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SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF ALL NATIONS
#26 - CHILI
Size: 3" x
5"
Copyrighted: 1893
Lithographer: Kaufmann
& Strauss
Reverse
- Text
Left
section: GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
Right section:
| CHILI. |
CHILI
is the most enterprising of the
nations on the west coast of
South America. Its inhabitants
are mainly of Spanish origin, yet
these have mingled so freely with
the native Indian stock that a
large percentage of the
population is mixed. The climate
of Chili is a temperate one, mild
and balmy, and permits much
out-door life. The people are
much given to observe all the
outer forms of religion, but they
are not especially devotional.
The established church is Roman
Catholic, and the Chileans love
the pomp and ceremony of
religious festivals, which are of
frequent celebration.
The
Chileans are expert lasso
throwers. Their lassoes or
lariats are made of twisted hide
to the thickness of the thumb.
They are from fifty to sixty feet
long. The thrower takes the coil
of the lasso in his right hand,
spurs his horse, throws with
deftness and accuracy, and
invariably catches in the noose
the game he aims at. Bracing his
steed against the advance or
retreat of his prey, he is soon
enabled to overthrow and conquer
it.
Dice-throwing
is universal throughout Chili,
and played by nearly all classes.
Inveterate gamesters, the street
and the prairie become alike the
field of their play. Often in
public places, you may see an
interested gathering surrounding
a group of dice-throwers so
intent upon their game that they
scarcely observe that they are
the centre of interest.
Cock-fighting
arouses much enthusiasm, and is
still another species of Chilean
gambling. The animals are highly
trained, and the inhumanity of
the sport is entirely forgotten
in the engrossing interest
awakened by these contests.
The
Zamacucca is the national dance,
and is given with great abandon
and grace. It is a rollicking and
spirited measure. |
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