The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-03

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are generally one story hieh. entered
So doors from the street many or
them having ''portaiesT or balconies.
and some Win a little yard encossd
With a neat "tapia" or wall Of adobes
IN front 50 that IN the two sides Of
the town we have represented the arr
chitccture of centuries ago, when
wars prevailed and convenience had
to Eive way 10 safety, and the COM
uoliins idea was that OF making the
house u fortress: and the improved
psYi~ of more ssssaers DAYS when the
fcar of INVASION or attack has passed
away, aud ease OF access and comfort
Of living are the points specially 70 be
provided for.
Thc town covers a space stretching
n little over . quarter 81 n mills from
the river TO tho line OF corrala which
fern ~ EASTERN border and about as
much IN width. n II built In Ions
lines Of houses extending from west
10 east at night angles with the river
and separated by streets that vary
from 80 to ZOE feet In width. There
are i've OF these rows az houses. rang
Ing IRON 20 TO 100 feet ~ width. all
those IN the new toWa With not more
than two exceptions one story In
height. while tho older part OF town
a very Irregular in is rchitccture.
Like scvcral others Of the larger
pacblos sauto Domingo possesses two
o%Etufas. n M the nte OF tho
old town ana the other a lite east OF
the ccntra plaza ameng the newer
houses. Each IL approached By q
staircase or set Of steps made OF hard
adobe and stone. extending from the
ground to the roof OF the estufa. and
leading 10 a square opening from
which descends a ladder to the floor
within, which is az hard nnd level az
though made out OF cut stone. Each
cstufn Is about nifty feet in diameter
and about ten feet high.
Amoag the old parish registers sill
In existence are many records which
throw light on the llfe Of the lnhaoi-
tants of Sauto Domingo more than a
century ago. One. OF these record
books nov preserved az Penn Blanca
contains nearly an equal number OF
entries Of "naturals' CPueblo Tndians)
aud "vlcinos' t~Spnninrdsl, the first
certificate being Of the marriage OF
LUZ Quitcria and Maria Caiezl on
the i1th OF F~ehruary. i771. ZEN csta
mission De -. y Sto. Domgo de los
Quercs-'at this mission OF our
Father 81. Dominica OF the queries
As az other pueblos AT hat time. tho
surnamcs are an Indian. while the
Christian names are spanish, as APP
pears above. In "a baptism early IN
i772. the child receiving that sacra-
mcnt Is mentioned as Jacinta. legiti-
mate daughter Of Agapito Chitaxa.
and the God-mother was Ignes QUE
hazn.
The people seem to have been
scrupuiousiy particular In their out
ward conformity 10 the ceremonies OF
tho church. neatly cvery record Of
buyial stating that The deceased made
his confession and received extreme
junction.. and the register OF the excep-
tional cases carefully mentioning that
the last sacraments were uot admin
istorcd because the death was too
sudden. II this a great change seems
To have taken place during tho next
century. as AZ present u Be- quite rare
FOR any Indian Of Santo Domingo to
come Go tho confessional. aud even In
times OF sickness they are oyerse 20
receiving Christian ministrations. In
this connection we may mention come
of the ceremonies which II o. bolioy-
cd. are usually performed in infancy
and after death, even when Christian
Baptism Immediately follows In the
former case.
II is said hat on the fourth day OF
ls existence each child IS taken from
itr mother By a woman who is a near
friend and carried 90 the summit of
% neighhoring hill az the time OF the
rising 81 the sun. Then. as the great
luminnry appears, the woman holds
up the child and scntters sacred meal
toward tho east. using a form Of i1-
vocation and dedication, and finally
puts meal into the tiny hands u 1ho
new child born aud causes IL also Ca
throw 40 toward tho brilliant object
OF their ancient worship.
The sun. the moon. the evening and
mornilr star. and the rainbow. seem
to Dee more COZ less sacred objects boz
many OF the puohlos. and in several
tho ylbora or rattlesnakc g. held IN "a
-.yencrntion which ie akin 10 worship.
fcur days seem 20 constitute tho
important period at both the begin
uing and the close OF lifc. for there
is a general belief that the soul after
passing from the body remains
around its own abode for fuur days be.
fore taking lts huul departure 30 tho
spirit world. For THE reason the
door 81 tho house Of death o. aol
closed during that period. q blanket
being huHg ovc tho entrance. go a.
not 90 interfere with the eturn ~ an,
loat ~ to seek che shelter OF 90.
old home N within are placed
bread and meat. water ana tobacco
thnt the spirit may eat, drink. and
smoke.
Itching. bleeding, protrudlng oi
blind piles have yielded 10 Doau'i
Ointment. soc at an stores.