The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-25

FRANK G. CARPENTER.
gaieties will and Easter
will practically begin.
Inc Government and the Church.
The Mexican government now in
sists that there shall be an absolute
separation of church and state. 1t
prohibits church professions through
out the country. No one is allowed
to wear clerical garb on the street.
and you do not see monks with tom
Sured heads, wearing sandals long
gowns, or nuns or sisters Of Christ
clad in black as in some Others Of
the Spanish-American republics.
This great break between church
and state originated before the time
of President Juarez, but it was first
put in force by him in 1867. At
a wonderful stomach, liver and bowel
est and most positive ever devised.
cleanser. regulator INC tonic. the SAT-
The day OF violent purgatives, such
as calomel. pills, salts and castor oil
is past. They were all wrong. You
got relief, but at what a cost! They
acted by flooding the bowels with
fluids. but these fluids were digestive
juices. Syrup of Figs embody only
harmless laxatives, which act in a nat
ural way. 1t does what right food
would do-what eating lots Of fruit
and what plenty of exercise will do
for the liver, stomach and bowels.
Be sure you get the old reliable and
genuine. Ask your druggist for the
full name, "Syrup of Figs and Elixir
of Senna," prepared by The California
Fig Syrup Company. Hand back. with
scorn. n Fig Syrup imitation recon-
mended as lust as good"
that time all Of the church property
was cOnfiScated and all Of the mem
bers Of the religious societies, from
the Jesuits to the Sisters Of Char
ity, who taught in the schools and
served as nurses in the hospitals, were
sent out Of the country. For a while
even the ringing Of the church bells
was prohibited by law, and all re-
ligiOus parades outside the churches
were forbidden. Since then many
of the priests and nuns have come
back. The priests have taken charge
Of their churches and a large num-
Der of the educational institutions
are now again conducted by the nuns
although their work is kept in the
background.
The long gown AID clerical hat are
) not seen on the streets. but one car
easily tell the priests by their suits
of black broadclOth, their high era.
watts, straight collars and tall silk hats
while the nuns are easily known from
their black gowns and the sombel
heads AS to the religious proces-
sions. they have been practically abol.
ished. A priest who defied the Law
not long 6 was arrested in his
: clerical robes and cast into prison
. The Archbishop of Mexico recently
called attention to these laws ant
S forbade the encouragement Of thu
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r led them to have fantastic dances ane
r shows during Lent, including imita
S tons of the c%rucifxion and the cele
+ brations of the punishment Of the enc
mics and executioners Of Christ.
s Church SuperstitiOnS.
Nevertheless, l doubt whether ther
are any people more superstition
than the Mexican masses. The In
y dams here were converted wholesal
# at the time Of the conquest, and thei
e religion of today is still mixed wit
n that of the AZtecS I am told tina
they have difficulty in keeping Their
IT from decorating some OF he relic
of The National Museum. which hav
st come down from the days of Monte
le yuma, and that there are many place
e away from the cities where the Pas
;e sion Play is still celebrated. 1t is nc
d long since many of the churches ha
le a ceremony of washing the beggar'
feet. This occurred on Holy Thurs
day. when twelve Of the oldest bee
CARS Of the parish were given seat
ID near the altar. An attendant the
brought water in a basin: and tn
a. priest taking off the sandals OF tn
,e beecars, rinsed and cleansed and fee
After this he anOinted them with Oh
!, land they were then permitted to de
,e part and go on with t--ir beggln'
II, This ceremon was very like Ii
ne washing of the feet of the lively
"a APOSTLES. which is celebrated by II