Griggs courier., 1888-11-09
MEXICAN PREJUDICES.
DREAD OF FRESH AIR CARRIED TO
A LuDtcRous EXTENT.

Dwellings That Arc Damp, Ill Smelling
and restitercus--a Curious Dislike of
Gold Tats:-cli,dis!, Fear of Disease.
Indian Contempt FOR the Whites
Most cities have some reason to show
for their location. Boston sits by her
broad bay, Chicago by the lakeside, New
Orleans i'll the bend of her imperial river,
Giuanajuato and Zacatecas by the side of
their rich mines, but there is no sound or
sensible reason for the location of the
City of Mexico in q low and swampv
tract, when right at hand were building
sights Of Incompatible view, Of perfect
sanitary conditions and certain TO afford
space forth allplest possible expansion of
the town Temporarily nothing is being
dono, 0n amy comprehensive scale. tor lie
advancement of the plan for draining iho
va!!ty Of Mexico, ans. incidentally the
city. A company OF Ohio origin is dig,
ging a canal under contract with the city
government, aud it gets its pay regularly,
as the rulers OF the city u:Q good ,"vr,;ls.
ters and honorable III all their dealings.
But the big plan seems to have been
let drop for u while fer some reason not
apparent.
Meantime the death ratc is cxtraordin-
airy, and what should lie no of the most
Eealthy cities on the globe. standing as; it
docs III more than ,,@DO feet above the
scA !eV"l, is one OF the most unhcalthy
i'.-e r..S ages Of what may be termed dis
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paratlyelv pure air OF th" street, keep
t.ii!lt1Nt!lIIIS 10 ti-i !! !0t-,}i ;,.4tt noses.
This morning ! Ao,i d y saIl"w Woman
riding on III" l';seo i'll IL: y0upe, :. lap
dog on her knee. The glass Ni:.to"-i OF
the vehicle We're tightly shut, SO that
none OF he glorious ii" oi tl:o mo.1i;::iss il
that favored spot shoul,t Ey chance enter
hcr wi,heling lungs. This was the old
mon!sish idea; in The converts TIC piors
bralhro. preferred close cells and ,au.t ::
t01ncs. They dreaded water, aud sos,
was unknown to thea.
a curious prejudice exists ar,on:; l1aay
people here against Geld water when they
havo q 'catarro' or cold iii tho head, ol
even q touch of chill in the bones Iol
weeks, till The cold has gone, they rnao
lutely refrain from touching water An
other popular prejudice here is tha
which impcls II family to move out of
house when any member Of it has died
Ec. thi:; reason it is needtul TO be cal,
tious in taking u house or apartments ii
you have made certain that 70 one liz.
eceutly died therein of Il coi.tarious dis
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