The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-11
Observations BY John A.
Daum in Europe.
PEACE AND COMFORT
Prevailed Throughout Germany
--Amcrican a n Goods Found
In Every Nook and
Corner.

The observations of Mr.. John A.
Daum. while abroad, were a little out
of the ordinary. He returned to Can
ton Sunday after spending three
months on the continent. His visit
with Judge Baldwin at Nuremberg
has already been recounted.
Mr.. Daum was born in Germany,
but left that country when he was
about IL years of age. He came to
this country with his parents and has
resided in Canton
FOR HALF A CENTURY.
While on his trip he visited Germany,
France and Belgium. In the latter
country he said the prevailing Ian.
guage was French. When he was
boy, German was generally spoken in
that country, but since it has been
under the domination Of the frog eat.
ers this has been changed.
Mr.. Daum was born in Hessea
Darmstadt, and when he revisited that
place, he found but two of the 60
schoolmates whom he had left so years
ago, and but one distant relative. At
Bremen he visited the noted dome
where the German empeTors
HAD BEEN CROWNED
and was in the vault where the bodies
of so many are preserved by the pc,
culiar atmospheric conditions that eX.
list. The bodies of animals have
been placed in the vault or room re.
Gently to see If the preserving quality
has been retained, and in no instance
has there been any sign of decay.
There is a drying and shirking OF the
tissues, but nothing more.
In Germany, while there is q little
business depressions, there was q
general
AIR OF PROSPERITY
and all seemed to be busy and feeling
well. The Germans are more content
country. The atmosphere and inhu
ences of the American surroundings
seems to inspire men with greater am
bition and beget within them a feeling
of discomfort with their lots in life
The strenuous life is unknown in that
country.
Mr.. Daum visited the shops and
wholesale houses to see If American
goods were handled. He found them
everywhere. There were American
bicycles, automobiles, machinery OF all
kinds, and especially harvesting ma
chinery. The
INVENTIVE GENIUS
of the American people is greatly ad
mired by the Europeans, but espe
cially in bicycles it Is considered that
the construction is not IF the best
American bicycles wear out too soon
to suit the Germans. and they are not
buying them as freely as they have
been.
In France the same thing was found
American manufacturers have invaded
everywhere. Paris is city of auto
mobiles. They are made lighter than
in this country, some being for one in
dividual. In all the cities of Europe,
however, they arc more generally
used than in the United States.
as it true, as generally reported
that the women of Germany are made
to do the work of men?" was asked
of Mr.. Daum.
mo; l do not think that is the case
there any more than in some sections
of this country" replied he. 'If one
should go to Europe with the inten-
tion of
PICKING FLAWS,
nf cnnrcn bn nar, fpJ than, .liI
find the men sitting around smoking
and drinking and the women doing
the drudgery in the fields. Women
are not yoSed to carts and worked like
cattle. / saw q few women in both
France and Germany who were push
ing hand carts about the city from one
position to another, on which they had
fruits or other things to sell, but that
can be seen in any city in this coun-
try. The conditions in this respect
are much better than when I was
there as boy.
''Tn all the countries that I visited
there was a vast amount Of wine and
beer drank. but you SEQ
NO DRUNKENNESS
In northern Germany where the Saxon
type prevails, ! think there are the
finest specimens of manhood that I
have ever seen. They are rs rule
light compleMoned and perfect in stat
ure, They are intelligent in n degree
that is surprising, and speak the finest
German, all being well educated. I
had some difficulty in talking with
them, as discovered they have in.
jected quite lot Of Latin and Greek
words into the old language as knew
It. Then We have in this country got
into the way Of mixing up the Penn
sylvania Dutch with the old German.
"All in all found generally peace,