The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-26
EXPLORER LANDOR
HERE WITH TIPS
FOR ROOSEVELT
African Traveller Has Just Fin
ished $500 Trips Across
Continent.
CAMERA HIS WEAPON.
CAMERA HIS WEAPON
Photographic Awakening
Lions and Snapshot Giant
Savages Attacking Him.

A. Henry Savage Lander, the ex-
plorer, VIII has travelled over more OF
men, who was the first white man to
penetrate into the inner Businesses OF
mountainous and mysterious Th!bet,
and vino has recently returned from the
longest Journey of his career-s5O0 miles
across Africa-is in this city on his way
to Washington, where he will give
few points on exploration 10 President
Roosevelt In preparation for the lat
ters impending trip to the Dark Cont
nent.
Mr.. Landor arrived yesterday on the
Baltic and, as he expressed 1t, was "jol'
ly well pleased to get ashore, as he
was two days late on account of the
Republic wreck. He has been captured
and tortured by religious fanatics In
Asia, attacked by cannibals In Africa.
frozen nearly to death in kamachatka,
tumbled out OF his recently invented
aeroplsne, and suffered all sorts OF
unique misfortunes, but this was his
first experience with shipwreok, and
he frankly says he prefers the dangers
that one NETS on dry land.
Here to Advise Roosevelt.
Ten days hence he will lecture before
the international Geographical Society
In Washington, but that Is an mel
dental detail Of his visit, the main pur-
pose is to tell President Roosevelt
what to eat and what to wear In
Africa; how to avoid the terrible fe-
yers that lay low the unwary travel
Ter: how to dodge the poisonous In
sects and vipers, and how to chase q
raging bull elephant and shoot him in
the neck. The President has been a
warm friend OF Mr.. Lander for ten
years, and the explorer has been IRE
euent guest at the White House.
Mr.. Lander Is under the average
height; he weighs 40 pounds. and has
kept at that weight since he was
youth. He Is thirty-nine years old, and
notwithstanding his close-cut iron gray
hair. looks little over thirty. AS he
made his first long journey TO Morocco
when he was sixteen, he has been eS-
ploring for twenty-three years, He is
O fellow OF the Royal Geographical So
clety of London, belongs to the greatest
scientific bodies In the world and Is the
author of numerous works on travel.
Amateur Exploration Dangerous.
81 do not. az a rule, advise amateur
exploration" Mr.. Lander said. FOR It Is
a dangerous business to those who are
inexperienced, and the majority OF cases
end tragically But the case Of your in
teresting President Is quite different.
While have not talked with him,
understand he is going more to hunt
than to explore, and, anyway, do not
anticipate much danger to him from this
trip.
He Is, | believe, going down the Nile
to Mombassa and will then proceed
westward He is going into wonderful
country for the hunter. Mr. Ssious, the
lion hunter. who Is going with him.
will be OF invaluable service, and he Is
also fortunate in the companionship OF
Mr.. Mcmillan, whom he will visit, l
hear, at Nyrobe in Mombassa. Mr.. Nc
MILAN Is a wealthy American who lives
in London and In Africa, and is both a
mighty hunter and an explorer OF con-
siderable experience"
viii you advise the President re.
garding his outfit and arms?" he was
asked. 1T is understood he has pur-
chased all kinds of kits and outfits
from London dealers"
Outfits - kits - costumes? Rubbish