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Show I f ' ' i lb ' ill In the Palace of the Mirrors, Lahore. . (Prepared fcr th National Geographic Society, WaihingtoB, D. C) movement toward the THE of India has thrown prominence three of the pivotal cities of the pensin-sul- a. From Delhi, capital of India, the British officials are keeping close watch of developments ; In Lahore met the All India Nationalist congress which issued the declaration of Inde-pendence; and In Calcutta, greatest of the Indian cities, there was recently a huge demonstration in favor of Inde-pendence. If one spot were singled out In histor-y- steeped India as most historic of all, probably it would be the city of Delhi, for both written records and oral traditions extending back for ages tell of power wielded from Delhi's site. New Delhi, constructed to be the seat of the Empire of India, has been built nn frrAiiTifl VL'harA MHaa liflva rtaan mil cessions! way and the other avenues will be embellished by monuments and gardens. The architecture Is not an Imitation of Indian styles but It is combina-tion of classical European and Eastern motifs. And outside the new capital the Eastern note Is . echoed by the splendid and majestic tombs and mosques of the Mogul emperors which surround It Together they speak of the greatness of the India of yesterday and the India of today. Lahore Is the capital of Punjab state, and one of the Important cross-roads of India. Not many curious travelers are found there, for the city Is off the beaten paths of tourist travel. Most tourists visit Calcutta and Bom-bay and perhaps the Interior cities between them, but Lahore, lying about 200 miles northwest of Delhi, Is a bit out of the way. Yet trains from (m- - passed away through the centuries, and about which are situated beauti-ful and striking monuments of one of the world's most powerful empires of the past. Legend says that from the dimmest past some sort of a capital city, now of a local kingdom, now of a far-flun-g empire, has existed at Delhi. For a distance of more than 12 miles south of the "old city" the city which has been Inhabited now for many generations and over an area several miles wide, are the remains of old walls and streets, forts and tem-ples that dimly trace the sites of once populous centers. Among the ruins are the more enduring edifices set up by emperors and princes to com-memorate victories, to advance re-ligion, or to serve as magnificent places of Interment, Though legend makes Delhi a place of importance from earliest times, his-tory takes no account of it until about 1050 A. D., when it was the seat of a Hindu rulor. It was captured by Mohammedan invaders from Afghani-stan in 1193, and from that time onward was the capital of a Mohammedan In-dian empire. Delhi, In the days of the Mohammedan conquest, lay to the south of the d resent city, and there portant southern Indian cities connect with lines to the city; railroads from the foothills of the western Himalaya mountains touch It; there is a line from Lahore to the Afghan border on the north; and from the west come trains from Karachi, popular landing field for Europe-Asi-a aviators. Lahore Is Colorful. Lahore is about as old as the Chris-tian era and In some old, walled por-tions of the city there baa not been much change since the city was first built Some of the streets are so nar-row that sightseers who engage ele-phants for a tour watch the natives scurry into doorways and, as the ele-phants pass, flatten themselves against the wall of unattractive bouses that flank these byways. Every house has at least one en-closed balcony or bay window and no two adjoining houses seem to have them protruding from the same floor. And no two balconies are the same size.. This feature of Lahore bouse construction, and the further fact that Lahore's early builders apparently gave no thought to an even building line, make the native thoroughfares a Jumble of uneven masonry and wood. There are few women on the streets of Lahore but no matter how many where the new power was set up, the first Mohammedan ruler, Kutb-ud-dl-built in celebration of his conquest a tower of victory, the Kutb Ulnar, which stands today and has been called "the most perfect tower In the world." Capital of the Great Moguls. Tlmur the Lame (Tamerlane), the Tatar