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The Barnwell People-Sentinel Barnwell, S. C- Thursday, May 14, 1936
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Wine Barrels Are Carried Under the Carts.
Prepared by the National Geographic Society.
Washington. D. C.—WNU Service.
£">AO MIGUEL of the Azores 1s-
V. lands is turning from oranges to
pineapples as its chief source of
|T wealth. Excellent oranges are
sGH grown, but since the island lost
the British market a few years ago,
pineapple culture has occupied agri
culturists. u
Natives of Sao Miguel hope to de
velop their Island into an "Isle of
.Pines" which will provide a good part
of Europe with practically all its fresh
supply of pineapples.
An Englishman, a skilled horticul
turist, arrived at Sao Miguel more than
eighty years ago to lay out the fa
mous Jose do Canto gardens. It was he
who brought the first pineapples to his
employer's hothouse. Twenty years lat
er the fruit was shipped to England,
each pine In its pot selling for two
guineas. England and Germany are
now the chief consumers of Azorian
pines, ♦'ranee and continental Portugal
following.
The plant, which is here of the
smooth-leaved Cayenne variety, is
grown under glass, special beds of fer
menting heath or some other mountain
shrub being provided. All the plants
are brought to blossom at the same
time by a process of smoking, the value
of which was accidentally discovered
many years ago when a carpenter,
working in one of the pineapple houses,
chanced to set fire to a pile of shav
ings. To the surprise of the grower,
the plants, instead of being spoiled,
burst into flower. By this method prac
tically all the plants in a hothouse can
be marketed at the same time, many
months earlier than formerly. ‘
little glass houses shimmer on em-
e.akl slopes in various sections of Sao
Miguel, the exclusive producer of pine
apples in tills archipelago, Wrapped
in cellophane or packed in excelsior
and crated, the fruit is shipped to the
European market by a fleet of three
vessels owned by the growers. In 11K14
about 2,0<)(),00() pines, worth half a mil
lion dollars, were exported.
Tea, Too, Is Grown There.
Another exotic industry on this Is
land is the production of black and
green tea,,which here retains its ori
ental nanm, "cha." Ever since they dis
covered the sea route to India and
pkinted their settlements as far afield
as Macao (Macau), on the coast of
China, the Portuguese have been a tea-
drinking nation.
There Is an old belief that ten is
better if it has not crossed the sea.
Whether this is true or not. Azorian
tea tastes to some much like the far
, eastern variety on its native soil. It
to consumed locally and shipped to
•titer parts of Portugal.
A number of Chinese were originally
knported ns instructors in the tea cul
ture, but now only native labor, chiefly
female, is employed. The plantations
dot the hillsides on the northern side
•f the island, which has greater mois
ture than the south coast. The stiff
little evergreen shrubs stand in pre
cise rows, very foreign in appearance,
contrasting strangely with the familiar
European flora about them.
A motor road parallels the coast of
Sao Miguel, with connecting cross
roads, enabling the traveler to see
much of beautyiffiTl Interest, even In
one day ashore, Including trips to the
two largest volcano craters.
On the country roads are slow sway
ing bullock carts, with woven-willow
bodies filled with heath for the pine
apple houses. Some are of archaic pat
tern, with solid wheels of the Roman
type, their approach heralded by a
complaining, creaking “song."
Sao Miguel has a deliciously green
and restful countryside. Checkerboard
fields, brown and green, alternate wdth
woods filled with songbirds. These is
lands, like those of the Madeira and
Canary groups, are the habitat of the
wild canary of greenish-gray hue. Its
glad note is one of the pleasantest fea
tures of the Azores, where it seems to
be more generous and more vocal than
>n the islands farther south.
Near every stone cottage stands a
corn rkk where brownish maize in the
husk is hung to dry. It forms the sta
ple cereal crop of the islands. Fava
beans (broad beans) and yams are
grown and are leading articles of
export
'In the Crater of a Volcano.
Skirting pine-clad cliffs, a road
climbs to a misty, lieather-clad tablet-
kind ; then descends into Furnas val
ley, shut in by towering green wails.
^Vere It not for the puffs of steam
ascending from its many boiling sul
phur springs, it would be difficult to
•elieve that this peaceful vale is the
crater of a mighty volcano which more
than once poured out its molten lava
and which still speaks through vents
la the hot sulphur-stained crust around
the springs.
. It LT a beautiful picture from the
heights, this quiet, sheltered valley with
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its long, narrow village meandering
like a stream through woods and mea
dows. The lake, on a raised platform
of the crater, lies some distance from
the settlement, which is a favorite
summer resort.
Prescott, the famed historian, came
to Furnas as a young man to visit at
the summer home of Ms grandfather,
first American consular officer in Sao
Miguel, who was appointed In 1795 by
President Washington.
