Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-04

worth League OF the local M. E.
church has been discussing Mexi.
co, and Sunday night Supt. Harry
A. Phillips of the sanatorium was
invited to speak on Mexico which
he did, and he read most inter
esting paper on that country.
Just before coming to this place
in 1920, Mr.. Phillips spent some
time in Mexico on business matters.
which gave him the opportunity TO
gather some first hand information
concerning our neighbor country.
In his splendid paper which took
about half hour to read, he
brought out many interesting fea-
lures, and he had with him many
views taken in various parts of Mex
leo, which were passed through the
audience as he read his paper Mr.
Phillips does not believe that the
majority of our people realize the
wonderful country that Mexico is.
and he thinks the term "greaser''
should not be attached to their peo-
pie. He spoke of the ancient history
of Mexico, and of the evidences OF
ancient civilization of that country,
which compares with that Of Egypt.
and is believed to be as old. Mex
leo shows the evidences of ancient
architectural beauty, in the won
derful ruins of the now silent cities,
which when built took centuries to
construct. The pyramids of Mexi-
co he stated are thought to be fully
as wonderful as those Of Egypt. The
national museums of Mexico are fill
ed with priceless collections taken
from ancient ruins
But MeXico's history is not all Of
the past. The city of Mexico has a
population OF about 100000, and
is one OF the most beautiful and in
are many charitable institutions,
and hospitals, the latter dating back
as far as the time of CorteZ. In the
matter of tuberculosis sanatoriums
Mr.. Phillips stated that Mexico is
in advance of the United States. He
referred to the fact that from Mex
leo City he had been asked to send
the plans of Rocky Glen sanatorium
and that he had also received plans
Of the tu5ercular hospitals. from
Mexico City. Their sanatoriums
are open to poor and rich alike. The
architectural features of theatres in
Mexico are beautiful. and the oldest
theatre in America was built in
Mexico in the year 1880. The eli
mate of Mexico is wonderful and
varied, and within a few hours one
can have all kinds of elimate-from
frigid found on the high mountains,
to torrid. In speaking of the natur
al beauty of Mexico, Mr.. Phillips
said that the trip from Mexico City
to Vera Cruz is one of the most
beautiful in the world. Agriculture
in Mexico is retarded on account of
the fact that crops must largely be
raised by irrigation. The country is
not well watered, having no large
rivers and no large lakes. Quite a
lot of corn is raised, which is one
of the principal foods for Mexico.
From the cacti which abound, twine,
rope and paper are made.
Sugar, cocoa, rubber, coffee and
bananas are raised in abundance;
part of Mexico is rich in mahogany.
Great oil fields are found, and per-
haps the richest silver mines in
the world are found in Mexico, and
there is much iron in places. The
average Mexican at present is not
of an inventive nature, and the
various lines of business of Mexico
are carried on by foreigners. There
are many churches, the larger num-
Der Catholic. He mentioned that
the Y. M. C. A. is strong in Mexico
City.
Notwithstanding the evening was
a very bad one, because of the icy
condition of the streets, a good
sized crowd of persons heard Mr..
Phillips with real interest and
profit.