yiii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEK IV. 



EARTHQUAKES. 



Sensations which they produce, 94 ; Brief accounts of the earthquakes of 1570, 94 ; 1647, 94 ; 1657, 95 ; 1688, 95 ; 1722, 96 ; 

 1730,96: 1751,96; 1783,97; 1819,97; 1822,97; 1829, 99; 1835,100; 1837,104; 1849,104; Our mode of observing shocks; 

 105; The earthquake of December 6, 1850, 105; That of April 2, 1851, 108; Succeeding lesser agitations, 115 ; May 26, 1851; 

 117; Several tremors of especial interest, 118; Local and meteorological influences, 119; Volcanic theory of earthquakes, 120; 

 Dynamics, 122; Permanent effects, 126 ; Other attributed results, 127 ; Concluding reflections, 128. 



CHAPTER V. 



THE GOVEENMENT. 



Citizenship, 129; Deputies and Senators, 129 ; Congress, 130; Chamber of Deputies, 131; Senate, 132; Conservative com- 

 missiun, 132; The President, 133 ; Cabinet ministers, 133; Council of State, 1 34 ; Provincial government, 134 ; The administration 

 of justice, 135; Tribunals and judges of courts, 138; Receipts and expenditures, 140 ; Public debt, 140. 



CHAPTEE VI. 



SOCIETY. 



Introduction of strangers, 142; Visits, 142; Dress, 143; Evening tertulias, 144; Gossip, 145; None molest ladies in the street 

 after night, 145: Courtship, 146; Forced marriages, 146; A marriage, 147; Births, 148; A christening, 149; Social education of 

 children, 150; Girls, 150; Boys, 151; National characteristics, 151; Death, 152; A funeral, 152; Visits of condolence, 153. 



CHAPTEE VII. 



THE CHURCH AND ITS CEREMONIES. 



Exclusively Catholic, 154; Interference of archbishop in marriages with Protestants, 155; He claims spiritual jurisdiction 

 over foreign legations, 156 ; Passing of the Host through the streets, 157 ; Bigotry and intolerance inseparable among all sects, 

 158; Metropolitan organization, 159 ; Church revenues, 159; Parishes, 160 ; Convent of Augustin nuns, 160; Other nunneries, 

 160; Monasteries, 1 60 ; The Dominicans, 160 ; Franciscans, 160; Recoleta Franciscans, 160 ; Franciscan hermits, 160 ; Merce- 

 darios (white friars), 161 ; Sacred Heart, 161 ; Ceremonies on Ash Wednesday, 161 ; Death of a dean of the cathedral, 162 ; Exe- 

 quies of Don , 163; Incidents of Holy Week, 164; Palm Sunday, 164; Holy Thursday, 165; Good Friday, 165; Satur- 

 day, 166; Easter Sunday, 167; Quasimodo (Sunday after Easter), 167; Anniversary of the earthquake of 1647, 168; Corpus 

 Christ!, 169 ; Assumption day, 170 ; Santa Eusebia, 171 ; Anniversary of the nativity of the Virgin, 172 ; Our Lady of Mercy, 

 173 ; Our Lady of the Rosary, 173 ; Our Lady of Carmen, 174. 



CHAPTEE VIII. 



SANTIAGO. 



Topography, 175 ; Foundation of the city and its present extent, 175 ; Bird's-eye view of it from Santa Lucia, 176 ; Morning, 

 177; Noon, 177; Night, 177; Plan of the city, 178; Hotels, 178; Architecture of dwellings, 178; Valdivia's residence, 180; The 

 Cathedral, 180; Other churches, 181 ; Convent of the Claras, 182; La Merced, 182; Santo Domingo, 182"; J3an Augustin, 182; 

 Houses for spiritual pennace, 182; The Mint, 183; Palace, 183; Custom-house, 183; Consulado, 183; Markets, 184; Meats, 184; 

 Game, 184; Fish, 184; Vegetables, 184; Fruits, 185; Flowers, J86; Bridges, 187; The Tajamar (breakwater), 187; The Canada, 

 187; National Institute, 187; Its origin, 187; Progress of education, 188; Present state of learning, 188; Organization, 189; 

 Other schools, 190; The University, 190; The Military Academy, 191 ; School for mechanic arts, 191; School for instruction in 

 Agriculture, 192 ; Painting, 192; Music, 192; National library, 193; Newspapers and periodicals, 194 ; Cabinet of natural history, 

 194; The HUemul, 195; Cabinet of minerals, 195; Theatres, 196; The Portal, 196; Fountains, 196; Water, 197; Ices, 198; Con- 

 fectionery, 198; The Penitentiary, 198; House of correction, 201 ; Almshouse, 201 ; Beggars, 201 ; Insane persons, 203 ; Asilia 

 del Salvador, 203; Hospital San Juan de Dios, 203; Statistics of disease, 204; Diseases and causes of mortality, 206; Women's 

 Hospital, Sail Francisco de Borja, 209 ; Statistics of diseases there, 210; The Foundling Hospital, 211 ; Its probable pernicious 

 influence, 211; Statistics for two years, 212; Medical examiners, 212; Manufactures, 213; Municipal administration, 214 ; The 

 Intendeute,2l4; The Cabildo,215; Receipts and expenditures of the city during 1850, 215; Police, 216; Population, 217; Divi- 

 sion of races and classes, 217; Characteristics, 218; The Panteon (cemetery), 220; Statistics of marriages, births, and deaths 

 during ten years, 2'M. 



