Sight-seeing in South America . By 1. I . M,j Mills Near Petropolis 224 Sightsceing in South Atiierica a part of the distance the rack and pinion railway con-struction is used. Petropolis is a quiet village with one broad main street,through which flows a mountain stream, lined on eitherside by high banks and tall trees and shrubbery. This mountain village was chosen as the diplomaticcapital on account of the yellow fever and malaria thatformerly annually raged in Rio. It is beautifully located,and around it are line drives and bridle paths, so that itis also a fashionable summer resort. The h
Sight-seeing in South America . By 1. I . M,j Mills Near Petropolis 224 Sightsceing in South Atiierica a part of the distance the rack and pinion railway con-struction is used. Petropolis is a quiet village with one broad main street,through which flows a mountain stream, lined on eitherside by high banks and tall trees and shrubbery. This mountain village was chosen as the diplomaticcapital on account of the yellow fever and malaria thatformerly annually raged in Rio. It is beautifully located,and around it are line drives and bridle paths, so that itis also a fashionable summer resort. The homes andgrounds of the amba^^sadors of various nations, includingcur own, are large and attractive. In Petropolis are several well-known girls occupies the summer palace of the last emperor,while the school for girls, conducted by the MethodistChurch, South, has its quarters in another old palace. In the valley a few miles beyond Petropolis are largecotton mills operated by local water-power. Electricpower is also b
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