The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-16
A MAGIC ISLAND OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN

a. ~. VI u. dEu poiltlcS, II may be
restful tO read Of a place where breea..
20 blow cool. but seldom too hot or
too cold, and the scenery is magic
where people are peaceable aud hon.
est. and there are no profiteers; where
the women are pretty, charming and
easily entertained. and life moves
along with song!
There Is such spot. Ten hours
out from continental Spain on fairly
fast and Quite comfortable steamer
lies a little arcL!peago--the Balearic
islands, whose largest island. called
Mallorea, Or Majorcs. is perhaps the
most enchanting corner, one Of the
most interesting and pleasing, as well
as one Of the most forge ten islands
Of the Mediterranean. The following
account Of Its attractions Is summa.
rixed from the description of an eye
witness. Col. Ernesto de March y de
Garcia Mesa, Spanish army.
A great painter and writer called
1t the island Of calm" for there ev-
eryone moves, rests, talks, walks and
conducts his courtships as II the day
had 46 hours, the mile about 1900
fset. andst4 span Of human life TOO
years; 80 little haste do they make In
living and enjoying life One NAL
lorquin Of noble family is said to have
waited 45 years In determining to lead
his sweetheart to the altar, with no
protest from her, and without having
been slain In evaporation by his moth
er-in-law.
Last summer during the latter part
Of July when the thermometer Ii.
Washington and New York stood
around 80 degrees In the shade. and
In Madrid ran to blood heat, the
breezes famed these island folk to
the tune Of 70 degrees.
Nor is this wonderful island an i'm.
practical place to spend few months.
There are about 120 miles Of railroads
on the island, and a system Of local
roads which permit Of a travellers Wis
iting many Of the chief points Of In.
terest with ease and comfort.
These people who take life 30 leis
urely are not lazy, shiftless or un-
pleasant In personal appearance or
manner. They are intelligent, honest,
capable Of work, sober and economi-
cal. These characteristics preserved
throughout centuries Of uninterrupted
peace and tranquility have made them
peaceable, trusting, and homeloving.
The men are Of medium height, strong,
and agile. They have competed bril-
liantly In many Of the championship
sporting events held In Spain, and
wherever they have gone on the con-
tinent their undertakings have been
marked with success. And as for the
women, Colonel March, In writing Of
them, says: "They possess the same
lovely skin a. the women Of North
America, features a. II sculptured by
EuulH8 VI IIoAltcleop ouu tuCy Wuih
like goddesses." But he laments In
the next breath that they know moth
Ing Of the "joy Of living" due par
TALLY to ancestral Arabic influences.
and to the fact that their island has,
for 30 long. been under strict repres-
sion. He calls Mallorca "the loveliest
cage on the planet, its wonderful, In
telligent and gracious women being
extremely bored"
And an all-important feature-the
cost Of living Is low in Mallorca. Who
would not be astonished to know that
he could become a member Of the
"Royal Club Of Regattas," fully and
comfortably equipped. for about 20
cents month In duesI Though prices
rose here 40 elsewhere during the war.
the Spanish colonel says that Il Is the
spot Of all Europe and America,
where one could have lived the most
reasonably during these past hve
years"
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