GINGER
by Ethel Hueston
Ulustratiom by
Irwin Myers
Coprrlaht Bobti Merrill (X
WMO Mrvlee
STORY FROM THE START
la the usually quiet home ol
Rev. Mr. Tolllm of Ked Thrush
Iowa, bis sgotharlrse daughter
Helen, Miriam and Ellen "Ola
ger Ella" ere buey "groomlne"
thtlr alitar Marjory (or partici
pation In to "beauty pageant"
that events- With Eddy Jack
on, prosperous young fanner,
bar escort, Marjory leavee (or
tha anticipated triumph. Over
work hai affected Mr. Toll I rat--
ayaa to tha point of thraataoad
blindness. Qlnger haa triad la
many way to add to tha family'!
landar Income, but aha la not
diacouraied, Marjory wine tha
baauty prise, 150.00. 8ha gives
tha money to her (atbar a part
of tha aspanta necessary (or tha
traatmant of hla ayea by Chicago
epeclallett. Mr. Tolllver leavae
(or Chlcaso with Miriam. Ginger
nwti Alexander Murdoch.
CHAPTER III Continued
Ginger gat motionless. Bar glim
finger fro re. about the bandit of tha
lltti gold cup. Presently aha get tt
down wltb a determination that spoke
Tol times to the accustomed ears of
Marjory and Eddy Jackson.
"Lets go for a drlre now," ghe said
coldly. "Eddy, you're got to take
Marjory In front wltb yon. 1 want
Mr. Mardock to tell me all aboot the
the groceries, 1 think tbey are so
fascinating."
"Bat I wag prepared for yon," ob
jected Eddy. "I planned to give yon
drlrlng lesson."
It bad long been Ginger's great de
sire to learn to drlre, bot now, wltb
sigh, the relinquished that beauti
ful dream to sare ber lorely Marjory
from the machinations of this base
pretender. Around tbe world as
stoker, perhaps. Or working his way
from port to port by tie gale of vege
tables.
Marjory gild Into tbe front teat wltb
.Eddy Jackson. Ginger triumphantly
crew Alexander aiurnocs in oj uct
aide, and Immediately set herself to
snubbing him. When occasionally. In
sheer yontb and good spirits, she for
got ber annoyance end yielded to the
plea an re of the boar, she consoled
herself wltb the thought tbst at least
the bad tared Marjory for the future,
and they parted at the parsonage two
boors later merrily enough.
Three days psssed before tbey bid
news from Chicago It waa not rery
encouraging There waa do Improve
nent In Mr. Tolllrer'e condition. Bis
avm sam attll lnnr1.1 In rh mlttt
Tng. The doctors were pessimistic.
By all meant bt should remain al
band for dally ohserratlon and treat
ment for an operation If It cnmt to
that But In ths meantime absolute
rest was Imperative. Be must bsre
entire freedom from nerroot strain
entire lack of worry and responsibility
Fresh air, good food, mild exercise.
these were ths tonics that by feeding
tht body would strengthen his sight.
Particularly they warned that a shock
of any nature whatsoever might pre
clpltate total and permanent bllnd
' best.
In writing thlg sad news to ber sis
ters, Miriam begged them to fact It
brarely, and to greet their father wltb
their usual light good cheer.
"Be rery cheerful." she begged, "oh,'
very. Bt doesnl say anything, but bt
look to sad."
Tht glrlt at bomt went Into Imme
diate consultation. Dinger waa Aral
to girt expression to ber thoughts
Ginger was always first.
"There Just one thing about It,"
the said stoutly. "He's In for t good
long slegt of It, tn1 wt must bars
more money. Tou've got to let mt go
to work."
"What can you do, dear?" queried
HaImi tnllll fl area lllin'e mtM.
nest that so maddened Ginger. Bow
could one expect to pull gloriously out
of a crisis without fire tnd II time and
flash? Helen wa tht tort to tsk
what ont could do, when obviously
one must do something!
