Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-13
e MATIN, Paris.-It is necessary
to have been q practitioner Of
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to have been q practitioner Of
medicine in the heroic days of
A% the cabriolet to appreciate the
services which the modern au-
tomobile renders to both patients and
doctors. Formerly, when those conva-
lescent from injuries or serious illness
needed an outing, the best they could
get was a dreary turn amid familiar,
tiresome. surroundings at the rate of 10
or IL kilometers an hour.
Now long trips at an exhilarating
speed are possible to all, assisting them
in rapid recovery Of their health, in the
bracing oxygen, flowery vistas and
bright sunshine of the rural districts
And the luxurious comfort of the mod
ern car, even at the highest speeds, re-
places the agonizing jolts and jars of
the ancient vehicle, which was fire.
quently q fatigue even for people in ro-
bust health.
AS for people who are well, the au-
tomobile furnishes not only access to
pure air and healthful sun rays, but
the operation Of the car, requiring, as it
does, both legs and arms and hands
and feet, furnishes suficient exercise
for almost any individual. It Is also a
valuable assistance in the development
OF judgment, vision, alertness and i'm
perturbabtlity. The automobile makes
ones life daily series of delightful,
benefiting and edifying experiences.
Increases Police Budget.
La Macedonia, Geneva, Switzerland
published extraordinarily on account
Of censorship DIN spite of the very
high figure for illiteracy in Jugoslavia
(52 per cent illiterates, of which total
the Serbian provinces count rs per
cent?, and In spite of the fact that the
police and gendarnes occupy the first
place in the budget in comparison with
other states, it is significant that in the
new municipal budgets the amounts al
lotted to the police are augmented,
while those destined for public instruc-
ton are reduced by some 5000 dinars,
though the number of pupils in the
schools Is greater than ever.
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Cobbled Streets Of
Prague Likely to Remain.
Central European Observer, Prague
Fortunately for the lovers of the pic
turesque, the stone-cobbled pavements of
Prague are likely, except in the main
streets, from which they have already
been removed, to remain for some time.
One treads everywhere on fascinating
patterns worked in small black and
white or brown and white stone blocks.
TIE most curious example Of this va
riety of paving is that found on one Of
the busiest bridges over the Vltava.
Here there are mosaics Of little fishes
with cloven tails rows upon rows of
them, to remind the passerby, maybe,
Of the possibility of fishing nearby.
Other changes have taken place,
however in Prague, even If the medieval
paving does largely remain the same
Whereas five years ago German was
little heard in the streets, today it
stands almost shoulder to shoulder with
Czech. The result of this admixture of
Slav and Germanic cultures should be,
as President Masaryk has pointed out,
q widening of the horizon and a spir-
itual enrichment for all parts of the
population. Prague cannot forever have
It's eyes in the past. rich though this
past may be. It Is the economic center
of an energetic and progressive people
and must adapt itself to modern
thought, but 1t can do this without de-
tracing from the lure and glory of its
past.
As yet, Prague Is not awake to met
ropolitan charges for food or service.
Dinner in smart restaurant, accom-
panied by red Czech wine and completed
with coffee, turns out to cost less than
q teashop lunch for four people In Lon
don.
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Steamer Detained for
Carrying Opium Poppy. .s
North China Standard, Peiping.-
The s. s. Tia Tung, a British steamer
plying between Yangtze ports, was de-
tanned by the Shanghai customs au-
thorities on her arrival at that port
from Hankow for having on board. it
is alleged, 1000 piculs Ca picul is 1888
poundsl Of opium poppy, valued at more
than 100000.