Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-27

''Of the number of combinations OF four
races taken, of course, two IN sell TINS
gives, of course, six varieties Of men. The
sons and daughters of the six with the Or
iginal four give the new problem "Oi ten
letters taken two in q Set
The shopping classes are decently dress
ed, but a great majority Of the negroes who
are not soldiers would need no further al
terations in dress to render them eligible
members Of a ballet-trOupe. Many Of
them bear the marks Of distigJIratiOn which
they inflicted upon themselves in their na-
tive land. There is -nO distinction Of race
or color" here.
Ihave seen many handsome faces among
the POrtugese men, but none among the wO
men. Some of the people are still trans
ported in Sedan chairs, carried upon the
shoulders Of negro men. Street-c8rs have
been introduced by English, and, believe,
American companies. The cars on one
lire were built n New Y YoFk. These arewei
patronized, and from the way the poor
mules are driven L imagine that there is not
even an honorary member Of the Society
for the prevention of cruelty to animals
in all Brazil.
There is an elevator to lift one from the
lower to the upper town Of the bluff re-
ferred to. 1t Is upon the principle Of hotel
elevators, and about twice as large.
The negroes seem to have no permanent
occupation. and their temporary labor con-
sists in CARRYING things upon their heads.
The men and women usually have bare
arms and one shoulder bare, the dress being
held by passing a strip over the other shoul-
der. 1t is we'll known that all organic sub
stances are blackened by heat Except one
classG if the reverse is true that all black
ened substances have been subjected 70
heat. how hot must have been some Of the
Brazilian youths. Two notable facts have
impressed me in my travels among the peC-
ple. First, the small number Of dogs.
This 1 suppose can be accounted for upon
the consideration Of the fact that the food
of the inhabitants is principally vegetable,
and dogs living long upon vegetables would
inevitably become sheep or something
else. [ satisfied my mind with
the explanation and now wonder if the
men have not been affected in the same
way.
Another very noticeable Characteristic Of
the animal kingdom was the peaceable,
selEsatisfied lock of the entire people.
Poverty seems to abide with all the negroes,
and along with il the most placid look Of
contentment that | have ever beheld, ex-
cept that depicted upon some pictures of
George Washington. 10 is not the calm,
resigned look Of the human COGntenance,
but an inOffensive, thoroughly eOntented
look. Perhaps nature has done 50 much
for the country that there is no OccasiOnfOr
physical suffering or want, and no neces-
sity for mental effort. They do not look !
more nearly related 20 the brute than other |
classes Of men that L have seen, but far |
more harmless.
As above indicated, there are a great |
many of the negroes in the military service. /
l went into an old fort situated in the city |
now, though suppose it was once .ourside. |
7 was there at 5 o'clock in the hopes OF see
ing gJIapl-mOunt, but il didn't take place
at that hour. They had about seventy young |
negrO boys drilling. not yet nunifOnn, and |
the most ungainly "plebe' that ever