Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-24

ing on your window casing and the
tree Immediately beyond it than in
the space of a day hover near the
Towers of silence at Bombay await.
ing the pleasure Of the vultureS feed
ing on the earthly remains of one that
has died in the faith Of the Parsee.
/ Some people fancy Bangkok a city
Of islands; hence l suppose the COM
aarison with Venice. Bangkok has,
/ indeed. a very large floating popula.
! jto2. and the city is utersected with
many "klawugs' canals: at certain
times Of the year, too. perhaps half
The city and the surrounding country
is under foot or more of tidewater.
! Vet the largest half of Bangkoks four
hundred thousand citizens live on
land. though the easiest means OF
travel throughout much of the city is
by boat, and in fact half Of it is
reached in no other way, The Siamese
woman of the lower class daily paddles
her own canoe to the market; or If
Of the better class, she goes in a
"rua chang" the common passenger
boat which, together with the jinrilIsha
the land misrepresentation throughout
the orient is included among the
household possessions OF every
SiameSe who can afford It,
/ The native city has a surrounding
wal nine feet thick anu Twelve feet
/ high and but a single street where a
horse oDI WAGON rau travel For the
rest the streets are no wider than
needed for passing JnriklShas, and al
least one of them, Sampeng, TO my
knowledge, Is too narrow for such
Crailc comfortably. Most native
thorou&htareS are mere passage ways,
their swamp.like lower country travel
single file, first by necessity, alter
wards through habit
Sampeng is street Of much distino
ton. ii is the Bowcry of Bangkok. 1t
is a continuous bazaar from end to
end. with many allcy-lke tributaries
leading, for the greater number, to
opcn-air theaters or to large crowded
rooms whore natives squat to gamble.
and a band sends IN uninterrupted
fnelodv from out of the darkness at the
near. But the most imposing array Of
shops is ON the Menam river, the
broadway of BANGKOK. along when
for six miles the city spreads itself in
locating houses. on the klawngs. that
wind throughout the city with the deyi-
BUSINESS. and apparcatly all the aim.
Ipssress of a COW path the natives
rear s!ngle-room yeranda-Hke houses
ON stills. six to eight feet above the
water, The Siamese builds his house
on sti}ts for several reasons. The
4 FIRST no doubt is to avoid the super.
StlliouS WicNeaheSS Oh I'Nlhs on 'ilo
! lower STORY WINE 'h' upper one -
occupied by o'her human pelhsS' eSPe'
ciaii! women VINO III 0l"nl' are no'
NleWeu as Oh much lhlpor'auee' me
second ana ! Sllo"lo say me h'"S'
practlcai, II not me most aeSthel'c' -
LOT 'he purpose o. haNfIiS WASTE Sa'o
Oh easy access ioF me eoil''hu"l'y
OWING SALIVA from De'e'i'',' '"e"'
ing ana househo'u refuse, "nlch no"
Is easily aiSposea Oh thloush inc
creVlces OF d Solne"'l"l openly con
s'fuctea lloor Suihcleh'F e'eNa'eu 70
aunt OF oosS' pigs crows ana o'hel
scaFehsefS' whose immunity from
dea'h at the hahds OF man IS oh,S an,
o'her PROOF Oh why nuuula S"ou'"
nave gwen reI'E'oh !" ''lS peoP'e'
Aholhef reason Is TO secure h'Rher
and a hoaiihlef moor TO hye upon above
'de damp SOL ana no uouol Ee1 an,
other Is 70 escape from me shakeS'
loads worms ana muI'l'uae OIL other
craving thhSS Which drag 'helF
'ehS'h over the son u lower olalli'
Past the floating houses along the
river and among the stIted houses
through the klawngs. flows a scarcely
ever ending procession Of passenger
boats. house boats. freight boats and
canoes of all sizes for in Siam may
be seen the most remarkable variety Of