Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 8, 1913, Page 10

PEN PICTURES FROM MEXICO Tourist Impressions of Zacatecas, Leon Queretaro and Mexi- co—Interesting Features of the Republic. b Afterwards he and three of his com- panions were hanged from the four corners of the castle. Queretaro. (By LUCY B. SAYLES. From Chihuahua we went to Zacate- cas. It was, even in retrospect, a rapidly changing maze, and I remem- ber 1 felt as if I were out of breath, as if I had run up hill too fast. objective point, was most peautiful, I think I never saw a more oriental none in Mexico “more so. Very high spot than Zacateca: mountains hang around the southern Men and women were riding burros, | ang eastern sides, the north and west sometimes two on one. All the houses |lje open and level. Stretching from were flat-roofed, and of about one | hij] to town, like the old Roman arches story high. Groups of cacti and palms | yeross the Campagna is a superb aque- dotted the red-colored earth as far as | guct, the best preserved and most ro- eve could reach. In the center of the | mantic comstruction we have seen. city was a fountain where women | The city is chiefly famous for being the came to get ‘MIU“I’- \5'““ lel-i‘ I—"l‘l“‘"‘ place where Maximilian was captured esquely pos on head and shoulders. | yng shot. We stood where he was ex- The valley was tropically green, Which | eciited, on a hill, from here the view is is a green we arcely Know ey I See je st SR R s e ey June, for the intense life of nature re- | jang, thickly covered with lucerne and Veals itself in this wonderful depth of | giher produce stretch before us.. This color. Behind it, sentinel-like towered | jg the place, par excellence, for opals Bufa. nd we threw our superstitions to the ilver wet and mnshine our winds and bought to ou | | the road to ! | content. Such am embarassment of place not un | riches! country was | Manufacturers have gradually crept so shining i |into Queretaro. a ride of two miles now and then we L - | brought us to Molino del Hercules, the looking little hou we should not | ijl of Hercules. Hale describes it so have yticed had we mnot {well.» “Of New England tvpe, high, the open door of lov | open well anged and ver with plants and flower | costly all the modern improve wildering confusion. | ments’ ang with some New England in the Cathedral Crypt. | s. Its vard is full of dainti- s and fruits, with statues and We visited sev cathédrals, and in s the last one own down in the ‘m mntains. The tropical sun lies warm rypt where 11 boxes of bones ,in this spot. and the rhododendron, rose " there since the Spanish Ing peony, orange, lemon and all tropical nine hour by cars, beauties glow before the doors of a hed Leon. is 1 common cotton factory. There is a place in the rept garden, with walks and foli- think one of the lovliest ) le | al gardeners daily care for thing seemed to athe more com- | ment and pruning of these pletely of South Flowers grew wanton luxuries. Every- in even er lance andgdeeper | thing'is after the best type of a lordly hues: fields of beautif reen alf: | pleasure garden, and vet it fronts a sctretched.out to the mountains in the | factory where whirring spindles and distance. the gardens were | looms are its constant music. Fluts fenced by i and soft recorders would seem more St cous | fitting! The Mill is famed as owning peculiarity of one of the anv=l heels in the world. are stripped, leaving Queretaro assured a place to n it is pressed amble a dream in for months, to or any other bright-colored ¥ quaint corners and doorsteps, put - inside, nd odd shadowy places. wn-eyed City of Mexico. rayed it i The situation of Queretaro, our next | lay last night. The wardrobes were oor but rich in color, and the acting was nature itself. Such pantemimes, such gestures full of meaning; werk- men going heme from the fields, Indian women geing home from the same work work in the same flelds, with water Jars set firmly upon their sheulders or heads.They were not tired, because they cast most of their burdens upon the backs of leng-suffering, poor little dcnkeys. One of the most noticeable things is that Mexico is not a gay ci There are no out-of-door fetes, no eat- ing of ices in public, no cage-chantants, nothing to suggest the gay life of Paris. Next morning we visited the Cathe- dral, built on or near the site of the Aztec temple. Its interior in Gothic | style is rich and costly in decoration. | Here Hidalgo is bu | rately The wealth of the golden realm of Mex- ico was literally poured out here with- out stint. To my way of thinking, its interior was much marred by an ordi- nary wooden fioor (please noie the dis- crepancy) while the altar erected on a platform in the center of the building was made of highly-wrought and hig’ ly-polished silver. Between the alfa: {and the choir, as also about the t | bunal railings are made ‘of a com- pound of goid, silver and copper mors valuable than ver and made in China. d, and in one of rst emperor of the