| Show iTS OF THE CUBANS I g PUZZLE TO AMERICANS j ri States Army Amy Surgeon Attributes APp Apparent r nt It ness Entirely to the Cli Climate nate Jt t is a rem thi thins that with 1 rn s J he continuous s oppressive heat dur- dur t- t ti i J fe the several summer months In 1 ern Cuba or the Orient as they SIt p I the island su sunstroke Is uno un- un mc c lug 0 o I 1 said Maj L. L C C. Carr United I nind nd 0 oi A I my who has Just returned roin m t ti oct a n. at the Kenyon on Sunday of th astern end of the island the ld ter seldom drops as low ow as 66 n ss s of t tl tany my time during the year Je n ver vel cie summer the temperature ht s on C e ranges from 78 to 9 96 degrees S O kno n Ms n n periods of sever several months tI the mercury did not ot at ily ll fall below helow 74 day pr night hel aft M l s e er during the um- um hel ne Gre Grey is s j ou live in the mountains ase ts of a people like Uke t the CU- CU e ar are n rd raa aa rd for r a Nation like ours r to e e cL e c for fer this reason Every 0 gh ut the Ue year the heat is i wed oved for Lor for com from com 9 o'clock in th thele the morning morning- T The Ther I id J the afternoon Between een the le lifs 15 S Sf f 10 and 2 th there thele re Is rarely any a. a fork Irk ork 1 me ne Most of the borers la take bi V r st between Cen 1 10 and 11 c Aft After r hat they hunt a a. shady place to sleep aUxy r way ay the th next two or three hot hp hours s I To 10 a foreigner this tl-is habit makes th T appear shiftless ss and lazy In my judgment the climate Is responsible sible sibie for this trait After a a. years year's resIdence residence res res- In Cuba even the sturdy st American American Ameri Amen can or European finds himself bEcoming becoming becoming becom bEcom- ing languid anguI He is unable to accomplish accomplish more than half th the work he could on his first advent Cuba Is in excellent sanitary condition condition condi condi- tion no v. Its large cities comp compare re fa fu favorably with the large cities of Amer Amer- ica The sewer system was just being completed in Santiago when I came away way In May Slay after a tour four our years' years residence residence resi rest dence emee on the island and the contract had rad just been en let for Havana The system system tem tern for Havana will cost approximately approximate approximate- l ly 13 I sailed d from Havana th thI the I day aay after the tl inauguration of president President President dent Tomas Estrada Palma My I Impression is that If a stable staMe government is formed Cuba will be a a. splendid field for growers cattle-growers sugar planters orange rai raisers ers an and fruit miser raisers rais mis- er ers en generally The soil soli Is the richest I have ever seen and I have been inmany Inmany in inmany many points of the world Maj Carr Cart is an approachable able man Ho is a good talker and has pleasing manners He is iii a a. surgeon in the army rue Th doctor has hag been enjoying a l leave of absence during his Journey toward San Francisco from whence he will ship for the Philippines u |
