Draft Oxen ef Rural Traneylvania.
<Fnp«*d by tbs Nattaul G«o*rmpWo
Society, WMhln*un. IX 0.1
RUMANIA always was a land of
contrast, geographically, so
cially, and historically,. tat
since the great accretions to
her territory that have come about
as a result of the World war the con
tradictory elements within her bor
ders are even more striking.
She contains an epitome of the his
tory of Europe from Homan times to
the present, end people and places
Illustrative of each stage are found
side by side within her confines.
One 'may see on the earns day a
shepherd in a long fleece cape, mov
ing across the plains toward the moun
tains like a quaint survival of an an
cient civilization; a fiery, nomadic
gypsy galloping along a dusty read,
with long hair streaming; a peasant
like a soldier from Trajan’s column
«t Home, with white, embroidered
blouse and thong-bound legs, scratch
ing the soil with a primitive plow; a
nobleman In his castle gazing down
info a medieval Saxon village; and an
■oil magnate scattering his wealth amid
Bucharest’s imitative charms.
Many of these contrasts were Inher
ent within the prewar boundaries and
nil of them In much enlarged postwar
Bnmtmla, due to the addition of
Transylvania to the kingdom. 03x1s is
because Transylvania, known in Ru
manian as Ardeai (Forest Land), in
Hungarian as Erdeley, and in German
as Siebenburgen, has been the fron
tier of the West against the East for
centuries.
Its Inhabitants have, furthermore,
successfully
maintained that border
against the Turks since 1700; and this
history of border warden ship has
given the region its racial complexity
and architectural charms. v.~ ..■
Mixture of Race*.
The towns of the castles were
settled by Germans from Francopla,
who wdre locally ^called Saxons and
■who. In all the years of their separa
tion from Germany, have maintained
a close connection with their mother
country, its culture and Institutions,
the while efficiently keeping the Car
pathian frontier, t
They had likewise the co-openftlon
of the Saeklers, close kinsmen of Mag
yars, who for their delight in com
bat hare been settled along the north
ern portion of the - mountain wlL
Back of these warders the mass of
Magyar farmers and Rumania la
borers, foresters, and shepherds tilled
the fertile valleys-between the rolling
ftotiiins that gradually ebb from the
Carpathians toward the Hungarian
plain. 1
It is this mountain wall that ac
counts ®r the history of Transyl
vania—*a Jagged, glorious barrier that
ffraphie situation, like 6 natural fort- |
resa on the borders of Europe, has
been semi-independent from earfy
times, and was recognized among the
titles of the king of Hongary as a
grand principality. However, admin
istratively, It had been since 1808 an
Integral part of Hungary.
In this status the country remained
until 1918, though not without certain
uprisings among the Rumanian popu
lation which was denied many of the
political rights enjoyed by the other
three nationalities. As a result of the
peace treaties, following the World
war, and on the basis of the fact that
a larger portion of the Inhabitants of
this region were Romanian In race
and language, the province became a
part of Rumania. ^
The best way to obtain the full
flavor of Transylvania Is to approach
It from the east via the road from
Bucharest to Sinaia, across the bak
ing, dusty plain, through the region
heavy with the odor of petroleum, up
the slopes of the Carpathians where
mountain streams have gashed rongh
earth wounds In the hillside, past arti
ficial-looking folklore castles, to the
ancient frontier of Transylvania, at
the top of the pass at Predeal.
Before one comes In sight of Bra
sov ong Is already aware of what the
mountain barrier has meant and what
It has protected for so many centu
ries. In about half an hour from
Predeal the mountains give way to
the fertile plain known as the Bur
senlond, which surrounds Brusov.
Brasov Is Interesting.
This town of some. 80.000 Inhabi
tants has been suggested as a capital
for the new and greater Rnmania, and
it has much to recommend It. being
almost In the center of the country,
easily defended, having the charm of
age and tradition and room for ex
pansion In the surrounding plain.
The present-day citizens of Brasov
look not unlike German university
students; no trace' of centnrtes o?
battles with the heathen gleams In
their spectacled eyes, and no fron
tiersman’s freedom of motion betrays
Itself through their stiff-cut clothes.
The Black church, which dominates
the town, derives Its name from the
fact that It was burned in 1689 and
never properly scoured Since. The
result Is both dour and Impressive.
It Is a good example of Fifteenth
century Gothic, without any tower.
- With ^Brasov as a center, one may
explore the Saxon and Szekler re
gions at the base of the mountains.
• Southward lies the Saxon town of
Kasitov (Bosenau), oyer which towers
the massive ruin of the Burgberg, now'
owned by the former Cream Prince
Carol of Rumania.
There la no approach hr read to
this giant fortress, but a sharp climb
brings one to what was a little city
Inclosed within the great walls of the
castle, whose massive keep «tUl domi
nates the plain. This once papulous
village Brnttw^tahabitejMjy a single
tonlc^knighte h*P* the harder of
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Value of Reiteration
We simply cannot resist printing
this extract from G. B. Shaw’s speech
on his Seventieth birthday:
“For years past with unprecedented
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\ Spicy Story
George Plympton, the scenario writ
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literary game. He was In New York
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“I can tell by the name of your
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"Then this ought to be Just the
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Kur people Imagine that Warms er
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eeia. Ill Pearl St., N. T. Adr.
His Cure
“The falling leaves fill me with
melancholy thoughts,” said the poetic
pbfsoiL
“They used to have that effect on
me,” returned the prosy man.
“What changed you?”
“I mbved into an apartment and
don’t have to rake them up any more.”
—Boston Transcript.
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After Many Years
“You remember that watch I lost
live years ago?” said Twitter.
“Yes,” said his friend.
“You remember how I looked high
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on a vest I had not worn for years,
and what do you think I found in the
pocket?”
“Your watch—splendid 1”
"No. 1 found the hole It must have
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Wants to Escape ,
Little Tommy—Father, you bought
sister a piano; you must buy me a
bicycle.
Pop—What for?
Little Tommy—So I can go out rid
ing when she Is practicing.—Phila
delphia Inquirer.
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Within the General Motors line
there is "a car for every purse and
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And those who wish to buy Gen
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The GMAC Plan can be comfort
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Not Too Many
Rich Old Aunt (recovering from ac
cident)—I’m afraid I shall feel the
effects of this accident for many
years to come.
Nephew' (with expectations)—I sin
cerely hope not, auntie.—Boston Tran
script.
Of Course
“He believes In turning the other
cheek”.
“PreacherV
“No, barber.”
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Of Courme
Pilkington—There is O’Gay and hla
wife and his wife’s sister getting out
of his car.
Wilklngton—Which one is his wife?
Pilkington—The one he didn’t help
out of the car.—New Bedford Stand
ard.
The more a woman knows about the
affairs of her husband, the less she hu
to say at . at them.