Show MEXICAN MEXICA ii HOME LIFE LERE in the lower ranks when the Blex mexican ican el decides decides to bild guild there is no question about I 1 q abbes adobes or brick rock or lumber f lumber 11 1 he be national material is adobes acobes 1 he husband hitches up his S span piu of which are very small and dking a hoe boe adobe moulds and a table ling mills are unknown unknowns nf f he proceeds to a place where water H 0 is handy bandy and good soil plentiful when well located lie he takes oft off his outer raiment bad and proceeds to mix mud day in and out he mixes and moulds until all the needed in material itt erial is piled up tip for several days lie busies himi self transporting the adobes acobes to the building spot this done the booc dirt is raked away and with out laying any foundation the erection of the domicile is begun As the mason proceeds lie he probably leaves a small window which receives in later years a pane or two of glass having the wills walls about eight feet high they now put logs across the top and laying hoards boards or brush across these proceeds to build the walls higher and put spouts in to carry the water off how you ask ado do the 9 spouts pouts carry water off they obtain a peculiar soil which is almost top the house and this pond the water and the spouts carry it off he may have a floor made of lumber but more probable it will be dirt which plastered on the ground round as mud and beat hard with a maul this ends the husbands work and perhaps the wife has made floor and roof so the woman begins to plaster and selecting the I 1 he opposite corner from the door builds a corner fire place which with its flaring sides send out great heat beat As soon as all is dry in side the wife burns some plaster of paris and with a piece of sheep skin for brush begins to white wash the walls the logs on the ceiling are well barked and as a rule the ceiling looks nice with out white w washing ashing the walls are alwa always Ys whitewashed while close to the floor they put an edging of darker shades then the family the mother dresses in a very plainly made dress the material usually being colored calico for mats nicely washed sheep or goat skins are spread by the fire and bed if a neighbor mis appropriates fuel they use the roof as a wood pile being also handy bandy for curing corn in alumn in household duties the husband does little but chop the wood the wife repairs the roof rain or shine she milks the cows or goats goes to church prays for her husbands forgiveness to carry water or if warm carry her clothing to the water all belong to the duties of the wife though the wife seems a slave the husband works day after day as well while the children are clad in factory they romp on the dirt floor while father and mother smoke cigarettes by the side of the fire with early morn the father departs to his daily toil toil never neve r ceasing toil this poor pion works day after day for small wages end makes lifes requirements and no more taken as a class they manage poorly and the don gets all he can to enrich his beautiful home and deck his daughters in gay dresses and have his big sons drive and ride fat horses well does the don know that in the litt lift cabin of the poor pion there will be no rising above their present state until they know more and he be favors favor a the clance of ignorance so we well I 1 does docs he succeed that very few of the lower class can cac sign their name GEORGE ir H CROSBY JR ANER AMERICAN ICAm FORK march 23 1893 UR mit J DEAR SIR received the picture from you on aind yesterday and I 1 had it framed with one of 0 the lest best frames arar in town and it looks as good it if not better I 1 than any large picture I 1 have seen the work is good and if i I 1 yant want some pictures pi taken at conference I 1 will know enough enoi to go to J R matsen alansen 18 commercial st salt lake city thanks for the one you sent rae me by mail yours truly WILLIAM Tn THORNTON ORNTON 33 3 3 aw american fork utah |