Excerpt from Civilization in Chili, Past and Present
Furthermore, I found that people in general - educated people - knew as little about the country as I did. One grave college professor assured me that it would be very romantic to travel in a country where the swiftly flowing mountain streams were all crossed by means of baskets suspended by stretched ropes.
When I arrived in Chili, and found a civilization that, in many respects, compares favorably with that 'of Europe and the United States, I was very agreeably surprised, and at once determined to write concerning it a small work for publication - hence this little book.
In preparing the third and fourth chapters, I am indebted to Rev. Dr. D. Trumbull, Valparaiso, from whose pamphlet on the Constitutional History of Chili, I copied largely. I am also indebted to Mr. J arier Morales del Rio, of Concepcion, for the use of many books, papers and pamphlets, that aided me greatly in obtaining historical facts.
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