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

soma alns residence streets. . number OK
Beautiful parks. ana were Il not for the
fear Of the yellow fever. which always
hangs over II. life In II would not be unen-
durable. As II In. nearly every foreigner
u IN constant dread OF the fever, and half
the business men carry bottles Of castor
oil about In their pockets and down a
tumb'erfui At the eIightest headache or In
timation OF Indigestion. Tsis ID. ] am told
The hest remedy for immediate use In case
Of q yellow fever attack.
hut let ms tell you how Para looks As
yon see II FROM the river IL IL = low white
city with red and other briSht-colered
buildings rising out Of the white. A long
row of palm trees lines the shore. and back
Of these are tho great wnod and CORFU
gated iron warehouses from which the
Para rnhsser Is shipped 10 all parts Of the
world. Tou look 1T this scene through
thscket of masss The Amazon Is here
niied with shipping. There are big ocean
steamers from Europe ana the Cnf.e.
6tates. There arc iron lighters shaped
much like the whaiebAck boats OF the
aakca There ara scores OF queer sailing
vessels and hundreds OF auSont canoes
with dark-faeed hoatrnen padding them
20 and fro.
a street scene
A. You land yra flnd yourself IN one CT
the trssseas Of she South American rortx
Negroes and nuiattoes ara loading and un-
reading the steamers. They are carving
on board great boxes az rubber They are
totinR on their heads boxes aud bales 10
the shore. The crowd about the wharves
q nsuch the same az that on tho docks
az New Orleans Ths people arc OF all
shades Of white yellow ard black There
are swasthy negroes from Jamaica. yellow
skinned men from upper Brazil. sallcw
Portuguese ana spriuksing 81 all ;ha
nations OF Europe
Tia isboviax people ara IN their bare
feet ana moet os them are bare headed
The men wear cotton shirts ss1ss trousers
the latter held np by waisshanfs The
women trsss In sright~ce'er~a csiieees See
that negro tros:sng alaag with bale 90
sole leather an his hsad- Behind him Is a
woman carrying a great bssses OF man
diocs In the same way. ara further hack
comeS a nalaito WITH arr enormous turtle
balanced On his CROWN. That turtle 10 es
hss around q ~asatsIA II kicks ,st tts
legs and asensxfngfy thrusts forth It's head
as IL hes theEs upside down shading tia
man.
Here comes a cart. hauled hy 9 pony
II books as though II hst load Of hans
IN ~. ana es I, goes hy TIRE aass smssl
Ike a smoke house. These are humps %
rubber en- their way "a no shipping houses
Tor saaA
There arr scores % rusrr houses rear
ssc waarTeS Every era Is handling rfst-
her and TIE air snsal,s - ~ >arh shwr~ had
Seca recen, fire ard water hss Hee~n
dashed ever e. Mea are carrying rubber
from ths canoes - Gfse " sreAazses They
are tsksaA Il sn ana cut &n5 psekinx e
into hexse aaa Hsr&tus Il fer eAirsaea'
81 e:l par e ne vera Tara Is sae great,
est reaser YNsrt en- earth. and tae eate,
business 90 tae city - the supplying ras-
Der camps viii sceAs ara ~ Atus ths
product.
4 1cok at the t.trtp.
NG, ies rs taks street Ss~ ara vs3s
cat fhrasswh she r~xdsnee section. Para
- one q the eliza rest ara SaSt %sgtls ssw1,
Of Brazil IL las Hundreds - AaWsss rsszas
ef ventilated bysck covered wttA sfasrcg
aGs painted In a. .fs cSsers 81 TIE rain
bow. Senzs arr gres>s~i snA asAs.s ars
S~SsorateA villa wss&as1s Ast .xures tn pas
ter There sse saaAy Aeus~< sAee1 Win
porcelain ties. whscA have s~een eteagA.
here frasa Portugal So.se % tss ss1ses
have hssssnies - w?oGsat sra2 arA gAAay
have wrought tres work ever tawsT va,
dc~s
rhe houses AN fare sA@ streets aH& ar
Hla-A .ssa ssse sidewalk. Zach has I've -
mere v sH.sews On ths efSf Fso2r tcoklssg a1'
On the street. ard each wssis~ hss eas
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