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Show EL SALVADOR fair, proving highly successful of dishing out the ice cream, the customer buy a foot or a jard of Ice cream sausage. The ice cream The dlfficurUea of serving Ice cream any demay be served in links of be may and conveniently the suit to cheaply sired thickness or length solved by packing the perishaDie the or dealer the of convenience In sausage cases. Ice cream consumer. time save to found been has sausage and expense, while assuring perrect Or Sometluof Uka Thai sanitary conditions. With the aid of had saved up five cent Adam If trans a special filling machine the It out to interest at B had parent cases are tightly pacfcea wun and cent put compounded Quarterly, the ice cream by the simple expedient of per would be enough to buy now conmoney turning a crank. The sausage In the world unthe all property of kinds up all used for tainer may be closed bank up on him and the less Ice cream, water Ices and irozen Interest had the that him frnita. The new packing idea has they told the eaten principal. up been demonstrated at the Leipzig la-ste- "Sausage Cases' in Use for Packing Ice Cream New Ideas Expected to Aid Weather Prophets suj-Etanc- e . - 5 - Hi i i 4- Air mass analysis, methcds for which have been developed largely during the last decade, is rapidly assuming an Important place In forecasting the weather. Greater detail in observational material than is ordinarily available is necessary for ' such forecasting. of method The analysis forecasting calls for the study of two or more conflicting masses of air, usually of widely different origin, and consequently of different characteristics as to temperature and moisture, which com together along what is called a line of discontinuity, a polar front, or a wind shift Air over polar regions, of course, Is much colder than that over tropical regions. The transition, however, Is neither gradual nor regular. Instead, large masses of air in one or the other region become supercooled or superheated. These masses develop Into "surges," or "bulges," that meek along an irregular line. Because they differ structurally In tem perature and moisture, and therefore density, the masses do cot mix In an orderly fashion but tend to preserve their own Identities. This results In a battle for supremacy, which forms the drama that Is our weather. The air from the polar regions Is cold, dry, heavy, and relatively cloudless. That from the tropical regions Is warm, moist relatively light, and cloudy. At the line where they meet the advancing tropical air, being warm, moist, and therefore lighter, Is forced to ascend and flow north ward over the wedge of cold air at the surface. This Is called the Mwarm front" The air as It rises Is cooled by expansion, and the moisture In It Is condensed Into clouds from which rain or snow may fall. The amount and duration of this precipitation depend on several factors, including wind direction, amount of moisture, air-ma- 'f iss. ' I 1 'TV. "Z.' El Salvador Women by NMloul rpr(l Wuhinrton. D. C. . Art Industrious and Contented. Geonr.phlo Society, VVNU Service. whose capital city, San Salvador, Is rising out of the wreckage of the recent hurricane which devastating Central American the republics, iwept li the only country between Canada and Colombia without an Atlantic aa seaboard. well as a Pai-lflThough no larger than the state of New Jersey, El Salvador has been gtrangely deprived of Its rightful place As the averin at least one respect age layman falls to consider Ecuador as the chief manufacturing place of "Panama" hats, so he also fails to appreciate El Salvador as the chief producing region of balsam of "Peru." In colonial days cargoes from the Spanish Pacific seaboard settlements, destined for Europe, were unloaded at Panama City and transported overland across the Isthmus because of the perilous passage around Cape Horn. Peru then was the best known of the New world regions and, in the European mind. Central American balsam which quickly came Into favor for healing wounds, somehow became confused with Peruvian bark, the source of another newly discovered remedy. The balsam tree, one of the most beautiful of the tropical forest. Is cousin to the acacia. It grows rather Isolated from Its neighbors, even from Its kind, Its graceful branches high above the ground. Native to the west coast of Central America, it has been exploited only In Salvador, where it grows In a limited area of 750 square miles. It has of late years been Introduced Into Ceylon. Watch the balsam trappers at work. Their method Is primitive. Although the tree holds sap all year round, the tapping takes place only In the dry season. The outer bark is first cut with a blunt instrument, leaving the Inner bark exposed, the flow of sap being stimulated by the application of a burning torch. After several days the sap exudes Cloths attached slowly, but steadily. to the wounds, having become impregnated with the balm, are collected, thrown Into boiling water, and Jected to heavy pressure. The crude balsam settles at the bottom and the water is then poured off. The balsam, later clarified through evaporation, is packed In metal cases for shipment to Europe and America, where It is used for medicinal purpose and as a basis for perfume. Coffee the Best Product. In the coffee tree, however, with its creamy flower and ruddy berry, rather than the rare balsam, lies the wealth of most Salvador planters. A Brazilian school teacher in 1840 brought the coffee tree to El Salvador from his own country. The day he planted that first coffee tree In his garden he laid the corner stone of the republic's national prosperity. The Salvadorian aristocracy Is of Spanish and other European blood, many Britishers, Frenchmen, Belgians, Italians and Germans having married Into the old Spanish-colonifamilies; but the masses are of Americ stock, with a Spanish admixture that stock that Is loosely called Indian. Salvador boasts of having very little African SALVADOR, EL c blood. A? . Often on the highways one meets bronzed man or woman with those pronounced features and unique profile typical of the ancient Maya people whose temples, In jungle-cla- d ruin, are strewn from Honduras to lucatan. Such place names as Chala-tenangCuscatlan, Usulutan and their like hark back to the shadowy past In the evening one sits in the courtyard under a brilliant canopy of stars, listening to alluring Spanish songs with guitar accompaniment and sometimes a serenade by the marimba players. The marimba, a musical Instrument ! use among the natives before the arrival of the Spaniards, Is still popular In southern