Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
THE LAND OF tn 8 DUroH.
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| OF Venice Nl!loGL nel1G dsfunot. The
entire city is Il net work of canals, which
form q cheap and rsady means Of com
municstion for al! purposes, though they
are used almost exclusively for frsisat
carriage. There is occasionally bridge,
| generally built high enough TO leave the
waterway free for the passage of the low.
bulk craft in use, but sometimes made
with draw, and noticed one enter
psising citizen WAC had devised q novel
ferry for foot passengers, peopeiltng
his boat from ono side 30 the other by
mesns Ot gingie vigorous push with his
foot against tbs snbaakment. AS O
general rule there is no Guard OF any
kind along the oGrais to prevent tue ia
Way from taking m Informal bath, aud
as they run along by many OF the houses
within few feet OF tue door, 1t is safe to
say that the children of Holland ere not
imbued with the adventurous spirit OF
| Young America, else they would be tsll
ing overheard continually, for the Dutch
are prolific race and the whole coantry
swsrl1s SO with the evidences Of their
industry that Hollands ratio OF popula-
ton bids fair to soon excsed that of her
rival, Belgium tho most thiekly- sottled of
European countries 1t occurred to ms
that the prsSercs OF so rnuoh water, which
is necessarily more or less stsgnant, Hopd
be o constant cause OF sickness, bat L WaI
told that malaria was unkno w, though
now city eau retain ito prestige sitbout
that fashionable affection l cRnLof CON
| ceye. The Hague, as the Dutch name
signifies, used once 10 he royal hunting
seat and part of the forest that formed
the chase now remains az the most beau
tifnl natural park / ever saw. IL is
within i've minutes walk of the business
centre OF the city, and its accessibility 10
thus one Of its best features. The neate It
little steam tram line that one could i'm
agine runs from tho city out to
Scheveningen on the North Sea, about
1--we miles away, most beautiful aud
popular resort, and = drive lea0'ng
through pork Tor most OF the way, Win
accompanying piomsaades for pRdas
triaus furnishes III alternative means of
communication.
Ate. spending tho day in The Hague
we started olt ~ 6 O'clock toward Rot
teraRm with the inieAiion of stopping
for tie night wherever fancy should
direct. Almost Ril tie roads of Holland
/ are paved with brick SET upon edge, and
though perhaps not go durable as the
Belgian block, 1t is mucj smoother. and
, generally quite tolerabls for biei cling
|. The road FOR the five miles from The
, Hague to Delft, that quaint old town
, whose famous ware made il better known
: several generations ago than il is now,
, has on one side atean tram line, on tina
, other smooth walk lined with trees,
:, and canal beyond, lively With all manner
, of craft. At first train came along
: on the tram line, and the engineer
: amused his passengers by race with us,
, but his cars were heavily loaded and We
- 4 I.n..k ~
:, next station WAS reached, though with
4 some difficulty. Next we had & lively
race with steam launch on the canal
:, We then passed without exertion tour.
! cared gig, the crew of which made q des
!, psrate squirt to keep even, and finally
!, Just before entering Dslft, VIC came vi
:. with threedog team, the driver oi
:, which was very 10th to have us pGss aim
= and al whose expense we furnished con
4 siderable merriment for the passers-by
= encouraging him to urge his dogs on g.
- the top OF their spesd.
=, The country is perfectly fiat and hun
!, dreds Of windmill8 characterized tbs
zt scene, some of them with sails set and re
y volvin2 langui,tiy in the dying evening
breeze. They are mostly used to puml
u the water into the canals from the sur
! rounding country, which in many place
Ie We p2ticed wGs eight or 10 feet below tn
:, sutfaoe Of the water, so that the strang
y sight was presented 10 Us Of steam tug
50 passing with long towg thu kaels OF wlicl
" must have been above the level of tn
- neighDoring fields, ana we often noticed
"a bout undes full sail on Rome far-OE cRuel
i Looking as il she wers Sailing on dry land
~ Il Is 3 terrible combat that the DHtc
e nave had 10 wage against their iavaterat
u enemy, The water, which stands eve
y ready, night and day, to take advanta9
y Of the stlghtesr opportunity to eEcrOact
us and on6 cannot help feeling respect for
~ people who nave reclaimed from the sc
20 and thus created q cOuutry for tlpn
VI aelvea aud maintained their posit!o
Nl against such fearful ODDS. by far II
Er5star portion 81 Sue land the lower dt
N tricts is used for dairy purposes, and .
he along orr route we saR tBougElGs upo
IA, thousands Of cows grazing IL the Nayz!c
KY Dastuft9, which tue neas presence II q
water baeps ever freah RAdgresn. Dltch'
" have 10 ba provided every hundred fs
4g, OF 30 tc drain the ieids, g.
it is only necessary TO dig down fuj
'as anywhere 20 ind water, SO that mario
VI canals taGg Tie place OF fences ever
- where accordingly every co1atsy plg
70 o. uuch pEatsIsiGE is surrounded hy
ih2 noat tlied vita water, thus li'era!iy ig
lated from ihe rest OF the world, YER
we a5le ols.ie, the only ipraus OF commul
"as cation being by nFlwbndge, or mo
" commonly substantial bridge Of stCI
" closed by an Ornamental gate OF ire
'o+ In the yard there is lower garden, wi
~ walk OF clean white gcav el, aud uite
'sAA I'm - litte artificial lake, easily mas
,.ot presenting altogether the piettiest pictu
lAe imaFinabis.