The sun., 1909-06-06
on THE ROAD TO NANDALAY
TIE FLYING FISHES HAVE
FLOWN FROM RANGOON,

But Eiephants SIN Haul 7 lakewood In
the Ssushy. saandgy Creek-In Mosl
Ways Rangeon Is rs Up to Date N
Federation Of Womeu's Clubs
All OF us who were singing @on the
Road to Mandalay' few years ago
and there were mighty few OF us who lei
1t alone vocally-will be bit surprised
To be informed that Rangoon, where the
dawn comes up like thunder and other
interesting things happen. looks to the
approaching tourist like an up to date
American business centre.
In fact. according to writer In the
Southern Workman. the capital OF Burma
has many American towns beat mile
in the civic improvement line. "1ts
electric lighted highways, all broad
neatly paved and we'll drained; its brill
isntly illuminated boulevards. with row
Of graceful, we'll trimmed trees bordering
both sides; its blocks OF buildings, all ia'c
out after q carefully considered plan
showing little OF architectural beauty but
much OF austsre regularity. astonish the
stranger,
When you take into consideration
the fact that Rangoon has system OF
PARKS and psrkways with beautiful shade
trees, choice flowers and crystal lakes
artificial and natural, dotted about them
and that 1t provides breathing spaces foI
people living in oongssted districts you
cannot but form . good idea Of tho alive.
ness Of the municipal corporation. Agooc
horse carriage service. now being rapidly
superseded BY tho trolley. makes trans
portadon easy and cheap. The CITY hai
provided splendid schools and play
grounds. Yet sixty years ago Ransoor
was ms1o fishing village
One item from Mr.. Kipling's picture Of
Raneoon referred TO the elephants hauling
lakewood In tho siushy, squudgy creek
Well they arc stn at 1t. wording with won.
dsrful precision snd ~ spPersnsI " ssGcS sd;.y o.
never get In one snother's way or mixed
up With the machinery. no matter how
cramped they may b. Tor room.
Some Of them take the teak logs which
have been doated down the river and TOW
them ashore. Than they drag them TO the
sawmills. either rolling them WIN one toot
while they walk ON three. pushing them
with their tlsks or pulling them with a
chain attached to breast strap.
Inside the mill an elephant eeleots log.
picks 1t out with his tusks. kicks u up to
the saw with his toes. then tying his trunk
in kind of knot around The iog holds IL
against the teeth OF the saw while 1t is
made into boards. pushing sade 10 the out
side slabs as they arc out Cd and adjusting
the log 70 make boards OF the proper
thickness.
Then hs piles the boards up neatly.
standing on to examine the effect, and II
he finds board out OF line carefully ad-
jusung It.. Sometimes pair Of elephants
working together exchange peculiar
grunts, as II they were giving and receiving
directions
They are used In Burma for various
purposes. The young calves are ridden
like horses, with soft pad and stirrups.
They are found especially valuable In
bad country and may be ridden fifty or
aIty miles day. A tap on the side OF
NJ haad, 9 slight pressure OF the knee
or word whispered In the ear 10 all that
is required to guide them.
1t Is not at ali diff5oult matter for an
elephant in prime condition to .outrun Q
f9se horse, but they cannot jump: A
deep ditch only az or seven fest vide b
tmpaAsabls 70 them.
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