Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-27

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EF SOMEONE rushed up and asked you all seriousness
today who won the Russo-Japanese War, what was
the result the Parker Roosevelt election you would
he a mite surprised And when he explained that he meant
Teddy Roosevelt and that he had never even heard OF
Franklin H. you might wonder what nut house he had
escaped from.
such was the comparable experience of Captain Luis
Conerno, Peruvian flyer whose plane was forced down
recently fertile but remote plateau in the heart OF the
Andes natives from nearby village rushing
him he prepared for the worst for Indian
tribes IN the interior OF South America are often savage
But he astonished to find that these people
pure bfooded spanards and furthermore they were
dniehtaA "a see
Captain Conterno soon discovered that these people
the descendants of two families who had
1904 to the mountains into Brazil They
had lost finally settled permanently this
fertile and beautiful land For 81 years they had lived
there peace and happiness unbothered by wars unem
poyment depressions political upheavaL They didn't
know about the World War heard of Fascism or
Communism the civil Spain They paid no taxes
and debts They led simple life clean and healthy
Captain Conterno asked them if they would like to
return TO civilization" Never" they replied FOR
have everything need right here On second thought
they things teacher to conduct school for
their children and writing materials so that they might
record their experiences captain Conterno promised 10
send both they may find that knowledge will be as
disturbing their paradise was in the Garden of
Eden
Many people have dreamed Of detachng themselves
from the world but few have actually done so James
the hearts of Americans with his description
of the lost valley of Shangr-La Lost Horizon
he land peace and courtesy and beauty and
moderation where all were happy and no grew old
that there is real valley Of Shangu-La in
Tibet be fully beautiful and almost as happy
place as Hilton described though claims that its
inhabitants fail grow old one of the quaint customs
of the place is that every native wears piece OF turquoise
on his person all times From the color of the stone
say natives told the character of the
Fl these who kind and generous the gem keeps the
true the turquoise but for those who bitter
cruel and selfish the stone turns dark and greenish
Down British Guiana an American eAploret-fnund
another Heaven Earth" only couple of years
This Indian tribe quite different from other natives
i region Of South America, for they lived in great
peace and happiness These people may he descendants
of the ancient they fan skinned and gentle
IN manner For they they were the only people
earth. until Schenectady doctor discovered them by
chance while looking great waterfall he had seen
from the Their village only Is miles from white
missionary post but neither had ever encountered
the other
aey gone remote Islands such The Galapagos in the
Pacific escape the worlds ills bat the results have
usually unhappy. Some Of these expeditions have
ended in murder. Few have ended happily
the most famous lost colonies is that Of Pitcairn
Island the South Seas where of The mutnecrs OF
that famous British naval vessel 4 NJ ) Bounty settled
IN Leaving many Of their companions behind these
sailors into the Pacific with their nine native
wives and six Oaheitan nen-scvants I}y they
encountered an uncharted uriruabtej island which
they named Pitcairn. Here they landed wrecked their
ship and settled down to find happiness Tor the rest of
But life in tho colony did smoothly. for they
had neglected bring for the Jealousy
discomfort drove the six Otahe,an To attack the
Fngshmen dark night and murder an bat Of them
Aexarder Smith he escaped with wound from which
he recovered retribution swift for the
who had dared to mutny against the mutineers Within
few hours the wives killed the six while they
slept
Alexander Smith the only man left the island
with nine women and several children, carried true
British style when the existence of The colony
finally discovered years later peace and happiness
rcigned Smith showed genius for government
The colony prospered ard grew until ~ became big
for the island 1856 the 1872 members moved TO
nearby Island Later 80 returned 90 Pitcairn and
their descendants who number 200 r live there
today Despite the number Of ships that piled The South
Sos before the present war Pitcairn rarely
visited and the colony remained cut off from the world
Today most Of the garden spots hc world already
irhabtcd and would be dffcut TO- find good one
where yop could leave CIVILIZATION behind