The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15

al some or the hotels where foreigners
stop you can have soft boiled eggs or
an o.aelet b. paying extra The cor
fee served is as black ink. and IL IS
made from an eXtrsst Or essence form
ed by running cold water through the
freshly ground powder. \ bottle OF
this essence is placed on the table.
You pour some into your cup and the
waiter fills x up with hot water or
with hot milk. 4 teaspoonful of es-
sence VIII make a strong cup Of cof-
fee
the almuerzo is tAe real breakfast
This is eaten by some AT IL Or l.
O'Clock. ard by others between l. ana
T. Ii IS usually ssrred table d'hote
and consists Of a soup. some form ~
eggs. roast or fried meat with vegc-
tables and d dessert The dinner.
which runs from 20 o'clock. IS abou,
The same. only the dishes arc more "a
number. and the dessert is mere elsb-
crate. Among the common dishes
Of o, cry meal Is a plate OF boiled rice
and one Of black beans - 10 sweets.
.he country has plenty of them and the
fruits are unsurpassed.
Queer Domestic Arrangements
Indeed. | find many queer sninGs ~
ing is all done " tn charcoal. and the
town is free from me smoke Of soft
coal. Mos. OF the hcs; Tor warming
comes from the sur. and Il j. only in
the houses OF the rich o. Of foreigners
that stoves or CRATES src 20 he found
There are no chimpeys to speak o..
The charcoal has little smoke. and the
fumes get ous - thcy can The o~oi-
nary broom Of TIE country Is brush
Of round shape and ;hc streets are
swept with tvi 20 tied 20 ? stick.
IS to the sleeping ar-a1 Ee7rents. the
beds here arc stuffed with cotton. and
the most Of them ar cxccedinSiy
hard. The pillows are like 50 many
stones. and tho beds have few springs
In travelling IN tine interior one IS
lucky il he gets more than board snJ
blanket
4 wish / could show YOU how tho
washing is done Jy room a. the hotel
hero is or the ground ioor. looking
Oh. on = court The r0oH - much Ike
a cave. 3; is hole in the wall lighted
D. q window. which = vcrr hiSn ~
and by tho door. which looks cat on
the coart. "a fs she court tha; all the
WASHING Isl done There isl concret"
v4t There aiied with running water.
AID about lt the washwomcn stand
siap them on the stones. 81" tn't
fhrre i- - couf.ursi spiashin= from
hreakfas; until dinner. The va e i've
fces SQUARE. and tho water IN - = -
cold ~ icr Tho siapPirg breaks the
hsftons and frequently tears the cloth
irz To- pieces
This Kind % washing Gccs IN
Throughout Central America. IN Pana
rns fh~ most - The laundry work IS
done in fhc streams. .hr clothing be-
ira riib,I cn the rforcs bf haif-nsL'd
..o.r.r. fi--r ir Guatemala ard alrc
i~ Costa Eica there @-r some public
fauud~i~s CONSISTING ~ concrete tubs
I'D hv streams from tho mountains.
sa0 such Laundry 90 san Jose. u
va, galvanized saod covering hair
an aero. The front Of this was ~
b-iri and concrete. and in the centre =
concrete tub. 50 vidc that you coulo
drive = buzx, ihroura 70 sar about zoo
fe.. lonz. bal been built THIS tub 81
Va. vas higher tn, ny shoulder anf
vas aiicd Uish cold water. Outside
the tub we're steps built a. irtersa ais
along its whole length on both sides.
and anon these steps at least sixty NO.