The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-02
TRAVELLING IN SPAIN.
ICE AS SEEN FROM THE WINDOWS
or A RAILROAD CAR.
How peasant. sleep En- Roulette Hor-
ror. Of Garlic-Thc spaniard's incvi-
table Cigarettc-A Chat with Jolly

pleasant place. even II yoii can see inc
beauties Of Spain from its dirty windows
can but describe the ono Travelled In as
resembling an American cattle car fitted
nm with park benches. At the ends OF
each car is printed the number which de-
,icnates the number Of passengers car
Is expected to hold-usually ninety.
The time Of which am writing was
carly spring. vet at night there was O
damn chill in the air, and the atmosphere
of the car was redolent with the smell OF
that highly favored Spanish delicacy,
garlic pudding. This popular relish
every Spaniard takes with him, in an
earthen pot, whenever he travels. II he
is only going q few miles the pudding
goes too, to be handy in case of emer-
seney.
AS night grew on apace, my compan-
ions. the peasants, prepared themselves
for sleep. The preparations were speed
ilv accomplished, each man nufiling him
self in his cloak up to his eyes ahd all
leaning In one direction 6h each bench, as
if by previous agreement, those On the
next bench leaning the other way. But
for this equalization should have thought
the car tipping and about to slide down
one Of the steep sides OF the mountain.
They breathe through this cloak. Some
times the cloak Is an heirloom, cnd the
continual breathing through it by few
generations does not make this article OF
their apparel moro presentable.
GARLIC PUDDING.
Some STAYED awake for while to smoke
....,. -
from the assiduous way the peasants Of
fered each other tobacco and that garlic
delicacy of which have spoken, that
they were very polite 10y nature. found
out afterward, however, that III Spain you
are expected TO decline when anything Is
offered TO you-if you understand Ell
uuette Not being aware, at the time, OF
this social law, | took some garlic pud
ding which a villainous looking peasant
offered me. thought that the act might
please him, showing that / was not too
proud or stuck up to eat what he and
the rest ate paid dearly for my expert
ment. for it nearly strangled me with its
odor; vet | found strength to murmur
"bueno," though the tears surged into
nv ewes while thanked the donor.
In my perambulations around the world
| have come upon many villainous smells,
bat never before such a concentrated
combination of odors as that garlic pud-
ding emitted Later learned to distin-
guish localities and streets by II. The
Spaniards cannot cook without garlic
Often as | have asked for something
without aio, never did find anything bat
had some faint Of garlic.
II may be unnecessary to speak Of the
inordinatc smoking Of the Spaniards
They are unequaled by any nation in the
world as smoke producers. IL Is very
hard TO meet one, morning, noon or night,
without the inevitable cigarette attach
ment | mention IL as discovery that !
met one Spaniard who did not smoke.
TIP sPANIARD's CIGARETTE.
The Spaniard bends his cigarette down
ward, at nearly right angle. At home
and abroad, except in cathedral or museo,
the rings Of smoke are always rising in
perpetual incense. The sonora ct her
toilet in the window smokes Ter cigar
cite The beggar asking aims, and rat
Ting at the iron gate Of tie patio smokes
meanwhile. Only burro, the patient
donkey. doesn't smoke.
By and by the train stopped and a
portlv peasant and his two daughters en-
tered. the latter clad in the national cos
tune. with the mantilla. They had the
grace Of leopards in their movements,
and ewes that seemed full Of hidden fires.
One was dark. with blue black eyes and a
golden brown skin, that lovely color
which only comes from life. in the sun,
4. L.. E,1aa III. I..r laI = s
blonde hair Murillo so loved TO paint.
Though simply dressed, there was some
thing strangely picturesque and poetic
about them Both sisters spoke pure Cas-
tilian-"thc tongue Of the north t
me there is 10 language under the sun 50
musical Us the soft Spanish tongue when
spoken by woman OF CASTLE. 1t is like
the murmur Of Il brook flowing over peb-
lsbles and full of dreamy harmony, like the
murmur of water at night, which the
Spanish call 1.-THE sigh of the Moor.
~ JOVlAL MOOD.
This family party, the rotund father and
/ his two graceful daughters, were il a
/ iovial mood. As we sat on the same
bench, we soon entered into conversation.
I They thought il great fun TO make me the
/ subject Oh lltll Dauiiiapt. nv luiLAt We
prophesied by one OF the daughters. Was
bachelor? Did expect to escape all
I the fair Castiians unmarried. They were
indeed joyial set. aud did much, by
their talking and singing, to enhven the
trip.
| was surprised to find many Of the
/ Spaniards in the car were Of enormous
stature. Usually the Spaniard of the
towns is slight and understood. The
numerous clcaks, sashes, knives, and SO
forth, make the slenderest Spanard quite
robust in appearance.
must say there j. one thing about the
, caballero that wearies me, aud that is Lis
insufIerablc conceit and braggadccio
These children of the sun" arc very
peculiar. They have a conceit Of locality
Many saw dressed in the costume Of tic
timo Of Don Pablo of Segovia" Tho
wearer being more proud of his province
than Of his country, wears the costume Of
/ the province. The most boastful of these
braggarts arc generally arrant towards
vet they are. for the most part, good IA
tured cowards.-W. Parker Dodish il
Demorest's Monthly.
Chloroform In Killing Poultry.
Mr. f. Baden Benger, tho president Of
the British Pharmaceutical conference