The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-29
THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, W
Brazilians and their Habits.

Brazil correspondent of the st. Louis Re
pubtcOn says:-
The person who meets with a sudden or
violent death In Brazil, either by accident or
murder, Is buried by the wayside, near where
the event happened, and a cross is set up at
the end of the grave. To this cross, as the
emblem of his faith everywhere, the Brazilian
lifts his bat in passing, and it is beautiful Gus
tom of the people to hang this love memento
with flowers and garlands. / frequently pass
such cross near this city where man was
murdered so long ago that bat few remember
the circumstances, yet pious and unseen hands
were always decking this wayside cross with
wreaths and rosee.
Sundays -DJmingos or Lords days, as the
Brazlllans call them-pass with mauy OF them
almost like any other day, occupying them in
their usual avocations. 1t is true that there Is
always Church service, and the Catholic creed
recognizes Sundays as sacred days. But it
would be painful to many persons in the United
States, to see the little regard which is paid by
the common run OF persons, many of whom
never attend church except on some great occa-
sion. There are not wanting individuals, how
ever, who deplore this state OF things, aud write
and talk on the subject, in the hope of teaching
a better state of things
After a warm day-one that would be n hot
day in Missouri, uninhuenced there by the sea
breeze the night falls cool and refreshing with
a balmy air, which seems like CXhilarating gas
TO the lungs. We seldom or never have sultry
n'ghts--the atmosphere Is not stagnant, and
the glorious stars look down TO. nght from n
clear sky, which is as pure as Northern Winter
but warmed into life by perpetual Spring.
Later tonight comes up the moon, and I
think that Brazilian moonlights are magnificent
more beautiful than day-never coldly chaste
nor sweating hot but forever the calm, fresh
light of day, only a little shaded: and the heart
palpitates under the change with all the affec-
tions that 1t can gather around IT. Nature doe
not seem to sleep-only meditates; and heaven
and earth whisper mysterously to each other
The Br6zilaus have their superstitions about
the moon and its Influences, like many European
nations. Many agricultural operations are regu-
lated by the light or the dark of the moon. But
have been amused to find some of the bsst
families, who believe strongly in vermifuge
nostrum which ] prepare them for their chill
dren and negroes; but they delay giving it till
the decay OF the moon-tudmiag0enia. What
influence the moon can have on intestinal worms
passes my comprehension; but they wait till the
moon is on the wane, so that the worms will be
weaker and the remedy push down mas fOrte!n
When the Brazilians rde-GadO a cdUd,lO or
walk q horseback, as they say-they gallop. II
ls the only condition in which they seem to be
IN hurry. The stately gait OF our roadsters is
dlsgustlul to them too much like the laborous
tread of the tropeiros. On the campos grounds
- on the route to the country ChurCh-the only
gait which pleases the cavalleiros is an Indian
lOpe, in which the holse does not get over the
ground fast, but makes great pretensions.
In all Brazilian primary schools, Thursday,
instead OF Saturday. as with US, is the day OF
rest; so that the days of study ara more equally
divided in the week. The whole school gene
rally "study loud" during school hours. so that
it resembles a Babel of confusion; but the
scholars seem to learn with facility. Monday
the teaching is oral; and many times | notice
monitors at the head os the classes, like the
LancasterIau system. The sexes are taught ir
separate schools, with male and female teachers
who are paid by the Government, so that edu
cation is free Teachers hold o responsible
rank in the community, and as a reward for
well earned reputation, at the end of some
twenty years. service, they are dposeptado, OF
pensioned for the rest of their lives. The sans
thing takeG place in other public employmente