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brown cockroaches dropped eggs like 

 black beans with a comb-toothed edge 

 about our rooms. Ticks, jiggers and an- 

 other infinitesimal little creature torment- 

 ed us somewhat, but we had soothing 

 remedies to allay the discomfort caused 

 by their bites. Lizards darted about our 

 rooms and everywhere through the shrub- 

 bery. But, best of all, there is no ser- 

 pent in our Paradise. There never were 

 any harmful snakes in Jamaica, and the 

 few harmless ones have been extermi- 

 nated by the mongoose, imported from 

 East India to destroy the rats in the 

 cane-fields. Centipedes and scorpions 

 are said to be present, but, though we 

 searched for them beneath rocks and 

 fallen decayed tree trunks, we never saw 

 any except those preserved in alcohol. 

 We were assured that we could penetrate 

 to all parts of the island and never meet 

 with any harm from man or beast. 



