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Title: Chile and her people of to-day : an account of the customs, characteristics, amusements, history and advancement of the Chileans, and the development and resources of their country
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Winter, Nevin O. (Nevin Otto), 1869-1936
Subjects: National characteristics, Chilean
Publisher: Boston : L. C. Oage
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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have been on the road for twoor three days, bringing in the products of theirfertile fields for the people in the city. Themeek-eyed oxen stand or recline while chewingtheir cud, no doubt enjoying to the full thebrief respite from their work. The producedisplayed in the market is good. The fruitsof Chile are simply delicious in flavour, andthey are large in size. The pears and peachesof California are not better than those grownhere below the equator, and yet they have beengrown with very little care in their cultivation.One must bargain with or pay an exorbitantprice to these market men and women. If itis only a melon, or a dozen juicy pears, twiceas much will be asked as is expected. If youshake your head when a price is given, the manor woman in charge of the stall will immedi-ately ask, What will you give? On theoutside of the market building dozens ofwomen will be seen seated on the ground witha little pile of tomatoes, radishes, potatoes ormelons heaped up in front of them. The
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The City of Saint James 83 housewife or servant will pass around amongthem making purchases and gradually rillingup the basket which she carries, or hires someboy to bear for her. The poorer Chileans are a hard workingpeople — the most industrious of the SouthAmericans. A walk through the sections ofthe city occupied by them shows much grind-ing poverty. Across the Mapocho penurystretches on all sides. The dwellings are low,with floors oftentimes below the street level,and the interiors show unsanitary conditionsand an entire lack of the comforts of life, letalone the decencies. The improvement of suchsurroundings should command immediate at-tention from the authorities. The wages paidthis class are not very large, so that they arecompelled to live in comparative poverty.They drink a great deal on Sundays and holi-days. Monday is a bad day to get anythingdone, for the peons must have a few hours torecover from the previous days celebration.It is a sort of a dias non, a day that is n

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