The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, August 22, 1934, Image 6
SUCH IS LIFE ? 'One on Pop!
By Charles Sughroe
Fire Dance Rites
May Be Forbidden
Holy Synod Would Stop
Pagan Ritual in Bulgaria.
Sofia. ? In the little village of Vul
garl, deep In the forest which extends
from a few miles south of Burgas to
the Turkish frontier, an amazing an
nual ceremony which dates from pagan
times took place recently. It Is now
strangely combined with Christian
ritual, but It Is performed in defiance
of the Holy Synod.
It was the festival of Sts. Constan
tlne and Helena ; and upon that day
every year several women of *41 small
community known as the Nestlnnrkl ?
dancers upon fire ? dance with bare
feet upon red-hot embers, an act of
self-mortification which brings fruit
fulness and health to their village and
friends, and yet, according to wit
nesses, apparently causes them no
pain.
After a service In the village church
which Is attended by all the villagers
In their best clothes, three young men
carry from the church an Ikon and oth
er sacred symbols. Before them walks
the master of ceremonies, Klro Kosta
dlnoff, a man sixty-nine years old,
swinging a censer. Klro leads across
the village to another tiny church dedi
cated to St. Constantine, the church
Fine Travel Coat
A flue trav.el cont for your vacation
1? a belg^' and brown herringbone
tweed with n brown lenther belt. The
Jnbot collar Is trlionied with natural
lynx. The beige felt hat la trimmed
with brown belting ribbon. Coat, hat
and bog from Bergdorf-CJoodman.
of the NestlnarkI, a dark place hung
about with pictures of saints. The vil
lagers crowd In after him. each bring
ing a present for the church.
Big Drum la Used.
On the wall hangs a big drum,
which Is taken from Its peg only upon
this day each year; and by the drum,
holding a burning candle, waits old
Rnba Nuna, the "high priestess" of
the NestlnarkI. At the door the vil
lagers buy their slender cnndles, as
they do In all orthodox churches, and
light them from old liaha Nuna's till
shadows dance on tlie walls.
Then all emerge again. At a sign
from Balm Nuna a man with the drum
and another with the crude bagpipes
common In Bulgaria strike up strange
music. The NestlnarkI ? there were
four at ,the recent ceremony ? dressed
in black, their faces pale, begin to dance
rhythmically, th^lr hands outstretched,
chanting as they go. Faster and fast
er goes the music and old Baba Nuna
urges on the dancers till they are In a
frenzy, though apparently oblivious of
their surroundings. Suddenly the mu
sic and dancing stop and the proces
sion re-forins. winding its way from
the village to^ a little valley where
there Is a holy spring In a grove of
ancient oaks. Here another service Is
conducted by the village priest, while
the people drink the wnter of the
spring and eat unleavened bread.
Dance on Glowing Embers.
In the dusk the procession returns
to the village square, where a great
wood fire has been lit. As the flames
die down the embers are spread, their
glow giving the only light. The smell
of Incense mingles with the acrid
fumes of smoldering wood. On one
side of the carpet of red embers stand
the bearers of the Ikon and holy sym
bols, on the other side the musicians,
who now strike up their wild tunes
again.
Suddenly the NestlnarkI run for
ward, take the holy symbols in their
hands and dash upon the glowing em
1 bers with their bare feet, dancing as
before, faster and faster, for ten or
fifteen minutes, round and round, and
finally twice across to describe the
sign of the , cross. Then the music
suddenly ceases, all -go (o the church
a'jaln, the oldest Inhabitants first, and
sit upon the floor to end the day's per
formance with a holy feast.
Vulgari Is the only village where
this strange ceremony survives, though
it used to be common to many villages
'-of that region. Spectators nre not en
'coufagftd.' ThtB year" the ceremony
vhas attracted so much, attention In the
Bulgarian press ? the papers being no
longer nble to fill their columns with
political news since the establishment
of the dictatorship ? that the Holy
synod considers It time, to Intervene
and Is considering what measures
must be tnken to put u stop to such
pagan rites.
Tip About Soup
' Soup should never be used the some
day ns made. If possible. Allow It to
stand one night and all the flavorings
will blend.
ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame /Bode
W> Bad light tense/ "
Poor light, as driving at
NIGHT OR WORKING WITH INSUFFICIENT
ILLUMINATION, CAUSES THE MUSCLES TO
BE.COME TENSE MUCH MORE LIGMT IS
NEEDED THAN TME AVERAGE PERSON THINKS
IS N6CfcSSA?V.
