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Show Other People's Ways. Pnleetlno, It is said, Is being despoiled by tourists. A scientist writes; "Many of theso visitors are mero 'trippers,' with no real Interest In or knowledge of the history his-tory of Palestine, as tho astounding questions ques-tions they propound to residents abundantly abund-antly prove. But all aro eager to possess at any price, howovor exorbitant, what they call 'curloa' as mementos of their excursion. ex-cursion. To meet this demand a trlbo of dealers has sprung up all over tho country, coun-try, each employing an army of agonts who rldo everywhere, cast and west of the Jordan, encouraging tho natlven to tear In pieces tombs, that otherwise might havo awaited scientific examination in comparative compar-ative safoty." A traveler In Tibet Bays that tho peasant peas-ant women of that country aro cheery, and, when wnched, buxom and comoly. Tho monks are a blot on the londscnpo. They bear no rosemblanco to tho women of the country'. Ono would think thoy belonged to a different type, and yet thoy aro tho sons and brothers of theso women. wo-men. Tho reason, probably, Is tho low, degraded llfo led by tho ordinary' monk, a llfo without Interest, without work, do-void do-void of any pursuit. Intellectual or otherwise, other-wise, and passed In tho droning of chants and tho performanoo of ritual, tho meaning mean-ing of whloh thoy nelthor know nor care about. a A French scientist combata tho Drovall-ing Drovall-ing opinion that tho racej of today aro tho sons of a taller and stronger race. The Idea bo tenaciously held Is, he thinks, only a form of the ancient superstition belief In plants. In default of real giants In modern ages, mention Is made of the Inhabitants of Patagonia. Magellan accorded, ac-corded, to them the height of uoven and a half feot but tho average height of theso people has boon given by different authorities author-ities ae eoven foot, ton foot to. clovon feet pis Inches Chicago. JSowsf ' , |