The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-30
Indians Everywhere.

dispano- America, probably owing to the ex-
IA supply Of ozone In its 5000 feet altitude.
Indians Everywhere.
AS everywhere in Guatemala, It's popula-
ion includes the same superabundance of
ndians which constitute the masses. They
backed the plaza in the evening, gaudily
lressed and chattering an incomprehensible
lingo, and early as was our own start in the
morning theirs was earlier. 1t was market
lay in Totonicapam, and jogging out of town,
ong before sunrise, we met hundreds of dusky
basket carriers bringing in their produce
Ill on run, seemingly propelled, like au-
omatons, by their swinging arms and pecul-
ar hip movement. They go always in
lroves, the men by themselves, the women by
themselves, and the pickaninnes, though
'nly or years old, run alongside as nimbly
Is their elders, each with basket on its lit.
lie bare head. These queer people are in
tariably clean In their dress, industrious and
yell to do, but very proud and reserved.
While the descendants of the Aztecs, a lit
lie farther to the northward, are the most
,olite and obliging people on earth. always
iauling off their ragged hats wherever met,
Ind greeting you with CHEEKY SALVATION,
md willing to go out Of their way any num-
yer OF miles to guide a stranger these
aueches give you never a look, moving aside
o let you pass as If grudging the high road
@ a paleface, but among themselves they
ire merry enough, grnning and chattering
Ike so many monkeys.
The climate is cold in this elevated portion
II Guatemala, and the products are wheat.
potatoes, corn, oats, in short about those of
illinois and Ohio, including most of our
Northern fruits and vegetables, with the adj
lition of coffee and sugar cane. Sheep which
furnish very good wool are raised in large
numbers. The industrious inhabitants ope-
late several factories and make the bestrpot-
:ery to be found outside of Guadalajara,
Iovico There on1
rec schools in the department of Totoni-
:apam (thirty-fve for boys and six fol
girls, indicating the popular idea of the rela.
i've need of education for the sexes). besides
several night schools for adults.
Refreshing Spot.
After some hours Of steady climbing up ana
Town the mountain roads we emerged from
particularly long and Wearisome canyOl
nto a perfect Sleepy Hollow of hamlet, tn
asst breakfast station on the route. A Tyrol
IAN inn could not be prettier nor an oasi
IN the desert more welcome to the thirst,
traveller than this little group of thatche.
adobe houses hidden among roses and straw
berries (such strawberries) in green poke
Of the hills By and by the summit of tn
ridge WAS gained, from which we could lool
pack upon the plain and town Of Totont
sapasn, and on the other side, down long
wooded slopes, into another magniHcen
plain, covered with corn fields and dotte
with numerous focks Of sheep. Lower dow
the road on both sides is hedged with giganti
aloes. hundreds OF them now In bloom, thei
all. round flower stems looking from dis
lance like telegraph poles or the masts {
ships. In the middle Of this plain hug
bridge Of logs spans rushing river, no,
called Telapa, but known to the Indians I
the river OF blood, I" since that dreadful da
Of Aivarado's battle, when Its tide was Grim
soned by the hundreds OF killed and wounde
.hrown into It. At this point on the roa
The traveller gets his Hrst ghmpse Of nuetzal