The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-10

! north of Dresden.
/ The most pleasing composite picture
| of country life is in England. In all
parts of Europe save in the mountains,
| the population is so dense that tillable
lands are veritabe garden spots. The
/ most appealing architecture is in
| France; the pretitest villages in Ger
many although the. Swiss chalets built
| in clusters in the mountain sides. adorned
with flowers, are a fascinating feature.
The quaintest city is La Puy. lying in
the region where Roman ruins are still
to be seen. Its medieval character has
been scarcely touched by modern life. 1t
is off the beaten path of travel. 1t
attracts mostly students in geology. In
| to a bowl, the rim Of which is created
by the mountains, nature has protrud-
ed vast columns OF rock SO hard as to
defy the whims Of the seasons.
! From a distance they look like the
| spires of a cathedral. Scientists con-
tend that they are the cores of vol
! canoes Intensive substerranean pres
| sure evidently forced the lava much
! like the spray of fountain. The harden
| ing process left no chance for erosion.
! for the rains and the frosts in the mil
| lions of years that have elapsed, have
carried the soil into level and undulat-
| ing areas, but the vast columns remain.
| On the very top Of one, hundreds Of
| feet in height, cathedral has stood
/ for centuries. Lafayette was born near
here and his chateau is still standing.
think Paris is entitled to be called
the most beautiful city in Europe. If
| grass grew in her parks as It does in
Berlin and in London, there would be an
added charm. The parks in the German
and English capitals are much more at
/ tractive The saddest spot is Vienna.
There is evidence of the splendor and
/ the artistic triumph Of days gone by, but
the fountain springs of civilization are
drying UP.
3 Will Take Forty Years To
Repair Rheims Cathedral.
| cathedrals are always of interest In
current history, the one at Rheims
doubtless takes first place. The old
cardinal who held mass during the bonn
bardment says it will require forty
wears to repair the destruction of shell
and shrapnel.
In making comparison, there are no
two cathedrals alike. The one at
Rouen is rich in history and archltec-
tural charm. The most wonderful mod
ern edifice is found in Milan. In size,
and in its contact with the early days
of the Christian religion. st. Peters at
Rome of course takes first place. The
art treasures in the Vatican are price,
less. In the matter of preserving the
| traditions, II not the most indlsputa1ie
evidences of the infancy of Christianity,
the Vatican as an institution Is emitted
to the gratitude of all Christians This
Is not the observation Of Catholic nut
of an Episcopalian whose forebears were
Of the Protestant faith for centuries
Westminster Abbey which in spots is
beginning to show signs Of physical de-
cav will always be shrine for Eplsco-
palians. Englishmen may live IN Inc
hone that their remains will be buried
there. I doubt whether it would make
appeal however to anyone else.
Not infrequentIy you will find some OF
the old churches that are mixture oi
the Roman and Gothic types. When one
! considers that they were three hunored
wears in building the cathedral at Rouen'
lhe will understand why developing perloos
left their impression
! In America ones conception OF tiihss
Ia entirely modern. The skeptic might De
disnosed. before going to Rome 10 douol
the existence Of Christ, yet When ne
gets there he may get the impression
that the birth Of Christ was in sense
the beginning Of the modern PERIOD we
1oo1, ,,non a house in America as more
~ 1aee a curiosity If it's hundred
wears old. We were entertained at
oo,,ntry Mace near V1chy. The chateau
no., very attractive. We inquired wheth-
er II was Old, and the response was
..>yo " not q all. 1t was built only
hundred and fifty years ago
In ma ssing through the parts OF south
49,, rrance where you find evidences OF
Roman occupancy, al Clermont-F errF'flo
g.. tns+.ncA. which was built four nun
drad wears before Christ. we met ar
Iriebroan who said, Things were doing
here when time was pup
songbrds Missing On
European Continent.
The bird life in Europe is not com
variable to that in America. On the con-
tinent YOU do not hear the song OF the
lark. the robin redbreast is missing ano
y the cardinal is there, I did not SEE
him. The mountains were extremely
disappointing in this respect
sineuIarlv. England. which lies farther
to the north has many more birds' II
France, you will find ring-necked piiea9
ants and some quail precisely like oui
own. England has the grouse "hlcf
nests in the moors, some pheasant ahc
partridge which in the middle west Il
called the Hungarian pheasant. II
about twice the size of quail. 1t has
never thrived in our country. 1t does
well, however, In England.
When one sees the flowers of America
and Europe, he is apt, if he knows moth
ing about the wondrous variety o
bloom in the orient and the tropics tt
conclude that there IS nothing new a
least in the growth of flowers, unde1
the sun. The old trumpet vine is fount
from Brittany to Rome, and all through
the Alps. Austria. Czechoslovakia' Ger
many and Holland.
The French, Germans. Dutch and Eng
lish are great lovers of flowers. Thu