Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-04
INDIANS OF MEXICO.
THE LOADS THEY CARRY IN COM
PETITION WITH THE BURRO.

Never-Eniing Procession-At Work on
the Observation-Disclosures overs-Car-
rying Invalids-Toting Babies on the
Backs of Little Brothers and sisters.
The fact is that the Indian puts himself
In competition with the burro, that pa
tent little beast of totage. The back Of the
Indian seems TO be about as strong that OF
the ourro, and the Indian has this adyan-
ta2e, that after transporting his stuff to
market he can make his own bargain for its
sala i know no more interesting sight than
10 90 out in the early morning on to one Of
the great highroads leading into the city,
and t. watch the never ending procession Of
Indians carrying burdens The rag figures
sold In few Boston shops give exactly their
express ion IL is the Aztec face. that dull.
broared countenanee, with iusterless ewes,
which SEEM TO have accepted the lowest con-
ditiou of life as all that Is attainable BY hui
man endeavor.
And what loads these strong Indian ba Ks
can carry. l watched gang the other day
loading srain on car. The grain was in
bags, and each bag weighed 100 pounds A
little bronze chap, about as big as the bag.
and, weighing not pound over 100, would
take Ia on his hack and run up a plat
form which was on a leve, with the car, and
then be would trot back at once for another
load And yet some writers assert that the
lower Mexican class are lazy. say that
they are capable Of a. ulremitting. patisnt
toll as any other people OF top of the planet,
and that the true wealth Of Mexico consists
OF her docie and industrious laborinx popu-
latiol Half the time they are idle and
have nothing to do Tat they viii work
hard and continuously for fair wage the
history OF tine builiing OF the Central rail
way shows ES-Oeneral Manager Robin
son, now Of the Atlantic & Pacific. said that
be preferred them to any American gang o,
AooreFs for hari work
sUBSIrCRE HovERs-ckRGYrSs yyvALrps
havs 90, an Indian carry from car
to a weighing scale bag aftsr bag Of gram
weighing 10 pounds. and four eargaior.s
viii earrs grard piano on their shoulders
from oas end Of the cify TO tie other.
Furniture Is usually uoved on lit.e-s with
. man At each end These chars VIII piie
up ssua on q litter and tind IT VITA ropes.
and :aen start of at Q Jog with burden
big enough FOR q horsc Thee furniture
movers are remarkably careful. and rarely
inJure anything They work che2ply and
veil
Frequently you viii sc man percbed On
aaosher's shoulders being taken aboat The
streetA l have often sen well dr=Ded old
gentlemen beng trotsed along IN this fash
ioa They were victims Of rheunati<zE out
FOR an airing, OF On visit 70 some frie1d
The poorer classes carry their bahsa On
THAR hacks. and enc Of tie quainssst 1Shs
Is 20 zee a h.tse brown face with black EYES
peepins 90. Of the hood-iike folds os IL
mothers upper garment ] Often re babies
he:ng toted atoat in this way On tie packs |
Of little trostsrs or sssterx Tor The kininnss |
q NexicAns Of all csaAes 70 young cAiiaren |
is . most prsseworthy eharacterzssse Evsc |
in TIE narrow ssrsees, whese tie very poor |.
live IN huf-like houas4 yoa - 10 erosble |
among ths chisirsn; they play Qusseiy, snA |
Ehesr mothers are Doe e1gASsd h nUqueus |
bravb regarding ehildi1A ds@cuisSa In
ased thae Is CERTAIN rsdnasnsos a - /
bon, deceacy and cuWssounD Il b.
havior among IL poorue IaalAns WA&cA |
DuaA put 10 sAAms ~ cuaxznsD a 20
- q IL aDs Q1te a M h - $780,
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