Furnas has a thermal establishment,
where sulphur and iron baths are avail
able. Near-by fountains supply various
kinds of mineral water, the place being
noted for the diversity of its waters
and the proximity of hot and cold
springs.
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One deep, cavelike caldron, belching
forth boiling mud and steam, is called
"The Mouth of Hell.” Its evil appear
ance and the strong smell of sulphur
give the impression that this is really
an entrance to the abode of His Satan
ic Majesty.
Stately manorial houses, erected cen
turies ago, are to be seen throughout
Sao Miguel, usually set on the heights.
One such house, built in 1724, is a
delightfully romantic old place.' The
big stone-paved kitchen has a chimney-
place which is a room in itself. Stand
ing in it, beside the huge brick hearth,
one can look up the wide chimney,
which towers above the house, to a
patch of blue sky. Such chimneys are
a distinctive feature of Azorian houses.
Life of the Inhabitants.
The upper class of Ponta Delgada
leads a pleasant life, quiet as compared
with the stress of American cities.
There is a social club where dancing is
a favorite pastime; a coliseum seating
2,600; a sports field for football, ten
nis, croquet, and handball; a baseball
park; and on open-air sea pool built
in the rocks by the shore.
There are motion pictures twice a
week, chiefly from Hollywood. Ameri
can influence is apparent in the Eng
lish spoken throughout the Azores.
• There seems to be a genuine liking for
the United States. The Stars and
Stripes are in evidence at every festi
val. During the World war, Ponta Dol-
gada was an American naval base.
Economically self-contained, the Mi-
caelenses are no less independent when
it comes to their social pleasures. In
their amateur shows the scenery is apt
to be painted locally^ the costumes
made In the homes of thb young men
and women who partlci|*ate. In their
singing, dancing, and acting those
young people exhibit amazing talent
and poise.
The young folks mingle in crowds,
but there is here no such free and easy
companionship among them as exists
In the United States. The chaperon Is
still in vogue and “balcony courtship”
Is carried on with its own prescribed
etiquette, the girl leaning ovet* the sec
ond-story balcony to talk with her ad
mirer on the street below.
The finest sight on the island is the
crater of Sete Cidades (Seven Cities).
The view from the rim is magnificent.
The cup shaped crater is nearly ten
miles In circumference and holds, be y
sides a lake with a hamlet on its shore,
pastures and cultivated fields and three
volcanic cones due to subsequent erup
tions.
Owing to varying depths and depos
its, the lake, shaped like the figure 8,
and sometimes spoken of as two lakes,
is vividly green at one end, brilliantly
blue at the other.
The Lindberghs, on their aerial odys
sey from Greenland’s icy mountains to
the steaming Jungles of the Amazon,
swooped down over this secluded lake.
There are many among the poor of
the Azores who have suffered since
money orders have 1 ceased to arrive
from Manoel or Antonio, who formerly
prospered in Providence or New Bed
ford. The Azorian assets are a stout
heart, a willing hand, a productive soil,
and a climate which, though damp
and rainy six months of the year, is
without extremes of temperature.
Wages are low, but food is cheap.
The main diet of the peasant consists
of soup of cabbages, beans and pota
toes, white cornbread, and fish. Pork
and beef are only for special occasions,
such as religious holidays. In the Ponta
Delgada market 60 small fish sell for
two and a half cents; a pound of green
peas for less than two cents. A fresh
live lobster, which is only for the well-
to-do, costs 25 cents.
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
UNDAYl
'chool Lesson
By RBV. P, B. FITZWATER. D. D,
Member of Faculty. Moody Btbla
Institute of Chicago.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for May 17
JESUS INSPIRES HONESTY
LESSON TEXT—Luke 19:1-10; 45-4S.
GOLDEN TEXT—Thou shall not steal.
—Exodus 20:16.
PRIMARY TOPIC — A Visit From
Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Why Jesus Visaed
Zacchaeus.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
TOPIC—What It Means to Be Honest.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
TOPIC—Taking Religion Into My Busi
ness.
Baseball's 100th Birthday
to Be Observed This Year
“Jesus entered and was passing
through Jericho” (v. 1), one of the
most noted cities of Bible history. It
had been the stronghold of the Canaan-
Ites, standing squarely across the Jor
dan, taken by the marching pitcher-
bearers of Joshua (Josh. 6), the city
where Rahab experienced salvation
through her faith (Heb. 11:11-31). It
was fitting that Jesus should pass
through the Jericho of his own day,
for a new victory was to be experi
enced through faith—the conversion of
Zacchaeus.
1. Zacchaeus Seeking Jesus (vv. 2-4).
This man, a tax-collector for the Ro
man power, had heard that Jesus
was kind to publicans; for had he
not had mercy on Matthew? Curiosity
seized him; he must see what manner
of man Jesus was. Who can know
how many have been led to find Christ
through the exercise of curiosity. The
citizens of a city are drawn to a church
or a tabernacle through the growing
Interest of a revival campaign. Curi
osity widens, becoming the initial mo
tive in many who later have faith in.
