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Rh habits. Apparently they are the same race of people, and it is not improbable, that their ancestors built some of the magnificent edifices that remain in the southern part of the country.

Tourists, who are not specially interested in Mexican archæology, are recommended to confine themselves to visiting the ruins of Mitla, Cholula, and San Juan Teotihuacan. The former will soon be within twenty miles of a line of railway, and the other places are within an hour's walk of it. For additional information on the ancient remains of Mexico, consult the following books:

Humboldt, ''Political Essay on New Spain.  Kingsborough, Mexican Antiquities.  Dupaix, Antiquités mexicaines.  Prescott, Conquest of Mexico.  Baldwin, Ancient America.  Stephens, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. ''

Also the works of Catherwood, Waldeck, Del Rio, Brasseur de Bourbourg, and Charnay.

Most of the hotels in Mexico are kept on the European plan; but those of Monterey and other towns near the northern frontier are conducted according to the American system. Two-storied buildings are generally used for hotel purposes; and in recent years a few convents have been altered for this kind of business. The inns are often called after ex-presidents or generals in the army. Many of them bear the name of the illustrious patriot Hidalgo.

In the large cities men are commonly employed to take