The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-23
selling from 800 upward. many poor
animals being among those shipped

The same prejudice as formerly still
exists among the natives IN the use
OF ma 'es as riding animals. The
gaEcac is ashamed 10 be seen riding
them end many persons use them -,
draft purposes only.
! have been Interested III the meth
DDS Of horse-hreaking IN Argentina
On the great stnd farms where fine
stock l. Kept. The methods are muCh
tie same a. IL the United States.
oar GU on the parnpas where the
cowboy do a. they please the horse
are allowed to run free untii they are
four or five years old. They are
then lasSooed and stddled hy force.
The cowboy mounts the horse and
gallopS aim under 4 shower of blows
until lie Is conquered. It Is much
the same as the methods cf oar cow
| boys OF the West.
And this brings me To- tile Arsen-
tine cowboy or the native horsema,
and cattie1nan of the pampas lie l.
q cross OF the ~Spaniard and hdian
ana the Indian seems 10 predeUain-
ate, although the Spaniard Is ways
i'll evidence. The gaucho is II home
upon horseback. and is always ready
TO ride over the plains and watch o,
drive cattle. He does not like 10 take
care pl sheep, ana SttilS 10 Jiink
farm labor beneath him
The Argentine cowboy looks nucn
like ali American indian. but his
cheekboneS are not SO liS and MS
complexion is lighter IN color. His
eyes are coal black. and he usually
has 4 full. blac, heavy beard and
straight. black hair. Ills ordinary
costume is a sioucE hat and i blanket
with stripes. which is worn over his
| CnnItiGGI@ Aa has a1nTitax. iisY f-nY
worn about his waist. and pulled be
tWeen the legs TO the hacn. Under
the w blanket may he seen white
; drawers. that extend to the ankles and
/ are tied there. He is PROUD OF his
: dress. and his drawers are often
edged al ti2e bottom with lace. and
!, red Or blue slippers may cover his
feet. He may often have on a bel,
S OF chanois leather decorated with
i silver buckles and bangles. ard hi
/ saddle may he embroidered with sill
{ CT. with silver Stirrups attached.
g You can see the homes Of ths
eauchOs almost anywhere on the pam.
: oas. They are rude huts with door:
t SO low that you have To Stoop TO en-
u ter them. The floor of the ordinar,
house is Of earth and its furnitur,
'S a bed. a table and one or two seats
4 the latter often being the skulls 0
e bullOckS. The most OF the cnokin.
IS done over the fire. The chief foo,
is meat cooked over the Goals an,
the gaucho bastes the roast with tn
II Juice as it looks. One Of his favorit
'e dishes IS carne c~oncuero. whic
~ means cooked in The skin. The mea
is wrapped up tightly in the hide Q
e the animal from which il comes an
4 thus cooked. The skin keeDs in III
- Juices and the result is delicious. TIL
- oaucho drinks mate, a tea mad froI
~ the leaves Of a tree that grows hes
- IN Paraguay. He takes this wher
ever he can get it and always the frs
:. hing in the morning. Mate is bot
- a stimulant and a food. and it CT
a. ables one to go for a long time witt
40 nut other shin It is use
. everywhere throughout Argentina.
Every gaucho carries a knife. TIL
&c is a foot long. and it is used bot
hi FOR eating and also for fi"hting
to avenge an insult When tv
eauchos rave a dispute they som
n times settle it with their knives: ar
in olden times it was customary f.
an them to fight with their left legs til
IL together. each man kneeline upon t,
D. right knee, and facing the other. Ov
i'll one arm Of each con1batant was
blanket used as a guard. and in II
other was his knife. At the drnp
a handkerchief the two men hegs
a. 10 stab at each other, and they 9"
"a tinued until one was mcrtal
% is CHANGING. He is gradually becot
81 ing civilized, ard. as the country +
- comes more and more settled he v
be a thing of the past.
lo FRANK q. CARPENTER.