The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05

flour or tablespoonful of salt makes
up purchase. and the usual trade is
equal 10 cents OF our money. \ whole
marketing could he crowded into a
half peck. l doubt whether the aver
age cooking stove of La Paz could
prepare much more ut one time.
Ard still the variety of vegetables
and fruits and meats is great. and the
quality is especially fine. This high
plateau is the home of some OF the
chicf crops of the world IL is known
shat the potato came from the Andes.
and II Is a question as to whether
| th.s is not the birthplace of orr In
dian corn. Bolivia has maizo. the
grains of which are twice as large as
any grown by our farmers. Some are
of "A bright yellow color every grain ms
white. OF twice the size of a lima bean,
and SO fioury that they could be
mashed To powder between two
stones. SoWe of the corn is OF null
| berry color, other kinds are red or
even jet black
As to the potatoes. they are red.
White and yellow, and some are as
pink as the toes of the babies playinc
among them. Some of the Toes
are as big as your fist, and other va
iieties not more than the size of
ihiinnle. They are all sold by the
pi'c anu nan dozen or ten make up
| the average purchase.
Nearly every potato seller has
chuno among her wares. These are
potatoes so treated that they look like
Dl.ached bones, and are almost as
haid When YOU break them apart
! YOU find them fibrous and tough They
~" ordinary potatoes frozen am,
.'riea mat they can he KEEP. for years
without spelling. The usual ,nethod
\ oil making chuno is to SOAK the raw
potatoes i'll water. night after nIrbt
! ahc then lay them out on tho cround
10 .rceZc. Then the skins are rubhed
! or by treadinG them with the bare
rect After that they are died in the
oDei AIR. Potatoes so treated be,pme
az hard as stones, They form ono
/ OF The chief foods OF the Indians v,ho
store them away for the winter. Tboy
! nave 10 be soaked before being eaten
ineN are served IN the form of 4
stew. have tasted them. bu: ,hev
\ are iusirid and not at all appctizin,
! Going on with our walk through tho
| market, We see many fruits and rr,ins
| that are strange TO our eyes Here is
woman VINO sells qunua. or the
seeds s. oil plant akin to our pig weed.
Inc seeds are as large az grains Of
mustard, and as white as snow. Thev
are sweet TO the taste, and make an ex
ceilent Cruel There are also wh.,,
/ barley and oats. sold in intiuitesim.i
quantities There are sweet and sour
ienious ana white grapes rs big as ripe
damson piums. There are paltas or
/ alIiSatof pears of twice the size OF
! those that come to our markets ana
+ the picae, fruit that looks like .
mammoth bean pod. II has green
SKIN and inside IL pulp like the
i hhest OF white spun silk which when
cold. tastes like finely Favored leo
/ cream. There are also oranges. apri
co.'s and bananas, as well as tunas.
/ the FRUIT OF the cactus. All OF these
come from the Yungas Valley. which
is reached through the break in tho
great basin III which La Paz lies.
Going down through that break Won
/ rapidly descend until you raech n
tropical climate. where the vegetation
is dense, and where there are bananas
ana pineappies, royal palms and wild
cotton trees There are also coffee
plantations and gardens in which the
! coca leaves are raised TO give the
| Indians their favorite chew. Bolivia
has every product under the sun, and
It's tropical valleys supply the high
I lands with fruit.
I Some OF these Indians have come
/ from those regions. Here is one wo-
man selling coffee beans fresh from
the grove: next her is one with a
! pile of artichokes, while further on A
| third is peddling sections Of sugar
cane. half as long as my arm. She
sells them for cents a stick.
/ 1, is interesting TO watch the traffic
| which moves in and out through the
! crowds. Nearly every woman has a
| load on her back. and there are Indian
men carrying baskets. bags and bun
/ dies Weighing ar much as themselves.
| The most of the mark citing is brought
| IN upon donkeys, and not a little on
| llamas. Here comes a drove OF llama $
up side street. Their heads arc in
the air. and their ears stand up like
those OF fox terrier. They turn their