The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-05
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not see the magaznelet, known as 1.-THE
Philistine," printed, as it avows, "ev-
cry little while for the society of the
Philistines," at East Aurora, N. Y.
by Elbert Hubbard, who, by the way
is friend Of Miss Lea NJ. Heath, who
occupies the chair of literature in the
Scranton high school,. l can't say that
l would advise it for general reading.
Mr. Hubbard is an iconoclast and he
doesn't hesitate to ruthlessly tear down
the dearest idols we have known. He
pitches into everything which different
people hold sacred, from Hook and
| Eye Baptists," as he calls them, to the
! folbles of friends and foes of every de-
scrfption and the "Philistine" is his
mouthpiece, Notwithstanding the fact
that q western paper gravely states
that the peculiar little periodical is
| published by the students of Wells
College, although the college author
tiles probably do not care to stand
sponsor for it,"
However one may differ in general
from the extreme sentiments found
| Wlthln its chocolate-hued covers, Mr.,
| Hubbard said one thing in the Feb
| fuary issue that / endorse fully. Here
it is:
| ON the subject of travel there is one
remark that is heard in America very
often, and the man who makes it all
ways prides himself on having said
something original and very bright
| Here is the moss-covered remark: Be
lore 1 see Europe l want to see all of
| my own country 1t sounds patriotic
and fine, doesn't it? But the man who
remarks this remark has been cheated
CIT OF his trip to Europe, and his re-
mark is only sour grapes; but the peo-
| pie who listen often believe il wise
Tie truth is that a three-months tour
| or Europe is worth more to a young
man or woman than three years of
steady travel in America. We all
know a good deal of our own country
--eVen If we stay at home the people,
of the land troop past our door Butt
70 see the culture of France and italy
s to have an impression made unon
you that years cannot efface nor time
destroy 1t gives a point of comnari-
son that drummer, who knows the
United States from Maine TO Nexico
never possesses. I believe a wear
among the capitols Of Europe is worth
more than three years at college"
Now this last statement is rather
strong yet in the main Mr.. Hubbard is
right 1t certainly does make one very.
weary indeed to hear people reneat So
hohotonously the opinion which has
occasioned the above "scold." WHY ON
earth 1t is necessary to explore every
nook and Granny Of this enormously
DIS halt world of ours before we can
win propriety take peep on the other
w nrn
the mighty ones who have made the
lustory OF the past centuries, is q mys-
terry that I give up.
1t would be delightful, certainly, if
we could he assured of double the usu-
al a'lotnent of years and mental and
pnySlcal Nlgor, when a great portion
OF that time might he spent in visit
ing all important and most of the un-
important places in this country; but
NE Is TOO snort Would it not be bet
Ter 10 stand for an hour on the Capitol
me lilIi ana gaze afar over the spots
niarNed by the relics of Rome in glory;
10 ne aWed to silence by the beauty
or the Panthecn and think of this mar
Vellously appropriate tomb for Ra-
phael; or to visit the noblest structure
ever reared to the worship of the Su-
catch q
glimpse of the treasures of the Vatican
IMAM to actually climb Pixies Peak
with your own feet, drink unsayorv
water az saratoga Springs or eat or
anges from a real live Grange tree in
the vicinity of Indian River, Florida?
Would it not be a memory to which
you would cling fondly and longer to
have looked upon the loVeliness of ST.
have ctn
umn on the Pazetta beneath the shad-
ow Of the Winged Lion, and dreamed of
the lost grandeur of the Doges. than
to have taken trip to China-town
ON your visit to San Francisco or even
to have gone in an elevator to the ton
Of the Masonic temple in Chicago
Why, day in Westminster Abbev
with the knowledge of history that one
should have who travels would he
worth year in the Yosemite. New
Mexico or Colorado. A week in the
Louvre with the rich remembrance Of
the past cleaning without, and within
would be of more value than a half
lifetime devoted to minute examination |
OF everything we possess in the way Of
historical or scenic interest, from the |
mammoth cave in Kentucky to the |
Bunker Hill mOnument-With no dis
paragement OF the monument intended. |
1T is really the most absurd thing TO |
tax OF seeing everything in America |
before going abroad, as if a flying ride |
across the continent with here and there |
glimpses of rail fences, prairies and |
stupendous mountains were to give the
culture that intimate and personal in |
telest with points of historical inn |
portance in the old world can afford. |
DO utter any excuse than that, for not
taking the advantage Of foreign travel. |
Say you can't afford it, which is woful- |
ly true in too many cases; say You
can't leave your family, or that YOU
fear the sea voyage; say you are need
ed so much in the home circle, or that
You fear something will happen while
you are away or that you have par
alysis, st. Vitus' dance or paresis, but
for the sake of the intelligent nation
you represent, don't offer the worn out
and stupid apology that you must see
America first, at least this Is the can
didly proffered and unsolicited advice