New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24

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establishing villages. There are several such
gypsy villages in Pennsylvania, as wen as IN,
one in the outskirts Of PIainfeId
In Europe Hungary is the favorite country for
gypsies- The Hungarian government recently
announced that energetic measures are to bs
taken to put an end to the vagabond pronan-
stiles OF the wandering gypsy tribes. Among
the many races which make up the population
Of that heterogeneous geographical expression,
termed the AustrO-Hungarian Empire certainIv
the most typical are the Tziganes, or gypsies a,
they are called
Hungary is the home Of the Tziganes. in so
far as they have any home. In all other Eu-
ropean countries they were prosecuted for CEN
turtles being eInissaries Of Satan and enemies
OF Christianity. but the Hungarians took pftv
on them and treated the wanderers ike lost
children. 1t was in the fifteenth century thar
they first made their appearance in St Stepben',
kingdom King Sigismund received them hos
pitably. and recommended to the charity and
pity of the public these poor wandering peo-
pie without home and bounded by every one
There are now about 10000 Of these Tzigane,
in Hungary. They may be divided into three
classes-those who go bareheaded and barefoot
ed. the wandering gypsies; those who wear head
gear and shoes sundays. the semi-nomads
who have to a certain extent abandoned the
nomadic life of their ancestors The Tziganes
Of the last named category are the most civil
lied and are generally musicians who excel In
the playing of Hungarian tunes. When tina
Tziganes arrived in Hungary they were not
trained musically. but they soon appropriated
Magyar music. and out OF it have made n
crude and weird art Of their own Their favor
lite instrument is the bas aIja as the = the
violin. Some play the harp. but the, ca
marked aversion to the piano, merely because
il cannot easily be moved about. In Hungary
no fete or festival takes place without a Tzgane
orchestra At election time Tzigane bands al
ways head the electoral professions. and no
wedding is considered complete without their
music for the dance. The Tziganes have become
natural musicians. playing from inspiration. and
generally being unable to read music List
who made a study of the Tziganes, says that
music is to them a sublime language. a mystic
song. which they often make use OF instead Of
conversation. and that they have. in fact. In
vented a music of their own.
The favorite abode Of these strange people Is
near the Croatian frontier. 1t is there that the
typical Tziganes may best be seen Their
camps are always set up at some distance
from the nearest town village, often in close
proximity to some forest The TZigane huts-
for they are nothing mOre-cOnsst OF a single
room. unless the owner is extremely well to do,
and are generally devoid Of furniture The Til
games eat and sleep on the bare boards. At al
times Of the day there is smOulderinS fire
in the hut, over which hangs sandstone pot,
for the Tzigane has no fixed hour for his meals,
but eats whenever he feels hungry. The ordi-
nary bill of fare consists OF potatoes, stewS
milk and lard. On festive occasions such tit
bits are INDUCED in as hedgehOgs. foxes and
squirrels. Cats are considered by the Tziganes
a princeIy diet, and they train dogs 70 hunt
hedgehOgs and foxes. They have a peculiar
manner of cooking foxes They first place the
carcass of the animal in running water for
couple OF days. after which it is removed and
cooked under hot Goals in a hole in the ground
The Tziganes have a horror OF work or re-
straint OF any kind. Even those who have o
fixed residence like TO roam about when they
feel so inclined. So strong is this wandering
instinct that they have no word in their Lam