. Review of reviews and world's work. s the new-comers in PortoRico would do well to watch their own interestsin that island by paying attention to the Sevilleorange, which also is indigenous to the PortoRicaii soil. The agricultural features of Jamaica cannot bedisposed of without due reference to the partplayed by the mongoose. Some years ago, thecane-fields became infested with snakes and ratsto such an extent that drastic measures had to beemployed in order to rid the country of the was decided that the mongoose would do thework, and accordingly the mongoose was im-ported. The ani
. Review of reviews and world's work. s the new-comers in PortoRico would do well to watch their own interestsin that island by paying attention to the Sevilleorange, which also is indigenous to the PortoRicaii soil. The agricultural features of Jamaica cannot bedisposed of without due reference to the partplayed by the mongoose. Some years ago, thecane-fields became infested with snakes and ratsto such an extent that drastic measures had to beemployed in order to rid the country of the was decided that the mongoose would do thework, and accordingly the mongoose was im-ported. The animal went to work witli a will,and soon there was scarcely a snake left on tlieisland. The rats, likewise, were driven fromthe fields ; but, taking refuge in the cocoanuttrees, the rodents began to do that damage tothe nut which ever since has been such a draw-back to the raising of cocoanuts. But the mon-goose did worse than this. The moment theanimal found no more snakes and rats to feedupon, it attacked the ground-laying birds, de-. A COKNKU IN A IMNE FIELD. 456 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REI^IEIV OF REJ/IEWS.
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