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| skilled workman cuts them by mil
lions with a circular saw. taking a
handful Of paper tubes of small diam
eter and using the saw to chop them
into short pieces of equal length.
Then the little sections are filed with
chemical mixtures of various kinds
nitrate and chlorate OF baryta for
green, carbonate Of strontium for red.
oxylate of soda for yellow, paris green
oddly enough) for blue. and SO
forth.
Building A Fire Picture
For the big ~pyrotechnic 'set piece"
a vertical framework of rattan is first
set up, this material being chosen be-
cause It can easily be bent to any de-
sirable form. Then a carpenter drives
nails at short intervals all along the
rattan. Next, the artist who has de-
signed the ~fire-painting marks out
upon the framework the various
colors he wants. Girls expert in the
business stick upon every nail one OF
the little paper tubes called stars,
having regard for the colors which
the artist has indicated. All of the
stars are finally connected together
by a quick-match-a lampwick sat
urated with a mixture of gunpowder
and starch and threaded through q
paper tube. Thus, when fire is set TO
the quick-match fuse at the proper
moment, 1t will run IN a few seconds
all over the framework, producing in
fame a brilliant and beautiful pic
ture.
With US, ~frecrackers have always
been associated with the Fourth OF
July only, but in China-their native
country so to speak-they are used
all the year round. One of the prin-
cipal centers of their manufacture is
Canton, where the industry is scat
tered among thousands Of small
houses and shops. The work is done
by whole families, even the small chill
dren helping: but there are also fac
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are meant to scare away devils; the
remaining three. green and yellow.
are offerings to Li-dien. Children in
this country used to call the yellow
and green ones kings and queens"
and imagined that they went off extra
loud.
Firecrackers are commonly used in
China for the expression of good will
or respect at festivals, weddings, and
funerals. When a man starts a new
business, well-wishers shoot off a lot
of crackers to signify their hopes for
the success of the enterprise.
Special royal" fi~recrackers. artisti-
cally made and wrapped with gilt
paper bearing pictures of dragons
the dragon being a sacred animal in
China-were formerly used at festi-
walls of the Imperial family. They
were never seen outside the Forbidden
City until a few years ago. when.
after the capture of Picking by the
allied troops. some Of them were
brought to the United States.
Intimately associated with the fire.
cracker is the familiar stick of
punk" which serves so admirably as
a lighter. 1t also has a religious sig
~nificance; for to the Chinese it lie
"joss-stick'-meaning god-stick - of
the kind commonly burned as a sort
of incense before the images OF their
divinities.
Gunpowder And Cannon
The earliest use of explosives was
for frecrackers. When the Chinese
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hempen rope to strengthen them. Il
firing bombs.
Fireworks OF Oriental Origin

