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Show II Women's Rights In Draill. "The curse of Draill lies In ths great Illiteracy of Its men and worn- en," declared Kdward I) Norrli, an H Englishman who has been many jear B a rcsldeut of Itlo Janeiro B "According to the official govern- BJ ment figures the Illiteracy Is 80 per H cent. Certainly a country wlitro only B one man In five can read and write BJ and only ono woman In 20 has causo Bj to blush at the Ignoranco of Its peo- H plo. A country of enormous area, yet H with a population of only 10,000,000, j Ilraill Is sadly handicapped by lack Hi of modern enterprlso and an enllgbt- H encd cltlxenshlp. Ono of the most dls- IS couraglng features of the country Is Bfl tho low esteem In which woman Is H held. A great many Ilraslllan girls Bj marry by tho time they are II years Bj old and are grandmothers long before IH they are 30. Woman Is regarded as n H chattel, and In many a household of fljj tho republic nerer opens her mouth HB except at the bidding ol her husband." |