scourge of Asia toward the end of the Fourteenth century, swooped down from Samarkand in 1398 and sacked Delhi; and In 1526 bis lineal descendant, Bnber, took the Tatar hordes again Into India, captured the city, and founded the Mogul empire, through the fame of which Delhi Is best known to western ears. In 1038 Shnb Jahan, the Augustus f the Mo-gul emperors, built the preseut Delhi to the north of the old city and It with mosques and palaces of great beauty. , Because of Its rich history as the fountaln-fcea- d of power in India, Delhi not Calcutta, which was then the cap-ital was chosen in 1877 as the site of the Durbar, or gathering of native kings and princes, at which Queen Vic-toria was proclaimed empress of In-dia. Again In'l903 Delhi was Chosen when ' a Durbar was held to crown King Edward VII emperor, and once more In 1911 when George V assumed thnt title. On the latter occasion the winnows a nouse nas, neany an or them frame a bronzed feminine .face. . Some of the women wear shawls,' others adorn themselves with trinkets d disks pierce the left sides of their nostrils, beads nearly cover the bright waists and bronzed necks of the wearers, and earring dangle from the ear lobes to the shoul-ders. At the bazaars, the travelers mingle with a colorful horde who watch crafty merchants drive home sales of ham-mered metalware and earthen vessels of all shapes and sizes, jewelry, and many other products of local manu-facture. Calcutta Huge and Busy, Calcutta is one of the most progres-sive cities of the East, with all the modern devices to handle Its tremen-dous commerce and entertain Its na-tive and foreign population. In less than 250 years It tins become the larg-est city In India and second only to London In the British empire. When Job Charnock of the East India company set up a trading station at Kalikuta In 1690 the Insignificant native' ' village occupied a narrow stretch of dry land on the left bank of the mud-lade- n Hooghly with fever-infeste- d swamps surrounding It on the three other sides. - Charnock knew the products of the new emperor announced that this an-cient city of emperors would be re-stored as the capital of India and Its 200,000,000 subjects. -- . The following year the viceroy and his administrative council moved Into temporary quarters a few miles north of the city walls of Delhi. It is to the south of the Delhi of recent decades, near the site of the more an-cient Delhi, however, that the new per-manent cnpltal, planned on an Imperial scale, ' has recently risen. The City has been designed to cover approxi-mately 30,000 acres and to house more thnn 60,000 people connected with the administration of the Imperial govern-ments- ' To the superficial observer of the work recently In progress It might ap-pear that there have been rising the buildings of a great world exposition. Broad avenues have been laid out and planted with trees. A central feature is an Imposing Processional way at the end of whlcB rises the main build-ing of the group, Government house, home of the viceroys of India. It In-cludes gnest chambers and spacious state dining rooms, ballrooms and re-ception halls. On either side of the Processional way - are secretariat buildings. - Numerous supplemental buildings, both those for public uses and those to serve as domiciles, will make uo the new city, while the Pro-- rich Ganges and Brahmaputra valleys could be routed through Kalikuta and the swamps would protect his station from unfriendly Indian neighbors, but his wildest Imagination, perhaps, did not lead him to vision the Calcutta of the Twentieth century. , Today three Important railroads con-verge at Calcutta. The treacherous shifty channel of the Hooghly Is a parade ground for commercial vessels of all sizes, flying flags of the world. Nearly ten miles of modern wharves and warehouses, equipped with all modern devices, receive and export many millions of dollars worth of Jute, tea, hides, oil seed, lac, cotton, coal and other products of Bengal and sur-rounding provinces. And many acres of the old swamp land have been re-claimed, formtng beautiful parks and sites for government buildings, and palatial residences of "jute kings", and "tea kings." ' " To the traveler who approaches Cal- - cutta by water, Us growth Is a mys-tery. At the mouth of- the Hooghly, the Indigo blue