"1 don't cart whai." cried Ginger,
passionately. "Anything. I'll scrub,
or take In washing, or go on tha stags
or anything"
Belen considered gravely. Belen
was tbe aort to consider gravely In
ucb a moment
"Tht twin must go to nornval jusi
as wt hart planned," slit decided tl
fast "Wt hart tht future to consider,
tt well a tht present. I will simply
postpone my marriage for a year, and
apply for I school. Mist Jenkins will
come tnd stay here wltb you, Ginger."
Ginuer flung herseit upon ber sis
ters neck "Hoot do that," she
beeaed. "Oh, don't ' It lnt fair
Helen, for you to do all tbt giving up."
Marjory, for her part, wn la faror
of abandoning lha normal course,
grblcb required two years to flnlsn, la
favor of a stenographic one, which,
could bt crowded Into six month If
necessary. But of that they knew
their father would disapprove. Stenog
raphy private offices malt employers
lovely girlhood . Impossible I Mr.'
Tol liver bad clung to bis gentle old
fashioned idea In pttt of tht chang
ing timet.
Ginger gased at Marjory despair
Ingly. "Oh, Margie, I thould think
you could do something. Tht world
Just overflowing wltb millionaire
praying every night for pretty wive
and you just wearing out here In
Red Thrush."
Marjory carefully Inspected a pink
forefinger, questioning the shape of a
null "Well, I'm wilting," she as
sented, generously. -"Trot ont out"
Later In tht afternoon aa tCddy
Jackson waa passing In hla email car,
Ginger atgnnled him to atop and ran
out to tht curb.
"Something terrible It going on la
this bouse," he said, gloomily. "Fa
ther la no better, and bt la pretty dis
couraged. And Belen Is going to post
post her wedding, and tt will just
make him sick."
Eddy turned tht key In the car.
stilling tht engine. "That require
silent meditation," be tald slowly
"Whst do yon think about Itr
"1 think tt la terrible, 1 think It
will break bit heart."
Tbey talked a while, and then be
walked wltb her slowly np tht flag
stone path,
"Helen 1 bt called Into tht open
door, and when she cam out bt mo
tioned ber to Join them In the vine
shaded corner by the hammock, "I
"Ginger Tells Ms That You Think of
Postponing Your Wadding. Helen."
wsnt to mix In other people's busi
ness, and put my fingers In other peo
ple pie, and paddle other people
canoe and everything," be waned
ber.
"Do you? That I not quite like
you. Eddy."
"I am changing. Ginger tellt mt
thai you think of postponing your
wedding. Belen. Wt talked It over,
and tht and I think"
Ginger tat up in 'he hammock and
looked very Important Tht wa
showing gome deference to her opln
Ions Sbe tried to mirror In her
mall piquant fact unutterable depth
of wisdom.
"8b and I agree that tt would be
the worst thing that could Happen."
"Eddy, do you not see bow lmot
si bit tt It for mt to l-ave bomt when
father need met Horace will under
stand. Be will be glaJ to do bis share
Id helping out"
"I am not thinking of Horace, i
tm thinking of your father. The doc
tors gay be roust bar complete mental
rest IH you think be can be happy
and serenely quiet when be know
that yoo art sacrificing your deareal
alma and plant on his account I Will
not every touch of your hand and sound
of your voice bt a reproach to hlmr
"Oh. Eddy, 1 couldn't bear to go
away and be happy by myself, with
father and tbe glrlt" Quick tear
flooded ber quiet eyes.
"Tea, I am turt, Helen, yon would
be bappler to stay tt home, tnd work,
and tacrlfict yourself. But you fa
ther's happiness la tht thing that
counts right now. Look at It this
way, Belen.' I think and Ginger
agree wltb ma"
"Indeed I do," tald Ginger stoutly.
