La Junta tribune., 1913-03-08
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better than the pesky ship for they
raise the dickens. generaIiy. But
tien. suppose they should b. ex.
pected To raise something for every
time the ship goes Into the trough
OF the Sea and then Up again. IL IL
Just Ike as II you had a p.xton. or
pump Arrange ement come cied up
witn your inpides and working syn
enormously with tie motion OF the
vessel. You even wonder after IL
is all over II something didn't break
loose. Being reassured on tais score,
/ you rcsciv. TO take a course In gym.
nastics or medicine To prevent a ike
occurrance next time and discover
that no one has found a sure pre-.
posed are too numerous to mention
mere. and some OF them are quite
ludricous. The best remedy Was
mentioned by the captain and he
says II " a sure and absolute cure
for sea sickness. providing you do
| It, namely. just hold your breath.
AS II Is time to ,iink about draw
ing this cpistle to a close IN cheer
up and change the painful subject
There " world of diversion. Ell.
tertainment and instruction to be had
in cultivating the acquaintance of ne \
/ people. whether on ship board or any
where else. II has been said that
and NO. II this is true. then good
travelling depends on the traveller.
II a person mas chronic crouch and
s unable to see the funny side Of
things and does no, find books In
running brooks" and some good In
everything then he shouid stay xi
travelling public. On the other hand.
the person who IL socially inclined.
and enjoys mixing with people from
all conditions OF life finds pleasure.
and an ever widening vision the more
he travels Like nearly everything
else the art has to be learned and
IL The average tourist Is not
traveller In the best sense OF the
word. He moves In hurry and fol
lows tine beaten paths where the don
key driver. seller OF souvenirs. hotel
and restaurant keeper look upon him
as legitimate prey. He enrich-s them
with his money and has but little to
show for 4, when the tour Ia ended.
We have found much pleasure In
meeting new people. On the boat
no one waits to b. introduced but
all mix together As though already
acQua inted. There were only forty
passeng. on the boat. this being
the limit as II is freighter. and
i've of th.s. were Colorado pso-
pie. The first person ~e met at
the hotel In Key West is lady
from Colorado Springs who knows
10, of p.opl. with whom We are ac-
quainted. A retired sea captain.
travelling now perhaps from force Of
habit. n commercial traveller or two,
some northern people seeking re-
spite from their vigorous climate.
some suffragettes and a few men on
business. made up very pleasant
company on the boat
Tn. northern p~opl. whom ~e
meet Who have been touring the
south, all say they can return home
satisfied with the north ss = perma.
n~nt abiding place. ! would not
want to i've In tn. Io~iands II Flor
lAa and II is all iow. practically.
vith a supersbundance Of water. The
Land Of Flowers where Ponce de-
Leon searched for the fountain Of
youth. s00 Year, ago 10 still sparse
iy settled and this condition viii
continue until the cro~dinx Of the
north gradually forces the population
farther south. The north Il ''invad.
ing" the souih again just nov and
northern blood and IDEAS with mod.
crn methods will eventually work \
grcat change. but this viii be- SHOW
~ fifty years have already gone by
since the ear With but little pro.
Grcss.
Yours truly.
X. PHILLIPS