water of the Bay of Bengal turns to a dirty brown. For much of the 80 nille trip mud flats and waterlogged forests form, the .rlveri side scenery with no evidence of civili-zation save for the commercial craft plying the river. Only the most skilled pilot can steer a vessel up the shifty channel. Hn'iiimii""""""ii MOTOR QUIZ Can Tou Anuwerf many automobiles en- - ' iTKE national parks la ; According 590,000, to countries bar the X use of certain automobile body ; ; ; colors and why? Ans. China bara red on ae-- ; ; i; count of Its religious slgnlfl- - - canee, while Spain prohibits the ; ; '. ! use of bine because It Is the col- - ; ; or of the royal family. V Q. Why should spark pings I be securely screwed Into the I !. cylinder after Installing new ; ; oaes or cleaning? Ans. This prevents hot gases ' ' ; from escaping between the ping ' ' ard cylinder threads, which )' i I would cause the plug to run too ; hot, resulting In loss of power. ', t Q. How many automobiles ; ; were junked In 192S? ; '. ! Ans. Mors than 2,213,000. wifiininiiinmniHi RIGHT-OF-WA- Y IS OFTEPUZZLING In Many States Courts WU1 Rule in Favor of Car on the Right Hand. When two motorists, driving at right angles td each other, meet at an Intersection, some skillful bluffing ometlmes takes place. Frequently, the bolder of the two secures the right of way. Rlflht-of-Wa- y Law. Should a collision occur, however, courts in those states where the right-of-wa- y law prevails will rule In favor of the vehicle approaching from the right, and against the car owner on the left, according to the law depart-- t ment of the Chicago Motor club, wblcb declared that the courts hold the right hand right-of-wa- rule In high regard. Many states have Incorporated this right-of-wa- y regulation In their mo-tor vehicle laws. The regulation pro-vides. In substance, thnt motor ve-hicles traveling upon public highways shall give the right-of-wa- y to vehicles approaching along Intersecting high-- , ways from the right and shall have the right-of-wa- y over those approach-ing from the left. This regulation does not apply, however, where main highways and secondary highways Intersect, nor at the intersections of thromrh streets and ordinary thorough- - fare The stop signs or other regu-- 1 rations in force at those points shall Indicate the right-of-wa- Excarpta From Decision. ' As an example of the manner In which courts decide right-of-wa- y cases, the motor club law department cited excerpts from the decision of the Illi-nois Appellate court In the case of . Johnson vs. Duke. A large touring car being driven east, according to the evidence, came to an Intersection and collided with the left side of a truck being driven north. Fart of the de-cision follows: 'under the circumstances appellee (the truck owner) had While this right would not re-lieve him from the duty of exercising due care, he was entitled to assume that persons approaching on his left would observe the law and respect his right." "First Aid Horn Remedy Week" Coming The Good Samaritan Is pictured as "The First First Aid" In the national reminder which bus been sent to drug-gists nil over America, announcing the 9th anulversary of "First Aid Home Remedy Week," fixed for March 16-2- The Idea of an advertising-merchandisin- g one-a-ye- drive timed with spring house cleaning was given to the drug world by Sterling Products, Incorporated. In VXSt. Preparedness for meeting accident or sudden Illness Is emphasized as a sensible and season-able ml ps plan which serves to alle-viate needless suffering nnd undoubted-ly save life. , The National Association of Retail Druggists sponsored this nd miles plan and Inter added I'linrnmry Week as au autumn festival for Intensive advertis-ing and salesmanship in the drug world. The National Wbolesule Druggists Association and the National Associa-tion of Drug Clerks have joined the N. A. It. D. In establishing these fes-tivals of selling as Spring and Autumn fixtures for the welfare of humanity. "Fill That Medicine Chest Now" Is the slogan of "First Aid Home Rem-edy Week," and hns been from the beginning. It was Dr. Wlllluin E. Weiss, himself a gruduute from the ranks of retail druggists, who ft rut saw the value of "First Aid Home Remedy Week," and wherever live-wir- e drug-gists have by showing a window filled with suggestive