ntulpen rope 10 LneIus LOT
firing bombs.
Fireworks OF Oriental Origin
Fireworks originated in China, and
were in common use there for many
centuries before they were known in
Europe. Like frecrackers, they were
useful for d~evil-scaring purposes. The
rocket was doubtless the first pro-
~jectile fired by an explosive charge.
1t was a Chinese invention. So like
wise were roman candles. pinwheels,
and nearly all Of the different kinds
Of p%yrotechnic devices now familiar to
ourselves. We have improved them
to some extent, and that is about all.
AS already stated. nearly all of our
fireworks are mere developments of
the h~recracker, consisting fundamen-
tally Of paper tubes loaded with ex-
p~losives. Roman candles, rockets.
pinwheels, etc, are substantially moth
ing more than cylinders of pasteboard
filled with explosive mixtures and
fashioned In different ways. Thus a
rocket is such a cylinder containing
an explosive to make the thing go
up. to the upper part OF which is
fastened a conical receptacle to hold
stars" golden rain stuff. or what
ever is to be liberated when the pro-
~jectile has reached the highest point
in the air.
A mine" Is a big cylinder of paste
board four or five feet high. attached
TO a square wooden base. Inside Is a
propelling charge OF slow explosive,
and on top of It a paper bag filled
with stars" At the top Is an ordi-
nary roman candle. which serves as a
sort of spout. When the roman can
die is lighted, 1t shoots a few fiery
balls. and then the whole affair ex-
plodes, throwing a multitude of stars
in all directions.
Even the stars are themselves little
paper cylinders, usually half an inch
long. In the fireworks factory q
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mosphere of the schoolroom is that
of a salon where interested people
discuss Accordingly interesting sub
jects. OF course French. German and
italian are more or less spoken by
all swiss; English is the most foreign
of languages to the student. I went in
high school classes in English in which
children had studied at most for
three years and they were discussing
in English, with scarcely a mistake,
the works of Stevenson, Hardy, James
and other less known writer's, giving
outlines of their novels, with criti-
cisms of their style. Imagine that in
any high school course in America in
any foreign l%anguagei 1 quoted
something from Longfellow, from
Dickens. Emerson, and every hand In
the room went up to give the author.
1 spoke to the students and asked
them questions and the answers were
in all cases intelligently given In Eng
lish.
Many Odd Fountains
1t seems as If no other city had so
many interesting and artistic foun-
tains as Berne. Water was a very i'm
portant item on this rocky height in
the early days of the city's history and
every source was made much OF and
adequate provision made for it's re-
ception. Moreover each we'll or
spring was a meeting place, a club as
II were, for the men and especially
the women OF the town. where they
met several times a day and kept in
formed as to all the city's doings.
The women go today as Of old to draw
water and discuss the AFFAIRS OF every
one. It is a vsriiAhis calamity. as i
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found out over and over in northern
France when we tried to rebuild with
running water in the kitchens, for
one of these old-fashioned people to
give up this constant running to a
well to talk with one's neighbors. Our
convenience-loving Americans. over
anxious to modernize Europe. do not
understand how tenaciously these
people cling to what Is their daily
paper. for tent of thousands have no
other.
Not A Manufacturing City
Berne is decidedly not a manufac-
turing city. Its people have been
statesmen. warriors. farmers. but
not manufacturers. There have bee
great scholars among them, scien-
lists. inventors but their work has
not been done 30 much at home as
abroad. The city is far-mora3..erarv
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than material. There are museums
and collections of every kind. scien-
tInc and technical schools. as we'll as
a widely known university. There
are schools of music, of art, of carv-
ing. painting. and of deliberately beau
tiful needle-work, but one looks in
vain for any indication of factories.
1t is an immense relief and one Is
rested and charmed by the air SO free
from smoke and the landscape from
smoke-stacks.
From the terraced garden restau-
rants on the side OF the hill one gets
superb views OF the mountains and
surrounding country. There are ex-
cursions of every sort to the beautiful
outlying districts and a very extensive
net work OF street-car lines that Will
take one for a small sum to eyeEx
point OF interest.
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One must be sure to see the famous
old clock tower, built in the fifteenth
century. To see all the marvels of its
workmanship one must be on hand al
least five minutes before the hours
strike. Cocks crow and professions
pass in review. bells ring. drums are
beaten and even the famous bear
takes part. The clock tower was orig
inally a gate Of the town, part Of the
old fortihcations-
There is an interesting statue OF
the founder OF the town with his his
toric bear standing on its hind legs
just back of him. Indeed. on the
high pedestal, they are back to back
as equals stand against a common foe.
The monument has two faces, the
bear and man are fellow soldiers
~nnnKdayterdefen TIE liberty
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Mascots OF The City

OF SWfLzerland the various imposing
buildings for the different embassies
are prominent architecturally.
Mascots OF The City
There is a legend that the founder
of the city killed a bear one day, not
knowing she had a nero family.
In pity his people adopted all her
children and from hat day to this
there are pet bears In Berne which
are the guests of the population and
the pets of all. They are sumptuous-
ly lodged and have trees, slides. lad
ders. caves. tits, and all name Of
amusementS besides being the con-
slant recipients of cakes and candies
from old and young The very first
thing a stranger does is to take a car
marked Bear Pit" to go and make
their acquaintance. One stays for
hours, laughing at their antics. II
the weather is warm most of their
lgambols take place in a large bathing
tank and elicit shrieks of laughter
from the children present. One of
their fayorite pranks Is to slide down
the chute into the water and never
did humans get more fun out of the
sport than these happy bears.
Its Sch0o:s The Very Best
OF curse no description of any
town in Switzerland is complete with
out mention of their splendid schools.
They lead the world today. AS one
greatly interested In methods of edu-
cation, I was amazed at some of the
work I saw in the high schools Of
Switzerland. In the first place there
is no question of order or discipline.
All that takes care of itself in nearly
every part of Europe because chill
dren are brought UP to realize that
every sacrifice is being made so that
they may have the priceless boon Of
education. The children are quiet.
attentive. eager to learn. gAateful for
all that Is don for them.A The at
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AFaithfuI

