The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-05
OUT OF THE
BEATEN TRACK.
DR.. Walker Don't Go Over the
Customary Tourist Routes.
A MONTH SPENT IN EUROPE.
Canton Gentleman Tells of Some of the
Things He Saw Beyond the At
Iantic-Attended Many
Clinics.

DR.. A. B. Walker, of 319 West Tusca-
rawas street, returned Sunday from an
Interesting trip through several Euro
pean countries and incidentally visited
the Paris exposition. A notebook was
the Doctors constant companion, In
which were jotted down many interest
ing incidents and data of the trip.
Before leaving New York for Liver
pool, the doctor and Mrs. Walker We're
present at the graduation of their
daughter, Miss Helen, at the Womans
college at Baltimore, and the doctor
also was in attendance at a meeting
of the American Medical Association at
Atlantic City, accompanied by DR.. A. c.
Brant.
On June 10Th, the party. consisting of
Drs. A. B. Walker and A. C. Brant,
Mrs. Walker and Miss Helen Walker
| and a relative of DR.. Brant, embarked
| on a steamer for Liverpool, at which
point they arrived June 10th, after a
pleasant trip across the ocean. All the
large cities on the continent were WIS.,
tied and every place of interest noted
by them, including a trip through
Wales. At Glasgow, the doctors w.t.
messed clinics by one of the most emf
| nent surgeons of the day, DR.. McEwen,
at the Glasgow infirmary, also DR.. Pat
| terson, noted surgeon. In Edinburg
they witnessed clinics by DR.. Cathard
| and DR.. Anandole, and in London, they
attended clinics by Drs. Finnick, at
| the London hospital Blansutton, and at
Bartholomew hospital clinic was wit
messed by DR.. Cripps, DR.. Eve and others
eminent In surgery.
The International Medical Congress
in session at Paris was visited and the
proceedings attended from August End
to the 9th, where the greatest surgeons
and physicians of the world gava
clinics.
THE STAY IN PARIS,
as described by the doctor, was most
delightful one. The exposition was
given most thorough examination and
the party met some people Of this city
as well as acquaintances who also were
visitors there.
THE grandeur of the exposition" said
he, "can not be described. There is no
question but that 1t is one Of the finest
the world has ever seen."
From Paris the Walkers started on
their tour through Switzerland, visit
inf Geneva and Berne. At the latter
place the doctors witnessed an operation
by the great Kocher, noted surgeon.
Thence they toured to Interlocken, to
Luzerne, Zurich. Munich In Germany,
and onward to Oberammagrau, where
the Passion Play" was in course of
production by the peasantry.
The doctor brought with him many
valuable souvenirs Of his trip, and
among them is a Autographed set of
scenes taken from the play. The play
required hours each day for produce
tion, four hours in the morning and four
after dinner DR.. Walker said it was
one of the grandest scenes he had wit
messed.
1--WE never got tired watching the
play" said the doctor. 1T was the
nnest thing ever saw and at the same
time full OF appeal to the heart"
The salt mines at Salsberg were
another wonderful feature OF the trip.
These salt mines are under the admin
istration Of the government and con-
tain beautiful rooms and natural Curl
osities formed of salt. A small car on
regular track carries visitors into the
mines, accompanied by guides. The
doctor brought home with him views of
these salt mines.
The Konigsee was visited, and a trip
taken
UP THE BLUE DANUBE
to Vienna, called by the natives
"Wien." Here clinic was witnessed
py the famous Gessenbauer. and the
eminent shanta also operated while the
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