The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-21

~ and down the street and no, be seen At
~. ~ Is particularly useful to see who is /
;. tue lront door, and il he or she be an mn. |
NelSone visitor, or a collector. how nice 10 |
s uoWn prompt word You ARE not Al
iolne' Not only in Holland but also, at
east IN TINS part OF Germany. are three |
J5i Ises OF creatures who do most OF the
aruuee WORK, yet who In America do little
AZ noIhiug, VIZ; dogs, COWS and womvn
MIS- wagons IN Holland as well as Arouud
mere, are nearly all pulled by dogs ana
u Nv, " morse Mat | have seen. You
S S,I,i' Il ever, see dog walking aroand
"Hu uotu'hg 10 co out spuillng for hgh.,
es IA aNerlca, except he be q poodle. they
are all geayei upln harness, with mugzles
On ana the Immense loads that small dog
WIZ pun is wonderful, and they ALWAYS an
pear 10 oe SO willing, IL is particularly true
eoouV hambu that You seldom or never
sc an OK pulling wagon; the COWS do All
thelr work, and the only thing let for the
oxen 10 do Is TO stand up aud get fat and
De eaten for beef. Ii il odd
70 see two cows With full bags OF milk null.
iev along load OF hay through the streets.
let why not2 A moderate amount OF work
'"rS not iniuIe their milking Qualities
aga how much better TO employ them use.
~ y tsan to allow them to siand around
'A7 vagabonds, WATCHING ,aauca TO
seal some Countrymau, .r,f his
N'toh, or pillage somebody's flower par
'"u' Inc cows are not worked With yoKes
a. rs our cruei custom, but a padded board
Is TED across the head AT the base of the
horns, ana the trace chains are attached In
each end of this to the sineleIree. SO She
pdshes or pulls along her load with her
n All and her shoulders are entirely free.
When you realize what Immense strength
a cow has ~ her head and neck, am salts.
neu II Will be admitted that this is the
most humane way TO work them ii worked
az all AS to the women, especially among
the working class, she is the slave. or
rather the beast of burden IN Holland and
largely so in Germany. Passing through
the country you seldom ever see ANYBODY
but women and lew old men in the tields
at work, and | have wondered where the
men are. suppose they have an easier
JOB somewhere else or are in the
army. Just TO think Of little
Holland supporting a standing army Of
6O,0VO men, aud Germany nearly half a
million. No wonder the women nave 10
WORK TO help support themselves, the child
rem and the army,
ART.
Next to tho churches In point of interest
les. Even on short trips you are sure TO
see many thousand acres OF paintings and
sculpture. If out Of the large number |
have seen myself were left to me to
choose one OF the most striking works OF
art, | would select The exquisite statue OF
Arladne, belonging to private collection
IN Frankfort. am not artist enough TO
give the reasons for thinking so, and can
only say the tout ensemble struck me as
charmingly beautiful.
TABLE D'HOTE.
What strikes "a American on trip
| through the continent is the inevitable
table dhote. The average Dutchman and
Frenchman Of the better class appear to
tortiiy themselves for this meal de resist.
ance Ga rising in the morning cup Of
coffee or tea, with bread and butter, i,
what is called breakfast, and If he takes any.
thing else II is only an egg or piece OF cold
tongue. Then in the middle of the day d
piece OF cheese and bottle OF wine 1,
lunch, so by q O'Clock in the
hour, he is thoroughly whetted for hi.
attack on the seven or eight courses o
warm meats, vegetables, etc. He goes at il
with a gusto, and to show what good Il
does him and what good human he is
he lights his cigar right then and there
aud fills the dining-room with smoke. Il
is remarkable this system OF table Pilot,
is not adopted IN America instead of tn,
wretched system of pling up a lot OF it'll,
dishes with sample In each all arcane
your plate. The rule is, not over half i
ever eaten when served In thus style IL
America, and the balance is waste
whereas, by table 'hote there is no loss
every one helping himself out Of the com
mol dish that is handed around from
guest to guest, and what is left on tn,
dish can be used again. BY this system
the hotel proprietor can unqueSiOnabl.
give great deal better meal for les
money. Yet with all our system Of vast
aud ofteu poor cooking, | am beginning t.
long for good square American meal
aud have more than once thought of Mar
| Twain's bill OF fare of good things he woui,
have when he reached home.
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