The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
THROUGH REMOTE RUSSIA
Paul b. du Chailiu Planning New
Tour of Exploration.
The Famous Traveller and Writer
Hale and Hearty in His sixtieth
Near-TelIs the Secret of Presery-
Ing Youth - Manchurian Question

Paul b. du Chaillu, explorer and lover
Of the common people. student of human
nature, and writer of books that have
stirred the youthful mind of our country
for many years, is preparing for another
long exploration. For pleasure, and to
renew old acquaintance, he ran down to
Washington from New York yesterday
and was seen pacing energetically up and
down the lobby of the Arlington Hotel.
Mr.. du Chaillus books and eXplora-
tions need no introduction, but his per-
sonal appearance does. No one would
have taken the plump little man who
walked with such nervous energy back
and forward to be the noted explorer.
AS he removed his hat, it was to be no
ticed that he was bald, and his nous
tache was almost pure white. But his
eyes were clear and keen. and his face
full fieshed, without those scars and
wrinkles which declare the decadence
OF physical strength. Barring the white
moustache it was the face OF a boy,
ruddy and round, and the swinging.
jaunty stride, with shoulders squarely
held back. declared for youth.
Sixty years Old this coming July he
said when he was asked his age. DO l
look it, he asked, and the answer was,
of course, NO"
Il suppose you will be asking me how
I retain my youth he continued 1t
is simply by not joining the old mems
clubs / believe in the power of youth to
make one young, and l avail myself of
ii at every opportunity. | cultivate young
men and women. follow their habits,
adapt myself to their customs, and par
take of their pleasures. ! eschew the
equity. grabbed old ones who pooh-pooh
all pleasures and stay at home nursing
their aches See what | get for it.
He took a long breath and expanded
a chest that would have done credit to
"a pouter pigeon. He gave it Il resounding
thump.
There's my stock In trade he said.
That's what keeps me UP in the race.
Several years ago. when / was living on
the banks of the Thames with lot Of
men training for the Henly races | took
my morning runs with the best of them,
carried my pals of water, and took my
cold plunges."
with this understood ii is not such a
surprise to hear that Mr.. du Chaillu is
now preparing to brave the rigors Of the
frozen north, and to make an extensive
Journey which shall cover the whole Of
Russia, Siberia, and finally land him at
Port arthur on the tHlhese coilst' MI
du Chailu starts in April, just few
weeks before he reaches his sixtieth year
and he expects to be gone at least four
years He will make the trip alone, chiefly
because he can find no one who would
be willing to bear equal hardships with
him.
81 do not care what eat" he said. 81
seem to feel better the coarser the meal
have taken | can sleep anywhere and at
any time ] do not fear the cold My
heart is in the right place, my lungs are
good: so no journey will prove hard"
1t is Mr.. du Chaillu's admiration for
the Slav that has started him out on this
tour. He has made the acquaintance of
almost every kind of race, Ethiopian, He
brew, Scandinavian. Frank. and Saxon.
and now he takes NJ the study of the
latest conner In the family OF nations, the