The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-08
Dr.. Cell, Explorer, To Start
Soon on Another Trip.

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according to DR.. William Edgar Cell
the famous explorer, who is about to
leave his home at Doylestown, Pa, to
lead another scientific expedition
through the Flowery Kingdom.
DR.. Cell said on Monday liz an In
terview with representative of the
Philadelphia Inquirer that during his
last journey through China, when he
traced the historic Great Wall OF
China from end to end, he unearthed
pictures of flying machine that had
been built as early as 2l0 B. G. He
described it as having had large re-
volving propellers on either side and
as being larger than anything the
Wright Brothers or Glenn H. Curtiss
have constructed to master the air.
II brought the picture back from
China when retupned home in the
spring and have since sent it to a
friend Of mine in London" said DIR.
Cell "When l go back to that country
l am going to search for more evil
dence of the efforts of the Chinese to
conquer the air."
DIR. Cell had intended to start for
China from New York on board the
liner Caml,agnia last week and reach
the Far East by the Trans-Siberian
Railroad after crossing Europe, but
an attack of acute indigestion caused
him to delay his departure.
81 think 1 shall cross the Pacific in-
stead of going eastward" he explain
ed, "as / think long ocean voyage
would be beneficial to me at present.
/ shall probably leave in ten days. 1t
seems odd that man like myself who
has eaten everything in strange coun-
tries except caterpillars and human
beings, should become the victim of
American cooking when at home.
Zone OF the principal objects of my
return to China is to make study of
the Americans and Europeans living
there. 1t is fact that cannot be dis
puted that the Chinese who have set
tied in this country are not represen.
tative of the culture and genius of the
better classes that dominate China
When you consider the wonderful in
fiuence the Chinese have had on the
history of the world. that they pos
sessed printing presses thousand
years before Caxton aud gunpowder
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spears, you can understand what a
notable history theirs has been.
81 want to ascertain as far as ! can
just what influence Europeans and
Americans have had on their latter
day history, whether those Americans
who have settled in China are really
representative Of our country and
whether they have left any impression
upon the Chinese people. shall try
to discover whether the Europeans
who have gone to China are of the
better class of the citizens of their re-
spective countries.
II shall visit every province OF
China, travelling from end to end OF
the vast country aud searching for
new material by which hope to make
Americana understand more fully
what a remarkable and interesting
country the Celestial Kingdom really
is. The archaeology and geology OF
the country will also occupy my at
tention, and l intend to go as deep as
can into those things the inventive
genius OF the Chinese first gave to the
world long before the Christian era
began.
"By the way, have Just received a
letter from one of my correspondents
in China, informing that an expedi-
ton, whether European or American
l do not know, had an exciting ex-
perience with Chinese mob at Lam
chow, in the Kansu province, which
is about five days journey from Thi-
bet, recently.
can East Ipdian attached to the
expedition as surveyor wandered
away by himself aud was murdered
by a lot of Chinese, who had object
ed to the new bridge over the Yellow
River on the grounds that one of its
supports rested on the dragons head
and had therefore been responsible
for the drought from which that sec.
ton Of the country had been suffering
"The leaders OF the expedition,
whether Americans or Europeans,
Immediately started out for the village
into which the poor East Indian had
strayed. and. capturing the murder
ers, took them before Chinese JUS
tice for punishment. There is deep.
rooted prejudice against East Indians
among the Chinese, which must have
had its origin in the early military
history of the two races.
"But Americans and Europeans are
perfectly safe in the interior now
This time l and those who will accom-
pany me, will make tour Of every
province in the whole Empire without
carrying q single rife or having an
armed guard. We have come to I'M
derstand the Chinese, and I may say,
without contradiction, that scientific
expedition, no matter where il may
penetrate in China to-day is as safe
as though it were operating at home.
'Tn conclusion, wish to say that l
hope the American people will gradu.
ally come to understand the Chinese
and to appreciate their many notable
qualities. The Chinese to- day are in a
state OF transition and they are de-
yeloping 30 rapidly that it is only a
question OF time when a great crisis
will arise in the Far East from which
China will emerge the dominant factor
there.
ALREADY the government is becom
ing more liberal and aggressive. Since
h. Al