The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-21


cause in Brazil school sessions ere perpet-
ual penance, beginning at six a. N. An
hours intermission is allowed for break
fast, but no other recess until the school
day is over at three or four o'clock. Din
ner is usually served at 4 o'clock, like
the breakfast, to the guests and male
members of the family only, the wife and
daughters, as before. waiting respectfully
outside or eating at separate table.
Everybody has two plates set before him,
both piled to the outside rim, one with the
inevitable stew of dried meat the other
with pairo. The latter is an unctious sort
of pudding made by mixing mandivea with
the highly creased and garliced broth in
which the meat was boiled. These
constitute the main part OF the
meal. Besides the ceuter of the table is
perhaps graced with dish of bacalao (coG-
hsh), which has been baked on embers or
boiled in oil. tianked on one side by bowl
of sauce for itself-of oil and vinegar
mixed with chill pepper and sliced
garlic and on the other side
by sauce for the meat made of broth,
lime juice and bruised chilipeppers. Every
body helps himself to the Goldfish (which is
served in long, shaving-like strips and to
the sauch with his own knife and fork, if
he has any; or if, as is often the case,
those unnecessary implements are supplied
only TO the foreign guests who are known
to have singular habiis-the rest assist
themselves with the apparatus supplid by
nature. 1t is done with neatness aud dis
patch in this way: Each selects with his
fingers strip OF Goldfish, subdivides it by
hand into smaller shavings, then takes it
bit by bit and rolls ii in the central dish of
sauce. For the stewed meat he scoops out
a lump of pario the size of hens egg with
the ends of his fingers. puts it in the palm
of his hand with chunk of
meat fished out of its broth,
and the fingers of the same hand, working
incorporates both into an elongated boius,
which he conveys to his mouth aud swal-
lows in way which, to say the least of it
/ Is astonishing to those who witness it for
the first time
Dessert ifthere is any consists OF ban
anas boiled or fried in lard. or curd
cheese with guava jelly, preserved potato,
or some other ''dulce." After which black
coffee and cigarettes are handed around
and small glasses Of rum and water. Be-
fore rising from the table, each fills his
mouth with water, and after going throug b
various suggestive c0ntortions of cheeks
and lips, squirt it broadcast over the floor
Then comes siesta, or period of repose.
Between six and seven o'clock the
ladies go out to pay visits,
| if the neighbors are near enough
promenade or game of cards or gentle
gossip; and later everybody walks in the
plaza, if there Is one, till late at night. In
some families third meal is served be-
tween s and 9 o'clock, but in
rural districts that is the exception
rather than the rule. The negroes who
swarm about the estate-ex-slaves. now
hired at a small rate of compensation for
working days-or given their keep and
scanty clothes in return, live chiefly on
milho Qndian CORN, prepared in various
ways. They are excessively fond of it in
the form OF plpokas, and this is the way to
make it: Partially ill a clay pot with
sand and heat it very hot Then throw
shelled corn into the heated sand and stir
it around with a long stick until the grains
swell and burst the skin, becoming what
we call popped corn. The grains are
eaten with raw cocoanut, bananas, farinha
or onions. In this country when you de-
sire to remind meddlesome person that
he would better mind his own business.
you are more polite about it than in
Yankeedom and merely request him To Val
PLANTAs PIPoKAs.
500 plant roasted milho" Mr.. Biqg-
Wither an English engineer who was en-
ployed some years in railroad surveying in
Brazil, tells some interesting experiences
among the landed proprietors in his inter
esting book. Being man he had better
opportunity than to know how women de-
port themselves in the presence of the other
sex. Let me quote few paragraphs per-
tanning to visit he made in the valley of
1vahy. .Senor Andeade was an old man.
and allowed his wife to do most OF the talk
ing for him when she was in the room
One of her first questions was to know
whether L was married; and on hearing
that ] am still in the fuil enjoyment of
freedom, she proceeded to enlarge upon the
delights of married life, at the same time
informing me that she had five unmarried
daughters. After this pretty broad hint of
whas was expected, of course / expressed
wish to make the acquaintance of these
fair members Of the family. Her face be-
came suddenly grave, she looked hesitat-
ingly at her husband who had remained
silently putting his cigarette during the
conversation, and ne said something whica
| did not understand, but which at once
dispelled her momentary gravity The old
man got up, went across to a locked door.
turned the key and disappeared into
dark chamber within. Almost immedi-
ately he returned saying 1.-THE girls are not
accustomed TO see strangers, and
are afraid Meanwhile the SEN
bora, who was evidently now determined
that her daughters should show them
selves, had also disappeared into the secret
"
sounds of whispering and suppressed gig
Cling. Presently the senhora reappeared,
Leading very modest-looking damsel of
about nineteen years, closely followed by
three others, apparently somewhat
younger. Ali were overwhelmed with in
tense shyness and an hysterical desire to
laugh. After the formal and separate lu-
PRODUCTION of each-be it noted that the
lady is here introduced to the gentleman
they all scampered back into the secret
chamber and their papa turned the key
upon them. At this time | was ignorant O {
the custom which is so general in these
out-of-the-way parts of keeping the
women or rather the daughters of
the family locked up like wild beasts;
consequently ! did not hesitate to express
my wonder and to ask why it was done in
this case. In reply Senior Andrade said
that it was the custom Of the country
and he never thought of bringing up his
daughters in any other way DO they
ever go outs" | asked. mo, never.n ne re-
plie0, mot now that they are grown. They
had all learned horseback riding when
children, but since then they had been
shut up In the house, according to the Gus
tom for respectable girls, where they must
remain until hus bands can be obtained for
them" Poor things, it is TO be hoped that
there are few old maids among the lasses
OF Brazil. FANNIE b. WARD.
IDANHA, an absolute cure for dyspepsia. t
o,,saus for Couohu and rotts