LYSSES was a
whose many adven
W TO all parts OF the
hard to leave his low
lope. at home but VII
called him Ulysses ne
answer.
One day Ulysses tot
the war that had begus
bidding her goodbye hd
fight for his country.
many years. Penelope
anxiously for the retur
band, but neither word
message came from him. ETI
thought the brave man hal
killed. Only his wife believed
be still living and she never q
hope of his return.
At last many nobiemen seeI
lonely princess wished to "
hand In marriage and they 4
persuade her that her husbaI
dead; but Penelope had not ID
and she asked the unwelcom&
please to go away and leave b
This they refused to do U
should have promised one
Penelope was grieved by
az she sat working on a pieca|
estry she prayed that she mfg
some way to rid herself OF thes
At last she had an idea Hold
her beautiful needle work sd
When this piece of tapestry +
finished. then viii I choose
husband"
And so all day she work
triously and at night when
alone she carefully ripped
travelled all the work she
during the day. In this way
meyer was finished. The SD
deFed that she was so slow
ha&d promised to leave her
thu tapestry was compiled
tho could only wait in siler
hd then at last. after
OF kwenty years Ulysses
ind hts faithful wife Still
him and srustinE HIN. an
thei4 reunion more than
the hnxious years fh4t r
- AettHrr
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torisa 40 10 call the
numbers OF peopN
In such a factc
divided up that es)E
process OF its man
through about sixty
is ready to be put pp
others IN the nna
Under this system ten
women can turn out
crackers In q day. The
cents for a days work
i've cents. Outside
business get only one
crackers, and furnish
terials. including paper a
der. Both. of course.
cheapest grade.
Manufactures OF Fire.
To make a hrecracker,
rolls a piece OF straw pa
an iron rod. Tightening It
machine. Sixty-four of Il
tied together in a bunch
end of which red clay
some of it being forced II
Of each paper cylinder. to
stopper. The bundle Is
over. and powder Is pour
open ends OF the little
fuse being thereupon IN
each one with an awi.
The crackers are then
parallel rows, and the {
fuses are braided together.
is doubled upon itself. a b.
fuse is inserted. and tn
finally wrapped IN a 81
paper on which are pri
looking dragons and hl
Thus packed. and bearing
or trademark, of the nj
the explosive product b
market
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Products of Early Chi
nese Invention and Pos
sessing Religious Sig
nificance - Efficiency
of the Firecracker for
Frightening Devils.
BY ARTHUR BUDD


amendment. Indeed. the safe
and sane Fourth" movement, SO
surprisingly successful as a coun-
try-wide reform, has not extended to
all parts of the United States. and
there Is still a considerable American
demand for the tiny paper bombs
that come wrapped in packages of
sixty-four from China. Last year we
imported 4,6S6,443 pounds of them.
This quantity is rather small COM
pared with what we formerly used
for Independence Day celebrations.
and the partial stoppage of, our de-
mand has been a serious blow to an
important Oriental industry. But
China still exports great quantities OF
~1recrackers to other lands. Mexico
and other .Latin-American countries
consume immense numbers of them
on a dozen days of special festival in
every year.
Fireworks-though their use is bet
ter regulated than f~ormerly-are as
popular as ever In the United States
for the celebration of the Fourth of
July. Nearly all of them might be
said to be highly differentiated fire.
crackers. inasmuch as they funda-
mentally consist of paper tubes con-
tanning explosives. Even the great
"set pieces" which might be called
fire pictures. depend for their effects
wholly upon paper cylinders no big
ger than good-sized crackers. stuck
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dustrious, frugal and intelligent,
methodical and sane. This Is
probably the Sso why their
government is the best in the world.
There Is apparently no graft, there
are no scandals to unearth. 10 vii
liany to detect. Affairs march
smoothly, the public gets the very
best possible for its money. The
towns. cities and villages are all in
order. clean, sanitary, well-cared for
and picturesque; the schools are the
best in the world.
Foundation OF Berne
Berne dates from about 1871. when
Duke Berchtold Won Zaehrlngen chose
capable of being fortified and held
against the mobiles who tried to wrest
from his family their hereditary pos
sessions. 1t had already been SO used
but not retained as a permanent set
Element. The natural boundaries of
the winding river which seoured It on
three sides and the fact that the
other side was a high bluff made 1t
an unusually safe and desirable resi-
dence in those warlike times. On the
further side of the river was an ex-
tremely fertile plain which offered
quick and easy harvests and grazing
ground. 1t soon became the capital
OF the Canton. The place grew rapid
ly and charming houses with pro-
jecting roofs and arcades were built.
A lift brought people up from the
plain below and finally high bridges
with Immense arches crossed from
the town to the rapidly growing sub
urbs on the other side of the river.
These bridges are picturesque on ac-
count of their great height. The
magnificent buildings of Parliament
are impressive. situated as they are
along one side of the rocky cliff. and
the terraced gardens are very lovely
~ $1,000 pA~-zs az III Aims IA
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Quaint, Picturesque and Charming City = Older
Part of TownIs On High, Rocky Promontory
Surrounded On Three Sides By the Aare.
BY Lillian HAYDEN HIEsTON

