India rubber world . lso two chairs, atable, and a wash bowl and pitcher of agate ware. The onewindow opened to the floor, and to keep thieves out and guestsin was latticed with half inch iron bars. It was luxury, how-ever, when compared with the native huts, and we rested well,and had no adventures. To be sure I did have a queer expe-rience the first night, when I lay for a while with one handhanging down bythe side of thebed,and on draw-ing it up soine-tking droppedoff with a softthud that hadme wide awakein an instant. Alight and a searchrevealed nothingand I came tothe conclusionthat it wa
India rubber world . lso two chairs, atable, and a wash bowl and pitcher of agate ware. The onewindow opened to the floor, and to keep thieves out and guestsin was latticed with half inch iron bars. It was luxury, how-ever, when compared with the native huts, and we rested well,and had no adventures. To be sure I did have a queer expe-rience the first night, when I lay for a while with one handhanging down bythe side of thebed,and on draw-ing it up soine-tking droppedoff with a softthud that hadme wide awakein an instant. Alight and a searchrevealed nothingand I came tothe conclusionthat it was oneof the small vam-pyre bats thatare common inMexico, and thatalight so gentlyon man or ani-mal that even ifwide awake theydo not know common are they, and so troublesome, that horses and mulesare invariably kept under cover after dark, as these little blood-seekers rarely venture into houses. The next morning it was quite cool, as a norther was blow-ing, and the thermometer registered only 95. On arising we. THATCHED VILLAGE ON THE UliERn PLANTATION took our clothes in our arms, and, clad only in pajamas, walkeddown the sandy street two blocks to the baths, where we lux-uriated for an hour or more. After coffee we visited the mar-ket, and saw the far famed Tehuantep c women in their verystriking headdress, of which so much is said ; but aside from its becoming effect, no one seemsto know much about it. Ipersonally was interested tosee how it was made, and sowalked behind some of thedusky beauties as theymarched off, and took a goodlong look. The headdress issimply a white dress with awide flounce around the bot-tom. This flounce is starchedstiff and put upon the head sothat it stands up like a hugeruffle. The rest of the gar-ment, sleeves and all, hangdown the back. I almost wish,however, that I did not knowthis, as the effect is not half as artistic since my eyes wereopened. There was really little of sight seeing in Tehuantepec ; themarket, the/«<•/</ acros
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