chapels, Iturbide, Mexico is l1aid to rest. The baluste sut four féet high and four inches thick in the larg- | est part, and the hand rail from six to | eight inches wide. Upon the top of this handrail are beautifully wrought | images d as candelabrac. The jew- eled vestments of the Virgin enshrined in this building are said to have cost illion dollar: ar it are gay booths (thus the g and sombre mix in life) devoted to the sale of cool drinks, agut The large jars in which thes tained are fine specimens ware. of ceramic Museum of Antiquities. With a characteristic taste in rations, the Indians sometimes deco- the whole front of their booth flowers. Dusky senoritas, with straight black braids of hair, are seen making inscriptions in lovely pink and blue corn fiowers. Figures 2o by whose blankets one longs to tear from their shoulders for portier The museum of Aztec antiquiti is not quite of the informing character one might suppose. Its greatest charm is the large sacrificial stone, an immense rond block of green porphy weight twenty-five tons, carved very elabo- with uncanny figure: lustrat- ing acts of strange worship, and humped on its upper surface so m,n the stoves. other is the greatest improvement ever made in By one motion it regulates fire and oven—push the knob to “Kindle’”’, “Bake’’, or “Check”— than two or more dampers. Have you seen itF This Single Damper is patented —no range has it. the range does the rest. Better The deep Ash Hod—instead of the old clumsy ash pan—with Coal Hod beside it (patented) is easy to remove —doesn’t spill ashes. Gas ovens if desired; end [single] or elevated [double]. For Sale by M. HOURIGAN, Norwich Agent Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., Makers, Boston noritas -of Leon. | Strange hopelessness almost holds | Preast of the victim could be reached On our way to Queretaro we passed | ;e back from the attempt fo speak of | more easily by the sacrificial knife. thro’ Guadaloupe beautifully located on | (o ’g journey to the City of Mex- | There was a cavity in the center, with a hill. Such quantities of Adobe | i, The air changed wonderfully, | # gFoove running from it to the edge house rising up one ab > th | when nd ourselves soaring 8,000 | of the altar to lead aw: the blood. though they grew in the ea feet above the level of the sea. It was| As I think I have said before, art lovely white flowers in a bank c wonderful country we passed | little encouraged in Mexico, and the In a short time we found ourseives in High mountains and deep | aTe few pictures of any consequence the midst_of a sperous cit Here wer on ° 5 of us, | in the best Mexican houses. Many 2 we saw really n we had: [ tpC el e twice | bright genius has had to exercise the seen thus far alike. §mfun,fl End anging tint with | thoughts that burn within him on the pointed out to u - | every breath of wind or cloud on its | interior of some old pulque shop. The Some o ehe N s : | surface. They seemed almost like |interior of these shops and the drink ned stone found in a mountain a |, chitecture gleaming out of super- | itself, is an interesting study. e At ‘n“ aral realms in upper 2 Mexico | Pulque is from the maguey or cent- o OWiuse as A SCRO0 | Wit - ‘Toacnod . at ekt O ury plant, and it grows wild every- and on. It was in '.": oty Bas cibaanaliy dovel where. It is useful throughout, fur- building rds entrenched | 3oy o000 Four s nishing thread, needles, cord. rope. themselves, = * | through the whole city, you can see, in | thatch, paper, and is an effective bar- | each ~directtion, the 'greenfields and | rier for chance wandering cattle. It — - | brown hills. When yvou look south a_lfinlbearls a palatable fruit. The prin- and east you can just discern the jcipal value is in its sap, from which “Cs st say 2 |Snowy tops of Istaccihuatl and Popo. | the national drink is made. The Indi- catapetl. Some cities have finer views | ans know exactly when the blossom is y of the sea, but none an equal glory of | ready for use, then the whole heart is s liand. A long ride took us to the prin- | cut out leaving nothing but stift cipal hotel. This was once the palace | lea as a border. Into this deer of the Emperor Iturbide. It has a |ca the sap flows and is dipped out It Means Original and Genuine execution. Long, queer water-spouts | ful of the sweet water. After twenty- project into the street. In the rearare | four hours this ferments and becomes ALT D M I LK courts, and around all’ of these the | pulque.The sap of one plant often runs - rooms are ranged. There are two bal- | three months, then the plant dies, ana The Food-drink for All Ages. conies extending the length of the | others spring up from its roots to go ng. After dinner we stroiled to | thro' the same process. This drink has two or three times a day. This impro- vised bowl of the plant will hold a pail- high sculptured door way, with an Az- tec touch in the design but not in the a taste which is a cross between sour More healthful than Tea or Coffee. lameda, a beautiful forest park of 8 At ten to twelve acres, surrounded by | milk _and yeast. Very disagreeable 1 Sg]r_e_es m.th»the weakest dlg_ ton. high walls and a moat. Weli kept | found it. Intoxication from its exces- elicious, invigorating and nutritious. s and walks wind around.