The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-06-12
TRAVELS In
THE ORIENT



architect since has been able to design
so perfect building or so graceful a
| dome. Go where you will, you find
groups of people spellbound, and on
moonlight nights you can almost fancy
the airy dome is soaring away to Heav-
en-.
am sorry to touch and go 2 so
much any one of the great sights
needs a column to simply to outline Z;
only word can be spoken of EACH
Among the greatest sights on earth
are the bathing CHATS of Benares be-
tween the hours of four and eight in
the morning. There are pilgrims by
the thousands from all parts Of India,
some walking, some crawling any way
to get to the sacred river Ganges-
dressed in every color, particular y
bright blues, yellOWs, pinks. The CHA S
are stone steps or stairs leading dov n
! from facade Of palaces down to t! e
/ water for II long distance. This is IN
/ high, west of the river the east bal k
is fiat and sandy, with no buildin; S.
When the suns rays CLINT the domes
andminaretS and palaces, and a mo-
ment later the thousands of bright-col-
Ored silks of the bathers, the effect can
be imagined. All along the shore are
the burning CHATS; also piles of wood
are arranged on which the dead bodies
are laid, the torch is applied, and the
ashes consigned to the river.
There are all sorts of awful things
in the sacred river, dead cats and all
the filth found in a cesspool; but the
people battle in and drink the waite
and come out happy; if they were
Americans they would die, but not be-
ing troubled with germ theories they
grow fat.
/ should like to devote whole let
ter to Dharjeeling that peerless little
town perched on spur of the Hima-
layas eight thousand feet above the
sea, facing giant Kinchinjunga, TWEEN
ty-eight thousand feet high. From
our hotel could throw a stone fully a
mile, and most of the way almost
straight down. If a person missed his
footing he might fall into another
county. Mount Everest, the highest
in the world, can be seen, weather per-
mitting.
| rode in an electric car in Calcutta
and a COW Strolled on the track. Now,
| in America what do you suppose would
have happened to that COW? Well,
| what happened in Calcutta was this !:
the motorman shooed = at the cow /;
the COW didn't understand; then he
got off and coaxed the COW, unsucceSs-
fully, and finally he gently pushed the
COW until she walked off. On the same
car we saw a dog asleep between the
rails. Did we run over that dog? new
or the kind-hearted motOrman didn t
even kick him; he lifted him gently
| off and we moved on. When they see
a snake they do not try to hurt it, but
encourage it to move along into the
tall grass.
We hear old travellers tell about see
! ing buffalo from the train when cross
ing the plains. Here, in this old India,
you can see deer, antelope and other
wild animals and all sorts of birds from
the train to-day. Wild monkeys are
also often seen, and the pranks they
play are certainly very amusing.
One day in Delhi saw a tree full OF
wild green parrots. l could hardly be
l lieve my eyes. They were exactly the
came as we see in the cages, but it was
/ disappointing not to hear them say
!. crackers ~ perhaps they addressed
us in a language we did not under
stand.
The island of Ceylon, where every
prospect pleaSes, y is so beautiful that
at least one American family goes tx
4 live in their cottage there every win
ter. 1t seems a long istance to go, but
they think it worth the trouble. Tit
prettiest place is named Kaney, and II
Is sweet enough to be spelled with
go" At this place is the celebrated
Buddhist Temple of the Tooth" Il
this temple one reads:
To cease from all evil.
To get virtue.
To cleanse one s own heart.
This Is the religion Of Buddha.
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