The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20

lHE the hsEUm ny uTc giant cACi Aud
Towering hedges The scarlet poin-
setiia flares from It's emerald set
unx The alr Is laden with the per.
'ume of jasmine. camclllas. and
tgbcFoses. here the favoriie towers
Giant ceiba trees. shading the road.
harbor merry crews of chatter.nE
parrakeefA
Most % tie people live In the
hea!ihfu. upi aads. the volcanic re-
.s.ou. san Miguel. one % the high
est % these volcanoes. has an aiti-
tu3e of 700 feet Nearly the en-
tire country Is suitable for culiiya-
ton. the soll consisting mainly of
dccomposed lava. being exceedingly
fertile This. aud the fact that
the majority % the people are land.
holders. accounts Tor the teemlug
population. The Industry and con
teutmen; 10 he noted everywhere.
Lava Sell 10 Fertile.
Que OF the oldest of the products.
long the chief export OF the coun-
try. Is indigo. This native plant
Ulquilliel supplied the blue dye of
the ancient Inhabitants Sugar now
ranks as an important export In
the days of The Forty miners. the
greater part Of the rum consumed
by the California miners came from
salvador Rice. ike sugar. was
brought from the old world: but
cacao. corn and tobacco are In.
dlgenouN. Turkeys are KEEP, In
docks IN the tobacco fields 10 Dc.
your the worms and insects on the
tender leaves of the plants
Corn and beans are the staple ar
tlcles Of diet among the poorer
classes. Corn cakes ttor,illasl.
sturdy cousins of our bot cakes.
form the plate on which the friJoies
are heaped
Coffee IL prepared Ia the form OF
n strong extract. a teaspoonfui or
tw0 being added TO n cup of hot
milk. Among tropical fruits there
Is the delicious nlspero. the fruit OF
the tree Achras sapoia which sup
plies the sap known commercially
as chlele. the basis Of chewing gum.
A picturesque touch OF the high
ways of Salvador Is the archaic OK
cart Like the hend-dress OF the
Andeau Highlander the Salvadorlan
ox-cart changes with the locality.
Those with solid wheels hail from
beyond the Lempa river. which flows
In from Honduras. bamboo sides
on the cart indicate that the own
er lives In the lowland region;
cane sides. the sugar district: hide
lining. the cattle country.
Gold and silver rank high among
Salvador's products. Up-to-dAte meth
DDS In gold mining were introduced
20 years ago. when an energetic
American engineer obtained a prop
eriy OF hlgh-grade ore and installed.
with British capital. a most com
plete equipment Later. acquiring a
large tract OF ow-grade ore. he
agreed TO permit government stu.
dents TO complete their studies In
mining and meiallurgy al his prop
critics. Thus Salvador secured with
out expense. modern mining
school.
Capital 10 Attractive City.
San Salvador. the capital. with
1900 Inhabitants lies 65 miles In
land and a little over 1000 feet
above the sea. Although founded In
l525. the capital has quite a mod
ern air. While one-story structures
predomlBaie. there are a number
OF splendid government and mu-
niclpal buildings OF reinforced con-
crete and several fine parks. The
capitals name. San Salvador. was
chosen by Alvaraio. It's pIous found
er. In commemoratlon OF his final
decisive victory over the Indians OF
Cuscatlnn. on the eve OF the festival
OF san Salvador.
The planters spend part OF each
year In their town houses. To those
who picture the lie OF all Latin
American women as secluded and
over-ch2peroned. II may come as
surprise that the Salvadorian WON
en- Of the educated class live much
as women o. the United States do.
In the capitals two leading social
clubs. wives. mothers. sisters. and
daughters OF members enjoy full
privileges with the men. Many OF
these women have been educated
abroad. are accomplished lingulsts.
70 In for athletic sports. and share
with the men the responsibility OF
large country estates.
The upper classes are most pro-
gressiye, large percentage OF them
having travelled extensively and have
adopted foreign ways OF living.
Their adaptability. energy. and pa
triotism promise much for the fu-
ture of a country so richly endowed
by Nature. one which could easily
support double the population.