first aids for both accident or Illness, and using their home newspaper advertis-ing space, they hnve added cheerfully to their March business. Weedless j f Dont be a martyr to unnecessary pain. I 1 Lota of tuffering fa, indeed, quit needless. "' Headaches, for example. They come with-- J out warning, but one can always be prepared. V Bayer Aspirin tablets bring immediate relief. I Keep a bottle at the office. Carry the small 1 tin in your pocket. Then you won't have . I , to hunt a Drugstore, or wait till you get home. I i And don't think Bayer Aspirin fa only I I I good for headaches, sore throats, and coldsl I J Read the proven directions for relieving i neuralgic, neuritic, rheumatic, and other achea . L 1 and pains. Remembering, of course, that the quick comfort from these tablets Knot curej , for any continued pain, sees doctor. Bayer Aspirin Is genuine. Protect your-self by looking for that name. Always the same. Always safe. Mover hurts the heart. jjpMa Is the bads taarit f Bay Maaitfaetme at MoaoMtfctcHMtw tl tUtVVmi you WORD FOR THIS LAXATIVE In 187J, an earnest young man began to practice medicine. As a family doctor, he saw the harm in harsh purgatives for constipation and began to search for something harmless to the sensitive bowels. Out of his experience was born a famous prescription. He wrote it thousands of times. It proved an ideal laxative for old and young. As people saw how marvelously the most sluggish bowels arc started and bad breath, headaches, fever-ishne- ss, nausea, gas, poor appetite, and such disorders, are relieved by the prescription, it became neces-sary to put it up ready for use. Today, Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep-sin, as it Is called, is the world's most popular laxative. It never varies from Dr. Caldwell's original effective and harmless formula. All drugstores have it. J7oi any Isgg . BAB I IL We can never be sure Jus! wfcal jjj k makes an infant restless, but the :...! iijj fwfJ' remedy can always "be the same, ... Good old Castoria 1 There's com- - Nim ' fort in every drop of this pure ' . ; vegetable preparation, and not the Very promptly; If it doesn't, yoti slightest harm in its frequent use. should call a physician. As often as Baby has a fretful ' All through babyhood, Castoria 1 spell, is feverish, or cries and can't should be a mother's standby; and sleep, let Castoria soothe and quiet a wise mother does cot change to him. Sometimes it's a touch of stronger medicines as the child colic. Sometimes constipation. Or grows older. Castoria is readily diarrhea a condition that should obtained at any drugstore, and the - : always be checked without delay, genuine easily identified by the Tust keep Castoria handy, and give Chas. H. Fletcher signature that it promptly. Relief will follow appear on every wrapper.' When will you begin USING THIS NEW OIL? It is being rumored (and truthfully) that no . , other American motor oil has been so speed- - Hy accepted by motorists. Conoco Germ- - y vT " ft Processed Motor Oil has smashed all prece- - ' FJaVi TYmm dents by its amazing reception ... And this r-- K Hr , . ; oil is as unusual as its introduction. Its . ' v VV fi'I ' superiorities are so apparent, that even x&xrW ' ' ' ; ' before its announcement was well under e'4y-way, literally thousands of new users were w -- - f appearing at Red Triangle stations. .. V Its name seems to intrigue motorists and , much conversation has dwelt on the Germ. 5K f H ( fvfc Process, and the whys and wherefores . . . y Xj j4f the story is this: Under exclusive Conoco T4 a owned patent rights, a precious oily essence IN fV ' VI' " ' is added to a superbly fine paraffin base oil. Gr ) ; This essence is lacking in ail other oils, in- - .t V I ' eluding the one you are now using. The . Germ Process makes possible the metaN CVPy j0" I f f" ISl " ' penetrating safety factor that we call "pene- - I J I J I if 4 Vi" I Y ' trat!ve ,ubricity" Ahd t,iis oiI of nU on &e Y fvVL Vl I J J I J ''" market, provides a safer, more positive "f motor protection, from the time you start - P A K A f f I N B A S" " the motor until yoa turn ot the ignition.