Evening star. [volume], August 14, 1924, Page 34, Image 34

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WILD TYPE OF MEN
: INTHEGAMPAGNA
Little Change in Peasant
Women’s Lot in Land of
Yellow Faces.
By ruble to The Star Xcw York World.
ROSIE, August 14.—Life in the Cam-
Paftna for the ordinary peasant woman
is very niueli the same as it whs in
the days of Sorvlus Tullus. Take
half-an-hour's railway journey out of
Rome and walk back in the direction
of that city, and today you still will
encounter wild-looking men clad in
goatskin, driving before them scraggy
looking herds of goats and sheep and
savage sheepdogs in attendance—far
more awe-inspiring than (he captive
wolf on the Capitoline Hill. To the
observer the poverty-stricken hold
ings and pitiful attempts at farms all
seem alike submerged in ruin and
misery, though the inhabitants recog
nise different degrees of squalor and
prosperity.
Love plays a large part in the lives
of these peasants, and after the pre
liminaries have been settled the next
recognized stage in the proceedings
is for the bridegroom elect to provide
a f'apanna—the poor little hut, in
comparison with which a thatched
cottage is an establishment de luxe.
The householder will personally lay
the ring of foundation stones for the
hut, then fell the young trees from
the nearest wood, a friend helping
* ith the framework of tree trunks.
C'n to this tramo he places layer upon
layer of straw, and. fastening all
down, completes his building by leav
ing a tiny chimney-hole at the top.
Running ll rook a Luxury.
Happy is she whose man has had
the good sense to build a capanna
with a brook running in front, so she
may be spared tho toil of a couple of
miles' tramp under a broiling sun
with a heavy basket of clothes on her
head to accomplish the family wash.
An orange tree on one side of the hut
and a prickly pear tree covering the
wall on the other side is the sole con
cession to eloganec. Should the bride
wish to attempt any cooking, site
will have to make friends with a
neighbor, for the average newly mar
ried couple's capanna has no furnace.
In time, if things prosper, both
working together, they may accom
plish a furnace of stones, and leading
on from this the next amhiitious
achievement w ill be a. little thatched
pen, like a miniature Indian wig
wam for the pig. The donkey, hens
and ducks will continue living with
the family until such a time as the
two are in a position to provide a
rough, oblong shelter. Indeed, by
dint of *shecr perpetual bard work,
grit and continual self-denial, they
might manage well enough were it
not for the curse of the Campagna—
malaria.
Even yet. in spite of continued ef
forts on the part of the government,
the Campagna remains the “country of
the yellow faces.” where malaria has
so changed the blood of sturdy farm
ers. vigorous fishermen, strong,
healthy shepherds apd charcoal burn
ers. that they crawl about like so
everybody,
every day
eat IbStS"
bran
flakes
just as an Ounce of Prevention
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It Always Takes More .Money
—than you figure—to buy clothes, take a trip, paint a house, or to
do anything.
That has been the experience of many of us.
HedgQ yourself against unforeseen expenses by depositing regu
larly in a savings account.
3% ON SAVINGS
American security
/"~WP TRUST COMPANY » II
15th and Pcnna. Ave.
Capital , Surplus and Undivided Profits
Over $6,000,000.00.
BRANCHES
Central: 7th and Mass. Ave. N.W. Southwest: 436 7th St. S.W.
Northeast: Bth and H Sts. N.E. Northwest: 1140 15th St. N-W.
We issue Travelers' Cheques and Letters of Credit
Museum on Rhine
Has Wine Declared
1,700 Years of Age
Rj the Associated Tress.
August 14.—This little town on the
August 11.—This little town on the
Uhinc is the proud possessor of
what experts maintain is the old
est wine in the world. The wine,
according to Hans Runge, a spe
cialist in antiques, was unearthed
near here among Roman ruins
some 1.700 years ago and lias been
kept in a museum here over since.
Tlie department of the Speyer
■Museum devoted to old wines alto
has tools for trimming grape
vines, wine glasses, wine presses
and other articles used for wine
making by the Romans early in
the third century, all being in a
splendid stale of preservation.
many corpses until death seizes them.
The poor wretch in the throes of
tertian fever, finding no comfort on
his wretched pile of straw that serves
for bed, asks his wife to light a fire,
and immediately the room is choked
with wood smoke, for which there is
insufficient escape. In the throes of
a deadly chill, he drags himself out
side to borrow a little warmth from
tlie sun, and lie and his wife wait
with dumb fatality for the fever to
abate and bring a more or loss pro
longed respite, or for tlie heavier
fever that brings release. More often
than not both suffer together.
