224 SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



a change as the politics of Mexico, and the 

 mere introduction of our fashions will cause a 

 more extensive demand for our manufactures. 

 It would be difficult to point out such things 

 as will be most proper for exports ; but per- 

 sons embarking their property in American 

 speculations should remember that markets 

 may be easily overstocked, — they should like- 

 wise make themselves acquainted with such 

 articles as are in general demand, and also 

 with what are not in use. Grates, fire-irons, 

 fenders, and hearth-rugs, have been sent to 

 people who never saw a fire-place or a chim- 

 ney, and knives and forks to persons who 

 scarcely know the use of them. 



The prosperity of Mexico must always de- 

 pend on the cultivation of her immense 

 mineral wealth. The silver mines have al- 

 ready produced more riches than those of any 

 other portion of the globe, and more rapid 

 fortunes have been made by individuals than 



