The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
NO CHEWING 1OBACC0
TO BE FOUND IN EUROPE
Kentuckian Gives That as the Greatest Impression of
 Continent.

l would anSWer-nOt castles, HOT lakes, nor mountains-hut the utter disregard and disrespect that is paid to Kentucky's most favored product, chewing tobacco. It is a fact most difficult of belief, but true, that I searched every cigar store on the con tinent and failed to procure one single "chaw" and was to boot "insulted by some one remarking that ,tno gentle man indulged in this delightful habit over here"-Kentucky should stop this thing of sending missionaries to China to convert the heathen, and send some one here to convert these people from the deluded idea that the chew ing of "terhacco' is degrading Now to the contrary they look at you in astonishment when they ask you at dinner what you will drink and you answer, like a true Kentuckian--ice water By the way, when those mis- sionaries come over, have them stick a few bottles, of Kentucky's "rear' product in their pockets to show these people the contrast between it and their cheap wines.
 As one rides through the beautiful valleys, one is greatly impressed by the scenery, but is surprised, if not hor- rified, to see the many women and children at work in the fields doing all manner of hard labor. This is the common custom here. What contrast to our home life in the States! It is no uncommon thing to see an old woman or young girl carving a bale of hay on her back-for they are real beasts of burden here. Yet I am told that their home life is simple and beauti- full We must remember that this has been the custom for hundreds of years, and these people never were known to change a time-honored GUS tom. Because of the daily habit, in- stituted in childhood, of carrying heavy weights upon the head or body, nearly every child and grown person, too, Is Nbowlegged" Now this condi- ton is not regarded as a calamity, but rather to the contrary. If, for instance young man wishes to marry, he 1 has only to consult the legs" of his fiancee to know whether he is making a selection that will prove advantage ous as far as a division of labor is con cerned.
 As you gaze out of your window during your rapid transit from town to town, you will observe custom which 1t would be well for us in the | States to emulate. It is the planting of shade trees, both sides, along the turnpike while the pike Is being built Indeed, so positive is this rule, that one can judge the age of the pike by the size or growth of trees alongside
 Contrast this with our pike system in the States,
 You will observe on this side
 through the country that, as a rule, the house (residence) and barn are
 built under the same roof, the stable communicating with the residence by
 door similar to the ones that con- i meet room and room This, of course,
 Is done for convenience in cold
 weather.
 l Notice the railroad train that you
 are on-for it is first class in every
 way cars, track eonveniences, etc.
 But to one special thing I would direct
 your attention-there Is no bell ring
 ing, for the bell on trains has been
 dispensed with absolutely. Nor is
 there any whistling in stations or
 when the train starts. What a saw
 ing to the nerves of the travelersl Is
 it not possible to get the ''bell ring
 CTS" on our trains to stop this eternal
 and internal ringing, at least while
 the weary traveller is trying to gel
 some much-needed sleep. When the
 train reaches It's destination the pas.
 senger will notice lined up in view
 some 30 or 40 men that are apt, from : their dress, to be mistaken for mill
 tary gentlemen but they are simply
 cab and omnibus drivers. They
 nigh properly be called "The Silent
 Brigade for they say not word
 Gee! but what difference win us!
 After leaving the train and arrivins
 at the hotel, the. most important per.
 sonage that one meets is what is
 known at home as the porter He is
 expected to, and really does, speal
 from three to five languages, includ
 ing English. He is always affable
 very polite and useful The touris
 from the States really has but little
 difficulty in getting along on the con
 tinent as far as language Is concerned
 aus English spoken can be seen il : many windows, and all necessary em ployes at hotels speak the language However, many amusing incidents take place in this regard.
 At one of the best hotels in Ger many I saw an American gentleman ? using his few words of German t. the diningroom waiter, and after som time devoted to the task, without avai the waiter said good American ian { guage:
 ! Perhaps you could explain to m [ your wants to better advantage i : you would talk to me in English" P It is needless to say that the gentle !. man took the hint.
 ] In leaving your hotel don't be sur [ prised to see every one connected wit | the same, except the manager, line ' up against the wall for the expecte ! "tip." Now, in justice to them, 1 [ must be said that they are satisfie \ with much less than on our side < the water. The practice is still 1 , vogue over here of putting your shoe [ "out' to be polished-so, don't forge { "boots" when pay day comes. ! Travelling on the continent is muc