"Wt think yon thould go thead a
If thl little setback amount to noth
ing. Mnkt light of It Go oo with
your wedding. Helen, don't you tee,
that If yoo teach tchool you will bt
tway, out ol town, Ued up wltb your
I I II H II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Seventeenth of March
Long before th Irish taught o that
March 17 wa St. Patrick' day, thl
dot wo celebrated In Rnglund for
a very curious reason. In the Middle
age It wo regarded a th anniver
sary of th day upon which Noah
entered tht trie. Noah' Ark day was
specially made th occasion for th
performance of the mystery play that
dramatized with considerable freedom
tht Illlillcal record of the flood. In
this Nonh's wife wa alwny th prin
cipal comic character, being depleted
a the lyplcnl threw.
The quarrel between Noah tnd hi
helpmate created great amusement for
the spectator. When th ark I ready
th lady itoutly refuse to go In un
less th may lake torn of her friends
along. Tht patriarch, however, will
Dot stand much nonseust, and when
work But tf you marry, you art
right her at hand, ready to belt).
Tour time will be your own. Vou cun
help Ginger, help your futher, and he
will mt realist what you art doing
for him. If necessary, you and Uornce
can come and stay to ths parsonage
part of tha time. But don't tdd to
your father'a burden tbt knowledge
that be Is stealing a year of hla dough
ter'a happiness, I dare say he Is sick
at heart this very moment dreading,
to. come bomt and have you tell him.
sweetly, that your happiness has been
bunted on tht altar of daughterly
duty."
Belen ttudled him seriously. ".Ton
are a wise, wist boy," the tuld gently.
"And I think you are right I could
help more, that la true. If I were here
Id Red Thrush, , And I know it would
grieve him bitterly to hart u change
our plan. I could com trery day
and help them." -
"And they could coll on mt In a
pinch"
"But Ginger Is a such a child. So
much responsibility"
"Responsibility never hurt anybody.
Ton had It when you were young, and
It did you no harm. And Ginger I
not a child. She la growing up."
Ginger stood up wltb a bored
hauteur. "Ellen la grown op now, If
you ask me. And If yon will txcust
nit, I hall go opttetre. I havt tomt
very Important work to da"
On Friday afternoon, Mr. Tolllver
tnd Miriam returned to a parsonage
that tmelled tweetiy of wild rotes, to
three glrlt who light glad voices
gave oo bint of tht pain with which
they bad watched nit approach, bead
lowered, shoulders tagging dispirited
ly, bit trro limp beneath Mtrlam't
hand. And under tht charm of their
laughter, their caresses, their welcom
Ing delight his shoulders straightened
presently, tbt tired lines In bit fact
gart way to those of pleasure, tnd
toon bit laughter Joined tbelra.
"I cant takt off tht glasses just yet
you see," be tald huskily. "8UU la
tht fog, tt yoo might say."
"1 rather thought tt would take
longer," tald Beleo sympathetically.
"It would be foolish to rush things."
"But It't really too bad, father,"
put In Ginger gully, "because I Just
wish you could see tbe carryings-on Id
this old bout. Oo yoo know what
Marjory baa on band now I A gro
cery clerk, father. And not regular
groceries, either. Canned ones. Tbe
Orange and Black. Maybe bt will
girt ua t discount"
Light laughter, light talk, which hid
tht sadneaa beneath, but did not bide
tbt tenderness, tht pervading tym
pathy, tbt great glsdneat that the)
were Brt together, tveo In their
torrow.
CHAPTER IV
In tbt living room Ginger found
ber three sisters. Beleo was mend
I Ing a frayed curl for ber father a
proaalcally as though to two week
bt would dm bt a bride trembling ti
tht tltar of ber marriage. Miriam
waa straightening up tbt desk with tn
air of great distaste. Marjory wa
delicately powdering her oust, witch
ing -tht operation Id tbt mirror of a
small metal cast,
"Marjory, where did yoo get that
vanltyr Ginger demanded.
