1892 
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Guadalajara 
(jali.seo) 
June 24 
to 
June 30 
Religious 
Exercises 
Habits of 
Ilasua narioa 
when young 
In 1886 a sumptuary law was published at Guadalajara ordering 
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that "no male should appear in the streets without pants”. Thereby 
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prohibiting -Idle wearing in town of the loose, wide, cotton (white) 
trousers or calzones as they are called in distinction to the pant- 
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alones. The common people therefore put on some kind of a garment 
over the calzones when they get to the garita or city gate. This 
law was passed because the oalzones were supposed to be immodest. 
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They are in general use in the country and smaller towns by the poor 
people. 
Religious exercises are practiced at all seasons of the year and 
the person who takes them goes into seclusion on Saturday night and 
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remains until a week from the next Monday morning, Easter week is 
the time when they are more largely and generally practiced than at 
any other time. At this time a state of excitement is worked up 
that sometimes results in insanity and one instance was told me of 
a young lady * s death resulting from it. 
While sitting in my hotel today, I saw a man leading a young 
Hasua by with a string, I bought it and was amused by its odd per- 
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formances. It was very gentle, not offering to bite but trying to 
pull away when on the floor, and when picked up - by grasping it 
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about the back by one hand - it would at once clap its paws over its 
eyes and hold them there until put down, almost exactly like a fright- 
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ened child and when hurt accidentally it uttered a shrill screech 
but made no other sound. 
The Mexicans are very fond of cage and singing birds and parrots. 
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The mocking bird is a favorite and also the Zinzont1e,- Myadestes 
unicolor? This latter Is a small slate-colored bird about the size 
of a bluebird and well earns its title of the "Mexican nightingale". 
Its song is short but high, clear, and mellow with such a liquid. 
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