The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18

has . cup OF coffee and . ron upon rising
and does not eat again until the noon
breakfast. She frequently appears at
breakfast with her hair down. and after the
sissia which fellows she dresses Up for
her pose at the window.
Yeu may see women looking out OF the
Brazilian windows 1T all hours OF the day.
They have cushions made to NJ the win
dow siiis upcn which they rest their arms
and they often have padded stools or
benches upon which they kneel while look
ing out The Brazilian women. venture,
spend more time on their knees than any
other women In the world: but alas! il Is
not In prayer!
Sweet Teeth.
have met q number of the ladies dur
ing my stay In Rra1i, and have dsscov-
ered one way 10 their heerfa This Ia
through their mouths. Each of them has
thirsy-swo teeth more or less. ana al Of
them sweet Some OF than would sell
their souls for American candy and they
all like choice confsctions. They are fond
OF rich desserts ana one OF their favortte
d!shes Is "A cake made Of the yoik o. eggs
and -four. II Is kind OF sponge cake
OF the aghfess nature. 1t Is eaten with
melted sugar poured over II. and 1t soaks
tna.ade is another fayorite dish, and there
is guava cheese. exceedingly sweet.
which Ii eaten at almost every meal.
A Land Of PeadIers.
Brazilian women seldom go out shopping.
ana In neither Para nor Msnaos Is there
store with . bargain counter. Many
kinds Of goods are scla by pedilers who
carry packs on tnsir backs, and so through
the streets slspptng their yard sticks to-
ecthsr. When a woman hears the Shaping
she asckcas tire pesidler to come In. THIS
T.. - ia. IS.
lately almost all dry ecods were sold in
this way
Aad stu some ot the Brazilian stores
here arc very large There are establish
meuts AT Para which carry quite ax big
stocks Of goods as Any stere In city II
similar size In the rnltef States. The
goods are brought hese from Europe. with
the exception OF few coming from our
country.
The Great city OF the HE Negro.
llna .hls town Of Manaes interesting
u is thousand mites Inland In tae very
heart II the great Amsxan forest There
are weeds about II 80 dense that monkeys
could travel q thousand miles through
them. Jumping fran Sranca % branch. ara
never once teach tire ground. They are
dense that yuu could net possibly &c
from enc risce - another except ~ the
r'reams II wepl3 take ypa "a day with aa
Az 20 saake Eve miles The country aaaQs
here is very Wild I; L. In fact one 81 .hs
beast snswn psvss 90 the world and Man
ses IS ths metropolis. being the csiet csty
of region hundreds 90 thousands ~
square miles tn extent
Manacs IL on shs RIO Nesr2 sA5u, fsa
miles trass where IL GcwS iEsu tire Anason
N coming az the Amasoa as we approach
~ tie Re Nexre co8;A see Ae~e the
later -*vs- ssts~sF X without 8ftinw nv
eyes frcsa TIRE waters. TEE Ria Negro /.
as hack ss yeur Rat. Ire ATaszaa = A..
ysliaw pea sessa Fer ahsa. sso niles
below tse meath ~ the RIA Ssxrs the
waters e tAs Rfe Negro anA ths Amazon
sSs eide sy as8e witasat Easxssr Oar
steamer far = tire cgs tag fosntmx - the
waters 81 that ~ GRE si3s ~ ira sAtg taa
stream ~as yellow as 4 Hons msee
while CT sar either Il RAD thN penshsr
hack ~ the Rs Negro. 4 Bate scsov ,Afs
she I've Ssciers disappeared the wxsess %
tie RE Negro having ssen swallowed VI
n sAe rzlxAsy ea>a o. the Amazon
The Metropolis. .f the tpr~r Amssca.
As ~e sseanses, oa we rasssf 90: e yAa
Amazon ass snfe 3hc eass nsaaia u sae
ktu >ezea. Ws wsrs NV zaattag ;sFeaxh
set back ssrezVn- Our stes uses eha~ue4
the walker snsa foam And Il ssoksd Exe
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