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V Details of Three Romantic Cases of Prenuptial Abductions in a Land Where Tradition Permits the, Odd Old Custom in Spite of the Law \ SHE DIDN’T MIND Fretty Lapotara Vukaainoric: Tw» Swain* Triad to Kidnap Har, k*t Fortunately the Man Ska Laved Wan Out. Ska I* Shewn Above in tka Typical Wadding Headgear Worn by Brides in Her Country. By DR. JOSEF BOBEK. BELGRADE. ONE of the gravest problems confronting officials in this capital of Jugoslavia has been the custom among ro mantic swains of kidnaping their ■ prospective brides. With the advent of a new king . it was expected that the practice would be abolished. But recent widespread reports of wholesale abductions throughout the king dom have convinced authorities It takes more than a royal frown lo stamp out what virtually -amounts to a native tradition „ Particularly in Bosnia, usually staid and loyal to the throne, there is re ported a persistent flout ing of the- king’s ex pressed attitude against such abductions. There, it has been learned, swarthy he-men still persist in galloping away with their ladyloves even before seeking parental blessings. In some > in stances girls and widows .were carried off in the midat of fierce struggles. Brothe father* trieiTto res'iltf The' ■laughts of the kidnapers and in one case four men were killed as a result. r requenuy girls are stolen mi - 1 the dead of night and taken right - TJ out of their warm beds, without * a chance of packing a toothbrush or a pair of embroidered slippers. The squealing victim is roughly flung across a saddle and held in , wiry grip until she reaches the abode of her hold adorer. Usually this abode is in the mountains or in a remote village where he and hia prise will not be discovered—until , such time as the swain sees fit. It might be supposed that this un usual caveman practice would arouse the people to a demand for protection..- ■ . But the fact is that .relatives of a kid naped girl, while somewhat alarmed, realixi it is just an old Jugoslavian custom. - ; ■ ‘ For instance, when papd' learns that1' his daughter has languished twenty four hours in the den of a'love robber, he almost invariably agrees to a hasty' ' marriage. In fact, he often gives the kidnapers a bag of gold to boot. Some-r . times the girl makes an escapq after , her abductor has locked her up tor * ''the night. But she soon realizes that' ' papa doesn’t want her to. wait for a - second swain to come along—that, would cost a bigger bag of gold or , MON HOMME Behold T-ltii BoW, Handsome Caveman Lover. He (a Haa.an Beg Dtnie, Who Kidnapped Hi* Bride Before Her Parent*’ Eye*. No Wonder She Dared AH for Such a Resplendent Figure. Just Look at the Eyes, the Mustachio, the Garb, the—the Umbrella! Could Any Girl Aak More? perhaps several additionls bushels of n wheat. One romantic and rather amusing story which illustrates the prevalence of caveman tactics in this country • comes out of the delightful village . of Aleksihgc;' It concerns a young planter named Milos Radovanovic, who had fallan madly in love with the / beautiful Leposava Vukasinovic. i. Milos was the richest and strongest young man in the community and ‘ Leposava felt she would be happy with him. But she could see him only at . great internals and in secret. For she , had a maiden aunt who had the eyes of a lynx and wanted her to wed a man of her own choosing. To this the girl would not agree. One night the 'aunt learned that Leposava’s lover was planning to abduct the girl and, in the usual fashion, to come back a few days later and ask the aunt’s permission for their marriage. The wise old aunt decided to outwit them. She hastily notified the man she had choosen as Leposava’s future hus band and practically ordered him to kidnap the girl. And just to make the hoax complete the aunt disguised her self as, her niece, wearing the latter’s clothes, and waited to outwit Milos. What Gall • Stones Are and How They Form in the Bladder B 7 . HERBERT L. HERSCHENSOHIN, M. D. , (Physician and Surgeon.) THERE are three mechanism* con cerned in the formation of gall . „ stones. These are (1) infection „ . of the gall-bladder, (2) stagnation of . bile, and (3) the chemical composi _ tion of the blood. Infection: The gall-bladder is an extremely favorable site for the growth of bacteria. Almost any kind of bac terium may be found there, especially 1 those that normally