Mexico and northern Central America. In structure It resembles an enormous xylophone, but In tone It Is more like the harp. It Is played by four or eight men, who strike the keys with ..little rubber-tippe- d hardwood sticks. , Charming Is the scenery throughout Salvador. Lowland forests alternate with highland plateaus; pleasant pasture lands with rugged valleys. Instead of fences, bordering the highway are giant cacti and flowering hedges. The scarlet polnsettla flares from Its emerald setting. The air la laden with the perfume of jasmine, camellias, and tuberoses, here the favorite flowers. Giant celba trees, shading the road, harbor merry crews of chattering High in the branches soma par-rakee- times Is spied a brown monkey swinging by his tail Most of the people live In the healthful uplands, the volcanic region. San MlgueL one of the highest of these volcanoes, has an altitude of 7,000 feet Nearly the entire country is suitable for cultivation, the solL consisting mainly of decomposed lava, being exceedingly fertile. This, and the fact that the majority of the people are landholders, accounts for the teeming population, the industry and contentment to be noted everywhere. Lava Soil Is Fertile. One of the oldest of the products, long the chief export of the country, Is Indigo. This native plant (jiquillte) supplied the blue dye of the ancient Inhabitants. Sugar now ranks as an Important export In the days of the Forty-ninerthe greater part of the rum consumed by the California miners came from Salvador. Rice, like sugar, was brought from the Old world; but cacao, corn and tobacco are Indigenous. Turkeys are kept In flocks In the tobacco fields to devour the worms and Insects on the tender leaves of the plants. Corn and beans are the staple articles of diet among the poorer classes. Corn cakes (tortillas), sturdy cousins of our hot cakes, form the plate on which the frijoles are heaped. Coffee Is prepared In the form of a strong extract, a teaspoonful or two being added to a cup of hot milk. Among tropical fruits there Is the delicious nispero, the fruit of the tree Achras sapota which supplies the sap known commercially as chicle, the basis of chewing gum. A picturesque touch on the highways of Salvador Is the arcliftic Like the head-dres- s of the Andean Highlander, the Salvadorian 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 owner lives In a lowland region; cane sides, the sugar district; hide lining, the cattle country. Gold and silver rank high among methSalvador's products. ods in gold mining were introduced 30 years ago, when an energetic American engineer obtained a property of e ore and Installed, with British capital, a most complete equipment Later, acquiring a large tract e of ore, he agreed to permit government students to complete their studies In mining and metallurgy at his properties. Thus Salvador secured without expense, a modern mining school. Capital Is Attractive City, San Salvador, the capital, with 75, 000 Inhabitants lies 63 miles Inland and a little over 2,000 feet above the sea. Although founded In 1525, the capital has quite a modern air. While structures predominate, there are a number of splendid government and municipal buildings of reinforced concrete and several fine parks. The capital's name, San Salvador, was chosen by Alvarado, its pious founder, in commemoration of his final decisive victory over the Indians of Cuscatlan, 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 life of all Latin American women as secluded and It may come as a surprise that the Salvadorian women of the educated class live much as women of the United States do. In the capital's 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 linguists, go in for athletic sports, and share with the men the responsibility of large country es- g t - j2 slope of air wedges, aud rapidity of warm air ascent Alone the "cold front" the advanc ing polar, or cold, air forms a wedge or thrust under the warm air, and the Dreclnitatlon is squally, usually, however, covering only a compara tively email area. Accompanying these precipitations are marked and sudden changes In temperature and wind, followed by a more or less steady state until the next meeting of conflicting air masses, when the drama Is Now Conquering Auto Ousts the Elephant How modern transportation Is ad vancing into every part of the world, says Popular Mechanics Magazine, is demonstrated In Ceylon, where the automobile Is challenging the elephant Ceylon's known history begins with the Sixth century before Christ It Is a large Island lying 55 miles southeast of the extreme southern point of India In the Indian ocean. The native Inhabitants of Ceylon are the SIngalese, who are Buddhists, a gentle and peaceable people. The men have the custom of dressing somewhat like women. There are 600 miles of railroad and excellent auto mobile roads. Several thousands of elephants roam wild through the Island's forests, large numbers being tamed for duties as beasts of burden. For centuries the elephant has been the principal means of travel In the Island, but the' Introduction of the automobile, the truck and the filling station, that necessary aid to modern travel, Is fast relegating the elephant to a secondary place. Many elephants are still In service, of course, and the great beasts may be seen dally passing gasoline stations located on mo tor roads. - - - ii m u - mi V SAVE GALLON OF GAS IN 10! 1 NEW AC METHOD COMPLETELY REMOVES THE CHIEF CAUSE HARD STARTING, SLUGGISHNESS, OF MOTOR A PLUG WASTE FOR ONLY AND GASOLINE Save money on gas restore your car's pep REPLACE BADLY WORN with a thorough spark plug cleaning. AD PLUGS WITH NEW AC better Dealers. Garages, and Service Stations are equipped with the ACSpark Flug Gcaner. Get your plugs cleaned every 4,000 miles. toot hr th CUCKOOS Tun Ini RAYMOND KNIGHT and THE QUALITY SPARK PLUS Saturdays, 10:00 p. m, Easton Daylight Saving TtaW MIS-FIRIN- G, Sc "Hog-lit'thTv- n r n iirinriiiiimiiiii.il tiiMywi mJf i ox-ca- rt ox-ca- rt high-grad- low-grad- one-stor- y d, tates. The upper classes are most progressive, a large proportion having traveled extensively and adopted foreign ways of living. Their adaptability, energy, and patriotism promise much for the future of a country so richly endowed by Nature, one which could easily support double the population. Lake Ilopango, a favorite society resort, ten miles by motor highway from the capital, Is a scenic gem. The surmountains dip rounding verdure-cla- d steeply Into the sapphire lake. Hotels and bath houses dot the shore and launches skim merrily over the water. 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