The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-17
Sleeping in the Open Air.

Il obselfve that sleeping in the open
air Is now practice that has assumed
proportions beyond those OF fad" said
q tan. lean-faced individual. the type Of
the genus globe trotter In the west cor
ridor of the Waldorf Astoria last week.
1T is now quite common to hear or to
know within ones own acquaintance OF
men and women who move into shell
tered porches or sheds at the first sign
OF warmer weather.
1T would still excite some surprise. |
fancy, in spite OF the education OF the
public to the idea OF outdoor sleeping. II
the inmates OF this hotel were To move
out upon the roof and balconies and camp
upon their mattresses during the op-
pressive nights. Yet ] have seen what
amounts 10 the same thing. Moreover.
n few countesses several 'honora bIes
at least one famous general and lord
cast In their lot night after night with
the company and thought no more OF il
than they did OF other diversions from
the ordinary incident upon travel.
II was going from Marsellles TO Bonn
bay and caught one of the newest and
largest OF the p. and o. liners at the
French port Almost the entire passen-
ger list was made up OF British officers
returning to India from furough. accom-
panied by members OF their families. al
though there were some few cosmopoliies
making the grand tour We passed
through the Sucz canal enjoying endur-
able weather and headed into the Red
sea. | held myself defrauded on my first
glimpse of that famous body OF water,
for 1t was not red. but a violent blue.
when we had fairly started on the
way through, however, | was soon set
was at least red hot What wind was
stirring kept pace with the vessel and
the smoke from our fires rose straight
Il string above the tunnels. Ii was hot
ter than ST Louis In July or New York in
August.
II tore myself away from the refresh
mont department about 10 o'clock that
night and wandered down the compan-
ionway TO my cabin, looking forward To
slceplessness; My FIRST impression was
that spring house cleaning was in prog
rcss for ! found that the air mattress
in my bunk had been removed. While
WAS trying to figure out what had gone
and Informed me that he had found a
good place for me up forward.
Completely mystificd. ] followed him
to the deck 1t looked IKE nothing so
trcsses. each supplied with sheets, lay
about three feet apart across the prone
each mattress, marked in chalk upon the
deck. was tho number Of berth. The
steward pointed out mine and disap-
pcared l decided that this was too deli
cate a matter to admit of precipitation
and waited for hint as TO tho proper
move, in a few minutes men began to
he Gsa IN End and
to tumble In. with Good nights To his
neighbors, AT this point a. great light
1ndresssS %ie HpY' o donned NY my paiamas ma % aud
sought my deck bed II was fairly COM
Portable the great advantage being that
overy now and again there would come
Il breath of air
''As ! later discovered. tho women pas.
scnGcrs were occupying the other side of
the deck I'm exactly tho same manner.
The steamer chairs piled UP forward and
aft assured privacy,
Throughout the journey down the Red
Sea and during good part OF the Trip
across the Indian ocean every one con- |
tluucd to sleep on deck. IT came TO be
a great comfort to me and | resented II
when n spell OF rough weather drove MS
back to the stufy cabins. ! have since
learned that the deck dormitory Is uni |
yersally adopted during calm periods on
this run,