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carriages, the occupants very largely being ladies.
A few of the poor natives are allowed to see the
char. One is impressed here as elsewhere that
the wealthy are the only ones to consider or try
to think for. The just contrast in Mexico is
remarkable and rarely does one see a well dressed
native Indian. The middle ground seem to be
mixed people - Indian and Spanist.
Outside of the scientific side of Mexico
I do not care much for my surroundings. On
one side it is atject poverty, dirt, disease
and cripples, and on the other in a small minority
it is ease and lofty assumptions. Oh who will
this world lord once after the dirty, ignorant
masses, the workers and producers of the com-
munity. Every I do not care to come into contact
with these poor for or or any one sees their
diseases, sore eyes and worse.