The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-07-24

ments and give his audience series |
of impressions and observations
made during the visits Of his party |
to Egypt and the holy land.
DIR. Cowgirl did not find the sea
voyage as uncomfortable as some
have represented it to be, and OBJ
served that long sea voyage offers
one an excellent opportunity for en-
tire rest and invigorating recreation.
And the doctors vigorous appear
ance shows that his trip has been OF
great value to him physically as well
as in other ways.
The first notable approach to land
described by the doctor was at the
entrance to the bay of Naples, and
the speakers description confirms
all of the fine word-pictures as well
as brush pictures that have been
made of that famous gem of the
sea.
Wherever the doctor went it was
the people rather than the ancient
monuments and ruins that most ap-
pealed to him. At Alexandria and
Cairo the party saw representatives
of almost every people under the
sun, IN such medley of apparel that
the most grotesque masquerader
would have created little comment
from the passing throng. The doc
tor was humorous in his quiet way
in describing the only camel ride it
was his misfortune to take, and the
tricks of the guides and helpers in
extorting tips from their victims at
the pyramids and other show places.
We shall not attempt to outline
the doctors impressions Of the we'll
known and often-described wonders
of those ancient lands. Travelling
thru Egypt he was impressed with
the degraded condition of the miser-
able farmer population along the
Nile. They appeared to be blowing
with the ancient crooked stick and
the most absurd teams of calves,
cows and camels, singly or in start
ling combinations, the fertile Nile
country overlooking with a seeming
ly degraded and ignorant peasantry,
the huddle Of huts representing vii
lagos being as close together as
farmsteads are in Minnesota. What
the doctor saw and smelled from the
passing train was enough to excite
his compassion and make rural Min
nesota seem paradise by COMPARE
son.
In Palestine the doctor saw much
to illuminate the incidents and stor-
les in both the Old and New Tesla
ment. While the ancient cities and
temples have largely fallen into de-
cay, the people and social customs
have in many instances changed but
little. The blight of the unspeak-
able Turk was everywhere. The
tax-gatherer is justly more hated
now than in New Testament times,
and the doctor intimated that the
system had gone good deal farther
than Jay Gould was ever able to go
in the line of his famous guiding
principle, "all the traffic will bear"
The tax-gatherer sizes up the min
imum necessities of the miserable
peasantry, and takes from them the
balance.
The doctors party was made bet
ter patriots by their travels, and on
almost every occasion Haunted pocket
editions of "Old Glory" At the
top of the pyramids and on the sum-
mits of the Judean hills it was their
custom to give their pocket flags an
airing, and after giving his audience
a little patriotic talk, the worthy
doctor pulled out his banner and
asked the audience to sing Amer
ica,' which was done in the most
hearty fashion.
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