New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1930, Page 13

CARGASSONNE DUAL (ITY ALONG RIVER One-Hali Settled by Exiles From § . Other Section Washington, D. C., April 11— *Flood waters threatencd one of the oldest landmarks of southern France | i when they recently surged about the venerable city of Carcassonne,” says | a bulletin from the Washington, D. C. headquarters of the National Geographic Society. I “Carcassonne straddles the river Aude about 56 miles southeast of | Toulouse. Travelers arriving at the railway station in the so-called new | town on the west bank of the Aude | scan the panorama for a city of an- | tiques, but it is not found on that | side of the river. New Town Bullt By Revolters - “The new town is only about 300 | years older than carly American | fowns,” continues the bulletin. | “Some of the inhabitants of the old |8 town across the riv revolted | against the king of France and were | driven out of the old town wall They were allowed to settle on the site of the new town. That was in 1247, | “A beautiful, shaded parkway near the railroad station introduces Carcassonne, but a few steps beyond the traveler is hemmed in between | walls of stone and brick rising sheer from the sidewalks. The | § streets Tun at right angles, forming solid blocks, the monotony of which is relicvéd only by a fow squares and | small parks and a wide, shaded | |8 boulevard. { Place Carnot is Center of Everything i buildings | | “The Place Carnot is a combined | Jg market place, loafing place, and |§ meecting place in Car re. Tl traveler passes through guict >\r“\l.~‘K of the city when suddenly his eyes | are dazzled with an array of color as he cnters the square. Before the city has awakencd shaggy donkeys drawing cartloads of produce from nearby farms wearily tr the city streets toward the square. Beside them stalk shawled women in apron- covered voluminous skirts and sun- geared men of the soil. “By the time the city awakens. the green, red, yellow, purple and | white vegetables, fruits and flowers | are carefully placed on stands un- |8 der gay, striped awnings. In an hour | the city’s housewives are boisterous- ly bargaining and gesticulaling with the merchants. Peddlers of candy and tinware add to the din of the square, while mere curiosity seck- ers and loafers laugh and chatter. 01d Dridge Approaches Old Walled Town “Nearby, guides show St. Vincent's church. a fourteenth century stru ture, and- St. Michael's, which i slightly older. These are among the oldest landmarks of the new town. Within a stonc’s throw of these relics the streets which they border intersect h boulevards where well-to-do Carcassonnians promenade in Paris fashions, ride their favorite mounts, and drive their shiny auto- mobile: “Cross the river Aude, enter the gates of the old town, and you are on a site which was occupied by a settlement somewhere back in the | |8 mists of history. You may cross the | Aude by a modern bridge or, with the ancient ramparts ahead of you, you might prefer the old thirteenth century span. The frowning gray walls of the old town were impreg- | nable when battering rams were the | ‘high explosives’ of attackers. There | are two walls with about 28 feet be- | tween them. One glance af these yamparts convinces the traveler that one historian was right when he said that only famine o ithin | the walls could caus ;apture of the town. “The walls form an irregular oval about the old town and have only | four openings. One opening in cach | wall is large cnough to admit horses | § and wheeled vehicles, and cach is| guarded by a series of turrets and | towers. The other openings are '8 mere holes in the walls, wide enough | for only one man o squeeze | through. | “Inside, narrow, cobbled streets breathe an atmosphere of many cen- turies ago. There , is the venerable St. Nazaire cathedral with stained | glass windows depicting Bible scenes, and the chateau, where high 1s once cchoed with the gay revelry of Carcassonne feudal fords. These old structures look down upon streets | ost deserted, for the life of Car- | ssonne foday » the new town where the wine tr.de, one of the old trades of the city, still flourishes.” Count Tolstoi. the Russian author, | always went hatless and barefooted, no matter what the TIED ADS MOTH ER ""GRAY’S Po\?fifs’ns | ' for Children A testimonial fromaladyin California, whose name will be given if requested. “'[ have been usingMother Gray’s Powders d all my friends and | TSE HER:\LD CL neighbors are using them just now during the “Flu.” They are fine for checking the |§ fever. In1918 [ mailed them by the dozen | g boxes to_Imperial Valley to a friend who | was nursing down there durlng the "'Flu.” | Children who are troubled with | constipation, feverishness, bowel trouble or take cold easily, get quick relief from these powders that Mothers. have recommended for over 30 years. For saleatall drug Stores. 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