It is lighter in color, presenting at times a light brownish-yellow shade.
Some indians of this large type have white skins, blotched with disagreeable red or purple.

The eyes of these large men are usually widely-spaced, and the face appears rounder than in their smaller brethren.

All the Otomis of both types, men and women, have astonishingly big heads, and many dwarfish individuals would require a 7-1/4 hat.
[Illustration: THE CHURCH; HUIXQUILUCAN] [Illustration: OTOMI INDIAN; HUIXQUILUCAN] One night during our stay we had a grand illumination.

It was St.
Martin's Eve.

During the afternoon the men and boys planted dead trees in the plaza and streets, and filled the branches with bunches of dry brush.