Berne is now the capital Of the whole
Of Switzerland the various imposing
buildings for the different embassies
are prominent INTELLECTUALLY.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

Ell Captain Blanco de la Policia In
sular, someti6 aver la consideration
de la Asamblea Municipal las siguien-
tes indicaciones sobre ell trafco en- San
Juan, las cuales de ser aprobadas re
dundaran en- grandes benefcios para
el Comercio y seguridad pubhca.
Ell trafico en- las Gales Tetuan, Allen,
Salvador Brau y Rafael Cordero hasta
la esquina de la calle Tanca, asi CO.
mo en- las GALES Tanca de Salvador
Brau a Power; San Justo desde la es-
quina Rafael Cordero hasta Power;
Cruz desde la esquina Rafael cordero,
hasta Tetuan; Y San Jose desde la es-
quina Rafael Cordero hasta Tetuan, de-
be regularse EN- una sola direction.
En- las Gales Tetuan, Allen, Saliva
dor Brau, General Contreras, Tanca,
San Justo. Cruz San Jose, trayectos
comprendidos en- ell parrafo anterior
por donde Ell trafco sea en- una sola
direction, no debe situarse ningun
vehiculo mas que ell tempo ahsoluta-
mente necesario para deiar y tomar
pasajeros; puede concedersele a los
carros de familia situarse en- estas Ca
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
Ell PRoYECTo DEL DESARME DE
LA socIEDAD DE NAcIoNEs sERA
DIsCUTIDo EN- AGosTO

GINEBRA, julio g. La Comisi6n
del Desarme de la sociedad de Nacio-
mes de la cual es presidente ell ex-Prei
plier viviani, Lord Robert Cecil, su
espiritu active, ha sido convocada pa
IA un reunion que Sc llevsra efecto
el 81 del corriente. Ell prop6sito de es-
"a conferencia es delinear Y dar forma
un proyecto defnitivo para un trata-
dc international de defensa Ell cual ser
vira de base para ell desarme.
Tan pronto como los miembros de Ia
leferida Comisi6n acepten ell plan de
aefensa, este sera sometido la consi-
deraci6n de la Cuarta Asamblea Gene
raj de la sociedad de Naciones, que Sc
celebrara en- esta ciudad, Ell 8 de Sc
tiembre.
Sc introduciran en- este proyecto va
rias modifcaciones y los cincuenta
piembros de la sociedad tendran Ia
oportunidad de discutir1as.
Los miembros de la sociedad de Ma
clones aceptan unanimemente la tests
de Lord Robert Cecil quien favorece
Ia reduction de armamentos en- cambio
de una efectiva garantia nacional.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
El captain Blaneo haee i'm i'm
portantes indicaciones

! lies por espacio de cinco diez minu-
tos siempre que los chauffeurs esten
dentro del caro- y dispuestos a mover
los a la primera indication que les
haga Ell policia de trafico.
Ell lado Sur de la Plaza Baldorioty,
autorizado actualmente para estacio-
narse los carros de servicio publico.
es az presente un sitio muy pequefio
para dar cabida a los muchos autom6-
viles dedicados al servicio en- La ciudad.
Con la aperture del nuevo edifcio pa
ra Ell comeIcio de los Sres. Gonzalez
Padin Inc, ell trafico en- dicho lado de
la plaza sera mayor los carros ALI
estacionados molestaran, por tanto, de,
be prohibirse estacionar carros ALI, de-
signandosele la calIe de Rafael Cor
dero desde la esquina de Ia Gale de la
Cruz hasta Ia esquina de Tanca para
situar los carros de servicio pub1ico de
San Juan: tambien puede designarse
para tai fin la calle del Cristo desde
Tetuan hasta la esquina de la calle
General Contreras.
Los automobiles que vienen de la Is
Ia que actualmente sc estan situando
en- la calle de Rafael Cordero, Gale
Cruz entire Brau Cordero, calle San
Jose entire Brau Rafael Cordero, de-
be asignarsele como sitio de estacionar
Sc la Gale General Contreras en- todo ell
trayecto desde la Gale del Cristo has
ia Tanca-
Sc permitira situar automobiles por
mas de diez minutes en- la Gale Power
sea Recinto Sur de la ciudad inclu-
yendo dos alrededores del edifcio de
la Corte Federal, frente al Banco Te-
rritorial, La Marina, Plaza de Colon,
y demas Gales no comprendidas en- la
zona del trafico.
Ell trafico en- todas las esquinas de
la zona, siempre que sea possible, de-
bera estar regulado por un policia, Y
los chauffeurs conductores de vehicu-
los al acercarse a la esquina deberan
reducir la volocidad indicar la di-
recci6n que van seguir y no tratar
de pasar hasta tanto ell policfa lie 1a-
ga sefiales que el paso esta libfe. Los
chauffeurs conductores de vehiculos
doben estar muy pendientes las Sc
fiales del policia de trafico puesto que
este evita academies.
Marchando los vehiculos en- una sola
direction no hay, nj debe haber obje-
cion a que las guaguas carros cleo
tricos pasen por la zona de trafco; am
bos servicios al presente estan regu-
(continta en- La pagina 1o).
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
iQue Sc debe conner en- Gil
mas calidos?

