The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-20

Rangoon, Burma, Feb 16.-In a tour
around the world. one travels by
steamer about 5000 miles through the
tropics Entering the tOrTid zone
soon after leaving HOngkong. almost
touching the equator at Singapore and
rot entering the temperate zone again
until he is nearly half way through
the Red sea. ne has ample time to
study the temperature and our oppor-
tunities were still farther enlarged by
the trip to Java, which carried us
nearly eight degrees below the equa-
tor.
While on the water the heat is not
so noticeable. being relieved by the
ocean breczae. Hut on land one suffers
during the middle Of the day 1t is not
that the heat in the shade is greater
than the summer heat in the United
states, but one cannot always be in
the shade, and the rays of the sun are
piercing to q degree which is incon-
Ceivable 10 one without experience in
these ATTITUDES. At the seaDorts. too.
the heat Is intensified by the weight
and moisture Of the air, and the tenn
peratuTe is practically the same the
year TOund-at least one who visits
this part OF the world IN She winter
time cannot imagine it worse
While the native population work
Z barebacked, barelegged. barefooted.
I and sometimes bareheaded. Americans
, and Europeans resort to every posi-
Nble device 20 protect them from the
climate.
The white helmet hat. with a lining
of cork, Is the most common head
wear for both men and women. and it
TO convince one that it is superior TO
the straw hat White clothes which
reflect the RAYS Of the sun are also
largely worn by both sexes. For even
ing dress. men sometimes wear a
Close-fitting white Jacket, reaching to
the waist. and before breakfast they
lounge about in pajamas of variegated
ColOrs-
Eating extends through the entire
day. Tea or coffee can be had from
: to s O'Clock. breakfast Is ready at s or
2 and ends at y, lunch, or tifin- as il
Is called here occupies the hours from
10 1880 These are the hours for Eu-
ropeans and Americans. and for those
natives who have adopted foreign ways
but most of the natives look as 4
they had missed some Of these meals.
We are among the dark-skinned
races here. Chinese are a darker vel
low than those seen farther north. the
NIalavs are a dark brown. and the
Tamils are quite black, while the Sin
galese and Indians are between q
black and brown Mark Twain paws
a high compliment TO those dark
skinned people at the expense of the
white races, contending that their
complexion is always good while the
white face has freckIes, pimpIes and
mOles to mar it.
There are two great seaDOTts near
the equator which every traveller
visits, viz, Singapore and Colombo,
and most of the boats also stop az
Penang. a thriving city on the Malay
peninsula. some 400 miles north %
Singapore. Singapore IS ON small
island of the same name not far from
the mainland. and its harbOr Is full of
sea-going vessels of all IationS. The
ships from Europe TO China and Japan
call here, as do also the boats between
Europe and Java and between India
and Australia Here. too, are TO be
found representative of many nation
alities twenty-uine distinct laugua ges
being spoken in this one city The
Portuguese were the pioneers and there
are still some descendants OF the early
traders living ON the island. Next i'm
point Of time cane the Dutch, and
their nation is still more numerously
represented among the business firms
England however, though q later ar