For the majority! the doctor Is
more or less a chimera, an unget-at
able person who lives in the fortress
strongholds of the mountains. More
over, how can people whose sole idea
of luxury is an occasional treat of
black dough ilavorcd with bacon and
lamb find the money to pay his fee,
lot alone the horse to art as convey
ance? So one accepts the inevitable
and cither dies or recovers, and. of
course, there is quinine, which the
government now supplies gratis in
many districts.
a great 1
ca*!f^
IA/osK
The FAB way keeps the warm
#f £x&» nap of your blankets downy
w ~ and soft. FAB, the soap flakes
made with cocoanut-oil, gives
# WXM SUl^s that flow freely through
~ f blankets, carrying out dirt and
„ CfX restoring the fresh, new look.
FAB dissolves completely—no
bits are left to spot or mat.
/ I
the advantages of FAB ? It is
so safe and easy to use for your
washing. Ask for it today at
* your grocer’s.
“FAB is wonderful!” ,
M COLGATE*
R\B
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1924.
SON OF ALLAN A. RYAN
STARTS IN WALL STREET
Just Out of College, He Buys Seat
and Will Help Father
Come Back.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Augast 14.—-Allan A.
Ryan. Jr., son of the unsuccessful engi
neer of the Stulz corner four years
ago, and grandson of Thomas Fortune
Ryan, will start out today In Wall
Street as a full-flegged broker. His
purpose is to help his father. Allan
A. Ryan, recoup the $5,000,000 lost in
trying tc corner the motor stock.
Young Ryan, who is 21 years old
and only a few months out of Yale,
yesterday bought a membership on
the New York Curb Market and will
start his market activities today.
Although Allan A. Ryan maintains
an office, he has not not been promi
nent In the market since his dis
charge fgom bankruptcy.
Hilda Hewlett, wife of Maurice
Hewlett, the English novelist, was the
first woman In England to take out
an aviation certificate.
TIGER! TIGER!!
None Better!!!
The Linger Ale With That
Farewell Flavor
In 10 and 16 oz. Bottles Only
Ask for It
Refuse Substitutes
STOP ITCHING SKIN
Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic
Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief.
There is one safe, dependable
treatment that relieves itching tor
ture and that cleanses and soothes
the skin.
Ask any druggist for a 35c or $1
bottle of Zemo and apply it as di
rected. Soon you will find that
Irritations, Pimples, Blackheads,
Eczema. Blotches. Ringworm and
similar skin troubles will disappear.
Zemo. the penetrating, satisfying
liquid, is all that is needed, for it
banishes most skin eruptions,
makes the skin soft, smooth and
healthy. Zemo Soap, 2Sc; Zemo
Ointment, 50c.
SLEEPING MAN A SUICIDE.
Evidence Given That He Cut
Throat While Unconscious.
BANGOR England, August 14,
Evidence that he may have cut his
throat while asleep was given at an
inquest at Bangor on the body of
Thornton Jones, a lawyer. "Kulcide
while temporarily insane," was the
verdict.
He lived 80 minutes after the In
fliction of the wound, during which
time. It was stated, he cried out to
ills wife and son, "Forgive me! For
give me!”
Then motioning for a paper and
pencil, he wrote; "I dreamt that I
had done it. I awoke to find it true.”
i= True Blue EE
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r=r Even if you were one of the big crowd EE
that saw the True Blue Oakland obey
nz yesterday’s “Sealed Order”, come today
and see a different, equally-convincing rz:
m demonstration. A new “Sealed Order” EE
opened every morning at ten. zzr
District Oakland Co. Adams Motor Co. ' ;
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| Uhe rtftiliiLS Xansbtirgrh Ffurniture I
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\ August Furniture Sale |
I Specializing at the popular price of *245, we feature three Out- |
| standing Values for the Living Room, Bedroom and Dining Room. |
| s" V. i|||jabg^ ; This Stately American |
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| This Dignified Ten-Piece l|
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||| Server, Buffet, five Side Chairs and one Arm- jH A~\ liFUT —— -J (J I 1 is
H chair with brown leather seats. A splendid value J 1
I The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., 909 F St., at 9th
The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., 909 F St.
NEW RAIL LINE PLANNED.
Will Link Salvador With United
States.
SAN SALVADOR, August 14.—Ac
cording to advices from Guatemala,
work is to be started shortly on a
railroad line which will run from
Zacapa to tho .Salvadorean border.
The line will unite Salvador with the
railroad of Puerto Barrios and the
Ouatemala-Mexlco line, which con
nects with the railways of the United
States.
This new stretch of railroad will
form an Important link in the pro
jected pan-American railway.
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