Travels Amongst American Indians, Their Ancient Earthworks and Temples Including a Journey in Guatemala, Mexico and Yucatan, and a Visit to the Ruins of Patinamit, Utatlan, Palenque and Uxmal

CHAPTER XII.

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The Sierra Madre. — Todos Santos. — Evening Prayer (La Oracion). — Indian domestic habits. — Religious devotion. — Goitre. — Jacaltenango. — Indian Festival. — A Temblor. — Indian Idolatry. — Custom of ancient inhabitants to serve the parents whose daughters they wished to marry. — Doubtful fidelity of my guide. — Condition of Mule. — Mexican Frontier. — Comitan. — Note on President Juarez, and the Execution of the Emperor Maximilian 238