Marjory doted tt hastily and put It
in ber pocket But Ginger was In
(latent
"Marjory let m tet thai vanity
That' brand-new. Where did yoo
get itr
Marjory, tbua driven, produced tbe
article and confessed to so extrav
aganca. She bad bought It. It bad
cost her twenty-live cent a 8be had
bought It from Alice Idemao. And at
Inst, thoroughly committed, tbe ex
plained Id detail
"It't really a very cute Idea, Beleo,
the gold volubly, hoping by many
words to distract attention from the
money phase of tbt transaction. loo
see, tht compact coats a quarter
Allot bad to tell four of them, end
each one of tht four who bought bad
to prom Is to tell four mora. Then
when Alice tendt bet dollar to the
company, for tht four ht told, they
end her a aolld ativer ont, Just
lovely."
"IMd yoo promts to sell fourT
"Tea, I bad to. And when 1 tell
them, I tend my dollar to tbt com
pany, and they tend mt a terlla
liver oot. Isn't It cut Idear '
"It I Ilk tha old chain letter
Idea"
. "Exactly. Where yoo bad to copy
th prayer"
"Or break tht chain "
- "And It goet on tnd on"
"All over tht world."
"Why, they'll tell thousands and
thousands of them."
(TO BE CONTINUED)
I I I I I I I I I I I I III H I Ml I I llll
Once "NoahYArk Day"
tha tlmf for embarkation comet he
dlspachet hit three tout to bring their
mother aboard, . They And her with
her gossips In a tavern, and after
much rough by-play and broad com
edy they self ber and drag her to the
ark. Arrived ther, tht break on I
ag a worse termagant than ever i
shrieking wltb rage, tht sots thout
beating ber husband' muco to ' tire
diversion of tht spectators of merry
England. Mnnrheter Guardian,
la a Nateball
People ntver will get over betnt
surprised that chestnut burr art not
t rough oo tbt Intldt a tbey art up
tbt outsld. B ' "
Tht greatest burden la tbt world is
superstition, Milton.
WHY WE BEHAVE
LIKE HUMAN BEINGS
Br 0E0R0I DORSET. Pa, D, LL. D.
Why Walking la More Restful
Than Standing
IN WALKING, each leg rest halt
the time. W tire standing be
reuse neither leg get rested. Th
(houlder muscle which hold the head
erect also ache from the trnln In
standing. A wt nap In a chair tht
head nods.
Tlat feet are not due to a giving
way, of llgitmenta; ligament limit
lolnt movement (Vet become "dot"
when the muscle of the arch full to
support It j th arch breaks down. Th
result I a mid tarsal Joint Thl la
most likely to happen In long, narrow
feet
Short feet and high Instep go with
large calves. To raise our body da
our too, w lift our heel. Th toe
are th fulcrum, the power I th calf
muacle; th weight falls on th foot
at th ankle Joint but nearest th
power at th hevL Ilenct the greater
need for large calf muscles. But
mall calve go with long heel bone.
At tht foot It a lever of the tecond
order, the long heel bring th weight
nearer the fulcrum that Is, th toe.
lenct "tint foots" do not ttep off
their toe; the fallen arch destroy
the lever of the foot
W nod our head between skull and
first vertebrae, or atlaa; rotate, be
tween atlas and second vertebras, or
axis. Both movement art limited by
ligaments; othorwls the signal cord
would be crushed.
The main business of the fart Is to
hold th teeth bearing Jaws j ejes nd
no moved In by accident The In
fant' fart and neck aeem (mall be
cause the brain Is an large. Their
real growth begin with th eruption
Of tht teeth. .,
Tht skull It a fulcrum for th Jaw
muscles In chewing. Muscle to bold
th fulcrum steady develop wltb the
teeth, Tbe neck grow larger. With
tht teeth all In place the neck reach
normal site, the rounded "bahy-faee
disappears; strong Jaw, powerful
muscle, and prominence and ridge
on bone of fur and head mpport
th muscles of mastication. Th tiny
mastoid processes below th Infant'
ear become adult structures ss bl
ts thumbs, required for muscle sup
port Th first or milk, teeth should b
Id place by the end of th tecond
year. Meanwhile the transversa
ridge In the roof of the infant' mouth
disappear. The permanent dentition
begin with th first aiolara In th
seventh year; tnclsnrt In th eighth
and ninth; premolar In the tenth and
eleventh; canine and second molars In
the thirteenth to fourteenth; third
molars, or wisdom teeth. In the seven
teenth to fortieth year.
