PREFACE. 
Souvenir . The determination of what may right- 
ly be regarded as a souvenir or a curiosity, is a 
matter of some difficulty, depending largely upon 
the individual taste and attitude of the observer. 
The endeavour here made is to give a few details 
of interest about the various articles commonly sold 
to tourists at curiosity shops or by street vendors. 
The writer, however, conscious of sins of omission 
and commission, solicits forgiveness from those who 
may be disappointed or wearied. 
Commodities that may be bartered for lucre do 
not represent all that the visitor may obtain. What 
more treasured souvenir of the island can there be 
than the gift of restored health that so many have 
derived from our climate ? 
To others, the souvenir may be an indelible pic- 
ture, oft conjured up in moments of solitude and 
thought, bearing witness to the majestic glorie$A>f 
Nature — a Nature lavish, even beyond her wont, in 
this fair isle. Many a piece of scenery, many a sun- 
set, many a night with the moonlight shedding a 
soft but brilliant radiance” will leave a picture 
that will long linger in the memory of visitors. 
By others social pleasures will not be readily for- 
gotten. And, again, the customs of our happy and 
contented peasantry will claim attention A live- 
ly scene is that of the market women, picturesquely 
