The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-12-15
IS BARREN LAND
cor'sze About the Poorest Sec
ton OF France.
rss. However. a W-zith Of chsstnuts
when the Inhabitants Turn TO
Good Account

t"rrcxe, another place where he
NUS come FROM. Is The subject VI =
NaiiVnai Geographic society bulletin
la connection with the reported ana
leg Of that department OF France
because schedule ia the new iarir
doubles the duly on ehe-Inuts
region OF eh-sInuts. wsinuts aud
'i'ef apples may SUCCESS u land OF
perp~fusl Halloween. continues the
bulletin. -but. Ia reality. he depart
nisAt VI Correze. ia south c~nlrs'
France. Is place where The struggle
Tor existence has de, -ioped serious.
sturdy. grim type VI pessaniry.
he infr~queni visitor 10 The basin
" the Gsronne will mud families
whose diet. IN winter, consists largely
VI chesinuis sind potsioes aud goal
cheese--~h0 esf their simple r-pssl
on tables with depressiohs followed
from the wood lo serve as plsles. and
have gravel noors la their tiny cot.
Isses. He may encounter inns. with
their invsrisble menus OF veal buck
Wheat cakes and potatoes. where he l.
supposed 10 furnish his own knife. q
custom surviving from not more than
Il century ago when the guest OF a
province hos eiry WIS expected 10 ear
~ his own cutlery.
But. II this visitor thinks primitive
conditions connore backward people
he Will be rs much surprised A. many
Il elgy-bred recrulr IN the American
srscy Of q southern mOuntaine-r to
be = measure OF his Intelligence.
''torreze has an ares besrl. equal
~ thar OF our Own SAFE Of Delaware.
IL lies along the western edge OF the
great central plateau OF France. II
And gorges. 'Moors hesIhs aud
Lrscken are words most needed Ia
descriptions OF It's landscapes. Groves
of chestnut trees. white birches snd |
~slpuI trees often give suggestion
of gsunt New Englsnd scene onl,
IL al occssionsi valley Is the soil FER.
tile. Scattered over this department
are about rs many people nm live in
Indianapolis.
The sons OF Correze who rubbed I
elbows. ~irh sllied soldiers on rhe
western front mss have brought bsck 4
news OF the usde opportunities which I
lurked In the outside world. Per
rsps that IL Why Correze farmers
ssoke 10 the fact that ehesfuuts they
formerly gathered sssins. The lean
winter might hsse q higher value IA
efehsnge. Anyway. they found their
way ~ he channels VI Amsriean *
ports and cortsze citizens now sreef
reported 10 be sres1l, disturbed 81 the
proposed tariff barrier
'Chessnul gathering. 70 her fhsn
savings sceouni. represents the start
Ing poilt OF many nome la corr-ze.
oInmguss usually owned the lsnd
about them, and gave citizens legal
rltls ~ trsets they clesred and culti-
ysted. Bur II rskes three VI four years
10 produce Q crop. and Ia The mean
dune nisny q young msn hiss found his
economic salvation in out gathering
Mushrooms which sbound under the
CheStnu. trees. afford suorner edible
'Nof vuly 10 this land hard TO clear
sud TN. bur the retDoier sections
.no~ only the simplest rools pillow
e made " Two poles. Jsiued III sn
spgls. with the ground end of rhe pole
held by the msR constituting The pillow.
shsre Every hsmlef hrs lie ehureh.
To the pedesrrisn who would rrsmp
through these paris sud thus get the
rull nsyor OF most Interesting en-
sironmenr the snfeiH- 10 $ bell buoy
'ar his Inland travels from village 10
siIlsge aud the frequent crest"r Of
,ueh scenes ~ simple devotion 80 that
b, Mlief.
''TulIe. with population Of fewer
han 1890 IL the capital sDc prn-
.lpsl city 81 Cerr~ze Quaint houses
Ire he sfreefs OF s-eps which sseend
he Shapes slong the valley ~ the
.issr corrrze. on which Talle Il SIT
Isrsd Nesr The civ sre the b-sBfl-
al Ginsl fslIs In II Is firearms
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