; and a largo number of families have re- 

 jDresentatives or connections living under " the Star-Sj)angletl 

 Banner." To many of the young generation the United States is 

 the land of j^romise. A large amount of Ijusiness lies with the 

 States, and the commercial union is steadily extending. Thus, 

 among the people, Americans lind themselves thoroughly at 

 home, not only in the capital but throughout the island. 



PROFESSOR ALBERT BICKMORE. 



A distinguished American professor — Albert S. Bickmore — of 

 the American ^luseum of Natural Histoi-y, New York, spent 

 a feAv weeks, in 1891, in Newfoundland and on the coast of 

 Lalirador. He said, after his extensive toiir, " In regard to 

 beauty and grandeur of scenery, health-giving climate and gen- 

 eral attractiveness for those Avhose energies have been lowered by 

 city life, and who seek to recuperate, few countries could surpass 



