The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-22

finerneut He was entertained with
oriental maguificencc. AL tho deli
cacies to te found Within the empire
were set before him and although
game was abundant the turkey held
the place oF honor among the fowl
This was the first time that the span
lard had eaten turkey,
sin Favorite Fowl.
tcrr~tcvr-t
the birds. In fact since prehistoric
times the turkey has been domesU-
Gated and caised for market Today
in Mexico many of the quaint customs
then in vogue are stiii kept alive. Ana
so Il is that the purchaser Of today
may select mis- choice of "A fowl in the
village street. or II he prefers. the
vender viii bring IT alive 10 ais door
for inspection fresh from the farm
North Of the Rio Grande the turkey
was equally well known and treasured
The celebrated expedition Of Coronado
between 1897 and t54T. penetrated this
upexrloryd region west Of the Missts-
sjppL
His explorations were chiefly Ia what
rs today Texas. Arizona ard New Mex
l-a, the home of the cIlH dwelling In
dlans of The Southwest In III The In
dian villages. according 10 those early
explorers. turkeys were 90 be found.
both Wild and d0mesticated.
PfHEeni -aitF SHien t'&fs aaN' '"nHa
enclosures "a these villages Whle" We're
at one TIME A+e" ,'@ CAGES Ap' " tA9
turkeys when were hefaea t"Eethets
later &" he dome'lsfa ted. me vie
feeks. according ?" lte shF"Meies 81
Coronado were many iiH8ea n welcome
stshs u" These eS jf"EfEs. ~ ''F .
ott~a male i"hf0~asf@ tdHt.t'A 1" -
saFaef 6t.'f i5- s.' sls t'- ."#
'oys
6"rtez. ln one "i "t5 letters " .'trh
about 1als, meGttpNS no t2fh-< tie
carried specimens 10 shoe bird 3" spain
h la-9. wher" they came t"'' l"H1e .
diate popuia4ltA. AMI the breeding -
turkeys soon became fstai iAht". ii
was then taat we Jersey "'. atf'
known as 'h' "-aF'f ''s a8e' GA -
relation SO the peacoek- "hich NaS
then called 'faVo resi- lae FOWL 81
kings.
II WIS long time before The turkey
reached France, Tor the iFSt taf Nes
eaten there @as al The wedding OF
GhatIes TX and Elizabeth of austria
June e. 1850. or flftS wears after SPAN
had first tasted the bird
Introduced Into Eugiand.
LIS introduction tnte t.aRia"a seems
to have been In 1875 bat. whenever
Fl Was IS soon came iato popular FAVOR
ans Mas given names as 6lack N"rfhiA
aua Large Cam bridge
is ss nu interesting fact that descend
ants Of the parent stock were carried
baeE a#an across tire Atlantis ocean
- New England, "hfFe, crossed VITA
TIRE original turkey there they began
the breed thar has spread from one end
Of ina country 10 the other,
As in this country, the TURKEY has
come 20 be looked upon efse~ ehere as
. holiday f"ast attr2e tfott- IN SPAN.
especially during Christmas time tue
markets SIRE aiTa with the Fofume ar
currents ~ the vendors and purchasers
and with the unafaiiine protests OF tue
victims u! Madrid some u the pF&h3i-
pal streets ara crowded win troops
81 thes" birds driven ia from tae coah-
tss- farms.
- the early colonial days turkeys
were stilI abundant ia Massachusetts.
the rest Of New Eu@and AarEiana. N3f~
pig.ia. the Caroiinas and FLORIDA WINE
In the last named states the tu'N -
still found as native W1ta row.
although in greatly decreased NUM-
bers.
But a short distance from NEchi3 ONO
THdiantown is n small island tnhaplteo
BY tribe of tha.ahs, tae a,',9 .l'A.s
They are part OF the 70" hatAhS' ana
under an ola colonial treaty tHeS PAS
no taxes and have tneir own govern
mont. They must, however sertn ~ ti,e
Governor OF NifRlhia each Sesr So
Of game or fowl; ana very "ttsi' inns
gift takes the form OF several large
plump turkeys.
Many have been the explanations
made as TO now the blt"' no" 80 popa
lar nj THANKSGIVING came 10 De cSiIe0