Bathtubs
L!l*% tman one
HOM? ACCIDENT ?N IOO OC
CURS PROM BATHTUBS. STAlRS,
LADDERS, BURNS AND SURRERy'
FLOORS ARB MOST DA NOP ROD*
Prehistoric
WEATHER
By studying
PRESERVED POLLEN OF ^
ANCIENT Tft6e$, t %\t CLIMATE
l*OR THE LAST t5,000 YIAR*
IS BEING DETERMINED.
A MORAL
CRUSADE
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
At last the public mind has become
aroused at the Indecent element in the
movies. Righteous
Indignation tins ex
pressed Itself In un
mistakable terms.
An organized cen
sorship has been
created which not
only means busi
ness, but will prove
relentless In Its ef
forts to clean tiie
silver screen of Its
Immoral pictures.
For many years
there was supposed
to exist a censor
ship for this very
purpose, it mnde many promises but
they were never fulfilled. Movies grew
worse ami worse. Those that would
not be tolerated In an American thea
ter were sent to China and other for
eign countries. The sole object of
those who had charge of exporting
these pictures seemed to have been
the amount of money which the pic
ture could earn. The educational and
moral factor never entered their cal
culations. It seemed that the produc
All Around Athlete
Anna 1'alusy.ek of Nassau college,
not only is an accomplished shot-put- I
ter but also Is an excellent sprinter
and Jumper. She was selected as a I
member of the Polish- American team
to take part In the Polish Olympic
games near Warsaw in August.
era concluded that the public con
science had been completely calloused,
consequently their efforts to present
the grotesque and Immoral became
bolder nnd bolder. All of a sudden
something happened. The mind of the
public spoke. These producers were
given something to think about. As
one critic put It, "They've got It com
ing to them."
There are many channels through
which the public conscience may
speak. The most effective Is the one
through which this protest has come,
the organized forces of Christianity.
Never In the history of modern times
have the different divisions of organ
ized Christianity spoken more earnest
ly or unitedly on any moral Issue. The
Itoman Catholic, the Jewish and the
entire Protestant world have arisen In
vigorous protest, saying you have
gone far enough, you can go no farth
er, we deelare a moratorium, or better
still, n complete elimination of the Im
moral picture. These Christian forces
hold the balance of power. The pro
ducers know that right well; so wo
may soon expect better things for this
part of our amusement program. Tho
movlo may become an Important
source of great good. I'erhnps that
day Is near.
Why not go further ? why not hav?
a concerted action against the Immoral
element In all our yellow Journalism,
our cheap vaudeville shows, etc. Why
not? When once the public conscience
becomes aroused, something Is bound
to happen !
C>, W*il?rn N?w*p?i>?r Union.
Our V?nnmnui Snalc**
This country's four venomous species
Of anSkert nrfe the rattlesnake, the cop-,
perhead, the coral and the moccasin.
Home classifications will give as high
as 27 different st>eeles that are poison
ous but this list Includes 1ft different
classes of rattlers which differ only In
markings nnd localities In which they
are found.
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** Bij L\jdia Le Baron Walker
A VOID making work for yourself.
There are women, really compe
tent, who make themselves more work
than they need to. They get things
done, but not In the easiest way. They
employ more dishes when preparing
food than they actually need. They
surround themselves with extras when
sewing, such as odd pieces of a pat
tern not required at the time, and yet
not folded aud put
back as taken out,
although known to
be unwanted
pieces, etc. We all
know such persons
If we are not our
selves of the group.
It Is worth taking
some trouble to ac
quire ways of do
lug things easily,
so some sugges
tions are made to
day.
If, as soon ns a
kettle or saucepan
Is emptied of Its
contents, it Is filled
wun not water, If convenient. or cold,
if not, It will be the work of but a mo
ment or two to clean It later. It is even
better to wash the container immedi
ately. It will be hot from the stove,
the food will not have had time to
harden on edges, or the scum to stick,
if there Is a scum. It can be washed
clean in a JltTy, if done Immediately,
and what a delight it is not to have
an accumulation of pots and pans to
wash after the dishes themselves have
all been done. Sometimes these pots
and pans seem the last straw. Try do
ing them immediately, and note the
difference in the task of cleaning up.
Keeping "Cleared Up."
