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Painted Trays of Uruapun

implements producing remarkably skillful results.

The houses at Nahuatzin are like those in the village already described.  During my trip in the hills, one of the men of the village had returned from a trip to Uruapan bringing from there a stock of wooden trays of various sizes lacquered & painted with flowers by the indians of that locality.  Several were bought by me.  He was on his way to Morelia with them.

The Priests of this district are peculiarly oppressive, to judge by the tales I heard.  Still, I got most of my information from a missionary, & I find that this is not the best source to go for such notes if one wishes to be reliable.