The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-11
Nous THINGS IN RIO.
T A TRAVELLER SAW IN THE
HRA1ILIAN CAPITAL.

are many curious things to be seen
L Rio Strangers always visit the
market, where all sorts of shiny
ure5 are to be found, most of them
lar to the waters OF Brazil. The
|c business is conducted by auction,
the fish are sold by the basket to
highest bidders men who have re-
places throughout the city, or ped
hem in the streets. All varieties of
are peddlcd about the town, and
vendors attract attention by clap
pieces of wood together and utter.
peculiar cries. There are drinking
Is along the streets, at which all
of beverages can be obtained, from
S milk to brandy; and the native
called ''cana," made of the juice
be sugar cane in the regular distil-
fashion, is sold by the buckctful.
. are plenty of street car lines, and
Ec population ride. The cars are
rs crowded, and everybody reads a
| ling paper as he goes downtown,
pa evening paper on his way home.
newspapers are more cnterprlsing
(ncwsy than those Of other South
|FiCan countries, having pretty full
reports, and there are plenty Of
Matchmaking sheets are numcr-
as there is no law of libel in the
! TRY, and the editors carry on Il
lalous but profitable business. The
recourse a man has who is sian
| is to club or shoot the editor, and
punishment is frequent.
5 noticed that every OK cart in
creaks with the most soul-reach-
.ounds. | asked a cartman why he
t grease his wheels. He replied
he creaking stimulated the energy
e animals, and they wouldn't work
put it.
INNING birds arc as plenty as flies
Rio, and the natives call them
aAorcs"-kiss flowers. At night
ir is full of myriads of firehies that
like a shower of stars. To one who
s a tour Of South America before
to Brazil, it seems as if all of the
|ly women on the continent had
rated there, for pretty ones are eX-
Ply scarce hel[ comparisons are
" and muddy, and they all have a
Is look. Another oddly is that
'omen are invariably fat, and the
are invariably lean. Their COM
onS are tulneo oy the climate ana
YES OF lAooieAce lucy lcau give
uehIency 10 OBESITY "nIch IS
eh'eu ny the excessive use ol sweet
me women are lnuhchln9 con,
merry from morning ['ll hlSnI' ana
cly eat anything eisc' an" thelr
IS ulvloeo between shooAlhg III u
h9 char or PerhIn8 through inc
10 see inc PeoH!e on the streets,
can ilue aoout no all gay without
Uranium 4auy' ana 'he ohIy
'se II man ever ?ets oi theih IS cur
lie evenings at inc cafes or at tne
ou'cS' uh'eSS ne Se'S ouU carry III
forming ahd catches theh On inc
70 mass
cio'h every liAo'hlh9 'nc SIectS
~ Oh women on theIr way 10
IL at : o clocA tney are on thelr
o thelr homes, ana rom I'3V 'Here
pe.tlcotU 10 NC seen until thc gas
heu ana 'Ae houses are ehPtleo
ne streets the PARKS tnG Ice cream
$ ana 'he 'neaIreS' mere tney
III tlelr rams unerE' ONer'oaGed
JeS"eIfy' muhch candy hlpoIe
'nu gossip, NeAt 10 ner coHlp,cN-
ne u3IieSI th'h9 ABOUT u bfaH!liaA
Il IS net voice. II Souh"S Us Il inc
Is had taught Hcr 10 SPEAK, ana
you near IL peIlho 'he pl!huS' as
'cn uoeN' II IS a. ways d H'o''c' Oh
"HetHeI l oHy oi Ae' ln'S'rcSs
ing buV inc I,, iah9 90 not
lleir parrots oily' as we no.
ohmoh name IS I-o'eta'
'raZii'"h woman never goes shop-
Servants arc sent LOT sam pies,
II Is bonnet inc sehorltl wants
y IA poA or basket containing an
test l,ar4sian Styles are sent up LOT
spcc'Ion' MoSt u Inc purchasing
&c IN this way ana woman Is SCI
cen III a shoP' buI III al OF 'ncse
rs the negroes are excepted. ne
swarm gay ana hlght' win @or-
~ dressed coloIcu women wearing
ps that wouId shame passion
lor Color ana usutlly yciloW or
WINS lhey chatter IKE ma9ples,
elaom seem 20 De gong anywhere
nave any OBJECT IN NE beyond
ing win inc lrlehaS 'hey meet:
co'"r line IS Drawn IN relSlon'
e@rocs nave churcneS OF thelr own,
Poiorcd SAINTS ana coiored Prie-ts'
ave separate street cars. ihcy 90
me IN contact with the whites IN
ay except rs servants.