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to Albany, we struck out north to not think that it would he right to Montreal, a travel of two days. give up the worshipping of the sun, Through the Adirondack moun- which gave them heat and light. In
tains which is a story of itself, thence unto Ticonderoga. well known to most of us, in history at least, and although it is not a large place, its historic value draws many tourists. The old greystone fort, dungeon and barracks, still stand to tell the tal; of that Canadian-French ·episode). Driving around the shores of Lake Champlain, should be another stop of interest, but I'll hasten on to Mon- treal. Montreal too was new grounds for me; never before have I set eyes on that mighty St. Lawrence river, and a.s for the city itself, I had only known it by pictures. Remaining here for a day, we visited Notre Dame Cathedral, McGill University, Mount Royal and saw around the place gen-
erally. Following up the river, our next stoo was at Brockville, where we spent our third night thence up to Kingston, through Cobourg, Tren- ton, Napanee, Bowmanville. Whitby, Oshawa and ·finally Toronto. To be in Toronto when the .exhibition is in full swing and not to go would be nonsense so after two full days at the fair, I mounted the train for Col- lingwood, happy to have been away, but happier to be going home. In three weeks 1 had just travelled 14. hundred miles.
BOLIVIA
By Vera Turnbull
Bolivia is a place not very well known by most people. It is situated in the central part of South America· surrounded by Brazil, Paraquay, Ar- gentina, Chile and Peru. The area is not quite .so great as that of Qur~­ bec and a little greater than that of Ontario. Bolivia is an inland country and its largest lake is Lake Titicaco which is almost as large as Lak·e On-· tario and is the highest in altitude.
Bolivia. was once inhabited by the Incas of Peru. lt was to these that the Spaniards brought the Roman Catholic religion but the Incas did
time this brave and cultured race was conquered and passed away.
The form of Gov•ernment of Bol- ivia is like the Government of the United States which is a federal re- public. I will try to give you a brief outline of the government. La Paz i s t h e ~ommercial c a p i t a l a n d s e a t of the two houses of Parliament; the Senate and the Congress. The 1G memb2rs of the Senate are elected for 6 years and the 70 members in the Congress are elected for 4 yearR.
There are three classes of people. The high class of "whites" who dress similar to the Europeans. The middle class or Cholos who are next in im- portance. The men dress similar to th e whites. The Cholo women wear several bright colored, full skirts, often 8 or 10. They make one hang just a little below the other. They also wear a blouse and a bright col- ored shawl. Stockings ar0 ~1ot v·orn. Just sandals or high buttoned boots and a high straw hat. The third class are the Indians. The Indian women dress similar to the Cholo.s but they wear cheaper garments ancl a low
straw hat . The men wear ponchos which are native made. A poncho is a square pi•ece of cloth which has been woven in strips of different col- ors, with a slit in the centre large eriough to go over the head and hangs over the wearer's shoulders. They wear two hats. The inner one is similar to an aviator's cap only it is made of fine wool closely knit- ted by the natives and usually made in several contrasting colors. The outer hat has a wide, thick straw brim, covered with cloth, u.sually red. the crown of the hat is small and is made of sack cloth covered with the same material as the brim. The hat ties under the chin.
1fost of the Indians do not speak Spanish, as the rest of the people, but they speak Quichus which is a harder language to understand.
Let us take Cochabamba as a ty- pical city as it was the city in which