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Page 2E EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Sunday, Oct 21. 1962 sac Travel Topics, Vatican? 's De By RAV MOSELEY Of the United Preee International VATICAN CITY A military man with dreams of conquest would have to conclude that the Vatican is ripe for attack. A modern army marching on this 108.7-acre kingdom would find defenders in medieval armorplatc with halberds, anoth er contingent in white uniforms and tall bearskin helmets and brandishing sabers, and still others in smart blue uniforms with epaulettes and lota of gold braid, looking very much like the toy soldiers familiar to children everywhere. If there arc alarmists who take this as a sign that the Vati can isn't properly defense-con- . scious, the Vatican can point to the fact that its internal de fenses have been greatly strengthened since the disaster of 1527. In that year the troops of Charles V sacked Rome and found only 200 Swiss Guards op posing them at the Vatican. Since that time, three more guard units have been .created and today there are something like 1,000 men on duty with swords ready. If, however, the Vatican guards seem short on prepared ness and long on sartorial splen dor, it's understandable. The troops haven't been in a real engagement in more than 400 years. The Vatican Guards are not really a military force, of Odense Is Still The Land Of Hans Christian Andersen ODENSE, Denmark IUPD En tering the land of Hans Chris tian Andersen, the ' traveler steps into the fairytale world he V expects medieval streets with . gingerbread homes, thatched- roofed cottages, swan -dotted ' lakes and castles complete with legends. Odense, Denmark's third larg est city, calls the famed story teller its own, but all of Funcn Island makes up the fairytale land of which Odense is the center. . Castles and manor houses dot the countryside, the hedgerows along the roadsides are repeat edly Interrupted by white tim bered and stuccoed cottages crowned with thick matted straw roofs. Country inns spe cialize in the fish dishes expect ed of a north European island. Although a major manufac turing center with 125.000 resi dents, Odense maintains its her itage as one of Scandinavia's oldest cities. It was in Odense that St. Canute was slain by .so he attractive: Do you dart to find out how good looking you really ore? Do you feel you should rate those male stares but lack of confidence is holding you bock? Let John Robert Powers experts show you how to moke the most of your assets . . . how to be more attractive, more poised, more self-confident , , , more successful on the job, on the campus, on dates! New accelerated fall classes start at John Robert Powers School in Eugene next week. Enroll now . . . find out just how attractive you can really be! MOM. -WED. 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One unit is composed entirely of Italian princes, so a defeat for the guards not only would be a military calamity but also a staggering blow to international high society. The best known,' the oldest' and the most colorful of the pontifical armed guards are the Swiss Guards. Their blue, yel low and red striped uniforms, with armor breastplate and high medieval helmets, are as famil iar a part of Vatican City as the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. The uniforms were designed by Michaelangelo and have been relatively unchanged since his time. Swiss soldiers were in the service of the Holy See as early as the 14th century, and in 1480 Pope Sixtus IV signed the first formal agreement for recruiting them for the Papal armies. But the idea of a stable, disci Jutlanders In 1086. The old Cathedral here still holds his remains in its crypt. Andersen's home, adjoined by I museum, stands in a quaint area of little, steep-roofed build ings lining narrow cobbled streets. The museum boasts an impressive collection of his handwritten manuscripts and mementos of his life, down to the little leather sack in which he carried a farewell letter writ ten him by the woman he want , cd so to marry, Riborg Voigt. Odense boasts an old country inn right in the center of town. Timbered and stuccoed, with bright copper and antique clocks decorating the brick walls, Den Gamle Kro (The Old Inn), dates back to 1683, is one of the most unusual res taurants to be found anywhere. It is a place where the Danes go and ask, "Could we have a table in the yard?" the open air inside patio of the old build ing and read from menus chalked onto slate.' JOHN ROBERT POWERS SCHOOL 119 E. Broadway, KuRpne, Oregon Pleae send me full Information about our si-hool, end schedule of fell clatscs. NAM ... .... TKl.kPHONK.. AIIHREM mv .. fenders plined corps of Swiss Papal Guards it attributed to Pope Julius II. On June 21, 1S05, be sent two emissaries to Switzer land to recruit 200 men. There are 100 Swiss Guards ' now. They serve in the Papal antechamber, escort the Pope wherever he goes and guard the entrances to the Vatican. The highest ranked of the Papal Guards are the Noble Guards, perhaps the most aristo cratic body of its kind in the world. Members must come from, families with at least 100' years of nobility. The largest of the guard units is the Palatine Guard of Honor, which was established by Pope Pius IX in 1850. Originally it had Jft&M rf ( I THREE: mi r2 1 mi c?'lv ml rr s Colorful 500 members, recruited from Italian families either living in the Vatican City or Rome. The pontifical g e n d a r m e s date from July 14, 1816. They are the policemen of Vatican City and occasionally they have an exciting assign ment, such as the investigation of the recent bombing inside St. Peter's Basilica. But mostly their job is rou tine and rather quiet, as indi cated by the history of the Vati can jail. 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