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afnopg. tho yeomaury. although vino In fl';ols
drank by nFc: lahorcr. VII IL meat ata dr.hk
to hin. Ito ilndA sefrnshment IN 1's acId.y, !e
10 fortified " 'ta aussersy, rcT'ved hr 'ta
strength, and !|l,da in lta trnnntlIc. cthernlb
eEso,cos-he1onh the reach Of chemists md
profosaors-Hotre subtle di4t,l!at1on Ut Natures
laboratory kindly 10 t.te."
Ilo ioorIe nrn cu,ncntly honest, frugal,
spirited. frank. cQurtcpu+. and kindly. Ina
working cla-ses arc slsera:c. rea.]ing ana crt-
1bE being unknown arte AMONG te.n, yet their
snas,merh arn snRnfng!E hiRl'hsc! and tho'r cf'n-
:nrsatsun RENAL kAb1e for iucncy and o'cfanco
lot; woror they ges:icu1ate with certal" sraco
a1la tsprfety, they round their Bentehces
beautifully: i'll abort they talk likc hooks, :,
cont> r ck out from coita'n hsn'lct IN tho
-'iltLp PTuTlI,cu 4 uUzen men who shall exteul-
pnriz" better rhyme. an't better reaaon. too Hl,
sls'l hi'ow tnofe ut ra'ssc metro, and ca.lira
t'!a'' any innnr Ioct 1T my acquaintance. Their
long sentences arc perfectly grammatical.
Portuguese literary ffleod tod mo tlIas thu
eahaptA rouHd Co!mhra TALKED quite az gool
l'o1 tu:ncee as Ii" cpnl write. uYiHg. he said,
ther tnttrfec;h Of tho suhyunct1vo and all tbs
resiheucnth "f tlle resunl aud tlcctood intinltye
better Than many Master of A1t4 10 the neigh.
boring unirct1lty."
The fiEett manners nra Characteristic Of tho
very highest aud ths very i.lmbltrt grades Ut
soclcty, tho middle cIaast. hci1E tao ccrenso-
nlpuB to bs tru11 Polise The lu:r.io;ls tour-
te7y that marks tbs l'ortuguLHe III ,thigs ot
tho influence of tile chiya,rlua tlons who ono
! had ssay over fsir portion Of thr "nuntr
The upper circles Of Lisbon all'l Uror.o elual
| intelligence. culture, aud relnemen. tAu.e OF
the noablolih!led i.itlo. Of Europe.
Tie 1ren. Of the women varl.n EIight!1 In Tin
diGei ont pruvncee. Int generally it toi,.;s:s If
| en- anne eerge petticoat deHrenlin, n tho
ankle. black 0r bright c'lorrt fitting s,e1
Ice over awAlte llnen shirt, and BGY rel utauEe,
| Or blnt handkerchief csu.sel tue breast
| On holiday o:caEions tile women are lA!Ist4ly
adorned WITH jore1ry Of Hncicut Moorirll dcslE,t.
1ltasy necllaceBof elnborate pattsE, t,om VII eli
| depend huge gold iocktts, hang III nlau!f. 1t
circles AROUND the neck. xIi.Io mi -siye reudcnth
s~ing III .he carh. 1t IL sald that tuany 1'ea.-
| ant WOMAN we&ra Oh SAINTS dayA nud Ft5;i:als
ornaments worth from 9l00 to33u0 Strause 10
B3y, tho men Anye been more ready thah tue
women 10 depart from tho national COSTUME and
| Adopt foreign fashions. III remote parta they
| will wear tho dtenA Of their auceetuIs but III
manr places wideawake baIe, houeesa. and
! short Jackets haze ousHars1ly transformed then,
| into cusiuo ;o.ita:la.
Tha portueues have been called tile p1aiuest-
featured race IN Europe, but asr. Latouche finds
rauch to admire in the vigorous ftamee. sprteht-
| ly faces, and graceful bearing OF sne inhabitants
| rich oliFo fompie1iops. Tine eyes, black hair
growing ior on t4e forehead. white teeth, au
upright carriage, and firm, graceful walk. " Al
| together = very high type Of hlmAu being.
| Mote Ike tue pe&sant women Of Aluauu, ~bH1co
tho Roman aEtists Eet their beat modelH. than
| those Of any other country l know : and, like
! them, It Ia Noteworthy that the neu, though
| fnrly goud lookup, nut. either In features.
| iu form, or in stature, psopoEtonAte to tho
| women
In the vicinity OF Dsagsuzs. tho inlAhitantH
havo decided jewish sypo Of fsce, Indeed
thete is strong sdini1ture Of Hebrew blood IN
families betsay bY tl.niE pbrssognony their Jewish
lineage. In thc Province Of Dcra. wltlch :u 70
elevated fnaurlAnd district, Ghrep-tendiug ID the
principal occupation Of the inhabitants. who arc
large, robust. rough. and bava3e-lookpE pep-
pie. Their only garment s q hooded gaberdine
Of brown cloth, and men anil women wear cnv.
eriuG neither on their heads nor tLeis logs
Their unkempt hair aud scantY d1css give theu
raaceab'S disposed. They mako tho best col
diotB thnt are ENLISTED i'll tho army of Portugal
Tho inhabitants Of the Southern provinces are
much inferior to those Of The North. harli,g sal
low complo1lons. cud4yoEouB facas ili-kult
frames, aud Hloyenly habits.
There ia i ulingling Of natioualttieH In tht
modern Portuguese. tbs Celts. 1eesiaps, Gotl.a
Romans. Hara.ens, An.i JewR contributed to tht
ton On tho sea5oard, aB At Orosto and Agiara
traces OF theiF Oriental ancestry Rro plainly per
ceptlbfe iu tue phyriquc. tho costume. and til,
habits Of tho common reope. III tile hlll town
and tho Northern provinces tho type OF perso1
an.i character Indicate 4 more direct doscen
from Northern Tlcea, while tho elm flguros
aud Moorist. features Of the inhabitants Of Al
gorvo and Almetejn show moro plentiful! in
fusion of Saracen blond.
Tho religion OF the people Ia Catholic. hut
their schools arc under the control OF priests
who aake care that uore theological than HccufR
knowledge shall 30 impaired to the children
Superstition iB rife among tho lower clnaseB
| and belief III marvels and witchcrnft Is cher
ished to tho complete stultfcation Of sense a,,s
reason. Annual pitrHmtges to holy places al,
performed by tho greater pa1t OF tho population
aud theso journeys arc made the occasion O
much social enjoyment as we'll ~ pious devotion
| r0AAin{nr GhprlTtC anil HUrinr hhtnf nttafnu