The Pulaskian., 1919-04-04
By EDITH c. CAMERON.

 NX YHEN a doctor pronounced AA the edict. -four months of rest and change of climate,
 with plenty of fresh air and sunshine" the question arose, where to? The time was December, with all the cold and disagreeableness of a northern climate.
 Someone suggested 'Why not go fo the Isle of Pines? There you could rest and have all the sunshine and fresh air that you need"
 So when I learned that it is one of the most beautiful and interesting spots to be found in the world, and situated almost at our very door, less than two hundred miles south of Key West and not as far distant from New York as the Mississippi, I decided to sisit it.
 1 found there were many routes to choose from, but selected the quick ,st one, most commonly used, by way of Jacksonville, Fla, Miami. and the delightful scarab route to Key West. From there q sea trip of six hours brings one to Havana, Cuba, and an- other by rail or auto, 8 miles. to Ba- tabano, now the most important sea port on the south side of Cuba. The trains run to the dock, where one can take comfortable boat making the trip to the Isle of Pines in a few hours.
 On reaching Juearo, port of entry, we have our choice of a number of automobiles for q ride over q govern ment turnpike road, called here a calzada, to Santa Fe, distance of five miles, We cannot help being sur prised at the fine road, almost equal ing any boulevard found in our north ern cities. Our obliging chauffeur tells us that there are about one hun dred miles of these calzadl roads built and maintained by the govern ment
 All Comforts in Santa Fe.
 Tn the picturesque little town of Santa Fe, about five hundred feet above sea level, is a hotel meeting every requirement. of the most exact ing traveller. There are other less ex- pensive establishments. Here are small American churches of almost every denomination. bank, schools, clubs for both men and women, a chamber of commerce, a large Ma sonic temple and other institutions found in average American communi- ties.
 After resting and bathing in the Santa Rita thermal springs-the privi- lege of guests of our hotel-one feels like new being. All the tiredness of the long trip vanishes.
 The wealthy Spanish military and government classes came here from Havana to spend the summer for gen. erations, as the Isle of Pines is much cooler than Cuba. The baths are marvellous for curing rheumatism nervous troubles and obesity. The water comes from iron and magnesia springs.
 The history of the isle is replete with romance. How many of us know
 wonder, that Christopher Columbus n his second trip to the new world was lost in the keys, or small islands surrounding the Isle of Pines for . number of days, finally landing on the isle, upon which, after inspection and replenisking his supply of water, he bestowed the name of La Evangelista (the Evangel), later reaching the har bor of Batabano, Cuba.
 PineappIes and Pines.
 It is questionable whether the Isle of Pines gets it's name from the won derful pineapples, weighing iron seven to fifteen pounds, growing sC profusely there, or to the pine trees the odor of which, when the wind i; blowing in the right direction, can bt noticed several miles from shore.
 In early days the Isle of Pines, like many other islands of the Caribbean was q. rendezvous for pirates, and ths south part of the island is often re sarded as the Treasure Island" O Stevenson's tale.
 As recently as some thirty year:
 go Q Spaniard who had lived lon: inc on the Isle of Pines, as poor q! le proverbial church mouse, suddenI,
 ossomed out as gentleman O
 eat aflluence. He moved with hi:
 ,mily to Havana, the Paris of tn,
 est Indies" and to him was traced
 the source of circulation. a largl
 eant of old Spanish doubloons
 ees of eight and other gold coin the pirate days. It was general, ieved he had discovered the cach