"There is probably no richer country
In the world than Nicaragua," said Dr,
Flanagan. "It is, however, almost la a
virgin state, as there has been scarcely
any development of its great resources,
President Zelaya, the able and ener?
getic chief executive, is giving thc
! country a most excellent administra?
tion and enjoys the absolute confidence
of the people. The natives of the Mos
<;uito Coast, as my section is called, an
known as Musco, or Sambo Indiaus
and are a queer mixture of Indian, ne
gro and Caucasian elements, with thi
native Indian type predominating
though most of them show their strait
of African blood by a kinkiness of thi
hair, while others are fair haired anc
I ! light of skin as a reminder of Scotct
. j buccaneer progenitors. Not one in fiftj
I j of these Sambos ever slept in a bed
, aud not more than oue in five evei
. handles a piece of money. The olde]
i members of the family sleep in ham
) iiio< ks woven from the fibers of thi
, benlquen, or the banana stalk, whili
$ the juveniles curl up on the floor. The:
are about as near to nature as an;
people under the sun, for nature sup
plies them with everything necessar;
to sustain life.
