Show merrible STATE OF AFFAIRS portuguese peasants scooting down lunatics like wolves in forest lisbon with mentally menially deranged men and women many of them of marked homicidal tendencies c es wandering the rural sections of portugal Port ukal anti and with no protection against their depredations banis bands of 0 citizens are now engaged in ono of tho the most brutal and revolting crusades over ever known in a civilized c oun conn try the shooting down of th the e lunatics like wolves orders have been sent out from lisbon to stop the slaughter immediately dia tely but the situation Is so desperate that local authorities are disregarding their instructions and the butchery bilt ellary continues there are maniacs in portugal yet there are no 60 asylums for their care except those supporter by voluntary contributions but ions owing to tho the frightful financial stringency several of thase asi asylums have been closed recently and their inmates turned loose upon tho the public |