The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-09
"GoNE where the woodblne twlneth" Is
suggested as suitable inscription for
FIsK's tombstone.
seeing Europe for 81 1000.

A correspondent Of the New York Post
write: - 6
Ishould be much obliged If you, or one
OF your readers who has Travelled In
Europe, would give me an idea how to set
about seeing 1t, supposing have about
one thousand dollars and unlimited time,
and am able and willing To go on the
cheap system.
My constitution Ia good, and could
walk far, dine on ahalf.lranc, or It's equiv.
alent, and sleep in the open air, II need.
full, and, think could see all Europe
in o year and OF cost Of the sum l name.
d The Post replies: 49,
It"Frugality," whose letter Of inquiry
appears In another column, were OF a
mathematical turn Of mind, and should
write down, In q technical manner, 81 900
equals the cost Of seeing all Europe, he
would undoubtedly find the bottom Of his
purse before he had finished his trip By
this we mean TO say that 1t Is absurd to
suppose that the most pinching economy
will enable any one To visit every attrac.
tive spot In the old countries for so small
sum.
AT the same time, q very pleasant and
profitable trip can be taken for this sum OF
money, which shall include visit 10 most
Of the notable places, and shall make one
acquainted with the people and their way
OF life. tn'
"Frugnlity" must put his money in his
pocket determined that not a cent OF II
shall go for travelling by first.class con.
veyances. Let him take seconded
passage In the steamer, by Which he will
get as sure support of life as If he went
llrstclass. He will simply be obliged to
eat ut the second table, will not be allow.
ed 10 display his sturdy form on certain
part Of the deck, and will have his room
ina different, though a perfectly healthy,
part OF the ship. In this way he will be
able to count on about nine hundred dol.
lars clear to DO expended in seeing the
sights on shore. aH
In the next place, let him leave his big
trunks at home. A common carpet.bag,
containing a better suit Of clothes than he
wears every day, some clean linen and o
little medicine, for ono hand, and
umbrella for tho other, will BIO all the lug
gagehe can afford to take. Whenever he
needs new clothes he can buy them
cheaper in Europe than in this country.
In going about from place TO place
In the countries he visits he must
frequently walk. This is easily done on
account Of the comparative riearness Of
places. In all particulars travelling cheap.
lyin Europe is to be done precisely as 1t Is
in this country, by walking whenever one
can, or by using only cheap means of con.
vGyance-generally the third class; and
and by buying only what one eats, and,
as n rule, eating only hearty, substantial
food, though always enough of 1t.
by this method healthy young
man ought to be able, Ut the
highest estimate, TO live for three dollars
n day, which would give "Frugality" q
clear three hundred days for visiting
Great Britain, France, Germany and
Italy. II he be shrewd, and has some
Yankee knack about him, he might
lengthen this time; but fair adherence
to these suggestions would certainly en-
able him TO say goodbye to his friends
for at least nine months. Walking in
Europe is recommended, but not for oil
countries, In Belgium, for instance,
where the railroad fare is the cheapest in
the world, and the country fiat and unin-
teresting, it is cheaper to ride, second OF
third class, from town TO town, and the
time thus saved can be spent cheaply in
notable cities. Pedestrianism is not al.
ways economy.