The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-12
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! END WORLD TRIP
They Visited Parts of China Few
White Women See-Impressed by
Progress Of japanese.

tk NEW YORK, July 10.-Mrs. VIM. c
Grant and her sister. Miss Catherine
\ A Baker, who are staying at the Man
haitian hotel, returned from a $4,000
mile trip around the world. and though
they are IS and 73 years old fespee
lively. they said they felt spry enough
20 start out tomorrow II there was
anything left worth seeing in the
world that they had not seen.
1--WE may be septuagenarians In the
number OF years We have passed" said
Mrs. Grant to a reporter, but my sis
ter and myself are growing younger
svery day. In fact our trip made us
feel younger and the only. regret We
feel Is that there is nothing more left
IN this good old world for us TO see
II must say we are both glad to be
home. A sight of old New York ID the
best tonic for home hungry traveller
and when we see dear Chicago Ia a
few days the tonic will have begun its
work and whetted our stay att home APP
petites until airships have been per-
fected TO take passengers soaring
among the clouds and give us SEN
sation I'm the air
Miss Baker looked at her elder sis
ter In surprise when airships were
spoken OF as the only thing left for
them to enjoy, and made haste 10 re-
mind her sister that they had never
yet ventured into submarine. Mrs.
Grant admitted a submarine might be
novelty but she preferred TO travel
where she could see things and would
not be cooped up I'm the dark.
Ever Active Japanese.
I'VE are tanned to the bone" said
Mrs. Grant, but the trip was beue-
f1cial In many ways. We left San
Francisco eight months ago for Yoke,
hama, stopping OF at Honolulu TO
take in the diversion OF surf boat rid
ing and visiting the volcanic region.
We enjoyed the stay. but were glad
to get to Japan. That Is the country
where they do things. At Kioto we
saw boys OF nine years old and less
learning military drills and wrestling;
everywhere breathed spirit of In
tense enthusiasm and patriotism. and
az II was our first visit TO the land
OF Cherry Blossoms, we spent eight
weeks taking In the sights.
I'VE learned by former years OF ex'
perience In travelling that the best
way to dezis to engage a servant who
understands English as well as his
own tongue, so when we landed in
Yokohama we looked around at the
custom house, and seeing bright.
faced Jap who was whfstiing My Own
United States, we engaged him 10y
the week to look after our rickshaw
runners and to attend us when we
went out His name was Tachi Gachi
and we were so pleased with him and
his attention that we took him all over
the country with us. think he would
have liked TO have gone with us 10
China. In China we found a servant
named Acheeum. He piloted US
through parts OF the Forbidden City
and among the tombs where few white
women have ever gone before.
Il did not like China much and |
was glad to get to Hongkong and
come In touch with Europeans. From
Hongkong we travelled TO Penang, and
OF course we took out our volume OF
Kiplins verse when we reached Man
dafzy and Saw the dawn come up Ike
thunder, outer China, cross the bay
The elephants and the temples, es-
pecially the bells ringing on the min
arets, impressed US, but we were glad
stop at Colombo.
Those Remarkable Cingalese.
"Oh. Colombo?" interpolated Miss
Baker; that Is delightful place The
Cingaless are a wonderful people. The
men dress like women and the women
like men. The men wear beautiful
tortoise shell combs in their hair, and
certainly got one"
Handy Is not at all what had tn.
agined." said Mrs. Grant. I'VE went
there to see Adam'sl mountain, which
IL rep,Ited to have his footprints mark.
ed In the rocks. Some one told us
that Randy was the real site OF the
Garden OF Eden. Buddha's tooth Is
exhibited there, and of all dental mon
strosities II Is the worst. Think OF
a bIAckened molar, the size of an Ohio
buckeye, and you have a good idea Of
Buddha's tooth. Yet thousands Of
Buddhists and converts come there to
do the relic reverence, and saw Eng
lish believers In Buddhism gaze upon
the age-worn piece OF Ivory with awe.
In DARLING we ascecded to Ghoom
aud saw the sun rise at O'Clock in
the morning on Mount Everest.
I'VE will never forget that sight as
long as we live. Thirty miles away as
the crow flies we could see the white
capped top OF the highest mountain In
the world peeping behind Kichingunga.
Then we came down 10 Calcutta. visit
ed the Black Hole, saw the Madam
and Fort William, and after a couple
OF days shopping In Chowringee and
Bentinck.st. took a steamer for the
Red sea and North Africa. We spent