MEXICO OF NO GOOD 141 



Altogether, the horsemanship of our neighbor in Mex- 

 ico is not entirely to be commended. That the cattle 

 business originated there, and that that admirable rider, 

 the cowboy, traces his descent to that peninsula, is the 

 best that can be said of the land, in an equine sense. In- 

 deed, Mexico has all but outlived her usefulness. I do 

 not believe that even railroads will do for her what it has 

 been expected they would. Given certain factors of land 

 and people and civilization, such as we understand it, is of 

 no benefit, and cannot be made to grow. 



