The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-03

charcoal strapped to her back. and a pal
OF twins. as black and dirty as the coal,
tucxed into the front OF ner reposa. WINE ~
filled with the precious pulque. Here Is 4
man with a tower OF cnairs rising seven
feet above his head, and another VITA
four chiIdrens collins: then come others
half concealed under their burdens OF fur-
niture. hay. wood, puiqre, water ana sal
away, in sadness rather than disgust, Npur
eye catches sight of a girl almost snothsred
back and enjoy chat that leaves you
lighter in heart and pocket. but rich In the
beautiful roses. orange blossoms and mis-
One CT the most common sights is the
pulque bearer; for the seductive drink must
be fresh every morning II the orinker ue
sires to be anything like fresh in the after
noon. The vessel used for carrying II Is the
skin of a hog At distance the skins ski iooE
covering only. The burdens are kept STEADY
by the band passing over the forehead sup
About twenty-five gallons. or over two hun
bred pounds are not an uncommon loaa
with which the burden bearers move rapi .,
along as if il were mere tribe. Inc YOKE
is an invention that is altogether TOO tilou-
ern for them 10 adopt, although once IN a
while a man may be seen with a strap OF
wood across his shoulders from which are
dangling two jars of ten gallons each
For the lighter loads of the house and for
distinguish themselves by the ease anu
grace with which they balance their bur-
OenS On their neadS, placing tiieieon II %
a bunch of soft grass twisted into rlng,
and incloSed in handkerchief or py a
ring of yucca fiber. The yucca ring Is
necessary when carrying the Sharp pot7
toned water jars. AS group OF sne tbe
water girls stand against The side Oh the
balcony it is easily seen that II Is oniy
q step from these figures to the caryatid.
in which architecture glorifies in marble
one of the humblest occupations OF hu-
nlanity. ,
The burden bearers of the mines are well
known to the reading public. and many
have pictured the 'cargadores' toillng up
the notched poles with. over a hundred
weight of ore in the leather sacks las
tened to their foreheads, leaving the hands
free to hold on TO the ladder. In the
mountains it is still more marvellous how
the men, weighing rarely over l40 pounds.
manage to carry burdens of fifty pounds
thirty miles a day over precipitous trans,
where misstep in many places would hurl
them down the slopes hundreds of feet;
rest their muscles by dancing half of the
night wherever they get a chance II is
hard to understand race that is unques-
tionably lazy and yet capable of perform
hardship and so stupid that on a return
trip, if the sacks happen to be free from
cargo, they will often place stones In them
and trot along, because they do not feel
natural unless loaded.
How many persons as they drink their
morning coffee, think of the half-naked
coffee-carriers on their way to the coast,
each with a sack weighing over a hundred
pounds, and all singing or hunln1ing airs
as they trot up hill and down dale?
The American wheelbarrow has come into
use, of course, in the mining districts, yet
so averse are the natives to doing anything
or prevents smoking that tourists in Mexl-
CO say they have often seen them put the
empty wheelbarrow on their heads and
carry it where the wheeling was perfectly