946 ; Demerara. _ [December, 
the bountiful provision of nature, they have but few wants. Rum, 
beads, and trinkets comprise their ambition. In exchange for 
these they furnish rude pottery, handsomely wrought baskets and 
the hammocks above mentioned. Farther towards the interior 
these people have hardly been disturbed as yet, and live on with- 
out being affected by extraneous influences. Their haunts are 
difficult of access, and it is but rarely that any venturesome trav- 
eler penetrates to their homes. 
Traveling by water is perhaps the most available method, but 
even then many obstacles confront the explorer. It is owing to 
these facts that comparatively little is known of the Guiana In- 
dians, and it may be a long time before complete information can 
be obtained regarding their distribution, manners and customs. A 
praiseworthy spirit has been shown at Georgetown, by the estab- 
lishment of a Colonial Museum, where archeological specimens 
and products of the present day are carefully preserved. The 
great interest taken at this time in matters pertaining to ethnol- 
ogy and anthropology has pervaded all countries and all classes, 
so that we may hope ere long to see the correlations of races 4” 
tribes, now obscure, more fully established. 
The tropical flora and tropical fauna are too well known to re 
quire any special mention. The rich, strong colors, the evidence 
of exuberant life and the unaccustomed forms exhibited by the 
vegetation must make a profound impression upon the stranger 
from northern climes. Where every step, every turn reveals SO 
much that elicits sympathetic response, it is natural that the ad- 
miration of nature’s most lovely products should become an inte- 
gral part of the appreciative mind. 
Demerara has made great strides in development during the 
past few decades. Sanitary measures, well adapted regulations 
as to non-European inhabitants, and good gover nment have 
brought the colony to a condition of flourishing welfare. The 
comforts of home-life have been combined with the advantages °! 
tropical residence, and few places, indeed, may be visited, we 
will so amply repay the trouble. Staples for which there is com” 
stant demand are the basis of colonial wealth, and the enterprise 
heretofore shown by planters and manufacturers, gives assuratis 
that in its own productions Demerara will never be found laggins 
behind its.competitors. , 
