The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-06

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quired 10 keep a house in order. The
wages Of the men are exceedingly
small. For instance the foreman in
an engineering shop gets less than 81
per day. The standard of life is not
nigh and they seem cOntented TO live
i'm squalor The Galaeians are hard
workers and make excellent porters
and messengers and are noted for
their honesty. The really rich peO-
pie of the land are returned Bra
zilians or people who have made
their money in the Portuguese colo
MES and the Jesuit priests, who are
reputed 10 be exceedingly wealthy.
Wine making is one OF the greatest
industries of the land. although there
is little drWkcuness. Saloons may
be opened without a license. and the
only revenue paid is government
duty on the actual sale of liquor. This
comes under the police department.
and graft IN this line is said TO run
riot-suiiice IL 10 say the government
receives little revenue from the sale
of liquor
Some Of the laws of Portugal are
queer-at least 10 the American mind.
and the one in regard 10 dogs has
strange results. The owner of q dog
must pay SIP q year license if ne has
no yard, or 81 if he has a yard Few
OF the poor people can afford a yard,
nor are they able TO pay the So tax,
consequently they take to cats as pets,
and the country fairly teens with
felines-felines Of every description
and breed and at night the streets Of
Lisbon are fairly alive with these ami
mails. Fights are common. with the
usual noisy prelude which often
makes sleep impossible.
Worship of Children.
The love of children by the natives
amounts almost 10 worship, with the
result that there is a lot OF spoiled.
unruly youngsters running about the
streets. There is no such thing as "a
juvenile court, for a policeman who
would attempt to arrest d child would
be mObbed.
The fees of lawyers and physicians
are peculiar, for when a patient or
client asks Tor the bill he is met with,
What you please To give" This gem
orally leads to dissatisfaction on one
side OF the other.
on the whole the people are an
easy-gOing lot. SO. as one would i'm
agine, cleanliness is not one of the
great virtues of the country. and bugs
and fleas abound in the land. The
wOrl1ingman is content with chunks Of
dark bread washed down with cheap
wine, bat occasionally he varies his
diet with big meals Of fish. In some
parts of the country the dress of the
men is as picturesque as that Of the
women. Wide-brimmed felt hats with
small crowns. short coats tight troUs-
crs and often a scarf about the waist
is the joy Of the Portuguese man. He
also delights in bushy Whiskers as ne
grows older.
His amusements are few and sim
pie, the cigarette is his constant COM
paniCn, and the siesta under the trees
an essential part of his existence. He
loves TO dance and during the festas
which are held frequently, there is
dancing day and night The woman
takes her place beside the man in his
amusements. The theatres in the
cities are fairly good, and a circus per-
Torrance is always popular Lisbon
boasts of large circus building OF the
same style as the HippOdrome in New
York, where excellent performances
are given. Here again another strange
lay crops up, for all theatres must be
closed before midnight-that is. even
the players must be out OF the build
ing otherwise a fine of $50 is imposed.
BullGght the Sport.
The bullhght is the national sport.
and is really an enjoyable affair. where
unusual skin is displayed in placing
the banderilos. Ii is unlike the Span
ish bullhght, for the animal is nor
killed nor are the horses injured. The
horns of the bull are padded. and one
of the points Of the game is to keep
the bull from touching the horse. The
bull is merely leased and goes through
his part like a star actor. At the close
OF the show several men padded like
football players attempt TO ride the
bull. with ludierous results. Both mel,
and women enjoy this sport, and IL IL
no uncommon sight 10 see from 5000
10 10. 600 people at a Sunday bullhght
The money of the country Is reck-
oned by an imaginary coin known as a
rel One thousand reis are equal 70
an American dollar, and until the
foreigner gets used 10 the money II
seems rather strange to find a hotel
bill for 10000 reis,. or a laundry bill
for :, 200 refs. etc. The smallest piece
of money in circulation is five-rei
piece, which amounts TO half a cent OF
our money.
The religion OF the Portuguese is for
the most part superstition, and the
most surprising thing about the upris-
ing is the tight against the church. for
everything Catholic was regarded as
most sacred. some OF the churches
and converts are works of art. espe-
cially the Jeronymos monastery. with
its wonderful eloisters. regarded by
many art critics as the most beautiful
in Europe. The Estaeila Basilica. too.