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are easily propagated by cuttings. The tamarind {Tam- 
arindus officinalis) is found all over the country, and its 
pulpy pods make a wholesome and cooling drink. There 
are many other fruits which I have not tasted and can¬ 
not describe ; but they are generally those that a stranger 
does not especially like, nor are they abundant. While 
our common garden vegetables can be easily raised, if 
kept from ants, especially from the ravages of the zom- 
popos, there are few gardens that contain any of them. 
With food for man, it is important to provide well for 
his faithful servants, horses, mules, and cattle. On the 
uplands the pasturage is good, and the sheep and neat 
cattle thrive. On the lowlands and in the river valleys 
grass must be planted, and the Guinea grass (Panicum 
jumentorum) and Bahama grass (Cynodon dactylon ) are 
usually chosen. On the ridges Paspalum distichum grows 
naturally, and in the interior the grass is the same, I am 
told, as that of the famous plains of Yoro, Olancho, and 
Comayagua in Honduras, where one acre will pasture two 
animals, while in Texas four acres will barely feed one. 
The fauna of Guatemala has been almost as much neg¬ 
lected as the flora; but although insect-life seems abun¬ 
dant, and many of the rivers swarm with fish, I believe 
that animal life is comparatively scarce. Game certainly 
is, red-deer, peccaries, javias, turkeys, and pigeons being 
almost the whole bag. Among the mammals the monkeys 
are here fairly represented, the little white-faced (Cebus 
albifrons ) being the most attractive. This monkey has a 
face nearly devoid of hair, and as white as a European. 
The hands and feet are very well formed, the nails espe¬ 
cially so, and the tail is quite long. It seems less difficult 
for him to stand erect than for most monkeys, and when 
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