The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-15
LIFE IN BUENos AYREs.
BY REV. THOMAS cAnrEr, A. NJ.

a fine appearance as you approach it from the
water. Immense churches, their gate domes
olnamented with bright colo-ed and varieeated
tiles, are the most striking objects in the pic
ture. On landing you are in great city--a
city containing population of two hundred
thousand people. The streets are narrow,
The sidewalks still more so. Made for two
people only TO walk abreast, you will find
yourself continually dod9ing in the effort to
go ahead. 1t is point of rigorous etiquette
to yield the insidesof The sidewalk to ladies, to
elderly persons, and 80 those Of superior rank.
Sometimes tlbecomes difficult question to
decide who is entitled TO it. Where two gem
tlemen meeting each otheraie both polite, and
are personally acquainted, they win stop, and,
bowling again and again, get off the sidewalk
and go well toward The middle of the street.
in a friendly contest as to who shall yield to
the other The side of honor, until one finally
seems forced to accept it, by the courteous ui-
eency of the other, and, apparently with great
unwillin9ness, consent TO pass next the wall.
Sometimes, however, it is the reverse. When
two persons meet who consider themselves Of
equal rank, each determined to support his
,lienity, the controversy is ON the other side
A case of this kind occurred when | was in
Buenos Ayrcs, in which the gentleman who
insisted on retaining the inside of the walk
was murdered ON the spot by the person to
whom he refused to yield it.
As you pass along you observe the floors OF
the houses are even with the street. and usl-
ally of brick or tile. OF late years. however,
a few are made of wood. The windows are
large, with doors opening on the inside. A
sash moving up and down, do not recollect
that ] ever saw. The houses although stuc-
coed and handsomely colored, have a gloomy
appearance, arising from the iron bars which
protect every window. You might mistake
them at first for prisons. Notwithstanding
their looks, these iron bars are very useful.
Day and night you can leave your windows
open and ventilate your house without dancer
OF thieves They are serviceable in another
respect. The young ladies sit inside of their
gated windows, and the young gentlemen
stand without, and carry on their agreeable
intercourse dd ibitDm, while their cautious
PAGES, after locking the doors, retire to bed
without mourning the danger Of an elopement.
My first stoppin2-place was the Hotel de
Provence in Gale Caneallo, not far from the
river. My attention was attracted by a little
plate Of something on the breakfast table
which had the appearance Of ice cream
Pleased with the idea thatin distant corl1ti Y
they knew how to make such a luxury, and
looking upon it as a special deicaey at break
fast-time / took my spoon. aud was about TO
raise the delicious molsel to my mouth, when
the cutting of it made me hesitate a moment
''What is this?" ! said TO the waiter
''Dutter sir"
/ tied it with the French bread but in
looks, in smell, in taste, it was so unlike the
butter of Orange county that it was enough
for me that | had butter on the table. after
wards learned That in South America there are
four native modes Of making butter. The
first is, putting the milk in common bowl
and beating it with a spoon as you would an
egg. The second, pouring the milk in a bot
tle and shaking it until the butter appears,
which is extracted by cracking off The top of
Che bottle. Eottlcs are valueless in this part
of South America, on account of the number
imported with fruits and liquors. The third,
where the dairy is more extensive, is perform
ell by filing hide with The milk, which is
Justify shaken by an athletic native at each
end. The fourth by dragging the hide on
the ground afier galloping horse, until it is
supposed tic butter is formed. The milk is
never strained and the butter never washed.
| am speaking of Che native mode. OF late
years Ensli and Scotch people have intro
duccd few regular Yankee chulns. The
imported from Ireland, France or Germany,
while thousands Of cows Craze on the vast
panpas in South America.
Their almost universal mode of milking APP
peals strongly to the humanity of our own
farmers. In Their practice, they reason justly
that the calf has The natural right TO the milk
Hence The latter is never killed Off as it is ac-
cording 20 our baIbarous system, but at The
time of the milking always comes in for It's
share. Invariably it commences and continues
the process, until The COW has been pIopitiated,
and kindly consents to let the millz-maid have
the leavings This continues until the elf
becomes large, and until its mother runs d,y.
The native cattle are so tenacious of their
rights in this respect that it is said to be i'm.
possible to teach them another system. Cows
have been recently imported from England,
and the experiment is about to be tried whether
they can live in South Ameiica without adopt
ing South American customs.
Connected with this subject the people have
an institution unknown in this country it is
called tdna5o. 1t is the nature of a refresh
ment-saloon III The open air You will meet
with the taaabo in different parts of Duenos
Ayres and other cities. You enter an open
couif, where, instead Of brilliant lamps and
cushioned seats and paved walks, you see be-
fore you a simple cow-yald, with two OF three
of these animals tied by The horns, and as
many calves fastened with piece of rawhide.
Two or three tumbleis are standing on a little
table. The ladies who attend the establish
ment, with Che calves always on hand to keep
the cows in good humor, draw the milk fresh,
foaminr and warm and present a cl,ssfu1 In