The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-01
acknowledgement
ul,uEWARD BOUND.
-, ur. Fishers Experience In
"T travelling His Advice 10 nose
i,Iitntjns u European Trip.
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN,
August l6- q, 1875.

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN,
August lG- q, 1875. !
,,an luirI.i.enCef' ~,
although TIL. letter is written when
-, "" "Dt ,Ipon the vast expanse Of water
~. i% I;es between Europe and America,
'a'," ,h;sc, Of il isnot the ocean. II will
w ,,. rU that the first OF this series
i,,,s,4 deal, with the voyage across the
,,l m That must suffice for that sub:
, Nv Bn, il msy be we'll to avail myself
N, leisure Afforded at sea to make
a,o ,,' ma,llet.oi.fact observations in re-
s ,"r'I ,o,rnyel in general, in Great Britain
md md on the Continent Of Europe.
PREPARATIONS.
Mia, preparation should be made be-
n,s st,rting on a tour Of moderate
' '.s,,l, in that part Of the world? The
1".I Indispensable thing is that you
.,onIl moi he an iynoraml4. If YOU are,
,'1 viii onlywaste your time and money
!, foreign travel. / am 10th to say It,
4, unfortunately il is true that goodly
nop1,tion Of Americans who go abroad
n,t not sufficient general information
/ ,s,Jle them to receive much advan-
M from the trip. They may fill very
I'll lheir places at home, but they are
!. shcn away beyond the narrow circle
,hicl they have moved. II space
.-ailte,I | could record some very lu.
nom instances which illustrate the
n,b Of the above observation. Among
h things which are peculiarly desire
/ NJ may specify an acquaintance will
rr,phy and with history. II you
Isr these well, of whatever else you
d, h ignorant, you can in every conn
rs h Interested and proIited.
Have some conception also Of The
,r,,,l rontes which you will pnrsnc.
y9 b,l better not bind yourself toe
s,nlr 10 them, because circumstances
al, make change in them very desira-
Il Of syen necessary. Nevertheless it
IN Il we'll to have some definite idea
here yon are going, and how long you
iii mend upon the different portions of
. tt tour.
In the way Of clothing the less you take
With yor hevoal what is absolutely nee
4.,ary to YOUR comfort, the better. Bag
age or luggage as the English call it, is
Ia more troublesome on the European
.plr Of the Atlantic than with us. This
lri.es from the absence Of good system
IN the transfer OF it on railroads and
.,1mer. It requires a great deal Of
eronal supervision. In some countries
he chargesfor carrying any considerable
r,ulily Of it are very high. And no
alet how small il is, every porter who
aichesi will expect to be remunerated.
Tot gentleman one travelling suit and
.st irea suit are an abundance.
LlyOur letters be directed TO the care
4 ,olt banker in London or Paris. Do
athlve them sent from home directly TO
a.ilitrrnt places which you expect to
Ilit Your plans and your mails, il you
y, viii he almost certain TO clash. iour
mixer Will forward your letters 10 you
i'm time to time a. you direct. There
aiy it delay in this method; but in any
dc this is inevitable in some degree.
An! !ouvill then not DO disconnected
By them. Besides, you will be sure OF
tseving them.
NaOy Americans carry with them nu-
at;OH letters Of introduction. A few
y then iIeely-indeed I would say too
ttly, Asa rule, however, except when
sdfes'ed 10 close personal frien ds Of
sAe who give them, they are not pre-
eaed. And yet | would not advise that
Wy should not be taken, when offered
IL! occupy very little space. In case
/. \ .ctle., or any misfortune they might
thnialble, # may be well to add
'ailaGreat Britain the presentation 9
sttt.i Of Introduction commonly Is fol
p'etST an invitation to dinner, at which
sslaupeCted to appear in full dress
lat vty often ends the matter.
CUSTOM HOUSES,
@'iIImppOse that you have crosse
" ccsin, and arc about to land on
,Fssa shore. The first gentleman whose
sulin!laCe you will make is the Gus
"a house officer. And you will NEE
~ y the line between each Of the conn
wa through which you pass. But he il
'A greatly TO be feared. In most Euro
Fan countries duty is paid only npon a
az ARTICLES, and these are not such as .
aIveIyE Is likely to carry in any con.
siderable quantities. These officers, il
=! etF'encc, have been uniformly
W! CIVIL lii annoying tobe compell'
%.o open yourtrunk and allow a strang'
= 70 tumble amongits contents. But Thu
~ Hg !. 10 be AZ civil as he il, and
g't Sln all the aid you can. In tina
Wv 'Se work will be done in moment
MONEY. ..
!, Mi'o0n " you put foot on shore yol
AVN %.AN' money, and that, too, such "a 4
In, S,.a' in the particular countr,
S MI you are. # Is indispensable
s sG',''e that You should have in you
nv, ,S l little Of the smaller coin which
WY i4s'e u'ed, This you can secure eilheI
d, ''v .eav'ng the United States or OIL
In st = ~, before landing. The bes
5DS, - !. which TO carry the bulk, Of you
UNA .,, u a letter Of credit drawn b,
=, S S ho9'ein the United States. i
.r - ? y .Itt and convenient. Such
aIS nd, u o;. Available in any important cit,
Zen nv w. .','.lsed world. In each countr,
IsiS r' use the silver and copper coli
s r,a Peculiar to il. All wheI
/, ",Sh H. therefore be sure 10 get rid Q
A,s ,,. pieces; They will not accep
Nm, I'T - Ihe line. English gold (soy
u, S =, G,Gp" S will 90 almost any
Tn. N.Y. I, sae continent. The only plac
M M ~ !. found any difficulty in breakin
d i. ~ away in the heart Of Norway
ii y longer you travel tho more yc
IHSnnr y. so :, WIN the crying need G
'lS va. Medium Of circulation. 70
SUttIed with the constant nccessi
ariSc = * your pocket money and c
Nh .S 70 S9aIt in some new currcnc,
ri ~, ,aIG.d be one coinage for III
~ md it ought to be decimal. "
T.. LANGUAGES.
r, ~ q" q :, Nhoi, ignorant Of the Ian
RiJly,, "" " continent travel there con
oil A., Certainly he can. Is col
h,S, vI Ss, 6y English and American
d Y! hotel there are walters and no. no.
S:ss ao Ipeak English. And Il a4 is M n,
" NJ 40 70 meat with other persol
:" RquSInted with our tongue, 4