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I saw a Cacao grove to really know what it was.
Speaking of the roads, they are for the most part quite good. Up in the mountains are numerous cobble stone roads, and foot paths are criss-crossed all over the island. Many of the paths are wide enough for donkeys.
This day being Sunday we saw numerous people dressed in their Sunday best. The costume of the women is most picturesque and old fashioned. The skirt is made of calico or some similar cloth, usually flowered. It is drawn up into the belt so that the embroidered, or lace, petticoat beneath can show. Sometimes it looks as if there were two paniers formed by the calico and many times it looks more like a bustle. The headdress is a large bandana tied in turban style. Almost all of the dresses have a large [[strikethrough]] fishue [[/strikethrough]] fichu which extends from the shoulders to the waist-band and is made of a different material -- usually a plain colored cloth. (page 104)

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[[margin]] Monday October 28 [[/margin]]
I had a little cold to-day so we decided to stay home and rest. I sat on an easy chair in the sun, and so the day was passed.
I asked the houseboy to fix us soup for lunch, and every day since, we have had some. I dont say anything about it as I like soup, and it is also something Dick can eat. He suffers more than I do when it comes to his food. I can eat, and enjoy, giblets, sweetbreads, fish, and red meat. We don't eat any fresh salads as we are afraid to, but the cooked salads aren't so bad.
We wrote a few letters to-day too.
[[margin]] Tuesday October 29 [[/margin]]
I'm still resting a little. Dick went out and tried some collecting in the morning. In the afternoon we finished up our correspondence and went down to the Post office to mail our letters. All foreign [[strikethrough]] m [[/strikethrough]] mail is 1 f 50 cent.
[[margin]] Wednesday October 30 [[/margin]]
We took our lunch and started to drive to the northern end of the island. It was a lovely day. We drove beyond St Rose, and went down on a little beach where I collected a few shells. Right after lunch we found we had