exist in the intes tines. Many years after an attack of typhoid fever gall-stones often form as - » result of the irritation set up in the gall-bladder by the typhoid germs. The •imple experiment of injecting bacteria into the gall-bladders of animals dem onstrates the promptness with which stones form. The mechanical presence ' of germs causes an inflammation of the lining of the gall-bladder. A fluid rich in lime salts oozes out of the in ■fl- flamed tissues. Using a colony of bacteria as a nucleus,, .the lime salts become deposited all around it, layer upon layer, until a stone of variable J. size is formed. The greater the deposit of lime, the larger the stone becomes. Stagnation of Bile.- The stagnation » Above Sketch illustrate* the Gall -Bladder Cut in Half and Spread Apart to Shew the Pre*ence of On® Large Stone and a IN umber of Smaller One*. of bile does not In itself cause the formation of stones within the gall bladder, but its presence greatly favors it. The very fact that the bile becomes st agnant at'times gives bacteria a good chance to thrive and ultimately cause stones to form as already described. Any circumstances which might cause a pressure in the upper part of the ab domen, especially on the right side, may interfere with the free circula tion of the bile. Such circumstances are commonly found in women, as snug-fitting clothing, tight lacing, preg nancy and tumors. Sedentary habits, constipation and lax abdominal walls due to previous pregnancies often pre vent the proper movement of the bile and render women easy victims of gall stones. Chemical Composition of th* Blood: There is a certain amount of fatty sub stance called cholesterol found in nor mal blood. There are tinies when this amount becomes increased, in typhoid fever, and during pregnancy especially. When the gaJI-bladder becomes in flamed in such cases, not only are lime salts found, but a quantity of choles terol as well. The cholesterol then com bines with the lime salts in the forma tion of stones. The number of stones found in the gall bladder are varied to the extreme. When only one is found, it is usually quite large. Sogie stones are record aa measuring more than five inches in length. When the stones are very small they may resemble sand, giving the bile a muddy consistency. In one instance over 7,800 stones were counted in a single gall-bladder. The presence of stones within the gall-bladder often causes such discom fort and pain that the only hope of cure lies in the removal of the gall bladder. When the ardent Milos finally broke into the room he saw whu. he thought was his sweetheart In an instant he pieked her up and carried her off. As they gai loped through the night the young giant tore the veil from ^ the girts face gind prepared to kiss her. But just then the moon broke through a cloud and Milos saw that the woman he had kid naped was not Leposava—but- her aunt! In his anger and impatience, he un ceremoniously pitched the hatchet faced. aunt into a ditch and he tore back to the house of his enamorata. He arrived just in time. The aunt’s choice had juat seized the beautiful ■keposava and was going to fling her over hi* shoulders when Milo* broke into the room, lie fired two shots to frighten his rival and then, seizing the girl, he once more dashed into the night. As he and Lep osava swept through tne countryside on porsenacn uiey saw, in the early dawn, the figure of the aunt, sitting up in the ditch With a joyous shout and a wave of the hand, Milos bade her good bye. Of course, he and Leposava are married now and are living, thus far, happily. Another unusual abduction oc curred in the mountain village of Koledniia, near Spalato. There the pretty Mara Petrov was carried off by Jakov Barina. She was the daughter of the richest olive planter in the vicinity, while Jakov was only a poor forester. This difference in their social sta tions should have been enough to warn Jacov away. For a person of the poorer classes to kidnap the daughter of an aristocrat is a serious thing. Indeed there have been too many instances in which wealthy girls have been taken away and held for ransom. The result is that all such ahductions are viewed by officials as the work of ransom bandits. But Jacov was determined to fharrv her, so one night he and a band of friends attacked the house where Mara lived with her parents. They broke in and after gagging the parents seized the