When sewing avoid spreading the
work about more than you can pos
sibly help. If materials have to be got
ten out, or laces, or notions, etc., don't
let them stay out when what is want
ed Iils been found and set aside. Iin
mediate putting away seems part of
the process of getting them out, In
stead of a totally different bit of work,
as it appears to be and really Is, when
left until later on. Be sure whatever
tipie you do put the things away, that
p6 oddments are left out. You surely
'make work for yourself when you do.
The entire process of taking out the
box or drawer and putting It back must
be gone through with.
Avoid leaving things around. It is
one of the commonest ways of making
one's self work, and It Is a habit once
fallen Into that Is very hard to break.
To hear "Have you seen anything of
my gloves" ? or whatever It Is, becomes
annoying to the rest of the household.
The loser feels annoyed with herself,
and It often reacts In a quertilousness,
until the family Is drawn Into n vor
tex of discussion. It Is trouble saving
as well as labor saving not to make
extra work for one's self.
Pronont I'leaRiiren.
It Is a mistake to have one's expec
tations of good things dim the enjoy
ment of present ont-s. Or to let oppor
tunities slip by for pleasure and hap
piness, that come day by day. I re
member hearing one elderly woman
speak with regret of an opportunity
she let slip when she was a young
woman. She was privileged to be one
of a party of relatives, a family going
nbroRd, and who hoped that she would
accompany them. The girl would pay
her own way, but she would be able
to be saved all expense of guides,
couriers, lntemwtUira, etc., and she
would be relieved of the bother of see
ing to tickets, and all traveling prob
lems, and have the companionship she
dearly loved. In the days of her youth
the details of travel were many more
than In 19:14. Now there are various
agencies to help lone travelers and
tourists. Also the placard "English
spoken" Is generally found in shops
and pensions. The lady mentioned let
the chance pass by, and never again
did It present Itself, and never did she
go to the places she would so have en
joyed In England and Europe. ller?
was the chance of her "today."
<B. Boll Syndicate. ? WNU Sorvlco.
He Stops Bleeding
Dr. Lulgl Panearo, well-known phy
sician of Sudbury, Ont., Canada, who
recently announced he had discovered
a fluid that stops bleeding, even from
the major blood vessels. The develop
ment, It was announced, followed two
years of Intensive work In the phy
sician's laboratory.
King Tut'? Tomb
King Tut-Ankh-Amen's burial place
was actually composed of four sep
arate rooms. The first, an ante
chamber, measured about 12 by 24
feet; the second only 12 by 12 feet;
the Inner tomb or burial chamber 12
by 20 feet; nnd the final one, about
12 by 15 feet. All the rooms were
more than 10 feet In depth.
Doctors Ponder on
Odd Accident Case
Albatiy, N. Y. ? A case described
as one of the most unusual In med
lenl history continues to puzzle sur
geons here.
Frederick MeCredle, a machinist,
accidentally was struck on the
head with a hammer by a fellow
worker in Hlli.'i. Hp appeared to be
unhurt. One month Inter, however,
he was found wandering along the
streets, unable to remember his
Identity, or recognize Ids wife and
children.
Gradually his memory returned,
hut ho discovered he bail forgotten
his trade completely.
Memorial to Paris Riots Victims
'I'll III Htntno of Xte. Oenevtevo linn Just boon plftcod on the slops of th#
MiidolMhe In I'nrls ns a menriorlfil to the persons who worn killed In th? riot*
that followed ?ipon the revelation of the Stnvlsky Men mini.
REAL COMFORT
IN COAT DRESS
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Is that, so far as putting it on is con
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Just begun. It Is such a satisfaction
to know that one Is looking pretty
and well dressed at one goes about
doing this little thing and that ?
everything seems easier!
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IN OTHER WORDS
The tired business man had been
going "pretty regulurly to t lie prize
tights, so his wife felt that It was
only fair that he should devote one
evening with her to the church inu
Ricnle. He sat through it very pa
tiently until the end, and then when
the applause was enthusiastic, ho
leaned to her with an :;!?? of alarm
and said :
"Vou don't mean to tell me they're
going to go another round!" ? Indl
anaiwdis News.
Material Left Over
A man sent a loupie of empty gas
oline cans, with a sarcastic note, to
a firm of motor manufacturers.
".Make me one of your famous cars
with these," said the note.
Next day the car was delivered.
An accompanying note said: "What
Hhall we do with the second tin?"
His Adding Wn? Good
' had, 1 made a hundred In school
today."
"Fine, sonny. What study was It?"
"Spelling and nrlthmetic. The
teacher marked me f>0 In each."