The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-20

1900 IN the wonan's building; LOCO n
the Fine Arts palace; ]. 600 IN the struc-
ture devoted 10 anthropOlogy: loo IL
the Shoe and Leather building; $50 IN
the viticulture department; altogether
1880 square feet, distributed in eleven
different departments Of the great expo
sition. This is no mean show for
country which, after all, has less than
12.0o0.0O0 Of population, upon whom
Americans have always looked as semi
barbarians. tits a greater showing than
we ourselves have made at any Euro
pean exposition so far held, and Il
snust be put down. in large measure, 70
the desire Of Mexico 70 cement the mu-
tusl friendship existing between the
United States and her, and 10 make
the commercial relations between the
two countries even more intimate ana
profitable than they are at present.
in this connection IL VIII DO no harm
% point 10 the fact that g. per cent. OF
the entire Mexican import trade a.
present Is with this country, It having
Increased zoo per cent. within short
space Of time.
To speak generally, then. and i'm
partially OF the Mexican exhibit, ] NAV
say that II Is weakest in Industrial prod
ucts. and strongest in agricultural
ones This Is in strict accordance with
her actual conditions. for industry in
Mexico Is carried on on a small scale.
mostly by half-5reeds. and its charac-
ter. therefore. Is that OF a domestic
industry. produced by half-educated
men and women, whose skill is not
aided by directions and hints received
from superior minds Thus we find
the numerous samples Of Mexican hand
scraft exhibited IN her section in Manu-
features building inferior in design.
IN taste and in workmanship. except
ing those few which were made b. her
European artisans and mechanics. Her
pottery. her copper and iron and bronze
ware. her tiuware and household uten-
sis. her paper and stationery exhibit,
her perfsnery and soaps and chemicals
and candles. her toilet articles, all dem
orstrate this fact The only articles
worthy Of some praise are those pccul-
lar 10 The country, where the pure
Aztec art spirit has remained uninfu-
enced by European taste. such IS clay
ard coarse terra Gotta statuettes and
vases. and those manufactGres purely
the work Of her European. !. e.. iumi-
grant artisans, such as finc inlaid wood
furniture. canes, silk hats, etc But
TIE bulk of these exhibits. being q
mixture OF Ingenious and European
taste and design. are anything bat
praiseworthy. This IN itself demon
strates that our manufactures bear I
large and remuneratiye field for ex-
ports there, if they VIII but avail
themselves Of heopportunities offered
them
Upstairs. in the liberal arts depart
meat, adjoining the German section on
the north, there Is an interesting dis
play This includes q collection Of the
complete fauna and fora Of Mexico.
sent by great society which operates
with state aid, and which Is highly in
structive; just 10 mention one item
there are over eco distinct specimens
Of birds OF song or plurnage Stuffed.
of course). all natives OF Mexico. and
there arc wonderful specimens Of the
5guaua, the tapir, the mountain sheen.
eazelle and chamois, the puma. bears
and monkeys Of her forests. all master
pieces Of the taxidernist. Then there
are extensive exhibits sent from Mexi-
cos higher educational industries.
such as those of fne art. medicine,
law, engineering, mining, architec-
tnre- botany. This whole department,
81 course, was sent by the government
and IS in charge OF brainy, well-in-
formed men
In horticulture and wine-growine
-Ac1ieo makes fine display. demon
stTating very clearly that her agri
c'iltarlsts- among whom she has thou
sands Of expert eolonists from Europe.
especially from France and I:alr.
know how 10 wiring choice products
from her fertile soil. The wines
aud brandies She shows have a fire
favor. although not greatly appre-
ciated by the northern palate. In the
leather line, too, she displays z great
variety Of products-saddles and har-
ness shoes and boots, leather sandals
and leggings, slippers and curtains. OF
great variety and design, and often
very ingenious in make. As 10 mining.
Of course. Mexico makes an enormous
showing, the inexhaustible resources
OF her mines OF gold and silver. cop
per ard tin. sulphur and all sorts OF
stone and minerals. onyx, etc. being
pretty wei known the world over.
IN her section al Manufactures bald
ing there are many articles sent By
Ae<ieen women, embroideries, small