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other species of 'refreshment;' and ui the 

 dance the senorita may often be seen whirl- 

 ing round with a hghted cigarrito in her 

 mouth. Tlic belles of the Southem cities are 

 xeiy frequently furnished with tenazitas de oro 

 (little golden tongs), to hold the cigar with, so 

 as to prevent their delicate fingers from being 

 polluted either with the stain or scent of to- 

 bacco ; forgetting at the same time its disa- 

 greeable effects upon the lips and breatL 



Notwitl I standing their numerous vices, how- 

 ever, I should do the New Mexicans the just- 

 ice to say that they are but Uttle addicted to 

 inebriety and its attendant dissipations. Yet 

 this doubtlessly results to a considerable de- 

 gree from the dearncss of spirituous hquors, 

 which virtually places them beyond the reach 

 of the lower classes. 



