The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-12
Round the World Sketches-How to go
Round the World.

since returning o. America we have received
many letters from Individuals making inquiries in
regard % the time required for - journey round
tire w1rlI-how much IL viii cost. what there j.
o. see. whether the traveller should -ai from Cal
if1rui1 or 20 Eastward. what books should De
read before starting, and many other questions.
Women, as well as men, are inquIsins about tie
trip.
TIE WAY 10 Co.
Our own barney wa from West = East, but
the true course i with the sun. BY travelling
We-twari-bv leaving Boston Or New York at
the right time the wonders of California may be
seen in their glOrv-No-cmite, the wheat fields,
and fruit orchards and -Iiiin. from san Francis
co NJ the right time. the travellers Will be pretty
sure o. have a smooth passage across the Pacific,
down the coast Of China. up the Bay Of Bengal,
and across the Indian Ocean. Going Westward
he will De in JaTan. China. India, Egypt. Pales-
tine. syria. and Italy during the months when
those countries may be seen 80 the best possible
advantage. Our advice 70 all travellers, making
a tour Of the world. IL 20 - with tie sun and not
against it. BY doing 20 they may have the sea
sons in their favor. and may be pretty sure Of
calm seas all the way from San Francisco te SUez.
TINE REQUIRED FOR TIE TRIP.
We take il for granted that any one making
the tour Of the world intends 70 devote AZ least a
year TO travel. The trip can be made IN ninety
days. but he who makes it in that time will have
wcariness Of body and a confused brain. japan
csc. Chinese, HindOJs. and Arabs will be - COM
pletely mixed, there will be such indistinct
recollection Of joss Houses, PagOdas, mosques
tcmp!e--OF iunks. samIaHs, IrUas, and other
queer c1ft-sUch . multitude Of streets, lanes,
and alleys, filed with myriads Of people, carrying
baskets. bundles, chests Of tca-and dressed in
blue blOuses, Laggy trousers. flowing robes. long
gowns, ~turians, br0ad-hriInmed or steeplc-shaVed
hars-Jr wearing nothing at all. except 4 narrow
strip Of cloth about the lOin--with pig-tails.
queues, OF shaycn crowns, Tluckcd brDws. painted
faces. tattDDcd skins-Tiiing in sclans. Ialan-
kccns. or on dOnkCys, elephants, and camchs-
that tine brain, instead Of retaining distinct pie
lures, VIII be in the condition Of a sportsman
whose horse turns q spmcrsault in a -tccUlc chase.
and the unfortunate rider bcholl- only "a whiriing
Landscape Of fields, trees, hounds, hedges, and
blinking stars,
To De benefited by travel, time must be taken
for study and reflection. No man can cat all the
son had better remain at home than 20 round the
world IN ninety days. y year J. little time enough.
Eighteen months Will Dc far more profitable than
twelve, but the trip can DC made comfortably in
twelve If the traveller has 10 more than that
amount Of time 10 -Iend.
WHEN To LEAVE.
California j. beautiful in June and july. The
Sierra Ncyadas are then in their glory. The
submits aye cleaning with ice and snow, while
tie valleys are clothed with ycrdurc. Down every
hillside flows 81 sparkling stream song birds make
tie air meiyliJu- tie suu shines bright from a
Gltll4ltr~ rhN . TIC NE = IeEAllliael Win mfllnl-
OF Simmer flowers the gardens crimson with
strawberries, melons turning their golden checks
O. the sun. peach trees bending their b0ughs 70
tie ground, laden with blushIng fruit, the whca:
fields waving with grain.
There Is no time more suitable for bcholding
Yosemite tlnn when the .. River Of Mercy is
swollen hy tire melting SHOWS Of tie mountains.
How sublime the scene, Huge blocks Of granite
are but pebbles, and gigantic trees are no more
than straws, a they fly down tie 200 feet Of
almost perpendicular descent. The valley Is car
Ietcd with green at that season Of the year. The
lofty pines and gigaHHoa CgLyorHia-thc "big
trees wearing their grccncst foliage, pre-
scutiug strong contrast 10 the snJw-clad submits
Of tie mountains, and presenting a panorama Of
beauty and grandeur unsurpassed throughout the
world. No Traveller can afford 10 pass by Yosemite.
The Journey thithcr from san Francisco at the
present. time Is tedious. The best route il by
A~laripOsa. The view on entering the valley is in
cJsuVarably finer by that trail than by the CUul-
icry lie route. Tie trip cannot be made in less
than ten days. The traveller should count upon
Spending three to Iour weeks in California before
Westward.
BAGGAGE.
Before leaving home the tourist will do well To
some thought t. the amount Of baggage nee
,ssary for the trip, also to the size Of his trunks.
No person should take anything that Is not abso-
utcly necessary for comfort.
Tie Pacific Mail Steamship Company are more
generous in the transportation Of baggage than
lac steamship lines from China u India and Egypt.
The Egyptian Transit COmIany's regulations give
hc following dimensions for trunks and packages:
f-t.
Iepth.-----.--..-- --..--.---.--.-..- f.t ? inches.
Sole leather trunks, in stout canvas covering.
strong straps, arr the best for a trip round
lac world. Two small ones are better than one
arsc one. y water proof canvas bag, which can
q strapped upon the trunk. isa great convenience,
to hold soIcd clothing. y travelling
h1wl and water proof oycrcGat are Indispensable.
Such clothing should be worn rs i suitable for
all wear in Boston or New York. There will be
ONE cool days ON the Pacific, and cool nights in
China, and India. y suit Of dark gray is
lsually worn by old travellers. Wooden under
will be best for every country IL the
ravelcr goes by san Francisco, and leaves that
ut the proper season. .
SAILING TOR JAPAN. ,
The steamer Of the Pacific Mail Company leaves :
an Francisco about the 10Th OF every month, j
making the run 10 Yokohama in twcnty-Oue days. {
ne distance may be reckoncd about ! 900 miles. .
| straight line makes il "A little less, but tie out {
iarl bound steamers usually strike "A little south !
( the moot direct route 10 take advantage of the {
find- which prevail ut certain seasons Ofthc year.
There arc no steamers ailJIt which, for clc-
ance, comfort and sIaciOusncss compare with {
Of this line. {
The table is beautifully supplied, though fresh I
sometimes run out before the steamer D
caches japan. The only drawback 70 comfort Is c
the large numbers Of Chincsc IN tie Storage,
ut they are usually well disposed and their pes r
nee affords the traveller an excellent opportunity a
, study their habits and customs, and to learn =
igcJn English, which will come in course when I
e reaches China. I
Tie steamers Westward bound usually carry :
bout 200 passengers, the Eastward bound / 900 +
/, ZOO. There are no PEOPLE in the world who Il
ave greater love for their native land than the Il
hincsc, and every c~migrant 10 this country cx- Il
z, On hack when he has male his E,rfIus- o
j. from 800 TO $500. o
But a syjJum Of year or two in the United
.atcs gives them new ideas. They become moIe e
.dcUcuIcut, east of old habits and customs. are 7
rcycrcutial toward JO-s, wear coats, Vanta- a
Ous. and felt hats. Contact with Americans. CT