Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Mile Winter varatiuniStS in Amer
lea are fleeing from snow ana ice 10
t1arida and California. Europe is max
in@ general exodus ia white-clad
nNl5pds among The SHOWS If the
ArS. the pyrenees and the Scandi.
na'ian Peninsula. Heavy garments
ere being packed and skis skates and
tnhoG=ars are being made ready for
he sports Carnivals that begin this
month
s.. Moritz oldest and most famous
If Europes Winter sports centers. is
opening the season with series OF
hockey matches. to be followed in
January by the European ski-iumpinc
championship. says a bulletin from
the headquarters of the National Geo
graphic Society here.
Tiny Village i'm Summer.
"one must look closely on the map
Of Switzerland to find 81. MoritZ 1t is
another Of those places whose fame
has far uutdistanccd its growth in
population. II your map Is large
enough. however, yOu Will discover il
in the eastern part of Switzerland far
down near Bernina Pass. one Of the
EateWays into Italy. Most of the year
81 is 4 quiet little village OF fewer than
1000 persons. Its attitude. more than
Il mile above sea level, helps to make
its climate severe. i'rostS in Summer
IRE not unknown In Fact the natives
have Il ruuplet describing the climate
of st. MUritZ nine months of Win
ter and three months of cold
Low temperatures. al course. do
not interfere with Winter sports. nor
nre they ever 50 extreme az to drive
away those seeking air cures. Min
era springs have given st. MoritZ
more or less nf a Yearruund vogue
as health resort, but its uniform
Winter weather with dry. cold bright
days and almost no thaws. has at
tracted to its Kinks and slcd-runS
champions and enthusiasts of Winter
sports from all over the world. In
Winter its population is more than
doubled. while the neichboring vii
lagos of Celerina. Campfer and Point
resina benefit by the overflow.
Protected from Winds.
st Moritz Dorf, or Village. nestles
in a sunny. we'll sheltered nook on
The north bank of st. Moritz Lake.
Il widening Of the River Inn. The
mountains protect it from severe
winds. With the adjacent village of
81. Moritz BAD. or Bath. ST. MoritZ
forms the largest community in the
PIPER Engadine district. The little
groups of hotels and chaletS. with
them, have u pleasing aspect when
seen from the many paths winding
up the mOuntainsides. In back Of
every picture. too. are the serrated
peaks of the Bernina Alps. the bare
rocks of precipices and the blue
stained surfaces of glaciers standing
out sharply against their white Win
ter mantle.
I'm addition to catering to the tour
81 and ipN1l lid trade The. natives
duce III their home shops fine wood
carvings furniture. embroidery, pot
terry and pictures The wood Of the
stone pine. which grows in great pro
fusion around the shores of the little
lake. is especially suitable for cary
ings. American tourists are among
the chief purchasers Of the latter.
perhaps because it is one of the few
things on which there is no duty.
Shedding Mile a Minute
Before the days of the airplane
and the automobile St. Moritz offered
the worlds fastest ride. Its famous
Cresta Toboggan Run. which drops
nearly 500 feet in three-quarters of a
mile, has been traVersed in 5S.1 sec
nnds, at speeds touching more than
% miles an hour. 1t is still largely
= track for experts. but there are
other runs where beginners can find
excitement aplenty while learning the
fine points of the art. Although
practically the same course has been
used on the Cresta Run for the last
40 years. those who have not expert
enced, season after season, the breath
less thrill of flying down its ice-sur-
faced. snow banked course agree that
age cannot wither nor custom stale
the infinite variety of its eXcitations.
There are other outdoor sports of
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