The morning times., 1897-01-03
PART Iy-
CnAPTER vII.-Contlnuel-

lt was magnificent and impressive
right; and SO absorbed were we in gazing
at il that only at the moment when We
were escaping the tan or the cyclone did
we observe that HamuIcrflcct's airship had
sailed into the main body OF n, was spun
around Ike a top n tile swirl OF mist
and wind, and tien was broken and
throw down, wreck, TO the ocean below
Although / was rather eNultant over has
disaster, made prayer FOR him: for /
did not tliink that he could come out from
the ruin alive, and certainly did no: wish
linn any evil either in this life or be
yond IL.
1t turned out that he did escape whole:
hut we did not know OF this until long
afterwards.
AT Cuba we stopped TO renew our batter
les, take in provisions and rest. We found
tie island peaceful, happy and prosperous
under limited republican government, and
free from all Nightmares Of tyranny, either
white or black. From there-believing that
we were now quit OF Hanlmerfleet, and
having decided TO convert our journey for
a while into a tour Of obseryation-we
started over sea and land down TO the
Amazon country. We were received at
j al a b9 a DAGliNl Oi l4iG iGTNllltln SNGcieIE
and, on their extensive plantations, Were
auendcGby apes whom they had developed
TO an extraordinary degree. These apes
had arrived at a fair initiative proficiency
in human language, were skillful in aeri-
culture. under proper direction, and made
very good servants for the rougher and
simpler kinds of housework, or for carrying
baggage and the like.
one Of the most Interesting things in the
Amazon region was the fact that large
tracts OF country had been sterilized by
saturation with petI oieum. This prevented
excessive vegetable growth, and enabled
the inhabitants, with the aid OF great syn
dicates, to carry on normal and highly
profitable production Of rubber trees and
OF forests, the wood fiber from which was
turned into food and various useful tissues.
All sorts OF food were manufactured here
from wood and cellulose, with the inor-
ganic salts OF Totash and sulphuric acid,
and 10y the action OF bacterial ferments.
Here at Para, also, is made large part
OF the worlds supply Of artificial silk.
The diSintcgratcd ccllulose Of the food
factories, after being Il ioIorGhly Ilcachcd
% dazzling whiteuesS, is Dissolved IN one
OF the olIorinated alcohols. under pres
sure, to a glossy mass This j. aftcrward
pa, INTO 2 - iTUdrICal D.. drauIic press and
forced tn Ouph plates filled with in
numerallc small discs ~ sapphire. through
every one Of whi,A "a Loic ,n, -tlaJsaudth
a. an Inoh IN diameter lsl orcd ~ diamond
dust The fiiser. when u Tcs, hps TIE hot
ar 90 tie 20 "a .H lrlioh TIE press is stu
atea, >lIrTl-s Immediately ~ the, ,vap,ra-
tiDn Of tire alcoholic a,lvcut and is put at
once on o. reeds Tie entirely amorph1us
charicf"r - ihc maJsTtal. Uud co., p.rfact
surface Dl thc sapphire die Iroluoo q fairic
Ear more dIzziiHC aud beautiful tfafi fh..
SIX f.rfsrTlE OlfalIrd !I.r. TIE six worm
Nni knowing what had h-gHtut ~ Gra,.-
mamie. WILSON, Va TAD lost ~iuiIt n WHEN
We were unleiuE tre cyclone. and not
wishing 81 o. oytrta Kan and u.ferfered with
~ mH, Wc had % hurry away from Para
hnl ii.e AuIEgn. TT1vdiug msstirfn the
eariy evening oT thc early morning. when
"e w'rc less likely 10 he observed or
followed, we zig-zarE'd through tie AR
over l'ruzl, crossing tie Andes two or
three times from east 10 west ana hack.
and llen bearing down 70 CtiIi and the
Argentine Republic. Everywhere in those
regions We found the same system OF
building IN use which had aroused my
admiration in the United States. This
L. the plastic" system Of moulding edi