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they use In America, but there is
. long board. about foot wide.
fastened at an angle In the edge
Of the water. and the women are
ranged along this board. sometimes
kneeling In q sort of box. but often
simply resting on .heir knees on the
bank. They rub the clothes on
this smooth board, using large.
broad. heavy paddle to pound the
clothes on the board. l have seen
the washwomen do this in Italy, In
Switzerland, in Germany and In
France. But In Holland. the washing
is done in a tub or barrel. at the
house.
A number of canals intersect the
city, on which are boats loaded with
all kinds OF freight. One boat was
loaded with loose hay The load
was so high and hung over the boats
sides so far and the boat was so
narrow, could not see how 1t
could safely sail in the canal. There
are very many beautiful streets and
a few grand boulevards. ornamented
and shaded with from two to four
rows Of trees. There are several
beautiful parks. with large trees.pret-
ty shrubs and lawns and flower beds.
Here is the dog cart. the real dog
cart, drawn by from one to five
dogs, and the greater part. of them
pushed and guided by women. These
carts are loaded with fruit and vese-
tables. have seen as many 'as
fifty large baskets on top and others
swung to the sides and ends-baskets
that hold about a bushel, possibly
trifle less. Generally the dogs are
under the cart. II is amusing TO see
how these dogs will pull. They will
set themselves like a draft horse.
and pull for their lives. wanted to
take picture of them, but they
were almost all hitched under the
cart. These dogs are OF no par
ticular breed, but many of them the
meanest ours.
There is an old cathedral In
Utrecht. 1t was begun on "a gigan-
tic plan, but only part or rather
two parts built. The tower stands
probably seventy-five feet or more
from the rest of the church. The
body Of the church that was erected
is fine specimen OF architecture.
the ceiling Of the nave being very
high. The tower is 1913 feet high.
When l come to reflect a moment,
/ remember learned that the
church was completed about six or
seven hundred years ago. but q
storm blew down that part Of the
church between the choir. which Is
now standing. and the tower.
ascended to the top of the tower,
aad had fine view of the city and
surrounding country. Had the day
been clear. could have seen this
place, Rotterdam. Amsterdam. and =
large part OF Holland. visited the
principal museum. and while 1t con-
tatns many valuable collections. l was
not greatly interested
There u large canal which con.
meets Utrecht with Amsterdam.
Utrecht is on the Rhine. which here
makes one of its many divisions. one
arm flowing to the north into the
Zuyderzee, and the other to the west
into the North Sen. Amsterdam 10
the largest and most important city
OF Holland. It contains . population
Of more than 4 half million. 1t 10
q thifty, prosperous city. The city
Is intersected by numerous canals.
along many Of whose banks are fine
wide streets and rows Of trees, form
ing beautiful boulsvards throughout
the city. These canals are used
both for drainage and transportation.
many Of them being lined with boats
Of aii sises and ali kinds, and they
divide the city into ninety islands.
Is built on q sand bar,
and much Of It was-and am tnclin.
Cd to think Is still below the sea
level. The houses are all built on
piles driven into the sand, from
thirty to sixty feet. A very strange
sight sreets the stranger, as he
looks along the older streets. Some
u these houses have settled. and
hsre = . -four story frame building
leaning into the street and there is
one which settled back from the
street. The great North Sea Canal,
which II from 6 yards to ITO yards
wide and thirty feet deep. and the
North Holland Canal, which II about
seventy-flv6 feet wide and sixteen
feet deep. start from this point and
connect the zuyderzee with the North
Sea and the ocean. The former =
fifteen miles long and II used for