Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-04
ROUGH NOTES-1Na rraGN,.

The water Of Inc San Juan is Highly in.
mated with salt and other minerals. VII. INef
il unwhoiesome 10 foreigners, and our reo SI ma
we'll as Others suffered great deal tro' n. vel
| yaiing scourge OF camps-lhe ciafrtn
stationed here. Ia Mexico slavery eris,-
its wols, form, (perhaps may be ercrn1o.
! slavery oil Prussia aud lreland) The ~.
4 Mexico is The servant Of his creditor un,il NV
is discharged by The debtors work a, f,ur :.
/ per monh-and in the mean lime, he has ~.
port large family, pay his priest and IA res
lor, &c; and in ole age bis creditor is no, I.
for his support. These servants, cons,;..
four his Of the population along Gen. Tar!
line, are called peOMs. The land is usually a..
BY The Spanish race, and they for The -
part ccupy all the offices under the Na,e
Government. These Poems, generally a.s
graded race. The vi.Iue oil chastity is Sc,s.
known amongst lheir females, and inr.,,
common crime. But many OF The Snsn,..
cendan's are intelligent, well cducared a.. ~
complished, and possess many traHs OF ,ss
Gas lian character; so that in cescribcs
character ot The Inhabitants Of Mexico = 49,.
be as unjust ~ conound The Two races-p-,,s1
lndian) and Creolc-as II would be in DE-
The characteristics OF our people oil The sor'ssLs
States, 10 conlounc the white and placE ,.'
ton. sp4's.l
MEXICO has ever been lawless conn,,,.
is conquest by the SpaniarGs, ana mtr>s, s.ice
bands OF robbers and murcerers Aim, -, IN
highways are frequently seen crosses ni,a 81 zoe
the ground orpiIes OF stones placed ID can'a u
rate the spots where murders hare beep no
ted. The Mexican dead are seldom !. .n"..R
closed in coffins. a gorgeousy cecota,s az 10
is kept Tor hire by all the churches ana o.et
the corpSes are conveyed 10 The grave an, hn, -.
In their winding sheets only, and locke,s are s,
over tnem Ana Tor lhose able 10 pas, msu..
are celebrated aud The bells Of the chnrrh 'e,s
The Mexican seldom passes his church VIM.
uncoverine his head, and when The clock ,,,
IL, IN Whatever se may be engaged. he ci,c.
tinues his employment, pulls II MS hat Isomt,..,,
and remains uncovered unnl The clock is -.
striking. The first thing he does in the mn,,;..
he hurries TO The church. Ind kneelirc on me h.,.
"a i,neeI on the ontsme The 3nor ana -.
ladies rlde-wilh a foo, on each SIDE u -.
horse, or burro Oacs) bur sitting OF broad pac,
saddle; Just from the ankle down only, or IN,
more hangs on each side; and, altogether ii.
mode is more graceful han indelicate. The ~.
70 is often without Bride and the lady's 'scu,.
stalks on behind, and, by frequent applications o
a stick, urges on the patient creature. Whoeys
has read the picture OF poor 6uyro By Sefre
will recognize The likeness thousand times ~ a
travel in Mexico. Whenever the squire tie, /
is always behind the lady, whom he Supports
with his arms-she having the managemel. a
the bride, il there be one.
In this delightful climate all fruits and y.:.
tables, except apples, that arc common IL !.
S aes, Il ,ufish AMI prosper, by proper lure /,
the greatest luxuriance- and many fruits a.:
flowers, that canno; Withstand the rigor Of O.
climate, grow almost spontaneously IN Mexico
amongst the most Remarkable. OF which IS l..
Ne. ga,ha, or Century plant; this grows vii!
but. in its natural production, is Of little value
but, when planted ON the bank of running
stream, it continues for ages, making 900
fence, and yielding, BY distillation, Wholesome
kind Of brandy from the pulp OF the leaf, them.
der one being periodically cut for that purpose.
From the fbres OF its leaf coarse cloth il,
bags is made, and, also, sewing thread Tie
cabbage or palm tree, also, makes good le.c.,
when planted closely; its leaves cover tee.
houses, and make their fans and hats Il.
bud makes their muscal, Gan unwholesome fr:
Of brandy;) and the flowers, when boiled az.
nearly equal 10 our cabbage; the later plat.
grows on the banks of the lower Mississpp
and, doubtless, the former would prosper l.eIe
also. The much talked of and dreaded reptile,
of this country are the scorpions, cenllpeds an!
tarantuas. Perhaps not one in hundred ,kol
sand that. die in the country dies from the posC1
of those reptiles; SO that il appears almost 4
folly (usng little care) to be afraid OF them
The scorpion is similar to ours. The iarantula !.
a spider, weighing several ounces The cent
pcde is the most dangerous. In appearance !!
is almost identical with our Thousand legs
When il accidentally crawls upon The make:
| hand or face, the least shudder or motion vi.
induce it to plant every foot, perhaps hundred
into the skin; and this is the only manner ],
which il nf!cts lis wounds, which are DANCE:
Gus. Every plant and shrub in Mexico IS armec
with thorns, and bears most beautiful mos
gorgeous flowers. Here grow several yarletle,
Of the cactus, (prckly pearl Onc kind oiis-
grows TO the height Of six or ten fee, with )
trunk eight inches in diameter In that ,cc;;l
Of country, remote fr IN the la sc streams, 10
thing but such plants and trees, that bear thorn,
will grow without irrigation. X. +. A.
FLOUR respected II Inc city oi Rtchn,h
during The quaref ending Both June, 1913:
9,4S5 bois. snpcIhnc
39l halt bols DO.
1876 bbis fiae
= l55 do. middlines
STA do. condemned.
JOHN ENGLAND, Ihsyec'or
TAYLOR MEs.-The 4. htabula (Ohio) Sen,
mel says, that in eight Of the strongest VIII
township, in the county, there are only tire
Taylor men, and that in the balance Of ID
townships II is impossible TO muster Corporal
Guard n his support.