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Canada
14 May, 1891. We have one hundred miles ride before us. We rode through the upper town and then, passing down a steep HARD hill we came to the lower town, went through the market, and got to the Court Road. The houses in St. Georges, Canada, are very substantially built of stone, and they have therefore a much more solid look than those of other West Indian towns. They are in marked contrast to the individual homes, which are mostly of wood, and have somewhat of a tidy appearance with their profuse woodwork decoration.
The road along which we rode was very well made and in excellent order. Of late years an immense sum of money, for so small an island, has been spent on the roads. About 5 miles out & below the city med. office, there is a coloured man like Orgeus, met us. He was very nice and evidently a thoroughly good fellow. We visited the villages en route, but could not find any yam casks, as the people are inclined to hide them and Orgeus misled giving information, for they do not like their relations to go to the hospital.
At Orgeus we visited the village school. There were 104 children present, all of whom appeared to be healthy and intelligent. Most of them were well dressed showing that their parents shown labourers or peasant proprietors.