Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-26

General Benjamin lie Fevre, fol-
gress from Ohio, who arrived at New
York recently from ten months trip
| around the world, made some interest.
ing statements concerning his, tour.
Having covered the western part of
Europe. the general went to Vienna
and Budapest and thence went through
Bulgaria. Roumania and Servia.
Il found Hungary BEAUTIFUL" said
General lie Fevre, but the Balkan
countries are the most desoiate l ever
visited. The soil is poor, and the peo-
pie seem poverty stricken. My next
stop was in Turkey. l spent two
weeks in Constantinople and was i'm.
pressed by the devoutness Of the peo-
pie. When l was there it was the
month OF religious services. and ev-
erybody was praying. Next went to
Smyrna and into Palestine, where
spent several weeks visiting most Of
the places of interest. In Jerusalem l
stopped three weeks, getting a peep
into the wonderful cave from which
Solomon took out the stone for the
temple. Next went to Port Said.
American Works In Parsss Libraries.
Bombay was my next objective
point, and must say that l found In
dia very interesting indeed. There is
no question to ny mild that the archi-
lecture OF that country is the finest
in the world. The Taj Mahal hotel at
Bombay Is certainly one Of the most
beautiful structures of the kind any
where. It Is owned by q Parsee. l
got to know some Parsees, and was
admitted to some of the libraries in
private houses, where 1 found the
works Of Mark Twain and some other
American authors. The Parsees truly
lead the simple life. OF course l WIS.,
tied the Tower Of Silence, where the
Parsees dispose of their dead. There
was a flock of 400 or 500 vultures
about waiting for bodies to be put on
the tower. There had been funeral
two hours before reached the place.
and 1 was told that within from two
to ten minutes after a body is exposed
not shred Of flesh Is left: The Par
sees, was Informed, are now investi-
eating cremation, and there is a posi-
bility that they will adopt it instead
Of the ancient method Of disposing of
their dead.
"Of course journeyed to Delhi
and at Agra saw the wonderful Tai
Mahal. Lucknow and Cawnpur I Wis.,
tied on my way to Benares, the sacred
city, where l stayed several days.
saw them taking corpses and dipping
them into the Gauges and then burn
ing them on piles of wood near the
river bank. It costs about 500 for
the wood, which is a tremendous sum
for the ordinary Hindoo, and when
the flames have consumed the major
portion Of the corpse its father or
son or other near relative takes long
pole and reverently pushes the head
and feet upon the Goals.
FamiIiss Living on Five Cents 4 Day.
I'm Calcutta, which is wonderfully
beautiful city, took a great deal Of
interest in looking into conditions in
the great jute mills. which employ
$1,000 people. These mills are said to
furnish the most permanent work that
is to be bad in India. OF the number
employed the experts receive wages
Of ~ cents a day. The others draw 8
and 10 cents.
I'm spite of these wages I found
that a family Of five Or six persons
can live on cents a day. Their
food, Of course, Is rice. Their houses
are Of mud and bamboo. and those l
looked into we're clean and comfort
able. The workman puts aside half
Of his wages. his ambition being to
own fhs own house.
Now. what saw ID my trip, and
especially In India, impressed me with
the extravagance in living in our coun-
try Over any othaf. We are extrav-
asant ia every fslspsct Ii every phase
Of or iife We havvs sone to the very
exHme: ! think \ 4 not too much
to ~ that oheE1H Il III people Of
tho wotld ate living upon rice. 4 man
GU llv0 02W4 1kV~ ! " & CeAIo
worth Of fice a d1y. When on my
trip through Louisiana and Texas I
saw WAREHOUSES; III piled full Of rice
and is saie bor II ind asked Why 1t
wa. I WIS told thees was no demand
for 1t. II y would use one-half or
even one.third Il much rice for food
a. do The people 81 th4 east tie whole
question oi tie higher cost d living
would be solved. The Japanese, who
live upon rice. demonstrated in their
late war their great powers Of en-
durance.
sampls, Of EattAvasanee.
+. As for our extravagance. why. take
the farmer. A few yeart ago one bug
gy was considered sufncient tor him
to keep on his place. Then it came to
pass that every Sop must have / bug
~ Of his own. and tie farmhouse got
to be like big livery stable. NOT the
farmers have all got ordefS IL, for a.
tomobiles. The village butchers used
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