Paper read before the American Sec HISTORICAL '1'11~ isliiiicls of Ilcriiiiiiln I i n w nlirnys Iicld ii11 i i l l i i r t m r i i t for toiirists, piirtly I)ccniisc of tlicir sub t,ropicnl cliiiiiitc irliitli is :in nttriiction in winter : piirtly Iic*c*iiii.ql! of t licir prnsiriiity to tlic Unitcd Stiitc's. iiiiikiiig tlicin rcwlily nc*tcssil)lt: to trii-cllors ; h i t Ijiirtly, or perhiips priiniirily, I)ec*ririse of tlicir qiiiiiiit tiws. 'I'licy liavt, bccii ii Brit i.sh coloiiinl pnsws*ioii evcv sin(-c t heir discovery ahout tlic t iiiic of t l i t . h t c.oloiiiz:it ioii of Wrgiiiiii. !I'h nittivc JIcr~iiiitliiiiis \.I10 l i i t ~~ gro\w iiiitl livctl tlicrc for srvtwil g(!iirriit ioiis pritlc t Iiciiisrlvcs on tlicir tlistintt,ivc coloiiiiil cliririictcristics. 11 typiciil Ucrniutliiin Iiiis siiitl tliiit, wiirii hc is in Ncw York Iic is tiikvii for 11 Loiitloncr. Wlicn lie is in I;ondoii Iic is tiikt.11 for iI NC\V Yclrlicr. 'l'Ii(1sc fiicts givc liiiii :I ccrtiiiii pritlr of iiidivitliiiility I)t!i+.riiisc lie rciilizcs tlint, he is tlistiiictivc froin citlicr ono.
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