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looking back at our camp before continuing the next
ten feet. Wherever you look, you see somebody staring
at yous If one of them approaches the car, 20 of them
follow and in two seconds you are swamped by curlous
observers-like the sheep crossing a bridge, one leads
the rest of the herd follows. These people keep the
camp manicured especially ridding it of cans, bits

of wire, string and colored paper.

I can now see why the comnunists did not
succeed in their land reforms. ‘The large land owners
were religved of their holdings and the natives were
given a share of the land to operate. The natives
have little business judgment-at least at this stage
of evolution, are incapable of getting their produce
to market or shouldering the responsibllity of operat-
ing a farm. As a result the old land owners are back
in power and will probably remain until such a time
the natives can be educated to read, write and conduct
the business required to operate a farm.

Sleeping in the car is much to be desired.
Beginning at daybreak one has full vision of everything
that transpires. The windows are ag an open book. A
tent obscures vision. many interesting caryings-on
are missed.

The country here is much like in asssm ex-
cept the mountains are higher and the tops of the mount
ains are a dense rain forest. Greens and yellows pre-
dominate. The cultivated areas, :nuoh of which is clear
ed from the forest,are well kept and green. The vistas
are beautiful every hour of the day. Fog masses ara
sontinually shifting. At one moment you are enshroud
ed; the next, the view is unobstructed. sarly morning
is mystical. The entire land is bathed in the evapora-
tion from the fog which continues to rise from the
ground. The sun, when it does shine, produces an effect
worth a million to Hollywood. At night when the temp.
is above 50°, on the ground the glowworms are every-
wheree