The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-18

nave seen sponges brought up from the
deep, great schools of porpoise have
jumped in apparent sportful play for
the entertainment Of our ships party.
Day by day We are nearing the coast
oil our W country. My busy pen rests
for a time, and I mentally reminiss con.
corning the buzzards that circle over
Jamaica, and recall the tale that the
Doctor from Palm Beach related. He
was the wise mar from Florida, and
he seemed 10 have a corner on know
ledge; he pointed out that the buzzard
TOOK a long, quick run across the
ground before rising in flight, and
lighted in the same manner. The
wright brothers studied the buZzard,
and then made their machines to imi'
tate them-to run along the ground
to fill their wings The buzzard scars
it does not iy-the Wright biplane
operates on the same principle as the
buzzard; even the motion of the feath.
cry tips of the buzzards' wings is re.
produced by the wings at the outer
edge of the biplane."
1t was this same Wise Man Of Palm
Beach who explained the phosphores-
cent glow of the water in the black
ness of night. When a child with sui.
phur matches, We would rub the brim'
stone across wet palms, and watch
The glow in the darkness. Here again
was the sight in the Caribbean Sea
demonstrating, according to our learn.
ed companion, the existence in every
part of the sea, in wen the small
measures of a quart or gallon Of water,
the presence everywhere Of animal
life.
Then again at Colon and elsewhere
the Palm Beach man showed is the
habits of the lizard; but we missed
him when the English pilot told us
how he kept tarantulas in the state
rooms of an old ship he one command
ed, to drive out the vermin. The pilot
said tarantulas will not bite if left un.
disturbed, bat ] am not ready to risk
it, and long for the Wise Doctor OF
Florida, who actually knew so much
about everything, in order to verify
the yarn.
Long ago | learned that the Dupont
powder people specialized in young
men with brains. Along the deck OF
our steamer m one of their young
chaps. No great concern has shown
more confidence in untried youths than
the Duponts-and their experiment
has proven wonderfully successful. ]
hailed him to ask: Twill the Statue
of Liberty look good to your" This
particular young man had been in
Chile and Brazil for more than two
years. Il can hardly wait" he con
fessed, land the Goddess will never
see my back again" In a moment he
added: Not for some time anyway
They all qualify this way, for the
wanderlust, or the fascination of the
tropics, has its spell on most of this
party on shipboard, and well l
hope there are other voyages ahead
of me. But none in all the world Is
greater than this Hamburg American
cruise to the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica
the Isthmus Of Panama, and If you
choose, the Central and South Ameri
can countries.
On shipboard the passengers re-
solved: ITO correct a common i'm
preston, we desire to state that the
weather abreast the coast Of the Unit
ed States, in the Isles of the Carrib
bean, and at all times during the pro
gress of our voyage, has been ideal
and the midsummer cruises of the
tropics are a refreshing, invigoratinl
means of recuperation for all who seel
restful vacations, temporary separa
ton from burdensome cares and duties
and sights of nature, that like indie
scribable Panama, nearly ready fol
the wedding of the two oceans, fur
nish a trip that will last in memor.
through a lifetime"