The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-30
DEFENDS FRANCE
DR.. Ki:ghiS Stands Up For His
Native Country
AGAINST CRITICISM
COrreCtS MISStdtementS Made by A
Contributor to the Minneapolis
Journal Recently
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and small bank account, which in
NV opinion is far superior to rock.
ing chairs and pianos on the install.
ment plan.
AS far as eating is concerned,
must again take issue with Mr.
Moreau. The working classes arr
on the whole, vcgetarians,, and why
For the reason that they have beer
brought up to it, because they like
it. If you have ever partaken OF
one Cf their meals you have found
that they look, smell and taste good
Their vegetable soup is good and even
though they eat meat rarely thei1
general constitution, their health is
far superior to that of their equals
in this country, for. they are free
from stomach troubles, which is the
great curse of this country.
AS far as butter is concerned, it
is not the custom of European peo-
pies to use it as freely as we do in
this country. l dare say Mr.. MOreau
never used it when a child in Belgium
but having accustomed himself to its
use after having emigrated to this
country, he felt quite lost abroad not
to find doll dish in front of him
with its great luxury, a piece of but
ter as big as an English walnut
On one point l will agree with him
and that is the greater comfort in
the homes. But l say that this is
due to the fact that these comforts
are really new thing, comparative
ly unknown thirty years ago. These
comforts and luXuries cannot in such
short time be transplanted to cities
already built up, for it would take
an enormous outlay of money.
Relative to Mr.>Moreau's statement
that two thirds of the houses outside
the large cities are 1000 years or
more old, l would have enjoyed hav-
ing taken my trip with person who
would have been able to show them
to me. In all my peregrinations
throughout France l know of only
one church and one dwelling house
dating back to 637, and that is in the
northern part of Brittany. Of course
one will often run across historical
buildings which may be older than
one thousand years, but l claim that
instead of being ashamed of these
relics We should feel proud of them,
for they are curiosities which excite
the daily admiration of thousands of
tourists whose only object in travel
ing is to visit them.
The size Of keys used in France is
larger than here, but let us admire
them instead of criticising them.
These keys and locks are of another
age; they should really be looked
upon as wonders, for they were made
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and when made, locks and keys were
considered a luxury. Should we ex-
pect the people to tear these locks
from their doors and replace them
with Yale locks? No; for a Yale
lock would look out of place on those
old-fashioned doors, as an old-fashion-
ed lock would on a new-fashioned
door.
AS to the charge that horse flesh
is eaten in France, l fail to see why
people should make this matter of
vital Importance. Butchers selling
this meat are required to display in
large letters what meat they are
selling; and it is then up to the pur-
chaser whether or not he cares to
eat it. AS to horse flesh. l think
it is far preferable to some other
meat, for the horse eats nothing, but
carefully selected food, while other
animals whose flesh makes a daily