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is always kept in the corner for that purpose. The floor is of earth with an open fire with 3 or 4 stones at the side of fireplace for supporting kettles &c. in cooking. No smokehole is left in the roof. The family usually sleep on rush mats spread on the ground although some of the more advanced have a rude plank bench to lie upon. The seats are small blocks of wood & the household utilities are of the most limited kind. These people are citizens of Mexico with all rights of franchise, &c. possessed by the most educated in the land.