The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-12

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A little farther over they are sell
ing euinua- This is a grain as big
as the head of a pin that the indians
use TO make mush. The piles ara
half a pint each and they cost . Or
; cents. The same woman has corn
in piles Of ten nubbins as long as you-
finger. and also hprnIny III a cloth
looking like q dirty dis rag. The
hominy grains are as big as nv
thumb nail. and about half as Ink
as my thumb.
/ am Interested in the potatoes
This is their natural home. Tta
great-great-great g~randfathers ard
mothers Of all our p tatoes were born
on this high plateau of the Andes
The tubers are OF all colors and sizes
some as big as my fist. others the
size of a int Some are bright
red, other yellow others black. and
some little ones are as pink as the
toes OF your baby, and not llu-h big
ger around The pink ones are used
to make soup.
The corn also is Of many colors and
Of different varieties. Here is a oil.
as black as your boots A little f.
ther over is one OF bright yellow md
the mex pile is dark red. The same
woman has white ch no for safe. Nv
this ] mean frozen potatoes which
have been put over night il the water
and then sprinkled and frozen and
dried. They will then last for years
fthout spelling, and are a favorite
dish of the Indians
II is interesting to watch the mar
ket women. Some of them are Cholos
as you can tell by their straw hats.
and their compilations, which are not
so dark as hose of the Indians. They
wear hats and shawls, and have
skirts which come almost TO the an
k1es. The Indian women have hats
like a piepan with upturned brims and
low crowns They also wear shawls
Of red. blue. yellow or black. They
have on embroidered waists and vo-
luminous skirts. A single woman NAV
wear a half dozen skirts. so that her
dress stands out as did those of ow.
girls in the day Of wire petticoats.
There are indian men by the hum
dreds walking about through tho
market. They are buying and sell
ing, and there are Indian women
going about with bundles on their
backs and babies on the tops of the
bundles The men ave fat round
hats with brims turned up all around.
and under the hats are knit caps
Of bright colOrs with ear flaps, which
hang down to their necks. Some
Of the Indians are driving in llamas
loaded with goods. and some carry
6AO0S PdChS ia luclE SAOUIOeTS con-.
tanning vegetables and other wares
which they have brought in from far
away IN the country. The whole
scene is one Of bright colors. but it is
quiet. and the people are gentle and
somber. They tall in low tones. and,
the seem very timid. When I point
my camera at them the women hide
their faces and the children howl
and go off on the run.
one OF the d sights OF the mar.
ket, and also Of the streets through
out Cuzco, is the traffic and the Way
rrelght IS carried. Everything comes
m from the country on dOnkeys. or
mules, or on llamas, or upon the
backs Of men and mn There is
not a carriage in the who'll CITY. and
when one goes out to ride he must go
horseback. or muleback. In coming
IN on the train | had the station mas
ter with me. He had been instructed
by the superintendent Of the railroad
10 see that | got to my hotel. and
as L have a great lot OF baggage I
told him he had better hire a car
rage. He replied that there were no
carriages in Cuzco, but that he might
AXE the street car and that nv tvpe-
writer and trunks could be carried on
the packs OF Indian cargadores.
Iound the street car to be a long box
resting on wheels, with a team OF
TOUR shaggy mules as the motor. There
49, ndiA d uOZen such cars, each with
us separate team, and they were so
rowded that l was barely able to
get standing room. The cars run ONLY
% the trains, and these arrive and
oepart three times a week. so that il
you can get a car ride a day you are
tuGky. 1t was bou a mile and a
hali from the railroad depot to the
main plaza, and our mules went on
the gallop.
Our MOTEL the Gasco, is within a
nan block Of the track. 1t is run on
tne european plan, and we were able
80 set Two very good rooms at a price
or two gold dollars a day. Our meals
we TAKE at h hotel Of Senior Pedro
Aanchez, which faces the great plaza
ana the cathedral. The entrance to
TINS house is a cavelike
tnrough courts which are bad smell
anu oiIty' and it is only when
care 10 a from holding vour roco