Startling changes of far-reaching
consequence mark the year of adoles
cence for both sexes. As the
change are both physical and mental,
and as they proceed under Impulse
from th gonads acting a glands of
Internal secretion, they will be de
crlted tn th chapter devoted to th
endocrine organ.
After maturity th body' chief task
la to maintain Ita equilibrium; pro
duct enough energy end heat to keep
up repair and carry on. But from
ovum to death, th body never cease
to rhang.
Old g or enll change precede
natural death. Thest appear toward
tha end of a apan of Ufa which
varies In different aperies. This .an
of life for torn Invertebrate la Ira
titan 100 hours; for some Insects, IT
years; for tnmt fishes tnd reptiles,
over 300 year; for aomt birds and
mammals, 120 years, ,
Longevity I not, a Welsmann
claimed, related to six of body. Soma
mammal llv lea than two years,
some locusts seventeen, A dog Is old
at 20. I bars seen a parrot 1 IT year
old; It matured In Its Bwt year. A
tortots can llv 8.V) years. No ele
phant known haa exceeded 130 years
Nor doe death "naturally" follow th
reproductive stage; Innomeraltlt ani
mal long survive their sex Ufa. But
every) tnlmal must reach aei ma
turity or It kind die wltb It1
Old ag Is decrepitude; the body la
worn out The mechanism the Infant
acquired to walk with breaks down.
The aplne I not so supploV' the
cnrtllng disk between vertebra
atttlnk. This decreases stature as
mocb as three Incjiea after fifty. Tl
spine both collapse and "stoops with
age." The knees are bent, .tht hip
Joints stiff. Tht muscles shrink. The
body loses ttg natural fat folds ol
kin aptiear on neck and face.' The
toothless jaw atrophy and th mouth
lose Its shop. Cheek and temple
cave In. - '
The brain lose weight In 'th last
io year of life as much a three
qunce. Ths heart Is enlarged, from
over-sctlnn to keep tht blood Worslhg
through thick, hard artertts. The
pulse mounts again. It wa 1.14 at
birth, V0 at the end of the first year,
72 at twenty-one. After elghtye at-la
NO. The lungs lose their elasticity,
he wall becom thicker. ;' ..
Many women after fifty hW-'-v
thicker neck, hair on the face, dfOper,
toned voice, mor promlnoid; . cheek
bones, ridge over th eye Their
"feminine" trail are lea feminine.
It Is a though th Inactivity of tht
gonad permitted a return to a ne
trul condition, halfway between malt
And female. y,', ,
Old age, senility, doerepltude ! tbt
body It worn out tt can no! longer
function. Death. i.
() r Oeers A. Dersw.l 5 i'. h'
i -'.'I
WHAT
IS LIKE
A Bread Shop tn
(Prepared r the National Oanaraphl .
eocUtjr. WuhlDstsa. U U)
SAIL from Piraeus, port of Ath
ens, skirt th Islands of Melo
and Antlmeloa, of th Cyrlade
group, and after 10 hour of sail
ing th mountainous proflla of Crete
come Into rlew.
Th Island boa area of about 8,8J
quart mile, being 100 mile long tnd
varying in width from 80 to TH mile.
But what matter 100 mile In length!
Tbey could bt traversed In a few
hour tt most by railroad If there
were railroads. It takea dart and
daya to cover Crete by land from one
end to tht other.
