The morning times., 1896-11-29
Copyright, 1861


With three crosses upon his breast a man
can travel around the world without money
for food or trunk for raiment, yet come
back home clothed and fed. He can go
unequipped and unarmed for conflict with
nations or elements, yet come back un-
harmed by either. These magic dc ecorations
are the crosses, red white and green.
The red cross entities him to succor and
be succored. to brotherhood with Clara
Barton aud immunity even from monarchi-
cal encroachment. The white cross guaran-
tees his social purity and temperance. And
the green cross, the last ornament, carries
him where he otherwise might not be able
to go.
During the present Presidential admins
tration Minister Broadhcad wrote home
from Switzerland that lie could look from
his windows and see the trollcys running
along the banks of Lake Geneva And
government official travelling in Ireland last
summer reported the napItha launch upon
the Lakes of Killarney.
Next summer when DR.. Parkhurst and
other travellers climb the Matterhurn they
VIII lie surprised to see standing lish and
sccHre upon the mountain peaks small
houses, evidently built by men and Inhabited
by them.
THE GREEN CROSS.
The Order of the Green Cross was founded
for the purpose OF rendering mountain
travel more secure. a party OF adveH-
turous Austrian gentlemen, members OF
the Austrian Alpine Club, called together
4 number OF philanthropists OF Vienna and
laid certain facts and plans before them.
They showed that a large portion of
r. Ha. al ic r..ir
Gus, and that for purposes of commerce.
for the carrying OF mail, for discovery
and for the delivery OF certain provisions
in mountain towns there must be frequent
trips across the mountain ranges. These
are always difficult and often dangerous.
In addition to this, they mentioned the
large number of travellers who every
year seek the mountains OF Switzerland,
Austria and France for health and pleasure
The death roll from accident fOots up
surprisingly large, and TO consider and
relieve this was the object Of the meeting.
The result was The establishment of the
Green Cross Society. IL is new yet, but
has started out, as all great charities do,
with the mysterious lot OF donations that
insure 1t footing until it gets strong
enough to run itself.
The Green Cross viii have for its aim
the establishment of stations in the noun
tains. These will be small wooden huts
covered with skins for warmth, securely
anchored to the mountain eaks. 1t
would be much easier TO place them in the
valleys or in small, obscure places where
they would be defended frCm the winds,
the mountain drifts and currents. But on
discussion it was decided that the huts if
located in out-Of-the-way places would be
less easily observed by travellers, and so
would defeat their own purpose.
FOR TRAVELLERS.
The object OF the stat .ons is to give re-
lief to travellers. Those Starting for 4
mountain climb need not 20 burdened with
food and water for the entire trip. They
can make the huts their stations and re-
plenish as the food gives out.
But the mission OF the Green Cross is Z
more serious one than the comfort Of
pleasure seekers. 1t is to help couriers
that must cross the mountains. The Car
pathian Mountains must lie oftentraverscd
and always with great danger News and
provision couriers are lost every year.
Farmers starting across the mountain paths