The herald., 1894-05-27
THROUGH A TRAVELLERS GLASSES,

this is more displayed in Los Angeles
States. In truth, it is doubtful if there
s another city in the world where 30
keen an interest is shown by the citizens
in what visitors from distant places say
Of the people and the place.
But this lively interest is not the re-
suit OF mere vanity or conceit; Los An
geles is one Of the most attractive places
in the United States, or in the world.
Nowhere else is the scenery more dis
tinguished by all the features that go to
make q country attractive than here.
The sublimity of lofty mountains; ex-
tensive and fertile valleys, rivaling in
beauty an d exceeding in fertility
'ThY cornfields green and sunny vines,
Oh! pleasant land of France"
Having personal experience OF climates
over great part of Europe, and in
America from Maine to Brazil, | say
without hesitation that the climate of
Los Angeles gives the hest average Tor
health and pleasure known to me.
In Naples the piercing wind, sweep
ing down from the snow-capped Apen-
mines in winter, is as penetrating and as
bitter cold as the icy blasts that howl
over the great northwest in our own
country.
And yet in all ages Italy figures in song
and story as the land of sunshine and
flowers; there the orange, the olive and
the vine suggest gladness. and the groves
OF myrtle are sacred to love.
Pt,t oil Aal;nhtf,,l fao ttrra
found in higher degree at Los Angeles,
and at the same time there 10 an absence
of the disaereeabiy cold winter winds
that are so trying to the health of the
ailing and to the temper of the strong in
Italy.
But this little sugar coating is intended
only to make less unpaletable small
dose of wholesome medicine.
From what has been said above, it
will be seen that what may follow comes
from no unfriendly critic.
A very keen-sighted observer sayHi
ooh wad some power the giftie gle us,
To see OursellR as ithers see u.s.
1t wad frae monte b under free us,
And foolish notion.
What airs, and dress, and style w3d Zee us.
And even devotion"
In the first edition of The Heart of
Mid Lothian, Scott described one OF the
most beautiful views in Europe. The
ecene is thatin eight from Salisbury crag5,
rocky eminence at Edinburg. The
description may be found in the eighth
chapter of the story. In the description
the author censures the people OF Edin
burg for allowing pathway, from which
the best views could be had, to 90 to
ruin.
In later edition OF the story the
author added note, stating that the
passage in the text had called the at
tention of the city council to the ruin
OF the pathway. and that new and
much better road had been built to the
summit OF the peak.
1t is over 60 years since the Heart of
Midlothian was published, and in
every one of thoee years thousands of
people have gone up the pathway to
enjoy the view from Salisbury crags,
described in the story.
In trip to the Highlands Burns Wis
tied beautiful stream called Bruar
Water. The poet wac delighted with
the grand mountain scenery, but la
mented that here were no trees to give
shade and add their beauty to the land
scape. He wrote short poem on the
subject, addressed to the proprietor of
the region visited, and suggesting that
trees be planted. The hint was taken !;
a large area was planted with forest
trees, and long since grand and beautiful
groves shade the Bruar, and the summer
breezss rustling among the leaves add
their music to that of the stream.
To Italy and Scotland ia rambling far
from Los Angeles; but if the trip be
distant, it is made to CLEAN a fact, or
thought, that may be useful here. The
bee will travel far for even little honey
to bring to the hive.
Being a regular winter visitor to Los
Angeles for several years past, have
been much Interested in obsery ing the
many improvements going forward
Few features of any large city are more
interesting TO strangers than public
parks. In every city in Europe. almost
the first places visited by strangers are
the parks; when the novelty of other
places is exhausted, the parks are Wis
tied again and again, and when leaving
for other places, or for home, visitors
usually go to the parks for farewell
visit.
Now, in this city of Los Angeles is the
opportunity for making one of the most
attractive parks in the world. West
lake, Hollenbeck and the East Side
parks are all iavorite resorts with me,
for all are beautiful But each of these
is small and though each is gem, no
one of them can be more tn an q gem in
size.
From ell over the woAld visitors flock
to the great city parks Of Europe. Gem
trial park is one of the chief attractions
of New York, and Paramount park has
made Philadelphia famous.
1t never enters the mind of any of
the strangers who are attracted to any
OF those noble parks to ask what ward or
other division of any of those cities the
park may be located in.
Fairmoant is part OF Philadelphia as
Central park ia of New York, aod it is as
a part of the whole city, not of any
political or other division of the city,
that visitors think of these parks.
During the past few weeks the council
of this city has from time to time dis
cuseed the subject of improving Elysian
park. 1t strikes a visitor AZ being
mistake for members of the council from
other wards than that in which the park
named is located, to offer any oppos ition
to make that, what it would surely be,
one OF the grandest and most attractive
features of Los Angeles.
Few cities IN lne world have visited
many and don't know one-have a tract
better fitted in every way for making
one of the most beautiful parks in exist
ence than Los Angeles.
From the heights above the river the
view is of unsurpassed beauty and ex-
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