Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-01-14
MORE ABOUT ARGENTINE,
Women and Children of Lower Glass Are
Slaves to the Men, Women of
the Upper Glass Dolls

are early rlSefS' 1uey SlSep III III
middle of the day. The newly Dor
baby is bound from head to foot with
long Faga Qong belt. They say
keep his limbs straight.
They drink Nate for past time.
is a native tea that grows in Paraguay
1t is drunk with stem calle
Bombila from gourd. All comm merc
closes for two hours in the middle o
the day. At meals the gentlemen ar
served first The ladies take the ser
want with them when they go shopping
to carry the bundles. Considered
\ disgrace for a man or woman to carr!
a bundle.
Littl babies are called little angels
When they get little older they arr
called little devils. The poor people
make slaves of their children while
the father walks about In idleness
Grammer school children wear uniform
clothes. The boys wear linen apron.
They look like busters.
In the cities the dairy man drives
his cows to your door to milk them.
They also drive little jenpies giving
the milk to invaIids and sickly babies.
Goats milk is used in great quantities.
Goat milk cheese is used as a food.
. 1t is bottled in kid skins.
Flour is very little used. We buy
the bread already baked. II is very
much harder than ours. The fresh
butter with this hard bread is very
nice. The butter is used without salt.
The dwelling houses are as rule
one story high. They have no artifi-
cial heat. No chimnles nor stoves.
They have a superstition about fire.
They believe in maintaining one tenn
derature. 9
All traffic turns to the left You
give the left in passing a person.
The traffic is handled by very large
two wheel cart. The wheels are some
times ten feet high. They aredrawn
by ten to twenty horses. The driver
carries a large whip he cracks away
like person driving cows. The farm
produce is brouhgt to the Erailroad sta
ton IN the same way.
The middle and lower class OF women
never wear hats. In going to the
Catholic church they wear black veil
over their heads. Couples during
courtship never appear alone. The
mammies on each side arrange the
engage nents and marriages. Let
some Of our easy going courtshlpers
lear:: lesson.
Puchero is our principle meal. 1t Is
a one pot idea. Everything is cooked
in one pot. The pot is placed on char
coal ire on a brazier. 1T is placed out
side the door. Inc wind keeps it 60
ing.
The engines on the trains have no
bell the agent at the station rings the
bell. The he'll is On tue station. You |
NAV. take any thing you please as bag
gage, up to one hundred POUNDS. The
coaches are all divided In sec
lions. four beds to a department. In
travelling the Changador is the man
that helps you to get your bunoles and
yaIises on and off The train. He lives
)ff the tips he gets. Mortality caused
rom railroad accidents is the lowest
N the Argentine of any country in
he world. The country is very level
md the road beds are well kept.
The Cafe Is the place where all
gather to converse and drink
.oiFe The coffee is served In after
Inner cups holding about three
tablespoons. The coffee is served very t
trong and very hot. Strong drinks
re not sold in these cafes. This is :,
eally our soda fount for South Amer '
ca. {
The women in the Argentine are
ivided very sharply into two classes. :
Tbe rich and poor. We have SAID the |
,oor never wear hats. Husbands t
make slaves of poor women while the ;
ich make doll babies of the rich
women, The rich never walk. The G
,oor never ride. The husband of the q
,oor woman let's her carry all the child !
en- while he walks head with :.
igarette in his mouth. '
The Argentine lives in too small