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they are built of sun-dried brick, covered 

 with tiles, and white-washed ; small windows 

 with iron bars, partly gilded, besides larger 

 ones with framework of wood outside ; very 

 few glass windows ; seldom any ceilings. 

 The doors are of various heights. The rooms 

 and staircases are sometimes painted with 

 handsome borders, with festoons of flowers, 

 and landscapes ; and some large houses have 

 the picture of St. Christopher, the patron 

 saint, on the staircase. 



The furniture is generally very simple. 

 Every house has carpets, and small ones 

 scattered about the room before the sofas ; 

 two small tables, leather-covered chairs, a 

 looking-glass, and two or three lamps from 

 the ceiling. The beds are very neat, but fea- 

 ther beds are not used ; wool mattrasses are 

 every where preferred. 



A viceroy is reported to have said, that 



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