Evening star

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ful as an East Fifties night spot.

When a ship approaches His

paniola from the West, the island

looms high, dark and mysterious

above the waters, and it is really a

fantastic and eerie little continent,

like nothing anywhere else. No

traveler could explore the awesome

jungles of the western end of the

island, which is Haiti, no matter

how much time he had. And if it

were possible, he might be disap

pointed, because no doubt the tales

of voodooism and blood sacrifices in

the gloomy depths have been a bit

overfeatured. But every one can

make the trip up to see the unbe

lievable citadel of the black em

peror, Henri Christopher—that will

give any one the shivers. The

Egyptian pyramids are astound

ing enough, but they were built on

the ground, while this massive fan

tasy was somehow constructed on

the peak of a giant mountain. When

one comprehends its cruel history

Skis Replace

Snowshoes

In Canada

Facilities for Sport

Found Along

Rail Lines

QUEBEC, Dec. 10.—Canada, land

of the maple leaf and the snowshoe,

has become overnight the land of

the maple leaf and the ski. All

across the Dominion’s breadth, from

Quebec and Montreal to Vancouver

and Victoria, winter sport has come

to mean skiing.

The ski has supplanted the snow

shoe even among the French

Canadians whose attachment to it

was ancestral and sentimental. Ski

clubs, of course, look to the matur

ing list of competitive events, but

more important than competitive

skiing is simple pleasure skiing, The

sport has enticed young and old.

Their style may have faults, but

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1938). Washington, D.C., 1938-12-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1938-12-11/ed-1/?sp=88

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1938-12-11.