The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-12

juxtaposition by the energy of his de-
votions. On the table, near the door
:he usual relics, rosari' 8 and prayer.
hooks are offered for sale; also ribbons
of gorgeous hues which are said to bs
the exact measurement Of the Blessed
Virgins head.
MY attention was attracted to a
small, square frawe, hanging on the
wall, VIII ca very one kissed before
passing out. When my turn came,
found under the glass only white
PIE of paper marked With tn outiil g
of a small sh ne and underneath,
printed in Spanish, the following re-
mark bic state ment: This is the ex-
act measurement of the foot of the
Most Holy Virgin. mother of God,
taken from ner own shoe which is
venerated with the greatest alteration
II the Convert of Toreto, Italy; in
which convent s also kept Her No {
Holy House, b ought from Jerusalem
by the hands OF angels
On inquiry, learned that Pope John
XXI. granted three hundred incnl-
gences to whoever should kiss b S
sacred measurement three times, each
time repeating an Ave Ma "a, and that
the same ipdulgences was also con-
ferred bv Pope Cl ment VIII. in the
year 1903. These Indulgence having
no limit prescribed as to numbers, may
be had as many timAs in the day as de-
voices desire; and may also be applied
by living persons for the profit Of
SOULS IN PURGAToRY.
And for the greater glory OF the Most
Holy Virgin, it is also permitted to
make copies of the measure.
Throughout all Spanish America the
reli zion OF the women. especially those
OF the lower classes, is emphaticaIly the
worship of her who predicted Hence
forth all nations shall call me blessed. :"
Before her shIines thousands are kueel-
ing at all hours, their spiritual yearn-
Ing and the heritage of life long prlva-
tons finding vent in words of passion
at, auoratIon as they address the
M ,her of Sorrows and kiss the
ground be ore her image. OF the
unimaged father they dare not think.
and toward the son their feelings are
those of respectful pity; but to the
blessed Mary they give all their 1--we
u, confidence, looking up to her as
beniicent queen, whom her magnih-
cent robes and jsweled diadem, yet
mourning in all the agony of divine
sorrow-admits the poorest Leggar to
partici )ate in her woes, while she
shares in the aft ctions of the lowly.
and grants them her al powerful
il;ercession. Who would deprive
these poor Indians of their greatest
comfort, though in truth, the crusad-
Ing COnquistadOres merely substituted
one set of idols for another?
There are several smaller churches in
San Jose, all of them shabby, sorrowful
and numb le-looking structures, like the
Penitentes of Architecture. Walls of
adobe, roofs of rough, red tiles, floors
of hardened clay, and bell towers that
seem like the skeletons OF former bel
fries suggesting glDbits and Poe's IN
canny.
People-they that live up in the
steeple." the newest sanctuary is that
Of San Juan de Dios, of which young
German was the architect. Its walls
are high and massive, the inside roof
by Corinthian pillars; and
All around it is
BEAUTIFUL GARDEN,
veil stocked with fruit trees, shrubs
md flowers
Perhaps the handsomest building in
San Jose is the artillery barracks, fac
ng the street De Artillera, two blocks
rom the governors palace. Feur
square towers, one at each angle, de-
end the premises. and the walls are
perforated for muskets, while tn. quad
court inside is spacious
enough for drilling 300 men at once.
Under loWly shed at one side are a
couple of eighteen-pounders, and |
several feldpeoes of smaller calibre.
Most of taese old-fashioned guns were |
last in England, shipped away around |
cape Horn, aud hauled up the hills |
rom Puenta Arenas by herds of oxen. |
n his camp life, as in everything else,
he Central American soldier is unique. /
They have no tents, that luxury being |
confined to the superior officers, and |
ew of them have any blankets beyond |
he greasy zarapes, which are worn by |
lay, when the air is chilly, in lieu of |
coats; and at night, when in barracks,
hey lie down contentedly on the cob
lie stones of the court yard, or where
yer they can. They are armed with
Remington rifles aud carbines of So
"a Id e model, the barrels OF which,
fter the french fashion, are kept
right instead of being Drowned. A
'iece of paper pasted at the butt of
ach gun, contains the name and num-
'er Of the private to whom it belongs;
nd woe be unto him if 1t comes off!
though not one soldier in thousand
an read, they get used to the form of
heir names. like a kindergarten OBJ
ect lesson. As arms are very valuable
4 Costa RIGA to sell or lose them is
lade crime,
PUNISHABLE BY FLoGGING.
aey say that Captain Toto (the Presi-
ent's brother, who is in command of
he barracks here) has habit, when
yer gun is lost, strayed or stolen, if
le real culprlt cannot be found, of
"dering the entire company to be :
rung up by the thumbs, one by one,
nd severely whipped
Aside from that class of females
nown the world over as camp fol-
wers," the Costa Ricsn government,
Ike the Mexican, permits q limited
un5er OF respectable married women
accomp my each regiment, to cook
nd wash for the soldiers These are