New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
IN PORTUGAL.
,,..,,t Color Book on Lisbon
and Cintrd-

~NTRA With Some Account o
r C.ies and hIS1o[nc b s,nniey TnCb
4 H sva RI. xii 2lS Dufleld & Co
1 .. portugal not more frequently visited
Nhs -sy,sr in search Of natural beauty and
ne :. IS the boast OF one of the old
tls S ,he court-y that the climate Of Por-
sr:sH 80 hest Of sll the world" but The
tue4 .,--ss, is only very slowly learning
81. af that assertion. which the author
q - and Cintrs~ confirms with much
& po-haps the MessTs Inchbold. witt
rsr'l.-- .--,s.inc text and clever pictures. vii
- ..,-s - attract the lounger IN Spair
i' sN'-e- &C and monuments awaiting him IN
5' X .s,-,,- country The book is the more
81 ,o,.rse the writer's OF those impres-
F''-. .-.vel which have recently become sc
lf'ls hsve rather PcrSistently neglected Por-
ustor HuTsles book and the one before
Is- ,5e cnly publications on the subject
4s-t Asve appeared in a long time
Fs-- -.ssn, narrative rightly includes an ac-
~ .bs r-eat earthquake Of 1855 and the
=, csr1paiCn OF reconstruction which
..--5ed out by the King and the Marqui:
p-,hsI. i vas not enough TO check Tho
4 ri disorders promoted by the catas-
- hang 4 thief taken in The act
=. penaities were published for the
> = leaving Lisbon at this junctU0e- The
,zsrts Of the forts at the river mouth
r+ren special orders 10 hinder vessels
l. uniting the port The flight Of the in
- -ha basis Of q capitals prosperity
Ia nave created irreparahle loss TO the
- Lisbon was rebuilt and made in many
-are attractive than it had been before
= r.--pruese Is q slow-moving individual
- Lisbon was made over IN thorough
6 = esshinn. the city vas as backward. only
-. osu.ury ago. Is may be judged from this
lgassass;
-.sss n the street were rara avis Eticnettt
- aT0w then - appear unattended. In rainy
8L.-ss- ne streets were deserted. The difficulty
-sss-7r from locality 10 another owing to tbs
a -~-sidered u-7safe II night The. roadway wa.
: --s-rz-v receEtsl3e tOr The ernptyinE Of buckets
= z11anzs Aqua vac was a very ordinaTl
= " rzssstrE through street ct any time. anC
-sa-l disaster CftF- happened 70 the pedestrian
-4-r n agility. The man of the lower class car
- F-itc ~ Ts0c1ard under his mantle, and Wa:
RVS -eady q fence with il under small Qroyoca-
! sr- Disputes Il Euerre were not uncommon
- native IS 70 this day conservative and
.sa-s.e But his capital is now a place il
#--er l.
1 = --a4he il IFS hilly thonoughfares is rem
- co-Ee1is1t by an elaborate system o.
4 .-;r --arways. The author describes tht
t.--rrsze Is aniable and courteous. They
- ts-zrolert 10 The poor and while they press
49, bsasts Of burden hard they are not viii
.a- md 70 animals Their bull fights are
-..sz5 II. none = the atrocities which distin-
A-+ hose familiar iE Spain The beasts are
t. ss7ad~ We are told. only irritated fer abou;
- -i-u.es CT 50 by wonderfully skilful riders
i-7-r-sa Of fue. superbly trained horses" Mod
- -as-u-ne Of The sort worn all over the world
l. q course. n the cities, but customs Of a
4-se rfeturesCueness still survive, as witness
r., description. Here comes a man round the
---- With !a-E staff over his shoulders, and
g II a-e dangling several small. black
IA skins. Following closely is a herd Of
-7 fisek kids. too thirsty and tired 10 gambol
J. -sy did when starting from their country
~. Their number Giruinishes as the man
rrs fist Il one door then the other, but the
.--ts- q black Geeces on the long staff in
-asss- Lisbon IS notable also for the curious
F 4: -us5cal cries e i sstreet venders-
i Votes on the traits Of the people, ike the
s---.1g q = make q large part Of this vol
-s n; the writer q the text does not forget
--u fragments = history which are so vel
--s Z E1-k 0f the sort He briefly sketches
rs thzn one famous figure or event. His
-s is cles- and sufficiently animated II
7-l have been improved by Al avoidance OF
-z---y Z the spelling q proper names In q
-z, book q travel written in English il IS
rza 70 SPEAK 4 Cauoe-s IS Canoes" or OF