Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-03
Reflections On the worlds Fair.
Correspondence of the Ledger.

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spell OF enohantment, and he who
wishes TO see himself from every i'm.
aginable standpoint, duplicate up.
on duplicate to a hmitless extent,
should not fail to 60. Bro. Jackson
and other good people need not 90
to the "Moorish Theater." If you
want to see the world in miniature
in all the hey-day Of Jubilee, take q
stroll through the Plaisance about s
O'Clock in the afternoon. Here you
will see and hear the Arab, the Turk,
the Persian, the British Indiaman
(Hindoo), the Cingalese (Ceylon),
the Siamese, the Chinaman, the
Japanese, the %Frenchman, the Moor,
the Algerian, the Egyptian the Span
lard, the Mexican, the Javaman the
Swede, the Norwegian, the Dane,
the Corean, the Australian, the New
Zealander, the North American In
dian of various tribes, the South
American from Venezuela to ,Pata-
gonia, the Swiss, the Italian, the
Scotchman, the Irishman, the Rus
sian, the German, the Haytian, the
Porto Ricon, the Esquimau and even
our brother, the connecting link"
from Borneo, the Orang Outang,
who swings himself so humorously
from the Java rotunda, and by his
expressive grimaces and gibberish,
seems determined to remind us of
our origin. Here in one-half hour
you can belt the globe and shake
hands with all mankind, including
the monkey. In the Anthropology
building you can study the race
theoretically and scientifically, but
here you see your brother as he is,
in flesh and blood, men, women and
children, in native costume, sur
roundings and language-a veritable
Babel of the nineteenth century. 1t
has been the wish of my life to travel
around the world and see men of all
nationslities and now that wish has
been gratifed. I have been there
and seen them. If you want to see
more for fifteen cents than you ever
saw in your life for that money, 60
on the "Streets of Cairo" Every
feature of modern Egyptian life, the
Moor, the Arab and the Turk, the
narrow streets, the trading shops,
the camels, the little donkeys with
their drivers, the music, the we'd
ding procession, boys, girls, men
and women in all their variegated
coloring. The Java village is very
extensive, illustrating all the phases
of their architecture and life, and
here you can converse with your
brother, the Orang Outang and study
the process of evolution. The cup of
Java coffee will be worth the ten
cents you pay for it. l don't think
Bro. Basket went to the "Java
Theater." was "taken in" by the
"Scenes on the Alps"-a little arti-
fetal thunder and lightning, pro-
duced by shifting of lights and rat
Ting some old sheet iron; very tame
indeed. In the Transportation build
ing you have a very fine panoramic
view of the Alps free. The glass
works is the best paying place to
visit, both interesting and instruc-
tive. The Bedouin encampment,
with its extensive exhibit of trained
Arabian steeds is fascinating to low
ers of horse flesh and horsemanship.
In the procession welcoming the
Spaniards of the Columbus vessels,
these steeds of the desert were the
center of attraction-smaller than
our horses, but beautiful in proper.
ton and seemingly inspired with
human intelligence. The wonder Of
mechanical appliances is the''Ferris
Wheel" l was satisfied to stand
at the bottom and look up at this
stupendous revolving structure, an
altitude of 265 feet, and save my
half dollar for the view from the
Manufacturers building and the Ma.
sonic building up in the city, the
highest in the world. The Turkish,
Chinese and Japanese bazaars are
equivalent to an actual visit to those
foreign countries, and worth all the
books of travel I have ever read
The Cingalese of Ceylon were espec
tally interesting to me; the repre-
sentatives OF a very ancient and re
markable nationality; pale faced
long black hair, bright eyes, spright
ly and agreeable in appearance ant
manner. The Ceylon tea was a de
licious drink. But for something t,
eat and drink, when you are tiret
and hungry, l commend you to m.
friend from Worcester, Mass, ant
his sweetheart from North Carolina
who can tell all about the good thing
prepared for hungry, weary pedea
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