, 1873-08-03
PERU.
The Fashionable Bathing-Re.
sort for Callao.
Professions to the Houses OF the
Dying.
Decorating the Tontbs on All
Saints Day.

Decorating the ,rombs on All
Saints Day.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
LIMA, Peru, luno, 1873.
hayo boon down to the
FASHIONABLE nATn1wo nEsonr
for Oallao residents. cnilctl tho Point" and a
llttlo description Of my trip there might provo
interesting. Tho ontiro population Of Cnao 60
down to this point for soa-bathing during tho
entire yoar, and many families soc,,ro rooms ut
some Of tho hotols tlero for the thrco-mouths
sun1nor-soaHon. Tho Point Is distant a
milo from Callao, and strcet-...rs run
down nnd buck every ten MIN
utcs, although tho better class OF poop!e rido
down thore on their own splendid GILLIAN horscs.
II is q worry popular roaort, and answorn to our
Long Branch III its attractions. Tho Pacific
Ocean takos sudden bend nt this point OF land,
And, coming up Oil tho south aido Of the lant,
Eurna directly toYarl tho west, so thnt Callao
really is surrounded on two Bidos by tho SEQ.
Thero aro tllroo worry lnrgo and tno lotols oroot-
cd ut tho Point. Iloy arc built with
balconies outside and inside, and arc
opeu 40 as to form hollow aqunre in tho con-
tre. In this square ARC the rcnding-rooms and
sitting md smoking rooms; and you can como
out on 10 tho yerandah Of the second, third, or
fourth floor, and look down upon tho pooplo sit
ting below, i'll tho wide, open epaco, which hnH
no roof over it, al thore In novor any rain; aud
which is tnlod with nmail tables, at which alo
people eating, laughing, md smoking, waited mp
oil by small, bright-oyod, nimblo Chinese boya in
white aprons.
Crossing the balcony on tho lower loor wo
come upon
THE RATI1Sd-nnoMs,-
for Rontlenen OH the one aide, and ladies' on tho
other. Uulilo Long Branch, howoyor, or any
OF our own watoriug-placos by tho sea. t1oro Is
no soft egnd for your foot. AL bathors wonr
hoavy whito lincn shoes, with heavy double
solos aud we'll laced up around the ankles.
Even then your footing ia very uncertain,
rs your fcet constantly slip on smooth, heavy
bouldcrs that strew tito ocoar-bed. These arc
hugo stones, sharp anl slippery; and yot ono
would think they would bo worn smooth by tho
constant action Of tho wators. A very heavy
eurf nlwayH bouts aud roars here, much heavier
tllan at my Of our Atlantic coasts where Aayo
ever bathod. In cortain months Of tho year,
SCORPIONS
lie around among theao stones, the bite of which
is dca!h. But Il more frightened creature than
q scorpion, ns well aa q more ugly one,
1 neyor saw. Alarmed at tho foothills
OF any ono over their hidiug-placcB
among they rocks, thuy arc much moro friglten-
cd than tho porson himsolf, ind ut onco bent
precipitous rotreat, when they aro generally
boa.on md stoned to death. I onco got one In
my shoe; and friend bathing had one run up
tho looao sleeve Of her bathing -jacket, mud rs
suddenly run out again. But, when thoy arc
corucred beyond all hopo Of escape they will bito
you, and thoir bito is always death.
sliAllKs.
nlso visit these bathing-placcs ubout two months
in the year, when nil persons bathing arc warned
against them, 1t is not pleasant reflection,
wl1iio taking a Bea-bath, that scorpion may
get into your Bloo, or shark turn up hH yora-
ciouB jaws i'll your Immediate vtcinity but, at the
ouly time in tho year whom sharks arc visible
within tho ropes of tho bathing per-
sous stationed OIL tho bench with tleld-glassos
give duo warning of their approach, md
they arc shot with long-rango rifles.
Yet tho bathing Is moro delightful i'll
the raciiic than ut any of our Atlanto sea-
breakers roll aud toss you about like toy,
Ropes aro driven into stakes to form hollow
square. Tho Peruvian 1ndies, and all tho chill
drcn, from tho ago Of yeurs upwards, swim
like veritable ducks
THE VIEW sEAwAnp
from the Point il worry tino. Tho constant do
parturo and arrival Of steamers. shlps, brigs, and
soops a 1 L passing Ss 70 ana fro
ers; aud crafts OF all kinds como
and 60, zach one ladon with luggage
and pahsongcrs, - p1easuro-p parties, picnics,
grim, fruit, aud produce boats plying the oars,
with laugltorr aud song Tho ships are nearly
a.! Of tho1n diaehsrgng cargo, unloading coal, or
shipping the products Of tho country; and tho
heavy launches ply. bacs aud forth; aud tho
monotonouH song OF the strong. armed oaramon,
who puddle thoao launches, cones to III worry
pleasantly as We buffet among tho breakers:
There are several lmmonse shower-oaths OF
fresh water, built on the beach, and every one
here, after bathirg ~ tLe surf stops into one Of
these, IN hls wot habllimenss, anu taxes freah-
water thower-bath. ~ Is worry odd custom,
but very agreeable.
Ono OF the very rrottio9t professions OF this
Catholic country, although vory solemn one,
10 tue custom OF gong LII tho evening, or at
night,
TO THE HOUSE OF TIE DYING,
to adminlster extreme uneton , and tug eucharist.
Both sides of the street pre- Hnod with nien car
TYlnE lighted tAptr6 lltu IN tile middle Of tle