El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-23

keeps the teeth white. and an told #
preserves them Nearly all OF the indians
seldom have toothache. this fact being at
Uibuted TO coca.
People Live NIserabIy.
As I see how the indians live and work
on these cold highlands OF the Andes. do
not wonder that they are driven TO coca
ana alcohol 10 keep of the blues. Let me
- .Se solne OF the;r houses, scattered
over the pampas They are huts made OF
ilul 50 rude and squalid that they would
h1T9ly ne 1T FOR a hog or as stable FOR a
kool american COW The typical dwelling
Is about eight or ten feet in width and per
maps 10 or IS feet IouE II IS so low that
as you stand outside 10 your head reaches
above where the matched roof begins This
building has walls made OF sod or mud and
us rooI is OF straw tied 10 poles or canes.
~ mas no windows and the only door is a
Loie II! tAe wan. so low that you have 20
stoop down TO go In In some Of the huts
mere ls q framework at the back. upon
which the family sleep at night but In the
most OF them both erov-nups and chiIdren
lie down on the ground and huddIe to-
gether 70 keep themselves warn There Is
no furniture TO be seen except a few llama
skins which are spread on me floor. The
people sleep In the same clothing that they
Wear IN lhe caytime and they cover them
selves Win lnelr ponchos or with the coarse
blankets the women weave for the purpose
me cooking IS done on little clay stove
IN one corner OF the hut and the fuel is the
droppinEs OF Uamas and rsr+fs WHICH are
gathered up and dried fo- the purpose.
- Inc a Alnl or peat is used. and some
Is chopped out and burnt Ths stove mas no
chimney ana the smoke bIackens the roof
ol the HlL ana gets out through the door
Lhere Is no sign OF comfort about such a
home There are no tables ~ -hai-s Tr -
In fact about as bad as any dog kennel or
pioneer stable We have IN Ar7e-f~a
Iheir Food l. simple. :
And this brings me 20 the food OF the in
oiAIs me hEo very simply their diet
OF mutton or llama meat and 20
tatoes- 1aILey and corn which they soak /
and Hasn ana cook In a stew They have
also cholona. which is frozen r.-if+or -
dried tnat u VIII last for years WOW ana
then tney nave a chicken to eat and some
times peer ana pork In most -sses ne Z
chickens ana sometimes the Nc 49,, Il, !
the hut with the family. -r155es 1880
who employ large numbers ~ irlii--- ~ !
Cerro ce Ftscp and furnish o,fa--e-s fo- [
them AT q low rent have TO order 4 s-.-s-71 !
ele-ll.--e o-- cL tns noEs from the huts every /
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Another food that IS used la-~.r,- ~ .,,, I
2ulcnla@ Is en4fal. or frozen por4f,g- fst,,--, /
LOOKS llhe DIS oL bleached bones me f- IL
dried that they can b. -. zen anu ]
without spolung- The potatoes q. -. - .
2 special variety OF about the 50. "a = --1 ]
ball They are first soaked fn go 1--5l /
S done AT n-snl- Early IN the morrt1- bs ]
fore the sun rises they are t1l-..- e - Z
they freeze They are then r9,,----sSs an- ]
straw 70 keep OH the sun The nevr -5-S-
hey are soaked again ana allowed ID. ea---
This process is continued from -f-t. - -.
night After a time they crow - - /
md the skins are trodden ofr $50 S1tI 4
lare feet They are now white as s------ -
liter being dried Will keep LONE -
they have TO be soaked before coollir,- 80
IRE usually served as soup or a sfsvr
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