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red earthenware, much resembling the Etrus_ 

 can in form and decoration, is filled with 

 water, and nearly buried in wet sand. A 

 variety of flowers, principally poppies, are 

 arranged among the glasses which contain the 

 showy-coloured beverages, with chocolate, 

 pulque, and ices, which are served out for a 

 trifle by clean and respectable-looking females. 

 Bread is prepared of a variety of forms and 

 materials, and Europe cannot produce better 

 than the wheaten which is found here : indeed, 

 the necessaries of life, and most of its luxuries, 

 (fish excepted) are to^be had at a reasonable 

 rate. 



Puebla was formerly celebrated for its 

 manufactory of coarse woollen cloths, but it 

 has now fallen off in this branch of industry. 

 We visited the manufactory of earthenware 

 and glass ; at the former we saw large orna- 

 mental pieces of delft, in colour and pattern 

 much resembling the china brought from the 



