Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-11-11

settlement contains some very fin
4 buildings, chiefly of stone and con
1erete, thousl Spali ~, being ~,
Z ing structures are british, Naner
lean and French a bates. Thess
as ~ rs the -or hoa-s-v&
.ishe fsfeign cornpaTes, are surrouh1'
|. ed by high walls, inclosing large
Irsgrounds. called compounds. The
, streets are narrow. ard very iFregss-
g'iar, hJtscrupuioasly clean. All the
,dray-ing. or transporting Of nserchan-
utdieeya.1iitetiug EpaseEiaa: gaAses, ssacse
BY coolies Lighter articles. coal.
briek, lime, TASKS, dr.. ere carried
lin baskets, two Of which are suspend
ed by ropes upon i'olsabous six fee;
long, and balanced across the Shout
fders Of fine carrier. Heavier hnrdens
are HAILED upon carts, nearly as large
as our dTays. Three OR four raen are
semployed to each cart, and they haul
I frvm two TO three thousand pounds
at . load. These men wear nothing
bat The bYeeeh cloth, and they exhib-
it an amount of muscle rarely seen
: in human beings. They shout al
every step, at The top of their voices,
and Keep up an interminah!e din
which isaiInesf deaseniag II lines
The women arc rather pretty, being
about tao shades tighter than the
men. Their ssvse ef dsAss:ng aT-
pears unique and qusre noYv, 70
sSraEgsEs- Iae Ordinary dress e0a-
slS-s uf sksr7- gzrf very sxnf. and
ts.stEzss-x sssy~@ IRE nj - rs-aehing The
ag-1sa== ~ sgs9sss s.'4css-, gar ls.sas4s. The
EsGss. sasA rssaSs arg . Issls= s.ss@x -sz@
bcssr- nsessEaw ia q poi-s haff vsr
k.'a-Ga the E'&iS- - l1e 2~rk- No IN
sieEgzErGeais l4-rg Nor, sfss ..tdEn''
i Szsrssswfar exs<ss=5- 1
sra x or Wooden sar a&ls are worn, 4
but re stockings. The feet and ank-
les are scrupulousIy white and clean.
The hair he jet black, and always
very tassefuIly done up An UNI
breila completes the costume. The
women are distinguished
from The unmarried by having thtiri
E ysbrows shaved Off and their teeth
colored blacks which gives them a
CHASTITY appearance. nv wife ac-
companied me ashore the second day
We were there. We visited the Pa
tive town; went into their stores and
shops. and saw some Of the most ex-i
quisiie goods il has eyer been my
fortune to see. Their silks are rich
and el,eap. The Lacquer and bronze
ornaments are most exquisite, be-
sides great many "ouro4r Of Ivory,
mother Of pearl, porcelain, tortoise,
bamboo and paper, MANY or which
IRE more ornamental than useful. /,
Mrs. ----- seemed to be an object of
Men, women and chill ,
lren followed u. about town i'm great +,
1unbers. I,aiso visited their mar ;
1et, and saw the greatest varietySof ,
Sell lima ainabIe, which is their staple ,
n the meat Inc. The variety Of ,
was great, consisting OF
potatoes, cabbage ,cauliflower, onions, .
'gg plant, radishes, cucumbers, bcets, ,
urnips, &c. I I find, however, that
nearly all Of them, except the p6ta-
oes, are iis.sipid, and almost tasteless ,
onipared, 70 our All the fruit
I saw was apples, peaches, pears and /,
'lumss all of which, except the ,
'lums, were hard, and almost with
uta flavor. The plums were of the
'lue Damson species, and very fihe.
We saw several native officials upon
he streets. They turn out with
,reat apomp and circumstance, usu- /;
lily mounted on native ponies, with :
.legant trnrplnSs.ss, and accompanied
~ their footmen--four in numbefa
short swords, and dressed
Il, a Black uniforms, Witch il very
becoming: !. y Foreigners, many Of
them tfdei In a low Vehicle, called a
trap" drawnsby two native ponies.
These traps are about the size Of the
little basket traps which are often
seen Hi Central Park. "A co0lie runs
by the side Of the ponies, and is al
ways expected to keep paceiwith
them, no matter how far or fast they
dri .-+Froin q ietterin thp -Misspuvi
Dem0cratoD uGiYlsgR pdi isnsasB nh
elif ais-r-.5.+----u, >->------------- laftA |
Father lIIyaCiuthc's Remarls-
able sermon b5fi4tid
ia9iI M s9i,ldn aoXof9 b. ssal oar
The name Of Pero Hyacinthes the /
famous Catholic priesta who lately
eaWeoses Hsthiseopptry frolm n Paris, ]
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