NUEvA YORK, julio 9. Omitted
Press) - Ell cuerpo humane requiere
m1y POGO alimento en- les climas cali
dos para regeneral energia. Los ali
mentos que Sc deben conner en- ell vera
no han de ser completamente distintos
a los del invierno. Esta information la
sido hecha pdbliea por el Departamer-
to de Sanidad de esta ciudad fin de
aliviar a las numerosas personas que
padecen las molestias del calcr SOTO
cante.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

Muy pocas personas hay en- Ell mum
co que conocen ell valor de las comidas
y por esta misma raz6n no saben dar-
le al cuerpo los ahmentos que necesita.
En- ell verano los empleados en- la
bores rudas deben conner carne pero
muy poca cantidad pues de 10 contra
rio estarian expuestos a indigestiones.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
Aqua, MUcHA Aqua

Ell aqua durante los meses de calor
es un elemento esenciaIisimo. Toda per
soma por 10 regular debe consumir de
c a. s vasos de aqua. Alimentos duros
cue hagan necesario la masticaci6n son
muy convenientes pues estimulan las
secreciones Y ayudan la digestion. Las
frutas crudas, los vegetables fibrisos,
nueces, tostadas y las cascaras del pan,
son excelentes aiimentos para ell vera
no.
He aqui un menu sin rival:
Degayuno: Pan cahsnte; mantequilla
en- abundancia, avena cahente; toronja
o china, melocotones manzana asada.
Almuerzo; Polio guisado, chuletas de
ternera croquetas, carnero salcocha-
do, caliente o frfo; remolachas, pure
dc papas, vegetables, esparragos, habi-
chuelas tiernas, lechuga, ensaladag y
frutas. Els preferible este conner car
ne. Los postres deben consistir de gui-
neos mantecados, galletas.
Ce1la comida: Macarrones con ere
ma, patatas asadas, tcmates, arroz, ca
fe, te un vso de leche. Jalea frutas
cocidas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
LA TEoRIA MALTHUsIANA Es UN
! ABsURDo
Continuation de la pag. 81

opuestos a la organization social que
perlnite tamafias monstruosidades
Invitamos los partidarios de La teo
ria malthusiana que estudien por un
momento siquiera el pauperismo en- re-
laci6n con la plus valia que trae con-
s.go toda empresa capitalista.
Felix RIVERA.
Carolina. P. r.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11

"A CREcA. eI naeIor restaurant
ele San Juan. getuSn 21.-Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-11
'INTURAS Y BARNICES
"BAY-S STATE"

son positivamente las mejores en- ell
mercado. Precios limitados.
A. ERIE SUMERSILLE & CO. INC
Allen rs San Juan, P. II.
j. RIERA SANCHEZ
Ponce. p. r.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-27
Wh,rs aird. Go to pie.

It is often regarded as remarkable
that So few dead birds are found in
the country. What. we are often asked.
becomes Of the thousands 0f birds that
must die annually A little reflection
will show that there is NO great nlys-
terry in The matter As death draws
near all wild creatures, with the
singular exception " shrews. seek the
deepest seclusi0n, ami IN our fields
and woodlands there are lunumerable
hooks and recesSes where the tiny
bodies would eyade attention. A cor
respondent recently stated that he
found In hollow tree no less than
the remains ~ 40 spsrrows Again,
10 the cGautry rspacIous beasts rats,
stOatS and weaseis-are for ever ON
the prowl, ready to pick up anything
Ia the way ~ meal that max fall
by the wsyside