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water, pulque, flour, beans, etc. The frame at the bottom of the draw- 

 ing holds two of these jars. Other frames hold three or more. One of 

 these frames on either side of a burro makes up a pack, when the load 

 is easily transferred from the pack-man to the pack-mule. The pottery 

 is made in the mountainous districts, and one may frequently see mule- 

 trains coming along, their packs filled with pottery of this kind, (Fig. 

 31.) 







Fig. 29. 



Portrait of a Mexican Caroador standing on a track, showing the two 

 extremes of transportation. 



(Original drawing by W. H. Chfindlee. ) 



Another method of hitching up mankind has crept into Mexico, 

 namely, the wheelbarrow. The drawing here given is an exact copy 

 of a Guadalajara potter's conception of the happy wheelbarrow man, 

 his machine made entirely of wood, the shafts supported by a strap 

 hung from one shoulder and passing under the right arm. (Fig. 32.) 



Tylor (Auahuac, 120) says; "A crowd of wqmeu follow close in the 



