What I Saw in the Tropics: A Record of Visits to Ceylon, the Federated Malay States, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Republic of Panama, Colombia, Jamaica, Hawaii (Classic Reprint)

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When I brought out Crude Rubber and Compounding I ngredients, a captious friend complained Hiat it was too matter of fact, that it lacked imagination. As it was practically a dictionary of methods of rubber manufacture. I did not care, that is, I did care, but didnt show it. This book is different, llie story of rubber planting is most romantic and similtaneously a whole is sound and successful. I must like to stop a bit just here to say to a large number of good fellows who smiled at ni- predictions ten years ago I told you so. But they have forgotten, and if they haven t, whats the use? Starting again, this book is not a scientific treatise. It contains the personal experiences of the writer dished up in his inimitable style (note the quotation marks), in his search for rubber planting information in the tropical world. As a scientific treatise it can be scorned by some intellectual ones who have a string of letters following their names (I wish I had them mvself) but whose attenuated digestive organs preclude the opportunity of wedding fun with fact. At all events the statements regarding rubber made herewith are facts and can also be gambled on. As to mi- personal experiences and adventures, think of them as you like. A nother word I need to thank planters the world over, for their interest and hospitality, but then they know that too, and if I called them all bv name here this book would contain a three hundred page preface. HEXRY C. PEARSOX.
(Typographical errors above are because of OCR software and don’t occur in the book.)

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