Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-05

Intellectual life of the highest type
exists beside stultihed ignorance Inc
land itself exemplIhes contrast - thou-
sand-acre farms under the highest cuiu
walton. and beyond these the primordiai
Jungle; fat plains with towering noun
tains rising from them. Even the climate
varies from extreme heat to extreme coio-
Contradiction is shown also in the peo-
ME Some are sun-loving and lazy wnlie
others could give pointers to our north
American Tive wires. Again, tnefe -
the turbulent insurrectionist living siae
nv side with the peace-loving farmer IN
every WAY II Is a land of infinite variety:
One section Of 1t furnishes the world
with coffee, while another part produces
bread and meat for all nations In bra1i'
ft Is hot enough to grow ruDpef; IN AT
gentina IL is cold enough to raise sneep.
Paraguay is a sea-level swamp; Bohvla
plateau at an altitude Of 15,OoO feet aoove
the Pacific. One coast has not seen ram
for twenty years, while the other SuherS
an annual deluge.
One South American republic Is q net-
work of railroads. while another enjoys
but single trolley line. And 50 these
touch on every phase of existence To
know these interesting countries more m
tfmately an imaginary journey. coincio-
ing with the itinerary Of Mr.. Roosevelt,
Is set forth In this article. OF course MS
route Is subject to change.
Col. Roosevelt Il scheduled to sail froni
New York yesterday. The first stage OF
the journey viii include the great CAPT
tails, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and
Santiago These cities are all that u
modern. Founded In early Spanish CO.
lonial times, they led a somewhat somno-
lent existence for centuries until the last
fifty years. when they were awakened
by the call Of commerce. Today they
are all magnificent examples OF munich
pal development.
No finer public buildings. parks or pri.
vate residences exist than can be found
IN these busy capitals. They are all busi-
ness centers. Each Is to it's respective
country what New York 10 to the United
States. Perhaps 1t would be more illus
trative to write New York and Washing
ton combined: for they are political as
we'll as Industrial capitals. But politics
- not allowed to interfere with business,
people turn over the national government
to the professional statesmen. while the
ordinary citizen devotes himself to ledger
and cash book
II goes without saying that Mr.. Roose-
Welt will be lavishly entertained The
hospitality Of the Latin American has
passed into preverb, and these South
Americans are so rightly proud OF their
achievements that they welcome the op.
foreigners. Our former President must
fortify himself against Luculluslike ban
quets. But he may be certain OF being
received with demonstrations OF high re-
spect and sincere admiration.
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After Mr. Roosevelt has visited various
Of the centers Of population he viii
surely be entertained at some of the
''estancias," as the great ranches of
South America are designated There he
Will have the opportunity Of contrasting
life on the western prairfes as he so
well knows 1t with existence on the PAM
pas He will get to know the '.guacho"
and can study him by the standards of
his North American counterpart, the
cowboy.
There is no doubt the former President
will make a shrewd comparison Of the
working methods of the two types. But
he VIII find that the "guacho'' has the
same qualities Of courage, virility and
reclxlessness that are the distinctive char
acteristics of his United States brethren.
Unquestionably an ostrich hunt will be
organized, and for any one who Is keen
on the chase no more exciting sport can
be found than a breakneck gaIlop after
these wild running birds of the pampas
These South American prairies present
the western section of the United States.
Already wheat-growing farmers have
usurped the land over which cattle
formerly roamed at will There have
been no clashes between conflicting in
terests. The great acreage is owned by
individuals and they are gradually COM
bining cattle raising with wheat growing
That this is lucrative combination Of
industries is apparent
IS
In fact. the great "estanciaros, as
ranch owners are called in Spanish. live
on their domains. much as did the feudal
lords of the middle ages. Theirs is a
half-wiid. untrammeied. yet vigorous ex-
istenee that should In every way appeal
After spending his allotted time In the
settled sections OF South America Col
Roosevelt will push Off into the unex-
plored interior. While no big game, such
as the elephant, the lion or the wart-
hog OF Africa, is found In South Amer
lea, yet there are so many distinctive and
unique smaller animals that the faunai
naturalist will be constantly delighted
with the specimens that fall to his e1In
Ant-eaters. armadfllos, alligators and adj
Jutant birds make uncommon sporting
trophies. while hunting pumas and jag
uars Is much more dangerous than The
chase of wildcats and mountain lions
In his enthusiasm for natural science
Col Roosevelt Will certainly endeavor IN
get "A specimen OF the hoatZin. thar ex-
traordinary bird which Is in its youth a
reptile and, some biologists assure US. this
connecting link between snakes and tbe
feathered families. More varieties M
reptiles will be found In the interior OF
South America than In any other sec
ton OF the globe. There snakes exis,
which vary In size from the gigantic ana
conda to those apparently insignifican,
specimens hardly foot I'm length. We,
whose bite Is almost instant death.
Explorers who have q knowledge of con.
ditfons In the interior of the southern
continent agree that IL is the most DIFF.
hcult country TO penetrate of any quar-.
ter or the globe. Henry Savage Landor
the well known Asiatic and Indian or.
plorer. who has just completed a journey
across South America at its widest poinf
says that the hardshlps he endured were
beyond anything in his varied experience
Much OF the jungle land Of South Amer
lea 10 as unknown to the white man toda
as IL was at the time the continent was
discovered. @S
The greatest hindrance to extensive .x-
ploratton Is the lack of food once an
exploring expedition leaves its canoes
and pushes on into the awesome iunris
where gigantic trees grow so high AMI
close as to make II a region OF eternsi
night. they must carry with them sun
plies and sometimes even water to las,
throughout their journey. This Jungle
has been the graveyard Of many who
were lured to IL IN search for gold