of an Orchid J I i nter. 



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This is done by alternately dipping the clothes in 

 the water and then pounding them lustily on the 

 trees in a way that would make an English housewife 

 tremble for the safety of her coarsest towels, not 



NATIVE LAUNDRY OF BARRANQUILLA. 



to speak of the possible welfare of muslins and 

 cambrics. Leaving the washerwomen, we followed 

 the canal down towards the sea in order to reach 

 the main river, and, once in the main waters of the 

 Magdalena, the scenery was very beautiful. Looking 

 seaward, a wide expanse of white water rolls swiftly 



