852 FRtriT CULTURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



idly than when only exposed to the sun, and avoiding by this chances 

 of being damaged by rain while drying. 



American ships. — None have visited this port for many years, the en- 

 tire freight business between this port and the United States being done 

 by Bnglisli steamers, which, from August to December, average three 

 a week, loading from 200 to 1,200 tons each. 



Lumber for boxes. — Lumber being scarce and dear, it is largely im- 

 ported into this district from Norway and Canada, for the manufacture 

 of boxes for raisins and oranges. The last transaction I have informa- 

 tion of was at £8 10s. lid. for spruce, St. Petersburg, standard 3 by 9 

 with deal ends. It seems to me that a portion of this business could be 

 done, if well looked after, by dealers in the United States. So far I 

 understand the business is transacted through London dealers with the 

 said mentioned countries. 



John D. Aequimbau, 



Consul, 



United States Consulate, 



Denia, December 31, 1883. 



MALAGA. 



BEPORT BY CONSUL MAESTON. 

 [Republished from Consular Reports No. 41^ 1 



Climate. — The climate of Malaga has the reputation of being the finest 

 in the world for persons suffering from consumption and all diseases of 

 the throat and chest, and many invalids are ordered by their physicians 

 to this part of Spain, their only hope of recovery, or, in some instances, 

 to extend their lives for a few short months. In many cases they die, 

 away from family and friends, from the lack of many comforts easily 

 obtained at home, but which a stranger never finds while temporarily 

 residing in Malaga. 



People in Malaga during the winter season wear as heavy clothing 

 as they do in the coldest season in America, but instead of wearing this 

 heavy clothing in the open air they wear it in the house. Outside the 

 air is balmy and spring-like, but the massive stone-built houses are cold 

 with their marble floors (even to the fifth story), and in your walks 

 along the promenades you will find the residents walking dressed in 

 almost spring-like costume, while in your social visits, an hour after- 

 wards, you will find them wrapped in shawls and cloaks sufi'ering from 

 the damp cold which a small fire would instantly dispel. One day of 

 such experience would affect a person suffering from consumption more 

 than a whole winter in a colder climate where home comforts could be 

 more easily obtained. 



The hotels or boarding houses here offer no comforts to invalids ; they 



