Wichita eagle., 1890-03-06

mountains. followed by 3 heavy mist, which
chills one through. The Thermometer drops
before midnight 70 e5 degs., and several tines
dropped 70 81 de5s
The houses are made of mud mot sdobe).
The roofs are made OF tiles so laid as to keep
out only the sun and the rain, but with doors
and windows closed the wind VIII sometimes
blow out candle placed in tie middle Of .
room Uneerclothss taken OF at night VII
be saturated in the morning. There Is no
use making IRE, SIS the heat all goes through
the bassSst work roof Besides, il must 5e
builr on the floor in the middle Of the room,
and the heat seems 20 draw every insecs
within forty yards into the house. There 10
not per cent. or the population free from
chiiis and fever, and il strikes one pretty
lively down there. A great portion Of the
people sleep IN hammocAs, others on raw
hides stretched on frame. This style Of bed
can got harder and keep colder bsfore morn
ing than the lining Of sn ice box Not even
the poorest viii sleep on the ground
The insects are various, vicious and Won
omous. The scorpion is very plentiful and
builds its nest in the tiles of the root Il keeps
warm and quiet during the day, and at nighs
prowls around, and, getting rarnbed with
cold loses its grip, and quite too ofs>n con-
trives to fail onto or into the bed Then
there Is music. They are much larger than
ours-more than twice the sizc-bus are aos
considered dangerous 20 adults. The chik-
dren go into cozvuisions from ths pam Of the
sting, and it is 50 severe sometimes As 20
cause death. II depends on what portion ox
the body IS stung.
The cassampalga is small black spider.
with red spots and stripes. and it is greatly
feared by every one. It's bite Is invariably
fatal il not attended TO ss once. The negus.
or jigger. is the chap that laws rs egSs under
the skin OF the toes, and ia three days its
nest. of which II is the ccnts~. II as hix as a
backshot. Its presence Is known by slight
itching; thea the sSin must be carefully
raised a1d ixid back with a needle point and
the httle sac removed without breaking it.
II looks like a grain of barley. and leaves q
clean cut round hole TO toe flesh, which viii
be healed the day following. II the sac ia
broken, and any of sae eggs left, Is is often
the case, it is sometimes weeks before tho
person is able 20 walk, and the sting must lie
carefully attended TO-
There sre species Of fea brought sbou. the
doorway Of the houses by hogs, who are often
this little pest have seen them with both
toes of the hind foot almost saten away. The
most dreaded Of all tho snakes is one about
twenty-four inches long and as thick big
sausage It is of bright green and nlostlsd
with brown. I, ~ called tarnagas II Is also
very pugnacious chap.
The men cultivate corn and sugar cans,
and the wonnen and children go each day into
the hills 20 WASH gold with variable luck.
Sometimes a woman VIII make 81 and often
when they strike gold gravel, it Is not an
usual for them to make s. IN few hours.
AS may be supposed, poverty IS practically
unknown. Besides, they have at their door,
in almost every garden, bananas. piI'-apple,
oranges, coffee, and great variety Of fruits
not known in this country san Antonio
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