The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-08
MADE WORLD TOUR
FOR WORK AND PLEASURE
Prof. Perkins Of University Of Yer
mont and State Geologist Has
Returned to Vermont.

Burlington, Aug s.--Prof @. II. Per-
kIns, who occupies the chair Of anthro-
pology at the university Of Vermont,
has Just returned home in this city aft
er six months trip abroad, covering
distance Of some $4,000 miles. PROBES
.or Perkins trip was made partly for
pleasure and partly for the museum Of
the university. He, by the way, was
the first teacher in any institution Of
learning in America to give course in
anthropology.
Professor Perkins spent a good biz Of
time in Egypt studying the condition
Of the fellaheen, or peasantry, and il
was while in Cairo that he acquired
very valuable collection Of Egyptian an.
Equities for the university The collec.
ton contains between 400 and 500 speci.
mems and includes mummy in les case,
which was live man some time about
$500 b. G. The collection includes ala.
baster and bronze vases and dishes, pot.
terry and glassware
Professor Perkins went out into the
desert about 100 miles south Of Caim
and visited the ruins Of two deserted
cities and in that way got some more
specimens. He spent rome time with
Dr. and Mrs II. B. Hanson. two Vernon
tiers, who are living in little town
Of fellaheen. Dr. Hanson is employed
BY hey, who owns several villages. to
look after the sick He is a graduate
Of the medical department Of the uni
versity OF Vermont and at one time
paeticed in Hinesburg
Professor Perkins reached New York
on Tuesday, on the steamer Hamburg,
from Naples, after a voyage a part Of
which was tempestuous. He left Bur
lington the middle Of last January, and
joined Clark touring party at San
Francisco, sailing thence on the steam.
ship Cleveland, in February and remain
Ing With the party, which included 700
o. more tourists, as far a. Egypt The
first stop was at Honolulu, and the next
at Yokahoma. Three weeks were spent
in various Japanese cities The visit
to Japan was Of especial interest and
pleasure to Professor Perkins as be was
accompanied in that country by the Sho
japanese student, who was
graduated few years ago from the
Of Vermont, and who is now
high in the councils of the japanese
government.
Thence the party sailed to Hong Kong,
China, Manila and Java. From Java,
the party went to Calcutta, thence BY
rail to Dariieling on the Thibetan from.
tier This was most interesting part
Of the trip, says Professor Perkins, as
he had glimpse Of the Thibetan army
IN the mountains. The people are most
and the scenery is magnih-
cent. A splendid idea IL gained Of the
region rising 2s,750 feet above
the sea level, and one Of a group Of
the high st mountains in the world
The travellers journeyed thence TO Cey
lon and thence to Bombay. Then they
journey for 1000 miles through IN.
ala to Agra, where are located the fam
Gus temples. From Bombay again Pro.
lessor Perkins went across through the
Red Sea to Egypt, traversing this conn
srp eight hundred miles.
From Cairo the trip was made 60
Alexandria to Athens and to the CORN
Chan gulf and across the Adyiatie to
8rindia and to Naples, from which later
port he took a ship for home.
Among the eurios which the professor
lroaght home Is an ancient and extreme.
y valuable Indian dagger This spaci
men is made Of steel, and has double
iteel handle inlaid with silver. BY man.
pulating the handle, after the dagger
las been driven home, Il opens, al
sosing an inner blade with is poisoned.
Ellis be will add to the cannon eoIlea
ion in the museum. Other specimen.
# great ralrs Is au Indian prayer wheel
md a neck charm, worn by tie natives
In speaking Of the temperature III
EGYPT. Professor Perkins aid that tie
& ermometer uea-ly an the summer req