The Washington times., 1912-12-30
Queer Methods of Travel in Foreign Countries
F.. Contrasted With Limited Trains by Lecturer
Animals, Human Beings,
and Primitive Cars in.
His Experience.
lula Murdock Gives Her I'm.
pressions of Talk With
Lecturer.

Traveiogues and lectures illustrated
by moving pictures. colored slides.
ETC.. have been given . most hearty
support during this season ny the
people Of Washington. and 1t Is with
an anticipation Of great pleasure that
the travel talks Of Mr.. Newman. who
comes to the Columbia Theater jan
uary 9. are looked forward to.
The beaten line Of travel having con-
veyed modern dress and customs to
almost all Of the heretofore untouched
countries whose novel mannerisms
were their chief charm. Mr.. Newman
seeks not the highways. but the BY.
ways and suburban districts for the
picturesque. Dress. to the initiated. 10
an instant means Of ascertairins the
nationality OF the wearer.
For instance. the women Of Holland
wear large caps OF expensive lace. as
10 shown in the picture. but the style
IL quite different from these worn by
women Of rural France. The girls OF
far-off Iceland wear a dress very much
like that OF the Breton maid. whose
laced bodice Is so familiar.
Many Ways Of Travel
Experienced BY Lecturer.
Another fascinating subject Of Mr..
Nswman's 10 that which deals with the
different modes Of travel. Transporta-
ton facilities Of each country are typI-
cal Of that section and are modern In
exact proportion to the progressiveness
Of the particular country in question.
Mr.. Newman has travelled In every
country In the world. and from anec-
dotes regarding travel our conversation
very naturally drifted to transport alton
methods In other countries as COM
pared with those In the United States.
Mr.. Newman said:
II was Just going over IN my mind
the other day the different kinds Of ve.
hicles that I have used during my
travels, and was myself surprised at
the variety and number. or course II
goes without saying that our railroads
are moro progressive than those Of any
other country. and II 10 far cry from
our twentieth century limited to the
primitive steam road which carried me
several years ago, from Bu-Bu-B Blu to
| the city Of Zanzibar on the island of
that name of the east coast Of Africa.
Brakeman Runs Ahead.
Of Zansibar Railway Train.
There, the brakeman. II he can he
/ dignifed with that name. runs ahead OF
| the train the entire length Of the road
to warn pedestrians Of the approach OF
the single engine Of which the road
boasts. But even more primitive Is the
| Ghsrry OF Mombassa. in Africa. which
10 an open fiat car with canopy over
/ IL al kxsx xhr>x
four natives. and the pouse-pouse car
of india. similar contrivancc. but
without the track.
I'm India. ! have also ridden on the
back Of an elephant. and was carried
| by porter over the Himalayas In a
| chair strapped to his back and balanced
BY another strap around his forehead.
Then. In China. We have a contrast
to our modern steamship In the junk.
but most interesting Ii the Sedan chair.
and the palanquin-the latter chairlike
contrivance suspended between two
long bamboo poles and carried by two
husky coolies.
"In Japan. although the motor car
10 no longer a rare sight, the pictur-
esque tinriksha still continues on Its
jolly way. Long journeys on camel
back In Egypt have accustomed me to
the rolling and pitching OF tho 'ship
Of the dcsert'-and I should not forget
the donkey. which has faithfully borne
me up many a mountain side.'
Enjoyed Balloon Trip
Over France and Germany.
BY far the most interesting OF the
trips taken by Mr.. Newman. and the
one over which he Is the most enthus,
iastic was the dirigible balloon
"Scwaben," (shortly afterwards de,
stroyed by firc) from Dusseldorf tS
Eisenbach In Eastern Germany. lie |,
most enthusiastic over this means o.
transportation and says that there h
mo doubt that the next few years vii
see It's universal adoption not only II