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Traveling in Chili

           Theyarenotparticularabouttheirfood,andonlydrinkonceaday,andtheycangowitheasetenleaguesineighthours.

           Therearenoinnsalongthisroadfromoneoceantoanother.Theonlyviandsonwhichtravelerscanregalethemselvesaredriedmeat,riceseasonedwithpimento,andsuchgameasmaybeshotenroute.Thetorrentsprovidethemwithwaterinthemountains,andtherivuletsintheplains,whichtheyimprovebytheadditionofafewdropsofrum,andeachmancarriesasupplyofthisinabullock’shorn,calledCHIFFLE.Theyhavetobecareful,however,nottoindulgetoofreelyinalcoholicdrinks,astheclimateitselfhasapeculiarlyexhilaratingeffectonthenervoussystem.Asforbedding,itisallcontainedinthesaddleusedbythenatives,calledRECADO.Thissaddleismadeofsheepskins,tannedononesideandwoollyontheother,fastenedbygorgeousembroideredstraps.Wrappedinthesewarmcoveringsatravelermaysleepsoundly,andbraveexposuretothedampnights.

           Glenarvan,anexperiencedtraveler,whoknewhowtoadapthimselftothecustomsofothercountries,adoptedtheChiliancostumeforhimselfandhiswholeparty.PaganelandRobert,bothalikechildren,thoughofdifferentgrowth,werewildwithdelightastheyinsertedtheirheadsinthenationalPONCHO,animmenseplaidwithaholeincenter,andtheirlegsinhighleatherboots.

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