The ridge pole extends, at both ends, in projections which themselves are thatched, forming curious and striking horns.

This same mode of thatch, picturesque in the extreme, is also used above the little granaries which are raised, on poles, several feet above the ground, in order to keep the contents from the attacks of animals.
Huauhtla is a large town.

The village and its immediate dependencies have a population of 7000.

Until lately the town was jealous of visits from outside, and little inclined to hospitality towards travellers.

If this were formerly true, it has ceased to be so.