The Mandioca 647 Ox-cart on the Pampas 649 Curing Yerba Mate 650 A Siesta 651 A Paraguay Hotel 653 Native Pappoose and Cradle 654 A Hacienda 655 People of “El Gran Chaco” 656 An Armadillo 657 A Ranch on El Gran Chaco 658 Bay of Rio de Janeiro 661 A Street in Rio 662 The City of Rio from the Bay 663 Aqueduct at Rio 665 The Avenue of Royal Palms--Rio 666 The Prettiest Things in Brazil 667 A Brazilian Hacienda 669 The Old City Palace 671 In the Suburbs 672 Cottages in the Interior 673 The Iguana 675 A Brazilian Laundry 676 A Country School 677 Brazilian Country-house 679 Up the River 681 Dom Pedro II. 682 On the Way to Petropolis 683 The Empress of Brazil 685 Dom Pedro’s Palace at Petropolis 687 The Colored Saint 691 Statue of Dom Pedro I. 693 Carrying Coffee to the Steamer 696 Market-place in Country Town 697 “Sereno-o-o-o-o-o! Sereno-o-o-o-o-o!” 699 Slave Quarters in the Country 702 The Political Issue in Brazil 703 Military Men 705 THE CAPITALS OF SPANISH AMERICA. MEXICO. THE CAPITAL OF MEXICO.