Sight-seeing in South America . -By I. C. Mo The Chile basement, and is all of brick. The girls school is incharge of the Methodist church. Santiagos Medical School is one of the best in SouthAmerica and is well equipped. Everywhere we were well received and there was noevidence of ill feeling toward Americans. At the con-clusion of an address delivered to an assembly of Chil-eans by one of our passengers, a man came up to extendinfinite thanks in Spanish. The man arose and made a Santiago 139 few remarks which were interpreted by Dr. [e said: Many of our people view with alarm the com
Sight-seeing in South America . -By I. C. Mo The Chile basement, and is all of brick. The girls school is incharge of the Methodist church. Santiagos Medical School is one of the best in SouthAmerica and is well equipped. Everywhere we were well received and there was noevidence of ill feeling toward Americans. At the con-clusion of an address delivered to an assembly of Chil-eans by one of our passengers, a man came up to extendinfinite thanks in Spanish. The man arose and made a Santiago 139 few remarks which were interpreted by Dr. [e said: Many of our people view with alarm the com-ing of North Americans to Chile. We think they want tobecome our masters. All South America fears NorthAmerican aggression. But 1 wish to say for this audi-ence that we extend to you a hearty welcome and appre-ciate wliat you have said about our nation and our Tlie Porno La Provideucia is the name of a street and a sectionof the cit}-. We went there |)articularly to see one of thefoimdling hospitals. A magnificent institution it is.( )\er two thousand children are under its care. hromfive to children arc received here dailw .Man\^ of 140 Sight-Seeing in South America them are taken secretly to a private home, number sixty-seven, on the Calle del Cerro. This is a small side streetin the center of the city at the foot of Santa Lucia. Thehouse is known as La Casa del Torno. A torno issomething that turns; hence, the name is applied to acradle, resembling a barrel cut in two, and turning on apivot. It is placed in a wall of a house and can beturned in or out at pleasure. Babies are put in the tornoat night, and received into the room where they are caredfor until the following day, when provision is made forthem at the hospital. These tornos are not as commonas formerly. This is the only one we saw at Santiago,and we were told by many that
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