Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-01

orur foreigner this people ana
H nelr country present many
t1omres both new and curious
There are three classes OF peo-
re citizens Of these republics
Tbost Of foreign birth such as
l. be Spanish; those of mixed
foreign aud Indian, TINS
m,as the great bulk OF the
o's and. third. the pure Indian
.so are quite numerous The
, '~ blood mixture Is mostly
M, tho Spanish or Negro, though Tor
nm, few years the Turks have been
nr, 70 Colombia, and now number
sousand But whoever comes,
Am, Ms country's customs and adopts
,''e o. the people among whom he
p'.rvhoAy rises carly here. Seldom
.ecnle in bed after daylight, ana
.,g lines they sit around the lamp
y, ,orde and wait for the light out
"a Tbey take coffee and a small
tlscs Of bread or some fruit planlains'
,be morning, breakfast at eleven
soi Inner at six. Rice forms the prin-
~,sl article of food. In fact corn tor
MI, gradually give way to rice south
y Vayieo. until along the isthmus III
M ChlraQui country tortillas are
bury and rice the main diet
1bs peope are not heavy caters. An
average American viii eat az much as
nm men here Among the poorer poo
No tables are seldom used, the meal
ioIpg eaten on the floor. 1t is seldom,
too that the members Of n family eat
iogether. A plate Of food ls given the
faib,r who sits down wherever he hap
nta, 10 be, and consumes IT, calling
for more II he wishes Another plate
a given another member, and so on
untl all are served. Though most of
ihe peopIe are devoted Catholics, no
blessing is asked ON the food, and
there Is seldom or never any family
worship,
EVERYBODY SMOKES,
All are smokers from the smallest
child large enough to draw az a cigar,
to the Oldest grand parent, Tobacco IS
cheap and OF very fine flavor In some
pars Of Guatemala a hundred cigars
soA iof a dollar, silver, and here the
came number goes for So paper money
which makes them worth In gold just
seven and a half cents, "Thcy are very
dear now said a cigar woman, when
Questioned her as to the price, FOR
tobacco Is hard TO set because OF the
war Formerly we could sell them
io' q dollar a hundred" 1t looks
strange to see an old grandmother, so
feeble she can hardy walk, and her
little grandchild so young she can
hardly walk. going down the street
hand In hand both smoking cigars. 1t
Is strange too, 10 hear a little daugh-
ter soy TO her mother Mamma, please
give me light" at which the mother
takes the lighted cigar from her mouth
and gives II TO the child, who lights
one for herself and returns her MOTH
GS Often one sees a whole family
sitting In the cool Of the evening at
The door Of their house all smoking,
ana ell seemingly enjoying life
Judas they an smoke, SO do all drink
intoNants usually aquardiente, or
sugar cane rum Stills are everywhere,
anl lhe cane fields are grown as much
io' he rum as for the sugar they viii
Produce And yet II is seldom one sees
Q drunken person Some get TO the
loh Of being laxative but not be-
loM But even when intoxicated they
are not Quarresome, They are better
halured even than ever.
me priests as well as other church
onee1 smoke and drink with the rest,
anl mus as the pattern Is set by the
ecclesiastical head there Is no disgrace
attached 10 the practice. II is no dis
grace 70 20 into saloon, or to be
saloon Keeper for the best Of men and
women are patrons.
NATION or sHoPKEEPERs.
This is emphatically shop. keeping