| sive use we found very common. Rich milk, malted grain, powder form. and old beeches, and a We chose a bright - afternoon. — = R s ountain plays in the center. To | for our giimpse of t ng Gard- misnomer. In a in this park, for an hour or two, | dens.This is decidediy A guick lunch prepared in a minute. 5 e Mexican life in drama. The | our day the gardens do not float, they Fake no substitute. Ask for HORLICK’S. and men and women oi the | are simply light rafts of woven reeis g ¥ suburbs, act their little part and are | on which turf is heaped; these are 85~ Others are imitations. | sone. We stayed late at this ai fresco | brightened by pretty patches of gay desolation of desolation Th ' this Scourge of War. we drove to Chapultepec. was built in 17 sunn days flowers with a few vegetables. Through this vegetable growth willow stakes [ The present castle are driven, fastening all together. In {ex-palace of the Montezumas, and of process of time the roots reach down |the viceroys, ex-militar; ool, ex- | o ST = thro' the soil into the shallow water. | fortress, and now nham\alm com- | gy @ @ There are many poppies and the effect | manding one of the most charming | is charming. Our mode of travelling | views of the valley. It approached was very primitive and slow. We went | by an avenue of gigantic cypress tress. in a sort of shallop, with two men in | from which hang quantities of Span- front who propelled the boat along, |ish moss. The city is in full view from | 3. the mild, B srasic thal wail Lines of poplars on each side of the ca- | the windows of the castle, with domes. | xnown D.D.D. Prescription fur Eczema, nal made a most picturesque avenue. |its towers, and softly-tinted atmos | and the tich is gcze was all so novel that we were de- | phere. Popocatapetl and Izteccihuatl | 3 v lighted with this method of procedure, | rise like giant gate posts in the far | We have sold other remedies for skin and let our fancies drift back to the [ distance. All this seen thro' the won- trouble but none that we could guaran long line of Indians who, centuries ago, | derfully pure and rarefied atmosphere :;: ol ”l‘ar“a et L AR piled their boats with flowers, and | of this high table land make these | no8 G 50 ) as we say, it will not floated over the dark water, chanting | summits seem nearer than they really | gn~e von a cent. low, sweet melodies. It is quite a di- |are, being in reality thirty miles apart. | The Lee & Osgood Co. druggists gresion to turn from these peaceful | Maximilian, more gifted in the arts of | 'Y scenes to the sickening sight of a bull- | life than the rt‘l‘leH{\' of A\lPx‘wan war fight. I believe there were five killed | and state craft, laid out to this-castle the day we went, but the sight was so | the Boulevard of the Reform, which be- Rutherford fl Snow repellant to us that we all left after the | came the afternoon drive and prome 3ois de Boulogne of fash first bull dropped. A burst of music | nade. The 1 and applause announced the bull’s en- | ionable Mexico. It i avenue lined The Bean Hill trance. Some Mexican women in the | on each t:iidp with eucalyptus and ash box next eurs in the intensity of their | trees, and about two long. In enthusiasm thr It the ring, {my rext letter 1 will tel vou about our | VIONUMENTAL MAN It was a most touching, harrowing |trip to Orizaba., which al surpass- | e e S T sight, when the poor creature, with |es Switzerland in the ndeur of { S AND glazing eve, and staggering step, | scenery. Humboldt pronouced | F C GEER FILAINC turned teward the exit and finding it | mountain of Orizaba the most bea | TUNER barred gave up in despair. Such a | ful in the world | Pnone 511 Norwich. Con s ywardly, inhuman sight I never wish When we compare these peaceful — — to see again. scenes with the Sturm und Drang pe. | - F- CONANT 11 Franklin St Chapultepec. riod Mexico is now experiencing, we | whitestone b5c and the J. F. C. 144 2 are glad to have visited it before the | Cigays are the best on the market One of the sunniest of eur week of | evil dave laid this fair country open to | e Why Physicians Recommend Castoria ASTORIA has met with pronounced favor ea the part of physicians, pharmaceutical societies and medical authorities. It is used by physi- cians with results most grasifying. The extended use of Castoria is unquestionably the result of three facts : F¥rs¢—The indisputable evidence that it is harmless: Second—That & not only allays stemach pains and quiets the nerves, but assimilates the food: Third—Itis an agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor Oil. It is absolutely safe. It does not eon- tain any Opium, Morphine, or other narcotic and does not stupefy. Itis Letters from The Kind You Have Always Bought and