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places in which to store their produce, they are obUged to laj it 

 in promiscuous heaps ; and it is not uncommon to see coffee, cotton, 

 maize, and beans, thrown into the corners of a damp shed, and 

 covered with a green hide. One half is invariably spoiled by mould 

 and putridity, and the remainder is much deteriorated, through 

 this idle and stupid negligence. 



They feed their pigs on Indian corn in a crude state ; the time for 

 confining them to fatten is at eight or ten months old ; and the 

 quantity consumed for the purpose is eight or ten Winchester 

 bushels each. When killed, the lean is cut off the sides as clean as 

 possible, the fat is cured with very little salt, and in a few days is 

 ready for market. The ribs, chine-bone, and lean parts are dried 

 for home consumption. 



The farm-houses are miserable hovels of one story, the floor neither 

 paved nor boarded, and the walls and partitions formed of wicker- 

 work plastered with mud, and never under-drawn. For an idea of the 

 kitchen, which ought to be the cleanest and most comfortable part 

 of the dwelling, the reader may figure to himself a filthy room with 

 an uneven muddy floor, interspersed with pools of slop-water, and 

 in different parts fire-places formed by three round stones to hold 

 the earthen pots that are used for boiling meat ; as green wood is 

 the chief fiiel, the place is almost always filled with smoke, which, 

 finding no chimney, vents itself through the doors and other aper- 

 tures, and leaves all within as black as soot. I regret to say 

 that the kitchens of many opulent people are in not much better 

 condition. 



It may well be imagined that in a country like this, a stranger 

 finds the greatest comfort and enjoyment out of doors. The gar- 

 dens in St. Paul's, and its vicinity, are laid out with great taste, and 

 many of them with curious elegance. The jasmine is every where 

 a favourite tree, and in this fine climate bears flowers perennially, 

 as does the rose. Carnations, pinks, passion-flowers, cocks-combs, 

 &c. grow in great plenty ; one of their most estimable shrubs is the 



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