Arizona republican., 1916-11-26

invaded rural Rumania. It is regarded as worthy oi honor to be the head of large family. As m all lands where many of the people are more or less illiterate, there is a high death rate, though the fact that the bottle fed baby is almost unknown in peasant Rumania tends to overcome the high infant mortality that would otherwise result.
 The average Rumanian peasant is not given to the kind of thrift that leads him often to savings bank. The patrimony of his sons ana daughters is more often good will, good health, and an honest mind than it is lard, or money, or houses. Sc marrow is the margin upon which d young couple starts out in life that it has come to be a proverb among them. Married today and out at the elbows tomorrow For children come apace. and the prices of the things tne peas ant nas to sell are even lower than the prices Of those he has to buy. and not until his own lahors are supple mentcd ty those of his sons and daughters has he much chance 60 pre- pare for even the shortest Of rainy days.
 When voung Rumanian's peasanV lads thoughts turn to love and his mind begins to incline toward mar riage. he goes to his mother rather than to his sweetheart with his tale Tho mother acts as an ambassador to the father. and if he can be induced to look with favor upon the lover choice. he calls in two of his besi friends in the village. tells them of his sons dreams and asks them to accompany the said son to the house of the object of loves young dreams Nayhat the girl herself has not re- reiVed from the youth a single hint of his love. out even so, US he ana his spokesmen approach the house she suspects the object of his visit and peeps through any crIcN or cranny that is convenient.
 If il happens to be winter the fa- thrr ut the girl invites the company in. and. Surmising their mission, gives some hirt as to his attitude oy the way hs looks after the fire IL he keeps il burning brightly they know that he is favorable. 1T he tets lt die down 2 little. they understand that he IS only of an open mind on the sub iect. But if he lets it go out entirely, there is no use arguing he question.
 "The Rumanian peasant is much SiN en to superstition. and he has a ign for everything. If shingles are moi nailed on roof in the proper sien they will turn up at the ends, if potatoes arc not planted in the proper sign. they will grow on top of the soil ard ne g failure: if you have money in vour pocket when you see the new moon. yuu will not go broke at least not until another new moon has come on the other hand, it is held to be dangerous to announce to those m tn house that the new moon has ap- poarcd. for ir that case all the po,s and pans in the kitchen will be broken before the waning moon passes.
 w Ten q peasant child IS christened. all ot those present assume the re- lation nf god-parents. and 1t is a superstition that there must be no in termarriages between god -fa thers and god mothers. The result Is that chris tenings are net widely attenueo and those with matrimonial ambitions cs- chew them entirely.
 The utmost care Is taken by some to prevent child from seeing its image in mirror before 1t is three years old. for if it does it will become a victim of tho falling sickness. which Nill send it stumbling through life
 Therc arc many customs which still proclaim the ancient rule and in- liuenCe or Rome that have persisted through the centuries since the de- pdrture Of her glory For instance there k the old Pyrrhic dance. the robes v ith bells on sleeves and girdles The Eumanias still shout in unison Co prevent Saturn from hearing the voice Of the infant Jupiter: and even their oxen proclaim the glory that was Rome in their names. for here you may see Caezar and Brutus as yoSc-fellows. and there Cassius ana Augustus