which e very much.” has been in use fer over 30 years, has borne the signa- X aIn twse of Chas. H. Fietcher, and has been made under supervision Allow no one to deceive you in this. Al Cousterfeits, Imi- tations and “ Just-as-good ”’ are but Experiments that and reliable remedy.” Ymez, Cal., says : “After his persomnal since its infancy. the imitation.” triffle with and eadaanger the health of Infants and Children —E xperience make an exception. ’ Inints. against Experiment. ot e mendation of Castoria.” QENUINE CASTORIA Bears the Signature ef Dr. W. L. Leister, of Rogers, Ark., says : ‘‘ As a practiciag phy- sician I use Castoria and Hke it Dr. W. T. Seeley, of Amity, N. “I have used your Cas- toria for several years in practice and have found i$ a safe Dr. Raymond M. Bvarts, of Santa your Csgtorta fer children for years it annoys me greatly to have an ignorant druggist substitue-some- thing else, especially to the pa- tient's disadvantage, as in thiscase. I enclese herewith the wrapper of Dr. R. M. Ward, of Kansas City, Mo., says : ‘‘ Physicians generally do net presoribe proprietary prepa- rations, but in the oase of Castoria my experience, likke that of. other physicians, has taught me to I presoribe your Castoria in my practice be- cause I have found it to be a thor- oughly reliable remedy for chil- Any physician who has raised a family, as I have, will join me in heartiest recom- unlike Soothing Syrups, Bateman’s Drops, Godfrey’s Cordial,etc. Thisisa good deal for a Medical Journal to say. Our duty, however, is to expose danger and record the means of advancing health. The day for poisoning innocent children through greed or ignorance ought to end. To our knowl- edge, Castoria is a remedy which produces composure and health, by regulating the system—not by stupefying. it—and our readers are entitled to the informatien.—Hall's Journal of Health. ~. Preminent Physicians Addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. Dr. L. O. Morgan, of 8o. Amboy, N.J. says: ‘I prescribe your Casto- ria every day for children who are suffering from constipation, with better effect than T receive from any other combination of drugs.” Dr. B. Halstead Scott, of Chica- go, I, says : ““‘I have prescribed your Castoria often for iwants during wy practice and find it very satisfactory.” Dr. William Belmont, of Cleve- land, Ohie, says : “ Your Castoria stands flest in its class. In my thirty years of practice I can say I never have found anything that so filed the plase.” Dr. W. F. Wallace, of Bradford, N. H, says: ‘““I use your Castoria in my practice, and in my family.” Pr. Wm. 1. McCann of Omaha, Neb., says : ‘* As the father of thir- $een children I cestainly know something about your great medi- cine and aside from my ewn family experience, I have, in my years of practice, féund Castoria a popular and efficient remedy in almest -y Dr. H. J. Taft, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: ‘I have used your Casto- ria and found it an excellent remedy in my household and priv- using ate practice for many years. The evary.home.” Dr. R. J. Hamlen, of Detroit, formula is excellent.” Mich., says : I prescribe yeur Cas- Dr. Mowagd James, of New York, toria extensively as I have never Dr. Wm. L. Bosserman, of Buf- City, séys : ** I is with grest pleas- ure that I desire to bestify to the medicing] virtme of your Castoria. 1 have wsed it with marked benefit in the case of my own daughter, and have obtained excellent results from its administretion te eother children in my practice.” Dr. J. R. Clawsen, of Philadel- phia, Pa., eays : ‘‘The name that your Castoria has made for itself in the tens of thousands of hemes blessed by the presence of children, scarcely needs to be supplemented by the endorsement of the medical profession, but ‘I, for ome, most heartily endorse it and believe it an excellent remedy.” found anythiag to equal it for chil- dren’s troubles. I am aware that there are imitations in the field, but I always see that my patients get Fletcher’s.” Dr. Channing H. Cook, of Saint Louis, Mo., says: “I have used your Castoria for several years past in my own family and have always found it thoroughly efficient and never objected to by ochildren, which is a great comsideration in view of the fact that mest medi- cines of ¢his character are obnox- ious and therefore difficult of ad- ministration. As a laxative I consider it the peer of anything that I ever prescribed.” falo, N. Y., says: “I am pleased to speak a good word for your Casto- ria. I think so highly of it that I not only recommend it to others, but bave used it in my own family.” Dr. F. H. Kyle, ¢~ 8t. Paul, Minn., says : ‘“ It affords me prea- sure to add my name to the long list of those who have used and now endorse your Castoria. The fact of the ingredients being known through the printing of the formula on the wrapper is one good and sufficient reason for the recom- mendation of any physician. I know of its good qualities and re- commend it cheerfully.” many ASK YOUR PHYSICIAN