Tht more trcestlhlt sections of
Crete art now covered with a network
of fairly Important highway, .but. In
remote district tht traveler most use
tht tradition! tneane of transporta
tiondonkey or mule, over trail or
uneven paths. And If It Is necessary
to adapt oneself to th fntlgu and
tht needt of one't animals, It I also
saentlnl to tak Into account th
aversion which every Cretan feel it
tht prospect of traveling at night
The whole Island la dominated by
the mountalne which Intersect It They
Include the Laslthl range In the east,
wltb Mount IHcte; tht Psllorlil, with
Mount Ids Dear ths renter of tht Is
land, and lo tha weal the White moan
tain, locally, and rightly, named the
"IH-eert of Stone." These peak rise
to more than T.t0 feet and are cov
ered with snow tn winter, but In sum
mer end early autumn large herds of
sheep grate on the slope.
After th traveler leaves these herds,
and the round stone huts where the
solitary shepherd live, he may wan
der over many trail without meeting
t living mil
Then, from mountain path, sud
denly t great plain will come Into view
like that of tasllhl. formerly occu
pied by t lake.
On t broad, elevated pns one some
times see a straight line or alnd
mills, occasionally as many as twenty
or more, each placed In a siieclolly
advantageous position to mlch all the
wind which the large wings reeiilte.
The pee Hunts from the villages climb
up to them with their donkeys laden
with grain. On the other hand. lng
th stet p mountain slotr anter mills
are built In the ravine. The mills
run only In winter, for during summer
there la no ruin; hence no water,
' . Ancient Altar In Qrettoea.
While Crete haa an extremely heavy
ralnfnll. It I limited lo th wet les
son, which commences tn Ortnlier or
Nnvtnber. Th water accumulate
and ruahe down th mountain In
violent torrent; It penetrates the Ml
and circulate through a vast network
of limestone grottoes, tt wa In these
grottoes, now a fairyland of stalac
tites snd stalagmites, that th first
Inhabitant of th bttnnd established
th worship of their gods. Today one
finds among the rocks the altan and
paraphernalia of ancient rttea.
Borne of theae grettoea are veritable
pita. Into which one descend with the
aid of rope. On rendlly appreciate
the Impression they must hnv pro
duced on the Imagination of the men
of other days, when on note th re
liectful awe tbey still mmiiinnd. The
natives In their folklore still propl
these cove with monstrou men and
animal.
Village dot th border of the Cre
tan plaint, and the Inhiiblintils com
to their door and smilingly Invite the
passer-by tn enter. t.
Occasionally one meet a peasant on
Ida way to th village, carrying on hi
head a basket overflowing with grapes,
II will stop, select the most beautiful
cluster, and offer them tn tht slranget
wtlh touching simplicity.
In regions which art less protected
from the elements, the locum tree
grows, but II I bent and gnarled by
It listile'wlth the violent north wind.
Ther are vineyard on th hlllnlde
and regefulilM grow In the river beds,
which are dry In summer, or on the
thin layers of fertile mil which rover
th stone of some of the seashore
Villi", .irrigation I practiced Intel
II gently; large windmill raise the wa
tr, or norlns grind away aa the wa
tor la rained pall by pall from wells,
,' Csnes and Candla. ,
'' Ctlnea, surrounded by Venetian ram
parts, I th capltnl of Crete; ll Is sit
uated In tbe western part of tht It
InmL. ' . ' ,
Cundlnfnrtlii-r to llie entd and oU'i
'oh the northern shore, I th only oth
er city of commercial Imixirtuuce, Pur
Ing the Venetian occupation of the I
I avid this stronghold wa known r
Mogulo Castro JUreut t orirass); but
CRETE
Candla, Crete.
many centuries before the Venetians
held away In Crete and before tht
Harncent left their Imprest, th to
habitant of th Island had established
a trading slstloo at this point, to Judge
from th fragment of cut (ton dla-.
