The Washington herald., 1909-05-03
AT THE HOTELS.

The American business man is about
the most unfeeling. strictly cruel, self
interested and self-seeking proposition
ever came in contact With, said MARCEL
Stern. Of Onenbach. Germany. al the
Raleigh. yesterday. Mr Stern is the Jun
Tor partner in an exporting house. and
this is his first visit to this country.
He has absolutely no consideration for
the existence Of his neighbor. and there
Is no such thing as humanity in his
makeup. Il IS probably right TO he
that way in business but Il seems to
me even a business man must realize
he has obligations toward others which
he is bound 10 fulfill.
Outside Of business. the American is
the most charming person to meet. ne
I IS hospitable and liberal and a good
friend, and. even though a trifie distant
and cold at first sight. he soon warns up
and IS al goodness and cheerfulness-
I think New York is a great place:
nothing Ike it anywhere. But a foreign
+ er visiting New York must always feel
/ that his life is nor safe after reading
+ the large budget OF assaults. thefts. rnur-
/ ders and other crimes 70 which the news
papers seem to give great prominence.
} ] noticeG that you Americans. ia read
I ing your paper, always look for the most
exciting items FIRST. You are anxious 10
I see the news % the latest calamity. crime.
+ or scandal before anything else Your
papers are filed with all sorts Of pictures.
+ in most cases not At 10 be shown within
/ the family circle. Newspapers should be
educators for good and withhold the evil
influences from the reading public.
Riccardo Montegardo. Of Turin. Italy.
who Is at the New Willard. is on his way
Z to Florida, where .lIe IS interested in
orange and other plantations.
Mech has been said Of lste about
Italy not being sizcere in her adherence
/ to. the triple alliance and her really be-
/ ing more friendly with England than
wiki Germany and Austria. her allies"
/ said Mr.. Montegardo This Is abso-
/ luteiy not true. IN Italy we know from
where these reports emanate- They ars
the creations Of intriguing British cheap
statesmen and politicians and nexspa-
/ per writers. who live on intrigue and who
/ hate 20 see anybody but themselves get
along IN the world. England has
I ever been thus-ever jealous Of the sue
! cessful, ever ready TO ins1igste tr0uble.
and never big enough. manly enough.
| and courageous enough 20 fight her own
battles She always gets some one else
/ 10 do the fighting for her. and the whole
world understands her now
ITALY is loyal 10 the triple alliance,
/ and co-operated with Austria and Ger
many in the Balkan troubles. in which
Austria and Germany SO gloriousiy dem
onstratea 20 England in particular. that
her policy o. mUd-siinging and isolation
! OF other nations was an absolute and
total failure IN every respect
England might as well take notice that
Halys navy wiu line Up with that of
/ Germany and austria should there ever
/ he any trouble with England. France,
Russia. or any other power And Eng
land also. should take notice that Itaiy
i building Dreadnoughts. which viii
swell the number OF available great ships
I o. the triple alliance E1giand's bIan-
Gishments and words have lost their
charm. and the world is getting down 20
+ rockbottom and getting tired OF Englsnds
/ pretenses.
Discussing Col RooseveIt's trip II AZ
rica. Young H CARING Of Toronto. Can
ada. who IS al the Arlington. said recently
that when Mr. Roosevelt returns from
Africa and recalls vividly 20 mind his *
/ periences. or relates them 10 his friends.
taat which viii be pre-eninent viii be
the atmosphere OF smells In which he
lived when there.
4 = traveTsed the country which Nr.
Roosevelt intends visiting. While I heard
Of lions. black psnthers. rhinocerosss,
I sutelOpes. and gszelles. / was not hunt
Ing and did not see any OF them. I held
an impression. which, while not as start
ling as an encounter With q wild beast,
+ WiH be remembered as long as that would
have been cannot express It better
than 10 say that I smelIed Africa.
One meets the real smell Just after
landing II may be al one port o. an
other OF al first impressions. none Is
more plain. and It CONES upon you with
e distinctiveness which Is almost start
ling.
The Traveller hardly knows enough OF
native life 70 enteE with any fullness
into the multitude o. causes which pro
duce this familiar result but some cf
them do not lie verFfar below the sur
face
Take as a typical example any Afri-
can city. large tOvn- or sizabls station
added Mr. CARING Let II be in the sea
port or in the inland town. Il makes Ii
tie difference. Leave out the many scent
ed plants and trees that add their aroma
70 the general fund Of smells. First.
there is the fuel used by The natives
which is scrapsd from the roads, and
made into round. fat cakes. and sun
dried on the walls Of the houses for
burning Next. there is the wood and
charcoal used ny The better classes for
cooking fires coal being an unattainable
luxury. Then. at nishtfall, the sweepings
OF the stables are carefully burned 10 be
i accompanied by an 0dor Tier. there
! are the cooking oils and other things.
Il Yes sir: Col Roosevelts story Of Africa
] VIII not be complete without its chapter
on smells
I ...one work in the Philippines, purely
j American. has escaped general attention. -
said Dr. Frederick J. Houser. OF Mime
apolis. who was at the Riggs House re-
Gently and who has spent number OF
years in the Philippine government serr-
ice IT'S the kind that's done with a
microscope and so does not attract
public notice Ike building bridges ard
roads. and sewers and waterworks, and
hsrbor improvements. II is the work OF
wha: Is called the bureau Of science.
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