Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-05-25
A Days Stroll in the City of Buenos Ayres.


| III Is SAID with truth that ''it takes all
kinds to make world" If the saying
was changed to the phrase, IL takes all
| kinds to make city, | think IL would be
hard to find place on earth to which the
saying could be more appropriately applied
| than to the city of Buenos Ayres Here
we meet people from nearly every country
| OF the globe. Many Of them bring with
them the manners, prejudlces, and customs
OF their nstive sections The manners and
| customs Of Italy and Southern Europe pre-
dominate, as the people of that part of the
| world are by far in excess of all others.
| few of the customs of those old coun-
| tries have been changed to meet the differ
ent conditions of this section | doubt
II there are many changes for the better;
FOR instance. the manner of treating all
a. imals with cruelty IN those countries, is
changed here to a system OF greater cruel
ty, In proportion to the different value of
the horse and OK between here and there.
The Spanard and italian know no pity for
any object except themselves. The wom-
an, the child, the OK and horse are all
looked upon by them as beasts of burden,
and treated as such in all countries by
them,
If you get up early enough and stroll in
the right direction you will see hundreds
of women moving from all directions to-
ward the different churches to early mass.
This fleet sailing churchwafd are toged
| out In suit Of their best gear, nearly all
bare headed, or with a black lace scarf
thrown lightly over the head An carry
fans with which they protect their heads
and faces from the sun. This early crowd
are always the women Of the middle and
lower classes their sisters Of wealth and
easy virtue will not be cut Of bed for sew
eral hours yet. From their beds to pray
er, ard from prayer to their usual every
day vocations, Is HE ulchargtd order Of
the lives Of This class
We next pass the meat and vegetable
markets where the people buy from day
% day. Every one with any feeling Of
disgust over filthy meat Stalls, VIII pass
without stopping To investigate long
Beef is stretched on hooks extending in all
directions. The tallow and bones are first
tsken out, then the whole -ide Is put on
the stretch, Beef is poor and hin, NUT.
ton poor and tithy. Vegetables are thrown
In heaps mixed with dirt To an,xt,ut that
i disgusting 70 people with any know
ledge OF cleanliness. The bakers clerk
passes Us Oh hi. rounds. delivering loaves
and rolls to his customers. He goes over
his route on The back uf horse. seated
between Two huge boxes which are built
round. with Il Hat top and bottom. the ma.
torial OF wh.ch they are constructed being
a light willow or rattan. They are about
eighteen tiuches deep and Two aud half
feet acloss, ore being sluug on each side
Of the horse
think tie mUkmtu Of Bucucs Ayres
must be an Institution pertaining 10 this
county only. at least have never seen
The same CO mbiuatiun in auy other part of
the world. The milkman usually seen 90
the Street Id the early morning il mounted
between tw o parts Of pack saddle GU the
back OF horse. The saddle, is constructed
to hold from four 10 six mix can, on each
siGe; each can holds from four u twelve
quarts + milk. (ald water which /, ais-
posed Of at eight cents per quart; and
can assure any on, that the water of III.
RIO de Ia Plata i, not worth more ,bap
eight cents Der hoc>heai. 80 there must
be quite a margin to the milk business in
that city. But there j. another commodity
dealt In by this mounted pjIkmau In
some Of those cans he carries an article
called fresh ~ butter. washing ahont in
these elements Of milk and water. privst.
families seldom wan, more thsn y nrsrtar
or half 4 pour,I Al our lime nor d:d af
ter had stood bv and seen tho v.ndar
prepare and furnish the d4Iicscy When
asked for the artfcl. ,he rriIkman reaches
Nil dir,y nj inro IN can gathers m ,be
uuantitv saue.z.s The NouiJ ON nat. I,
into A cake. passe. il to the waiting ems.
toner. then cleans CN hi. hsrds Nv dalib.
erately drawing the flowing tail Of his
steed through them. or rather by drawing
his hand. down over IN. horses tail and
serves the next IN turn. In the evening
comes another milk dealer This chan
runs the business on al entirely new -.
tenn. The milk may not be entirrlv mn.
adulterated, but there will be no river wa
ter in IT, He tramps along the street ring
Ing a small beu with one hand while with
the other he drags a COW that is tied fast
to piece of dry green hide about six feet
long. The cow has calf in tow. the tow
rope being of the same material as the one
by which the COW is lead. and fastened to
the cows tail Any person who wants
milk along this route comes into the street
with a bottle when he hears the bell. and
the driver of this novel milk cart under
takes to Ill the bottle by milking it full
from the COW. Sometimes she does not
agree unconditionally to this arrangement,
and refuses to give down er milk" cap
sizing the Italian into the middle of the
street, etc. Then the calf is hauled up