Covered lu the sea Bear th shore. '' '
Today Candla Us nearlng th 40,000
population mark, lis whit suburbs
extend far beyond lit old fortifica
tions. A few year ago an Kngllsh
engineer waa commissioned to reor
gnnlxt tht port Tht work It being
pursued with due regard to Hit his
toric valut of tht old fortlflcalltma,
Tht tnuthern coast of Crete hit frvr
of anchorage and moat of th trade
la handled by sailing craft and motor
boats. I-arg (hip cannot approach.
Hi wharfs of th (mail harbor, but
r obliged to remain tomt" distance
offshore. By meant of t crane, mer,
chnndls Is unloaded Into i calqut,
which then approach th beach aa
closely a possible. Thar naked men,
Handing In water up lo their shoul
ders and with psds on thejr bead,
sclt th varloua object and carry
them ashore, Aa toon a tfi ground
well rises, work must stop,
Often st night if the scs ts rough,
a ship will approach the ehore, blow
Us whistle, and with the aid of a meg
aphone a conversation will follow be
tween vesMl and port official. If the
load offered Is unimportant tbe ship
pursue It course without stopping.
The village by the sea are vety
Isolated; In daylight they sre hardly
visible and al night not at all, as a
light mnrks them. They are aa If
thrown Into the sea" by the inoun
tsln. which bars their access to th
Interior. They are st the mercy of
heavy southern storm, which sll but
deprive tlieui of any ouiahle communi
cation. An account of Crete would not be
Complete If we did Hot deecrllM the
means of locomotion to traveler.
There la hut one railroad In t'n-t ami
II Is three miles long It was bulll lo
recent )rur for the ininsportutloo of
atone from a arurby quarry lo the
harbor nf Camllu. The locomotive,
christened Minos, Arladn. and These
us, In honor of mithologli'ul character
that have played prominent rob- In
th legendary history of th IslaO'l,
are Justly admired by the entire pop
ulnllon.
Many Motor Car Thar.
Itoad construction lias promoted the
use of th automobile, lull even where
there are no road motor car Is fre
quently een. Whit with lb mire of
the mule pnlhs, the Hones, the bruuli,
and the fields, one traveling by auto
mobile never knows when or If he
will reach his destination, alihongli
hi car rarrle th Inscription In large
letters: "Kxpre."
lie who leaves Candla In ths au
tumn for s trip sreoss th Island sees
spread before hltu large exputisrs of
yellow and silvery green, wltb a lew
line of austere black; these sre the
vineyards mixed lu with the vllv
trees, while a few cyprease (land sol
itary or In a Una.
Thl vista continues even after he
begin lo climb In order to reach the
desert interior of Crete, for Hit vine
yards and their attendant olive tree
grow to t great elevation. Thongli
they space out the farther one get
from the plain, nevertheless they re
main equully luxuriant. They cree;i
Into small hollow or cluster on the
very steep slopes lonietlme they
glv th Impression that they are go
ing to slid off Into space while pret
ty vine arbor shad Hi atrect of
mountain villages.
RiiNiii play an Important purt In the
economic life of Crete, lu th large
cities and at the ports on may see
lu the rather dark factories llie dif
ferent processes th raisin undergo.
In HI l In, In eastern Crete, one may find
upon the wharves limnens golden
area of fruit doing In tha sun be
fin being packed. In rases for (hli
ment ' abroad. Fresh grape art ex
ported lo Greece mid to KgypL
Crete takes an Important place
among ollveull producing t countries.
Tht oil Is extracted ',ln ' primitive
presses by the peasants and on t larg-.
er scale In factories. Much of Hit '
table oil I consumed In America.
The tobacco plantations of Crete
havt mail grout strides In recent
year, as a direct result of one of th
most significant event of th eastern
Mediterranean the" exchange of na
tional betweon Greece and Turkey fol
lowing the Treaty of Lausanne. Re
patriation brought to the Island many
experienced ...Jobareo growers from
Asia Minor. '
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