Christ to the saving of their souls.
1. His difficulties (vv. 2, 3). His In
famous business was a handicap, at
least in the eyes of the populace. The
very fact that a Jew should hold o/fice
under the hated Roman power would
make him extremely unpopular. His
riches condemned him. The fact that
he had acquired much wealth in this
calling pointed to extortion in the col
lection of taxes. He was unpopular;
he was pushed aside.
The shortness of his stature (v. 3)
was a handicap, but not so great a one
as his spiritual state. He doubtless had
been pushed about much of his life
and had built up an attitude of mini}
that now manifested itself.
2. His persistence (v. 4) stood him in
good stead. If too short to see, he was
not too timid to climb. He had been
obliged to climb all his life. Always
obstacles placed before him he had
brushed aside, or had climbed over
them, if a desired goal lay beyond.
Now, the goal was a sight of Jesus,
and he climbed. Though the rich man
of town, he would not let pride keep
him from the undignified act of getting
up among the branches of yonder tree,
for Jesus was to pass by.
II. Jesus Finding Zacchaeus (vv. 5,
6).
While Zacchaeus was trying to see
Jesus, Jesus was looking for him, as
always lie is looking f<vr the seeking
soul. With no word that would em
barrass or humiliate him, Jesus bade
him come down from the tree, and de
clared his intention to go with him to
his home. I low wonderful is grace,
that regardless of one’s past life Jesus
will receive the seeker as a friend and
enter Into fellowship with him. Zac
chaeus did not hesitate, but made haste
to come down, and with joy opened
his door to the new-found Friend.
III. Zacchaeus' Conversion (vv. 7-10).
His conversion was sudden and thor
ough. He was converted before he
reached the ground.
1. What the crowd said (v. 7) was
characteristic; they murmured and
.said that Jesus had gone to be guest
of a man who is a sinner. They could
not think of his sin In the past tense,
but said is Instead of was. Jesus for
gives and forgets. He "came to seek
and save that which was lost," and he
“remembers our sins against us no
more forever."
2. The proof of conversion (v. 8)
was immediate and satisfying. His new
life was begun with resolution and
restitution. He dedicated half his
goods to the poor. If he before had
been a grafter, he was now a generous
giver. He was ready to untangle the
skein of tax irregularities. Wfiile God
forgets the past, he nevertheless ex
pects the forgiven sinner to make res
titution where possible.
IV. Honeity in God’s House (vv
45-48).
If honesty must be exacted from pub
licans and sinners, much more should
it be required of those who have to do
with the worship of God. It is easy
t<) condemn those who made capital
out of the requirements of temple wor
ship in Jesus’ day; It Is not so easy to
condemn those who use the Church of
Christ as a stepping sto*e to personal
profit and political preferment. “Judg
ment must begin at the house of Cod”
(I Pet. 4:17).
The birth of baseball at Coopers-
own, N. Y., will be celebrated there
this summer on its 100th anniver
sary. The Albany legislature is being
asked to vote ?5,000 toward study
ing the development of the game
from the beginning and to advertise
the celebration. The field on which
file first game was played is called
Doubleday field after the inventor of
the game. The baseball museum of
records of the sport and its greatest
players also is located at Coopers-
town.
SKEPTICAL YEGGS
Pasted next to the knob of the
safe In the Liberty Oil company
office in Des Moines, Iowa, was a
placard which stated, “There ia no
money in this safe.” As a clincher,
the placard bore the combination.
But burglars Ignored the sign, blast
ed open the safe, obtained $10.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong. No alcohol. Sold
by druggists in tablets or liquid.—Adv.
A Friend Will
A friend should bear h'.s friend's
l infirmities.
NEEDS REST
Don't exercise mu^t after forty—
especially your digestive apparatus.
Find Roman Rains in Bavaria
A Homan temple, the third of Its
type, has been unearthed near. Regens-
tJurg, in southern Bavaria. Coins
found when a wall was excavated in
an orchard at Ziegetsdorf, In this neigh
borhood, proved to hail from the Sec
ond and Third cpntury after Christ,
and inscriptions were discovered estab
lishing beyond doubt that the wall had
formed part of a temple dedicated tt
tbs god Mercury.
A Firm Faith
A firm faith is the best divinity, a
good life the best philosophy; a clear
conscience the best law; honesty, the
best policy; and temperance the best
physic—living for both worlds is the
wisest and best life.
God’* Promisas
I believe the promises of God enough
to venture an eternity on them.—Watts.
• Giving and Getting
Bo many people think that love is
•‘getting," whereas love ia “giving.”
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