. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . )eople had no idea ofhygiene or of the curative properties of pure water. Idid what I could with listerine and dioxide of hydrogen. There is a wide field for missionary work in thiscountry, but a car-load of antiseptics and the doctrineof cleanliness should precede it. We, of the North, havenot the slightest idea of the misery resulting from theignorance of these people. One bright young fellowwhom I tried to cure was literally dying of dirt. W^hentaken sick the only treatment which his family advisedwas complete abstinence from the use of water! Hisfood, in the h
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . )eople had no idea ofhygiene or of the curative properties of pure water. Idid what I could with listerine and dioxide of hydrogen. There is a wide field for missionary work in thiscountry, but a car-load of antiseptics and the doctrineof cleanliness should precede it. We, of the North, havenot the slightest idea of the misery resulting from theignorance of these people. One bright young fellowwhom I tried to cure was literally dying of dirt. W^hentaken sick the only treatment which his family advisedwas complete abstinence from the use of water! Hisfood, in the hottest of weather, was fried beans, pork, «4 ^284 ^ ::::::::s^ THE TROPICS Is::::::;: and tortillas. Indeed, the staple food of the peoplethe whole year round is frijoles (fried beans), andtortillas — hard, flat, leathery cakes made of groundcorn and POD OF MILK-WEED TREE The nights in this tropical country were cool and re-freshing. For an liour in the early morning there wasno wind and the black flies drove us into our head-screens. With the sun came a breeze and the flies van-ished as if by magic. The heat increased until mid-day, although even then one could walk slowly about «4 285 ^ :::::::::=»v TWO BIRD-LO\^RS IN MEXICO B:.- in the sun without feeling oppressed. But the birdsand beasts set us a good examjjle and we found it agood plan to sit quietly in the shade, writing orexamining our specimens until about two oclock. Atfive in the afternoon the black flies again appeared andheld high revel for one hour, when the coming of thebats dispelled them. Six times we had excellent opportunities of observ-ing the great Guatemalan Woodpecker, with the beau-tiful scarlet head and crest flashing through the matter how much is given to a naturalist to enjoy,there is always something else for which he were three
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