mis."

It would be pleasant to have faith in President Diaz' solution of the
Otomi problem, but to me it seems doubtful. Of course, I recall with
pleasure my visit to the boys' school at San Nicolas Panotla. It was
interesting to see those little Tlaxcalan fellows solve problems in
alligation and percentage, in bonds and mortgages; but it is doubtful
whether any of them, in actual life, will have to deal with blending
coffees, or with selling bonds, and cutting coupons. Still, from such
indian towns great men have come in the past, and great men will come in
the future. Benito Juarez, who laid the foundations on which Diaz has
so magnificently built, was a pure-blood Zapotec. From the Aztecs, the
Tlaxcalans, Mixtecs, Zapotecs and Mayas, we may hope much in the future.
They were races of achievement in the past, and the monuments of their
achievement still remain. But that the Otomi, the Triqui, or the Mixe,
should be made over by the schools is doubtful. Personally, I feel that
the prosperity of Mexico rests more upon the indian blood than on any
other element of national power. That schools will do much to train the
more gifted tribes perhaps is true. But there are indians, and indians,
in Mexico.

GLOSSARY OF SPANISH AND INDIAN WORDS

abusos. abuses, disturbances.
adios. adieu, good-bye.
agente. agent.
agua. water.
agua bendita. blessed water.
agua miel. lit. honey water, the unfermented juice of the maguey.
aguardiente. a spirituous liquor.
aguas frescas. refreshing drinks.
ahuacate. a fruit, the alligator pear.
aje, or axe. an insect; a greasy mass, yielding a lacquer-like lustre.
alcalde. a town judge.
arbol. tree.
arriero. a convoyer of loaded mules or horses.
atole. a corn gruel.
autorizada. authorized, having authority.
axolotl. a water salamander, with peculiar life-history.
ayatl, or ayate. a carry-cloth.
barranca. a gorge, or gully.
bruja. witch.
brujeria. witchcraft.
burro. ass.
cabecera. the head-town of a district.
cafe. coffee.
caiman. a reptile much like an alligator.
camaron. shrimp.
camisa. shirt.
cantera, cantero. a water-jar, or pitcher.
cargador. carrier.
carreta. cart.
carretero. a carter.
cascaron. an eggshell filled with bits of cut paper.
catalan. a wine, named from a Spanish town.
cenote. a cave with water.
centavo. a coin, the one-hund