- -- T f I I So ... when will you begin using this new MrTTI J I L. oU? ... at the sign of the Red Triangle. Indication of Speed Is Obtained by a Pointer A new "pointer" type speedometer was Introduced at the recent New York and Chicago sutomoblle shows. Indication of speed Is obtained by means of the pointer, which moves '" "Pointer" Speedometer. around a full circle scale, similar to that of a clock. At 00 miles an hour, for Instance, the pointer would be in the twelve o'clock position of hands on a clock. Thus speed may also be known sim-ply by the position of the pointer. The most thoroughly wasted of all days Is that on wblcb one has not laughed. Chamfort Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength. Marguerite de Valoia. AUTOMOBILE FACTS Be sure that the way Is clear be-fore entering a Hue of traffic from a parking place. Other things being equal the better the gus used In winter the less crank-cas- e dilution there will be, Motor busses are now operated over 95 regular established routes in Ger-many, a total length of 1,590 miles. "Look, mammal" cried Willy, on being shown through the Egyptian room of the museum. "See the stuffed pedestrian I" m w w The driver continues building up a public resentment against his unholy works that should, react dangerously when we catch him. ; j Because cold engines do not run smoothly there is a greater temptation to slip the clutch, and damage It, than during any other kind of driving. Motor fatalities In 1929 showed an Increase of more than 5 per cent. If this keeps up the growth in popula-tion will have to Jump, as well as the pedestrian. In addition to keeping the car look-ing Its best relatively frequent wash-In- g will provide the artillery wheels with the degree of moisture that will give them strength and silence. Motor Bus Now Fixture on Streets of Warsaw Five years ago motor busses were a failure In Warsaw, Toland, During 3925 only 740,000 passengers were car-ried on all the lines, which had grad-ually dwindled In number since their establishment in 1020. Today War-saw's new bus system, Inaugurated in June, 1028, carries more passengers In one month than It did during, all of V- - 1025. Bad equipment and bad streets were responsible for the failure of the orig-inal lines. It was quite natural that the people preferred the smoother rid-ing tramways, even though they were and still are crowded with straphang-ers like the New York subways at , rush hours. Thinks Lif Need Spica It's awfully hard for a man to get nny fun out of being a model citizen. Chicago News. .. ....... A bad memory Is the skeleton In the liar's closet. .. I Night Driving Assisted by Efficient Headlights Motorists who use radiator glycerin antifreeze in their cooling systems find that it is often helpful to have a small bottle of the solution handy In the pocket of the car. Among the many uses found for the substance is that of making headlights more elllclent dur-ing rainy weather. Each drop of wa-ter or particle of Ice forming on the glass acts like a tiny lens, and the '. light rays ate reflected in all direc-tions. A few drops of glycerin applied to the headlight lens will help to keep the glass free from collected moisture and result In better light and a clearer view of the road. OXYGEN-PROPELLE- D AUTOMOBILE IS NEW , W' 1 if ft !. Vv uTi b it frjBU iVC : 4: t:i lit j I Arm"?y:. i cfri It --v if Ar4 Vv,t , .I If; Valller, who has distinguished himself as a driver of rocket automobiles, Is shown here at the wheel of a new type oxygen-propelle- d machine with which be attained a speed of more than seventy miles per hour. When the automobiles are Invented that can be moved sldewise Into park-ing spaces, there will be no parking spaces to move Into; but they will provide more machinery for the serv-ice department. , ...... , ." ; Street for Visitors Ever since the touring movement began to develop Its tremendous mo-mentum, liberality toward the strnn-ge- r has become an attitude of critics and towns throughout the country. Grants Pass, Ore., however, has gone a step further than almost any other niTI municipality in the country by sct-- " jing aside Its main thoroughfare for ourisls to park their cars. Towns-Wpl- e use the side streets In the '" IwIpc. the main avenue for :; j '.-.- .. t When the battery is weak It la bet-ter to use the starter Intermittently when trying to crank the engine. The cells will revive a little during the periods of rest and the cranking speed will be faster than for steady use of the starter. 'X |