The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
Among the Quichuas
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their diet consisting of mutton or
llama meat and potatoes. barley and
corn. which they soak and mash and
Iona. which is frozen mutton. so dried
that 1t Will last for years. Now and
'hcn they have Il chicken to eat and
sometimes beef and pork In most
cases the chickens and sometimes tho
pigs sleep in the hut with the family.
INC Americans who employ large
numbers of Indians ut Cerro de pasco
ana furnish quarters for them at a
low rent have to order general
cleaning out Of the hogs from the huts
every lew weeks. In order to keep tho
dwellings, sanitary.
Another food that is used largely Nv
the tluichuas Is chuno, or frozen pota-
toes. Chuno looks like bits of bleach
cd bones. but it Is really potatoes
which have been frozen and dried so
that they can be kept for years with
out spelling. The potatoes so used
are a special variety of about the size
of baseball They are first soaked in
water. This is done at night Early
IN the morning before tho sun rises
they arc taken out and they freeze.
They are then covered with straw to
keep off the sun. The next night thy
are soaked again and allowed to fire.. &c
THIS process Is conttnpcd from night
to night. After time they grow very
soft, and the skins are troldcn OF
with the bare feet They are now
white as snow, and after being dried
VIII keep long time. They have to
be soaked before cooking and arc
usually served rs n soup or IL stew
Sometimes they are sliced and eaten
with cheese between the slices in tho
form OF sandwich.
l wish | could show YOU these In
dams as / sec them by the hundreds
about me. They lo-k as though they
had stepped out Of The Middle Ages
The men wear low crowned hats with
hrims that turn up. They have on
bright colored ponchos or shawis with
their heads stuck through 4 hole in
the middle. Below the ponchos YOU
can see the short breechcs. These cx-
tend 10 the middle of the calf and are
slit mp Mt one side as far the knee.
The Indians are either barefootcd or
have Unframed cowskin sandals. Some
are without ponchos and you can see
mat their vests are gayly embroidered.
Not few have a kind OF a nightcap
OF red, blue or white wool under their
hats. and this has flaps, that so Mt
down over the ears that they lool: as
II they were really the ears of tho
owners.
The women are even more queer.
They all wear hats Of homespun OF the
shape OF n pie pan turned up round tho
rim. Their hats are OF bright colors
and there Is Il fringe OH each side tho
pie pan that hangs down over the ears
The women have long, black hair, Of
ten worn In two long braids down
the back, or it may be twisted into n
score OF fine brads. They have bright
colored shawls, gay booliccs and very
fun skirts. that reach almost 10 tho
ankles. but which sometimes arc cut
or 1T the middle OF the calf Thess
skirts are of bright colors, and ono
woman may have Il half dozen or more
TN" inner ones being shorter than those
without. The women spin and weave
the cloth for these skirts and make
them at home. They wear no stock
.nSs or CHER Undertaking, and 20
barefotted and barelegged. Like tho
men and the children. they are dirty
ana irowsy. and not n few of them
nave many uncomfortable insects on
their bodies and heads
copyright. 1914. by Farnl< q. Car