HINTS TO EMMIGRANTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 260, 12 September 1867, Page 3

HINTS TO EMMIGRANTS.

The Petersburgh "Index" thus takes off some features of the popular furore for Brazil : — There is a delightful region in South America, accessible by steamboat, which is not only pleasant to live in, but affords a charming prospect for who wish to die, as well as to live, easy. It is peculiarly well suited to those of our fellow citizens who look forward for support to public offices and confiscation. The vegetation of the country is perennial, and the splendor and elegance of nature are, beyond description, fine. The emmigrant, like the native, has only to step ashore, go into the woods, and be happy. He reclines, with dignified ease, und # er the first clump of trees. On looking lip, he discovers the bread-fruit growing, and above that the

pendaut branches -of the cocoanut. In the same woods the shirt-tree grows, described by the celebrated traveller, Humboldt. The tree is felled with an ordinary knife, the akin is taken off, two arm-holes are cut, and there is. the shirt. A work of five poor little minutes, such as one might go through with lazily in an idle spell whittling off the small end of nothing with a chunk of soft pine. To vary the diet one need only whistle for a native, who will come, and for the consideration of half a ceut will produce from his traps two dozen of woodcocks, which are plentiful there, and, as we all know, are most delicious eating. For oiie cent you may obtun a bushel and a half of sweet potatoes. The • ya:n, indeed, grows almost spontaneously, and is brought to its highest state of perfection by being simply poked in a hole aud covered over with sand — an operation requiring no more energy than is necessary, to dip up a gourd of water and drink. All. sorts of fruits grow in the greatest abundance, aud force themselves into observation by their profusion. Death in that country is, as we have iutimated, easy. All that is necessary is for one to satiate himself with yams, bread-fruit, shirts, grapes, and laziness and lie down in a jungle and go to sleep. When he awakes ho will find himself in the bflly of a boa-constrictor, or heaven, or perhaps somewhere else.