The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01

struments and articles OF Dominant Mr.
Bulge il a student of antiquities, and has
an original theory regarding this display
He believes the little articles are ample
proof that the Chilean Indians are Of Car
thagenian origin One Indication Of this,
says Mr.. Bulge. is the fact that in the
language of the Central and Southern
Chilean Indians. there is not a single
word which can be traced to Peruvian
origin. and the language also contains the
singular dual and plural forms which are
found in the old Greek Il is his belief
that the Chilean Indians were forced down
the South American coast from Peru ami
the northern countries to their present To-
cation, which they have retained ever
since.
Regarding the idols Mr.. Bulge does not
believe that they ever were worshiped by
the Indians. The Indians are sun wOT-
shippers. not people who bow down before
idols" he said and I believe these little
idols are nothing more than ornaments
which illustrate the artistic temperament
Of the people"
Some of the finest examples Of hand
! carved furniture. including sideboaTds,
tables, and chairs. are displayed, and all
Of these will be sold after the fair for
/ the benefit Of the workmen who made
I them. the collection also includes
! bronzes and the casts from which statues
( that now adorE rich homes and museums
( in Paris were made An interesting col
/ lection Of furniture, consisting of half
I dozen pieces. is that which may be found
/ in the home OF any Of the mountaineers in
/ Chile it is made of wood and wicker,
and the entire set costs about s. in gold of
! our money in Chile.
/ AT the north end Of the gallery is a de-
partmeut devoted wholly to the work of
J Chilean school children. There are some
unusually fine specimens of inlaid work.
painting, and carving One exquisite
J piece. a table, was made by boy sixteen
/ years old. after three years INSTRUCTION
in the schools. The perfection attaiTs-d is
best understood when it is explained that
the Chilean. Government keeps at least
| thirty Instructors constantly in Europe.
! where they study and learn the best to be
had in the European schools, so the
schools of their OWE country may benefit
thereby
I,don': think any other nation spends
more money relatively than Chile in keep
ing up the high standard Of its schools,
said Mr. Bulge 1.-THE teachers are all
intensely interested in their work, and
each year, when they have the opportu-
nifty of taking two months vacation
young and old go to the workshops and
perfect themselves still more in the par
ticuIar branches they teach. They do
this year after year, and all for the love
OF their work.
The fruit exhibit is large one, in spite
of the fact that many jars containing
fruit were broken in transit. If you can
show US fruit that we have not got, de-
pend upon it, Chile viii get it, and viii
cultivate Il at once. In our climate We
can raise anything said Mr. Bulge.
/ Specimens of al kinds of drinking wa
ters and earths are shown In glass jars
There are samples of 800 different kinds OF
( wine and also q large vat which can be
opened, revealing a miniature wine fac
{ tory Most of the expectation eff wine Is
J confined TO the coast, although some goes
10 Europe and England. An entire sec
I ton OF 4 palm tree. nearly three feet in
( diameter, has been brought 20 the exposi-
ton This particular palm has the prop
erty when portions OF it are boiled, of
producing a substance which in appear
/ ance. taste and nourishing effects can
lot Le detected from genuine honey The
famous miniature nitrate manufacturing
plant was injured in transportation and
through neglect. but engineers are nov at
! work upca it. and it viii be II running
, condition as soon as the exhibit has been
installed. Near this plant VIII be shown
various ores. including silver. and miner
. ais Of all kinds The specimens OF sil-
yer ore are of superior quality: in some
instances the silver lies in sheets com
posed of small spicuIes upon the rock.