girl and took ner to Jakov’s lodg ings. There she was locked up. She scratched and kicked in rage, out her abductors merely laughed and re treated to the’ inn next door to cele brate their victory with a few jugs of red Dalmatian wine. But during the night Mara broke through a window in her prison and ran home. Later, the gendarmes sur rounded the inn and put the whole drunken band — including Mara’s would-be husband—in jail. The outcome of all this was that Jacov'g dream of marrying Mara van ished behind iron bars. And, except for her memory of that night when she was left alone in a strange prison, Mara forgot all about Jacov—for she never loved him, in the first place. Of all the recent abductions, the case of pretty Danica Forkapic is the most romantic, in Ettle town of Banjaluka in Bos-nia lived the aristocratic Josef beg Dzinic, vice-burgomaster and rich Mohammedan land owner, with his wife Halida Begovica. The latter name means wife of a beg and a beg means count. Their only son was Hassen beg Dxnic. One day Hassan met the fas cinating Danica Forkapic in the street. He knew immediately she was a Chris tian from Croatia because her face was unveiled. It was a pretty face, and young Hassan at once felt its charm. Soon he ^realiited he w anted to marry her. but he knew he could Cepjtijtit. tSof iai«rs4Lt0fi») ir«4tux» buds*. lac., iiieak SriifU fci|BU ' / WHEN THE TABLES TURNED "A* the two lover* swept through the lountrytid* on their eteed they tew, in the eerly dawn, the figure of the freniiad eunt titling up in the ditch. With, e joyous shout end e wave of the hand Miloe hade the woman who had tried te trick him goodbye.” parents changed their minus. Perhap? Hassan'g suddenly acquired wealth and position convinced them it was u happy match after all, regardless of the re ligious outcome. So now Danica and ilassan arc living happily together. These incidents, however, do not ofc scure the fact that officials here re gard the abductions as a menace. They have tried to use the king’s opposition SHE ESCAPED Pretty Mara Petrov of the Village of Kolednica, Daughter of an Olive Planter. She Wa» Kidnapped, But Made Her Escape. Her Would-Be Husband Was Jilted. not make her his wife because he hint self was a Mohammedan. llassan’s love for Danica finally got the better of him. Religion and love clashed and love conquered. One night he adopted the usual method of love stricken swains and stole into Daniea's boudoir. Her parents, aroused Jby the noise, rushed into the room, But Has san was determined. Right before the eyes of the gasping parents he carried off Danica. He took her to Constan tinople, and there so impressed the girl that she finally consented to be come a Mohammedan and be hia wife. Hassan, however, did' not figure on the reaction his deed would have on his parents. When old beg Dznic learned of the kidnaping he started proceedings to disinherit his son. The father of Danica at the same time started to disinherit his daughter. This would have been a terrible blow to the two young lovers. It meant that not only would they be left practical ly penniless, but the girl would never be forgiven by her parents. For while they might have become reconciled up on knowing she had married into lux ury and security, they would have been furious if site became the wife of a Mohammedan pauper But a strange fate intervened. Just as irate old Dznic, the Mohammedan, entered the office of his solicitor to sign his last will and testament he dropped dead. Young Hassan and his bride returned to Banjaluka and took possession of the late vice-burgomas ter’s vast estates. Meanwhile Daniea's O DARING LOVER! Ju.t Taka One Laok at Milo* Radovan ovic in tha Garb of Hi* Nativa Country and You'll Sea tha Smiling Determine lion That Enabled Him to Outwit a Rival and an Outraged Aunt—to Win tha Girl of Hi. Dream*. U- them a* an offensive weapon, bat the people seem to ignore it Not even a king, it seems, can trifle with a tra dition. Some authorities have suggested the adoption of laws forbidding such ab ductions, with severe penalties of vio lators. Others say that an edict from the throne would servo to end the prac tice. r iiut perhaps the king and those close to him realize that any such formal measures would meet with the dis P|f«sure of the subjects. And mon arths in these democratic 'days can't anord to chance that.
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