What I saw on the west coast of South and North America, and at the Hawaiian Islands.: By H. Willis Baxley, M.D.

CHILEAN BREAKFAST.
lineaments were again beheld even at the distance of one hun dredl and forty miles, I longed to lay the tribute of adoration
on the shrine of such unchanging grandeur.
A summons to the, morning meal dispelled the pleasant re trospection, and approaching the antique, tile-roofed, Spanishl
mansion, looking down on the thatched reed outhouses, as
superciliously as a proud old C.astilian or a modern upstart pre tender, we found the repast tastefully spread-as only these
Caucasian seioritas understand the art of-under a ramada or
temporary portico, erected for the occasion, to give us the inter est and comfort of out-of-door scene and air. It was built of
oltvizla and nardona rustic posts, supporting similar rafters;
and roofed, and walled on the exposed side, to shelter us from the
sun, with twined and thatched CUtiquen and Avillana branches
and leaves. Castzela, the first dish of a Chilean breakfast, soon
tempted with its savory and provoking aroma a saucy appetite;
but I had over-estimated my ability of endurance when I hastily
sought to appease it; for the first appropriation of the liquid
flame to the wants of the inner man, while it brought a practical
illustration of the "fire that is not quenched," brought also tears
to my eyes. And when a mischievous senorita on the opposite
side of the table, observing my internal combustion, wickedly
tendered me an additional portion of the accursed aji to season
the broth "m nore to my taste," I thought of the streams of lava
consuming Antuco, and the lake of icy waters he had gathered for
their extinguishment, and felt a sympathy coming of realization
of fiery affliction. A repetition of the indiscretion was not indulged in, and it was a source of joy when the cause of torture
was removed, and a dish of mote con lecke-husked wheat boiled
in milk- came to soothe with its demulcent properties my blistered throat. This reinstated confidence, and with becoming
gusto a bumper of Champagne prepared the way for an unequalled
mwouton, served by the peon cook upon a natural spit of maqui.
And that we might not slight any appendage of this extraordinary quadruped, his feet fried in butter with flour and eggs,
were next grandiloquently trotted on the table as Patitas de
Corctero. Duly disposed of, with suitable contributions of vegetables, unequalled bread, and alfalfa butter fresh from the churn,
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