Douglas Island news., 1910-09-07
AROUND THE WORLD
Dr. Simpsons Story of His Visits to the Countries of the
 Old World
Continued from last week)

There are many fine buildings in Benares. Visited house occupied by Warren Hastings when he had the trouble with the Benares people. A rajah had made big steal and Hast ings had placed him under arrest. He left 200 sepoys with the British officers to guard him, and not suspecting any trouble did not give them any ball ammunition. The people, finding out Chat the sepoys were practically un- armed, attacked them and killed them all with the three British officers. The sepoys are buried in little square with high concrete wall and the gate is all ways kept locked. On the gate is we'll written and we'll worded inscription commemurating their bravery. The three officers are buried in St. Mary's church yard and have very fine monu ment. In few days British soldiers arrived the rajah was followed and made to give up the stolen money. He had left part of it with an old aunt and Hastings made her give it up. Years afterwards Hastings was tried by the British parliament for expressing the poor rajah and his aunt.
 There are a great many fakirs and yogi here. A fakir is Mohammedan, a yogi is Hindoo. I doubt if there is one of these who is not a fool or blk. Many of them are practically naked, they let hair and beard grow, cover their heads and faces with ashes and do some stunt that will attract atten ton. One will stand on one foot all day, another will hold up one arm un' til it becomes useless, another will cover an eye until it becomes blind. Another will lie on bed of spikes, on gravel or pebbles or in the forks of a tree. Some will only eat once day others when they are fed. Many take the VOW of silence. When 1 first saw one of those ducks standing as stiff as castiron dog 1 thought to myself, "This man cannot beg anything from me-" Then broZe, blank faced boy strolIed up and said indifferently, "That is a very holy man." "I see that" "He has taken the VOW of silence" "I am glad he has," "It is custom to give him a trifiIng present. GENTLE MEN always give him rupee or more; others give a few annas or what they can afford" "A most excellent custom. I am glad to hear that you have such a custom" and 1 would walk away to hunt another fake or fakir. had probably fifty conversations of a like nature in India. Those fakirs (pro- nounced ia keers) oryogi nearly all die insane. But they have very high standing. A rajah with million peo- pie under him will do the most menial services for him, and everybody treats those creatures with respect and gives literally to them. Some of them are very filthy in every way.
 There are two hotels in Benares, Hotel de Paris and Clark's hotel. Hotels are built as they are in Mexico, with a square or garden in the center and each bedroom opening into garden or on to outer piazza or both. In most of the rooms a punkah-waIlah was nec- essary. Each room had bath room and tin bath. found the board all right all through India and cannot complain about the hotels. They are not as good as you would find them in American cities of the same size, but they were better than l expected.
 One morning went to see the bath