Sia _ . 550408= 151 Ain gar is desirable, I hsve never experienced the wat season (May to Oetobex) exeent a brief period at the beginning and at the end of the season when showers fell every dey in. the afternoon. From conversation with natives of the country I am led to believe that the reiny peried is the less desirable of the two seasons — ai fay as concerns traveling throughout: the aqountry and camping cut-of-deors, especially in the extremes of altitudes, In eny seagon be prepared to protest yourself from mosquiteea and other insects~-such protection including a head net supported by @ broad rimmed hat of light weight, A winter weight.eap to pre- sect your ears but light. @nough to be worn under the hat ig an excellent combination, Moct any inseat repellent ie effective-< my chdee si 5-12. An aerogo]l bomb fa suffigient to eradicate periodically the mesquitoes snd inseat in your tent or housing quarters. Proteetion against the ounipresent tick in the lower | altitudes is 4 must. Sprinklang sulphur on the élothing of the ~ lower extreneties will help but is not by any means ¢ complete repellent. Qlothing should include a hesvy coat for high altitudes, At any altitude be sure to have a pair of knee boots and a rain- Boab... In anweer to your question about the people of Gunton Le i ean say that the primitive Indians are good people end eaay to get along with. In some areas where poverty ie pronounced, these natives will appropriate any article left unguerded. Ninety per cent of the natives, however, are trustworthy and sre aetuel- ly helpful. The modern sosmopoliten society of Spanish-Amerieans is élea to be trusted, but it fe im this educated society that one should guard agéinet subversive aqtivity ond real personel danger, Another group in Guatemala are thos engaged in trens-- lation work in varioua dislecta, and while they are not mission- aries in the true senee of the word, they are aplendid Christians and Gye anxious to see and hélp one in any way they can, These people heve obtained a conversational knowledge ef the language, having transleted some. ‘portiona of the Seriptures and have pre- pared some studies in’ grammer and analytical word lista toward — a dictionary. Ineident&@ly, your Spanish will he absolutely worthless in some regions of Guatemala. The shursh of the. Nezerenes is the dominant miseionary organization in. Guatemala, espeolelly in the nortcern seetion, These miseionaries have been in Gustemals since 1904 and are throughly aquainted with the people and the dourntry, Other individuala whe oan be of | service to you are the officials of the United Fruit Company and the Spanish-American owners of the larger fincas and plantat= ions e a Pricr to my arrival to Guatemala the commmist government announced @ threatened invasion by anti-commumiste. This waa later confirmed and for several weeks a reign of terror brought deeth and torture to thousands of Gustemalens. This period vee @harsaterized by anti-Horth American propagenda.. which earried — over inte the peried of my field work, At that tine dellesting was hazardous. YPolitiosl conditions heave ehanged since then but even todey the anti-American indostrinstion remsing in some areas especially in regions where political enlichtmeent has not caught up with the ge of government. According to several missionaries I interogated, the natives are taught that anyone who is againet the Gatholic Church (the communists being the greatest offenders) are communists, Neturally it followed that