Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

such houses have orange trees about
them and palm trees waving over them.
AZ you pass them you see that some
nave red walla and some walls OF
brown and white. At first you think
the red ones are painted. but soon see
that the soil with which they are
chinkcd IL red. This II the color of the
best land Of Paraguay. The contrast
OF this rich red and the soft velvet gray
Of the thntch iH harmonious, and the
houses are exceedingly picturesque.
1hcy are much like the country houses
Of japan In this respect.
The Larger farm houses sometimes
have two rooms with a matched roof
connecting them and. an open space
In the center. such one IL that on the
hig farm Of Or. Charles Chase. Bos-
ton man. who keeps a drug store IN the
toNr Of Villa Eich ~ u means OF max
inF money. and follows photography as
an Amusement.
LIFE IN THE INTERIOR.
The Pnragunna are very hospitahlc.
You can call nj any hut IN the country
and you wiii be made PERFECTLY. ~
home. You may see n lot of naked
babies and some naked children VINO
nrc considerably older than babies, TOT
IN the back districts boys ana giris w
10 the age of fourteen often 10 nakcl
II YOU can speak the Guarani lnhH-
uaRc-thc Indian tongue which u III
common use among the lower classes
you will ind the people quite intelh.
Lent. though exceedingly simple and
irnurcnt Of your world. You VIII De
given "a cigar to smoke aud VIII be
asked 10 take part In the puchero or
boiled heef and vegetables which con.
Htitutc the usual meal. Your food VIII
b. cooked out ~ doors. and the women
V...HaHI lao Ia FHnWMNF I'm ~
wooden mortar before they cook " Tor
YOU. WHOM YOU FIRST enter the hut you
Will probably b. offered glass OF
brandy called cana. Every one drinks
and every village has IT, brandy as
ulirry. Indeed. II ~ estimated thht
every man. woman and child In Para
uung could drink two gallons or cana
n v,sr and NOT exhaust the supply.
In a visit ~ this Kind YOU WIN learn
that tho people are contcntcd with their
lot. Most OF the men are philosophers
who regard furcigucfu 40 fools because
they wear their lives out working Tor
money.
IN villa RIGA.
fornd some Americans In villa Rlca
and my stay was made pleasant ~
Thorn in this out.of-thc- part ~ the
world. one was cur Vice consul, Mr'
William Harrison. and another pf.
charles chase. the drurrlst. \ third
American ia cautnin Hunter David
son an unrcconstructcd Houthcrncr.
Who left the United States at tho close
Of the civil war and finally got % faf-
nRuny. All these mon are well.to-d.
and much respected, Mr. Harrison ana
Dr chase having married PnTaFuh'
vans. A..
Villa Rlca IL the blsgtat town. In
Paraguay outside ~ Afunclpn. " mas
more vacant lots than buildings. but
~ better classes live In one-ntury
brick buildings rooted with red Tiles
wich form very comfortable homes.
one ~ the most interesting sights u
tho market. where there are hundreds
III sheetcd women buying and selling.
There nrc hundreds OF others soihh 20
and fro with burdens upon their heads.
not Few 81 whom are water carriers
bringing In water from tho springs
back Of the town. The vessels used ht''
~ All sorts, from gourds to standard
y" '' FRANC. q CARPENTER.