The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-06
THE MONEY GOES ABROAD
Millions Upon Millions viii be
Lett Across the Sea.
The European Steamers Crowded
With American Sightseers. There
They WI Change Money for
Experierce. knowIt dge
OF Our Own Coun ry

All Che steamers that left New York
for Europe last Saturday were crowded,
and many persons We're left on the
decks, haping in vain that some one ut
the last minute would give up the trip
and offer the ticket for sale There arc
enough orders ahead for the next sail
ing day to take all the available berths,
and the rush is expected to continue for
several trips. On the other side the ho-
tol keepers and the army of people who
make their living off the tourist public
and fatten particularly ON tho American
contingent have been waiting anxiously
for tho annual flight of Americans from
their own country and are counting their
gains in advance.
The most conservative estimate Of tho
amount Of good American money taken
away to be spent OH the other side of
tho ocean goes Into the millions Some
of the money comes bnch in one wny or
another, but the greater part Of it is ut
terly lost to us. The American tourist
takes his money abroad and exchanges
1t for experience. 1t is q profitable OK
change for the other fellow as n general
thing, although some of the travellers
bring back with them n conviction that
their own country is tho best to stay in,
and that knowledge is often worth all it
costs.
1t would DO good thing for tho coun-
try and for large proportion of those
who spcnd their time and money abroad
nearly every summer if they were to
make the same expenditure Of time and
anco with their own country and peo-
pie 1t is big country, this Of ours,
and we'll worth getting we'll acquainted
with, and yot very large number of
those who know all the capitals of Eu-
rope are ignorant of moro than small
section of their own.
There are foreign tourists who land
i'll New York, race hither and thither
across the continent, get "a glimpse hero
and there of tho natural wonders of
winch they have heard, stay day or
two each in several cities east and west.
and then go homo to tell all about tho
Unitod States and the ways of Ameri-
cans and be scored for their presulnp-
tion, and who yet have larger person
al knowledge Of tho country and the
people i'll widely separated sections than
very many Americans of wealth who
swell tho stream setting every summer
from the new world to tho old
Foreign travel is valuable pnrt of a
full education. 1t cnlarges the knowl-
edge and broadens the view of the in
telligcnt traveller. Unfortunately all
travellers are not intelligent, and some
OF those who cross the Atlantic neither
enlarge their own knowledge nor re-
nect credit on the country responsible
Tor their birth and bringing up But
even tho most judicious and observant
OF Americans visiting the old world
would profit moro by pretty thorough
examination OF their own country before
going abroad They would then be able
TO sec wherein America and Americans
dlher from Europe aud Europeans and
could turn the comparison to profitable
account to themselves and their country.
He who knows his own land we'll before
going abroad Will return more of an
American than ever, while ACKNOWLEDGE
ing there ore many things across the
ocean that il is desirable TO know and
turn to good account -Clevelan Plain
Dealer.