Brazil and the Brazilians : portrayed in historical and descriptive sketches . escattered along the bot-tom. Many of thesewasherwomen go from thecity early in the morning,carrying their huge bun-dles of soiled linen ontheir heads, and at even-ing return with them, puri-fied in the stream andbleached in the sun. Firesare smoking in variousplaces, where they cooktheir meals; and groupsof infant children are seenplaying around, some ofwhom are large enoughto have toddled aftertheir mothers; but mostof them have been carriedthere on the backs ofthe heavily-burdened ser-vants. Female slaves, of eve
Brazil and the Brazilians : portrayed in historical and descriptive sketches . escattered along the bot-tom. Many of thesewasherwomen go from thecity early in the morning,carrying their huge bun-dles of soiled linen ontheir heads, and at even-ing return with them, puri-fied in the stream andbleached in the sun. Firesare smoking in variousplaces, where they cooktheir meals; and groupsof infant children are seenplaying around, some ofwhom are large enoughto have toddled aftertheir mothers; but mostof them have been carriedthere on the backs ofthe heavily-burdened ser-vants. Female slaves, of every occupation, may be seen carry-ing about their children in the manner represented by the cut onpage 167. One is reminded by their appearance of the North AmericanIndian pappoose riding on the mothers back; but the differentmethods of fastening the respective infants in permanent positionsproduce very different effects. The straight board on which theyoung Indian is lashed gives him his proverbially-erect form; butthe curved posture in which the young negros legs are bound. LAVANDEIRAS. The Ascension of the Corcovado. 103 around the sides of the mother often entails upon him crookedlimbs for life. Up the valley of the Larangeiras is a mineral spring, which atcertain seasons of the year is much frequented. It is denominatedAgoa Ferrea,—a name indicating the chalybeate properties of thewater. Near tbis locality you may enter the road which leads upthe Corcovado. An excursion to the summit of this mountain is one of the firstthat should be made by every visitor to Eio. You may ascend onhorseback within a short distance of the summit; and the jauntshould be commenced early in the morning, while the air is cooland balmy, and while the dew yet sparkles on the foliage. Theinclination is not very steep, although the path is narrow anduneven, having been worn by descending rains. The greater partof the mountain is covered with a dense forest, which varies incharacter with the altitud
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