, 1875-10-16

lkpIk 1AlHtT 10 fDt'. RHil fE1f Hhft IEllhuEt
III certain families n;,,eo II was iitat learned fro
| tho Moore.
PORTUGUESE NEWSPAPERS.
Tho Portuguese nro not newepapcr-rcndinG
people. The lover c:aaees dr not read \. all
aud tho middle aud upper classes mako no .c
count Of a daily Journal. The indies rarely takt
up newspaper Of any sort, aud tho gentlemen
glance over tt merely fur The rAko of tho home
gossip, which ia Of the Iightes. and most trivia
aort, and for the reports Of political nfIart
abroad. Literature. nclencc, religion, art, lind
no place In tue Portuguese newspaper. which tic.
votos its acanty space 10 foreign political nows.
mostly of a vasuo and nusubstantaI character.
and 10 Grimly y-htltnorous account OF CURRENT
''AccidcntS aild fTcnBea." Doueatic a1ausui tho
highest conHeluonce arc passed by with tie fa'f'f-
eat recognition. ThenEecetes Of the lorusnoso
arguments In tho law c0ults are seiuoth
alluded to. aud cnsncst dlscuse.en OF Rny matter
Of vital interest ia casetn1ly s'oldrd. " 1as1.
tho Ama!E. trivial hhoet tIat a's"cfs iof the
Portuguese newspaper Of tu-d"y ~ scly Ike slo
Aelrs Lrfixrs aud f;anhtS that in lbs infancy Of
journalism furnished our farcfstLcrs wilh larM-
less occupation while eu'luetlins "ithtleis matn-
tluAl toast and tea. -...
an a result Of this toHth OF newspnpers the
Portuguese ate Obliged tu cast about for ulntn-
rial wflerswith to kindle the daily tise: 1hpy
have no Cheap snd prolific pEess to provide thcni
with Al e,et.zcnowod supply Of tLo very best
kind Of iutlauIulable fuel. To remedy this deli
ciouY thoy retost to tho fields aud waste lands,
where. in the poorest boil sith little Or nu cult!-
Yatlom, EroNs leRUGihouB plant, gefrisfH blieA-
tita called carqueia. This is cus anl dred in
Ito snn, aud o.eEy whore sold fur kindllngs A. q
fsfsh'uE for three bundles.
CAMELlIAs.
Tho camel1iA in QUO Of t4e most ADMIRED c1-
otics iu conseryatoros, and wien VIC read that
in It's rairc countries. Chinn aud Japan, IL forms
n good sized tres, aud is often planted In long
roNa along tho borders of highways. the iulagina.
tion IL a1amo Will tho conception Of these ole-
gaut avenues at tllo season Of bloom. 70 think
Of camelias as largo az naples, aud coyesed with
rcd or whito flowers Of psorless beauty But o
lato wfiter .usblo=ay d,spels tho enchanting
vision. "Loyoly ~ tho towers OF tho camolia
arc s,ngiy," 10 tnys, "the treo itself in lull
bloom is by no means an attractive sight. a
camcl.a-treo witl, Thousand flowers on 1t
aud its elllny leaves Of rich green. to
be m ex1uioiloly-boautifnf object, but If
Is nothing Of tho SOFT 14e flowers, u they be-
sih to fade, get to be dlngy brown. and hung
long time OIL tie tfcu. anl a camelli2-lrGs in
full blossom has by far the largest proportion Of
its flownts witlored and ugly. AZ n towering
shruh tue catnellls il not comparable tu tla
poinActta. with itB mass OF intc,o scarlet bloom,
looking tiAe richly-coored sIlleu ufApcfy hung
on tlie branches OF tho trco . or to tho whito
fietuta. a datura shrub in fnl bloom with its
thousands Of poudcnt Hover bells reflected in o
pool OF water, is . thlug not Boon to be forgot
ten.:'
PORTUGUESE PEASANT WOMEN.
A ecrap, of intelligence coues ftom Portugal
that has ao1pe value ~ Its bearluE upon tho cot-
troveteY over the rolatiye strength and enlHr-
ance Of men und women. Iu tho rural DISTRICTS
OK tLin Kingdom the women work in the fields
from early childhood, Sharing to the full tho
toll and fAts OF tho men. Yet moro healthy.
comclv and contentcl raco Of women iB not met
with tho wdo world over. No pale. thin, caro-
wurn 1natr0ns or maids arc found among them.
bnt, almuBt without exception, they aro vigorous
in frame, strong and ltho il stop. lnd cheerful
aud winning iu cuuutouauce. Something Of thus
ID TO be nscribea to tue feeling OF pecurity and
Independence tlltt comes from s,,ro tenure Of
tl,eir honus, which, though Iented, arc retained
for generations OIL comfortable torms. SoMe-
the comparative eAse With which tho necessities
Of liEe can bc PROVIDED Yet tho fact tauda to
show thAt with identical habits Of living, the
physical powers OF men aud women should be
equal.
THATCHED WATERPRooFs.
Tho inhabitanta Of tho Province Of Mimic
wear out Of doora In vet weather q waterproof
cloak nude OF Tuahes. 1t lIhs tho recommenda~
tion Of being very light md cool, aud cheap
costing less than shilling, land perfect pro-
lection from tho rnin. 4 laborcr sheltered un~
dor lts scfnen can work iu tho fields All day ii,
dry clothing while tropical torrents are descend
ing about him; or tho tsavoler enyeloped in it's
folds may rto OIL hia pony in tho raniess woath~
or aud remain uplalmed. Tue on1y objection
to tle garment 10 its Rrotesquc appearance. The
woarer looks IL though 10 wero thatcllatl With
straw from tlead to foot. Yet the sturdy peaa-
ant and tho sensible tourist il Portugal don tho
cloak wheh Hkies are lowering, coutent to sport
wrap OF thatcb'ng SO long as thoy are pre-
eerTad from voting.