The Red Cloud chief., 1901-06-07

SIX To eighteen feet high. " conlc,I ont
lhe and swelling gradually In the mid
ul'. not unlike the Celtic romans ~
''pt thai these never had any impos
n"riz'ntal stone. like the trrrthnns a
) St'nohoncc. Probably they are the r,,i,
"I phalli' Worship uhat OF the s,x,s,
'h' creed held 10y all the hr,thsp svrn
Arabian peoples
Most interesting of all are tho s,rul
lures Il" les giautrs." ur "tumhs of IN,
giants. found everywhere IN Sardinin
Ih'S" are series ur large stones rIace,
together without cement, 81 as To- iurI,s
tirnch from htt'cn to- forty feet lon,
'hu from three To- six feet dpcu. cnycre,
win lnm'ns" slabs uf stone. The trsnrl
" always dug from northwest to south
''Et' ana at the southeast end ris,s a
"rS'' upright haadstouc from ten to nf
'''h rect high. VARYING i'm form from
square" cllipucal or cuuical ~ thar -,
'hr''-inurths of an egg. and always non,
Tue hdsr is an aperture about ri,,ht.,u
"'''S square. ON each side Of this
| S'rahS' h"tdstonc commences , series ~,
S'phf"i" stones, irregular I'm size and
Sh"P'' brt forming an immense are. Nu
i"ub' these were graves i'm som. r,r.
No'''n Time hut what manner of propl,
MAD" them none can tell. The earliest
! ''ths "t scpulchcr OF which ". huyc
/ any knowledge are of upripht stnpc,
| WIN superintendent slabs, such as tho
/ pruidicll kiStvacne and the oncIc,,
! iumhS IT Greece. As tn tho STORY -,
"iants, there arc manv traditions cor.
/ rerntng tn" former existence of a colossal
| rae" IN sardinia. as well ns I'm In. neigh.
| boring islands
/ Its scauty population and rugged moup.
tain ranges. with dark forests bctwrn,
make Sardinia a very
Paradise for hunters,
Whll" It's many rivers and salt laroons
anu th' deep. still channels between tho
! 'S''is thnt lin" the coasts. abound I'm fish
I'hilr"ads and w"ll-kcpt highways con
meet IN" towns aud cities. hut one has
NOT iar T." go I'm any direction from the
n'a'eh paths To enter Urimcval wilder.
'"sN. f'Nond the Vineyards and cult
\'led plains ar" vast upland plateaus
covered with tail myrtlcs and heath and
branching arbutus, intcrspersed with
magnificent groves of cork trees fes-
'"'h'd with bloSsoming creepsrs
Ih"h comes the forests. the pride OF
IN" isiand-chestnuts, oaks beeches
Iarch"s-with dense thickets beneath AMI
HterlacinG vines above. making perpetual
twilight which no ray of sunshine pcn.-
irat"s. Higher and higher climb the for
"sts To tn" central region OF mountain
ridges which inclose a sublime amphi-
ihrat'r Of shelving aud prccipitous cliffs
rocks and pinnaclos. brawlng torrents
ana hanging woods. This is the haunt of
red deer and mouffin. both lovers of loftv
'"litndes The forests are fun of part.
"ldgos and many kinds of birds. and the
barren plateaus are literally alive with
hares and wild boars-the latter fattor-
'ng upon the long. fbrous roots of the
aSpod"l. whose beautiful yellow flowers
flourish where nothing else will grow
Were 1t not for it's undeserved reputation
for unhealthfulness. Sardinia would be
'hronged with sportsmon from all parts
NJ Europe.
ne story has gone abroad that its cli-
mate Is deadly to foreigners. The truth
Is that from June till October the coast
districts of the southeast should be avoid
ID on account OF malaria-here called in
temperie-which resembles double dis
H.
gan ague and Santiago calentura. The
strange thing about 1t IL that while adults |
who have become seasoned TO the |
marshy districts can remain in them |
with impunity the whole year through. |
children ana newcomers invariably fall |
'ictims to intempcrie; and then the mat |
er OF life or death IL a question OF sur |
'tval of the fittest. But this occurs only
N a small portion of the island and |
turing the few months above named The
Malaria Is caused by over1owing noun
ain torrents In springtime which bring
Town immense quantities of vegetable
natter To ferment and decompose in the
oast lagoons.
Northern and Central Sardinia remain
salubrious the year around
With dry, transparent atmosphere and
eally delightful climate Owing to the
altitude, the winters are never severe
wen In the mountains; and the summer
'cat Is less excessive than that on the
loiShboring coast of Italy. Especially
Turing December and January the tray-
."r hnds here the very perfection OF
Weather. February Is apt to be a month
4 continual rain Spring manifests itself
With fun luxuriance toward the end OF
larch: and from that time TIL midsum-
ner nobody need complain of the health
illness OF Sardinia
Not the least important OF this too long
reelected country H. the small islets that
luster close around IL, like buds on the
aren't stem. There are hundreds nf
hem, from the size OF a bed blanket TO
respectable farm; and though compara-
lively few OF them are fit for cultivation,
II are OF some use, as pasture ground,
alt beds or the homes of fishermen The |
lrgest and most fertile island, and nat
rally most populated. IL San Antioco. on
he southern coast OF Sardinia, where Il
orms the western wall Of the Gulf Of
'almas SO very narrow Is the deep-sea
assage which separates II from the
iainiand that II is crossed by a Roman
ridge and an ancient aqueduct San
Intioco Is only about eight miles long {
y three wide but II supports three or
our thousand peOple-the majority OF
.hom turn their honest pennies In the
me- -honOred occupation of smuggling
nj wrecking, =