. Cuba as a bee country. A guide to the prospective bee-keeper and those who wish information relative to the Island's resources . vana and Lbs. Lbs. Pinar del Rio 2,557,397 522,451 Santiago 940,753 276,352 Santa Clara 831,419 115,409 Mantanzas 215,374 18,302 Puerto Principe 251,657 91,383 Total 4,796,600 1,023,897 PRACTICAL POINTS For the bee-keeper who exnects to settle in Cuba,it is well to know the details of living as well as bee-keeping. The first difficulty .s the laijguage. Imagineyourself deaf and dumb, and suddenly placed amongpoeple whose customs are foreign to you. If you haveno kn
. Cuba as a bee country. A guide to the prospective bee-keeper and those who wish information relative to the Island's resources . vana and Lbs. Lbs. Pinar del Rio 2,557,397 522,451 Santiago 940,753 276,352 Santa Clara 831,419 115,409 Mantanzas 215,374 18,302 Puerto Principe 251,657 91,383 Total 4,796,600 1,023,897 PRACTICAL POINTS For the bee-keeper who exnects to settle in Cuba,it is well to know the details of living as well as bee-keeping. The first difficulty .s the laijguage. Imagineyourself deaf and dumb, and suddenly placed amongpoeple whose customs are foreign to you. If you haveno knowledge of the language, you are practically de-pendent upon your friends for the transaction of busi-ness with the natives for the first f&w months. 76 J If you go mto the country districts it is well to takea supply of food with you until you become accus-tomed to the Spanish style of living. Good milk canrarely be obtained, and even then at a very high is not made in the country, but is imported incans. Staple fruits and vegetables can usually be ob-tained at any country store in their season, also bread,. which you will have to accustom yourself to. Be surethat everything is kept out of reach of the ants, for ifthey once get at your provisions it will cause you anendless amount of annoyance. Canned goods of allkinds can be obtained in large cities; so supply yourselfwith these, as they are most conveniently handled andkept. 27 As Spanish money is in general use in the countrydistricts, have your money changed to this kind, assometimes the difference in value is not taken into con-sideration. Country hotels should be avoided, as theirstyle is not usually agreeable to Americans. All clothing should be kept in dry places, and airedoccasionally, as it is very apt to mold. Also see that
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