Rimmel, Eugene: Recollections of the Paris exhibition of 1867 (London, 1868)

272 RECOLLECTIONS OF

Costa Rica ; borax and nitrates from Peru; wool, hemp
and tobacco from Chili ; vanilla from Papautla (Mexico) ;
cotton, india-rubber, indigo, cocoa and coffee from Nicaragua -,
and lastly, some ant-bear, jaguar and sloth furs from the
Argentine Confederation.

As a novelty we remark wines from Peru, Chili and La
Plata, and cocoons of the Bombyx arrindia from Carlos Lix, of
Corrientes.

The list of manufactures will be soon exhausted. They
comprise leather, oil-cloth, common cotton fabrics, liqueurs,
feather flowers and furniture from Brasil; silver ornaments,
pottery, saddles, embroidered aprons called chelipas, horse-
rugs and silk shawls from the River Plate ; ponchos, lace and
carpets from Chili; clothing and harness from Uruguay ; and
vegetable fibre tissues and carpets made of feathers, from
Paraguay.

A group of three caballeros wearing the costume of La
Plata, occupies the centre of this section. One of them is
preparing to fling the lasso which he holds in his hand ; the
other is travelling with his wife who rides behind ; the third
is bending to take a cup oimate presented to him by a young
criada.

The last class will be the shortest of all, for a description of
the arms, canoes, and fishing tackle of the Indians, would
offer but little interest to our readers. We shall notice, how-
ever, two curiosities in their show ; one is a root which
serves to render fish torpid and easier to catch ; the other, an
instrument used for introducing into the nostrils a sort of
snuff made of aromatic plants.