. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. urkish sultanas on divans orthe floor. They do not rise at your entrance or converse in a very loud, unmusical voice. We neverdetected bashfulness in the street or parlor. They go tomass every morning, and make visits of etiquette on Sun-days. They take more interest in political than in domes-tic affairs. Dust and cobwebs are unmistakable signs ofindifference. Brooms are rarities; such as exist are besoms * The young ladies of Cuzco are, in general, very beautiful, with regularfeatures, fresh olive complexi
. The Andes and the Amazon :|bor across the continent of South America. urkish sultanas on divans orthe floor. They do not rise at your entrance or converse in a very loud, unmusical voice. We neverdetected bashfulness in the street or parlor. They go tomass every morning, and make visits of etiquette on Sun-days. They take more interest in political than in domes-tic affairs. Dust and cobwebs are unmistakable signs ofindifference. Brooms are rarities; such as exist are besoms * The young ladies of Cuzco are, in general, very beautiful, with regularfeatures, fresh olive complexions, bright eyes full of intelligence, furnishedwith long lashes, and masses of black hair plaited in two tails.—Marhham. Seevai^—-Washekwomen. 83 made of split stick. Since our return, we have sent to aQuitonian gentleman, by request, a package of broom-cornseed, wliich, we trust, will be the forerunner of a harvest ofbrooms and cleaner floors in the high city. Not only thelords, but also the ladies, are inveterate smokers. Littlemats are used for Washerwomen. Perhaps Quitonian ladies have too many Indian servantsabout them to keep tidy; seven or eight is the averagenumber for a family. These are married, and occupy theground floor, which swarpis with nude children. They arecheap, thievish, lazy, and fllthy. No class, pure-blood orhalf-breed, is given to ablution, though there are two pub-lic baths in the city. Washerwomen repair to the Machan-gara, where they beat the dirty linen of Quito over the 84: The Andes and the Amazon. smooth rocks. We remember but two or three table-clothswhich entirely covered the table, and only one which wasclean. There are but two daily meals; one does not feelthe need of more; they are partaken at nine and three, oran hour earlier than in Guayaquil. When two unwashed,uncombed cooks bend over a charcoal fire, which is fannedby a third unkempt individual, and all three blinded bysmoke (for there is no chimney), so that it is no
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