The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-09

melons are piled up by the cortland such
melons! Thirty Founders are common
fruit, and fifty Founders are not unusual
There are fine potatoes, but the heaps OF
green peppers are higher, indicating that
the latter are in greater demand: apricots
peaches, oranges, lines, black olives, cab
bages: geese, ducks and chickens alive and
cackling; bleating kids and long nosed
black pigs; strange earthenware. coarse
boots, shoes and oxhide sandals; cheap
handkerchiefs, lace and printed cotton
enormous quantities of fresh fish of vari
GUS kinds, sea-urchins (Which are here
abouts highly priced for food, ocean crabs
and river camarones; inferior wine, and
stalls where steaming stews of chiIe-con-
earne peppers with meat are waiting
TO Scar THE "INNER MANI
of whoever is hardy enough to devour
them. This province of Conception is of
untold fertility. II produces immense
quantities of wheat of the finest quality,
besides barley, beans, corn and vegeta oles
| OF every description, as well as fruits and
wines, cattle and sheep. A great deal of
wine called music, With resembles Bur-
gundy in flavor, is made in this section.
From the forests of apple trees that grow
without culture. and also from grapes, the
national beverage called chichs is made. 1t
differs as much is taste from the chicha of
pulque OF Mexico (the fermented juice of
the maguay or agave Americana, though
the effects Of all are about the same. In
this part of Chile the pinon is common
pronounced peen-yon)-a nut similar to
the chestnut when boiled. 1t grows on a
species of pine tree which covers the west
ern slopes Of the Andes and is bread to the
wild Araucanians, while the ladies of the
cities prize it as delicacy.
As in all Chile,
THE POLICE REGULATIONS OF CONCEPTION
are admirable. An average specimen stands
in front of my Window half breed Indian,
dressed in full military toggery. He is
understood, stoop- shouldered, slouching in
gait, with general hang dog air and coun-
tenance ugly enough TO stop clock; but
somehow he and his fellows manage to pre-
serve perfect order, whatever beiide. Per-
haps this is largely due to the great body OF
secret police who, ununiformed and IN
known, constantly patrol the city in every
part. But more likely it is due to the
medicine" which an apprehended criminal
is forced to take. For petty larceny-the
comnonest crime-he is bound to post
with good stout rope and given a hundred
or more quick, smart strokes on the bare
back, well laid on by burly man who
seems to enjoy his business, the muscles of
whose arms have become wonderfully de-
yeloped by this sort Of exercise.
THE INSTRUMENT OF PUNISHMENT
is short whip stock to which is fastened a
leather strap about as wide as the palm Of
your hand, having the end cut into many
strips. An English sailor, who received
this dose the other day for stealing ham,
was heard to solemnly declare that he
would rather starve to death, or stand for
the same length of time ''neck deep in help
than take the medicine second time Each
policeman carries q little bone whistle,
whose shril blast can be heard mile or
more; and he is required to execute a pig
con- wing on it every fifteen minutes
the night, to let the world know
that he is not sleeping at his post
The educational system of Chile Is some
thing Of which any country might well be
proud. Early in 1888 there were 754 pri-
mary schools in the little republic. giving |
to about 10000 children. |
Nine years ago the national congress ap- |
$l50, 900 20 introduce
THE BEST METHODS OF TEACHING,
and sent learned professor to the United |
States and various parts of Europe to study |
the systems Of those countries and decide |
lpon the best In the high schools of the /
tate there are not less than 1900 students /
'nEollad. Public education L divided iRtel