Isles of spice and palm . A Bit of Tkansplanted India. Demerara. A Hindu Home in the Suburbs. Demer.^ra TIP END OF THE CONTINENT and on their placid waters are mirrored thelofty palms and beautiful buildings that riseabove their banks. In the outlying districtsthey are like lovely sylvan streams, borderedby gorgeous flowering shrubs, shaded by ave-nues of stately royal palms and often filledwith blooming lotus plants or pink waterlilies. By their sides the people dwell in neatcottages on stilt-like posts, while under theverandas ducks swim about, cattle and buffa-loes munch the reeds and water
Isles of spice and palm . A Bit of Tkansplanted India. Demerara. A Hindu Home in the Suburbs. Demer.^ra TIP END OF THE CONTINENT and on their placid waters are mirrored thelofty palms and beautiful buildings that riseabove their banks. In the outlying districtsthey are like lovely sylvan streams, borderedby gorgeous flowering shrubs, shaded by ave-nues of stately royal palms and often filledwith blooming lotus plants or pink waterlilies. By their sides the people dwell in neatcottages on stilt-like posts, while under theverandas ducks swim about, cattle and buffa-loes munch the reeds and water plants, andchildren bathe and splash about. These canalsare a feature of the place, typical of Demerara,and while adding greatly to its charm, com-bine utility with their attractiveness, for theyare essential to Georgetown and serve to drainthe low-lying grounds on which the city isbuilt. Each time the tide runs out the greatsluice gates are opened by their coolie tendersand the land is drained, and when the tideturns, the gates are once more closed to keepth
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