The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-14

circle unGef water ana 10 SMUT dedll 4
into the air To see a number of 1
them chasing one another in and out
of the water thus is a beautiful sight !
One day in the Bay of Bengal the
sudden APPEARANCE of a huge bamboo
near the ship. followed by the wake
of shark coming toward the boat
gave all II he sensations OF SUBJ
marine attack except danger.
There is a Spanish gentleman with
his wife on board She occupies a
cabin with Mrs. B. She speaks only
Spanish. Portuguese. and French.
while Mrs. b. speaks only English,
American, and Yankee. The gentle
man, however, speaks considerable
English, and with my little French
we get along. The first evening the
lady asked in French if Mrs. B. was
going to dress for dinner While Il
was getting ready to interpret the
gentleman made Ii clear With the re-
mark, ''Ze Madam wishes to know, re
lady. VIII she put on her night dress
for dinner?"
Sunday, December l, 1918,
Entering the harbor of
Hong Kong after seven
days storm ON the China
sea.
Oh. what boat, Mrs. b. had what
the agent called berth in a state
room, and what | should describe as
a board in pig sty. AT night | took
my pillow and steamer rug, ascer-
tanned the direction Of the wind,
found a sheltered spot, and cuddled
down. 1t is surprise how comfort.
ably one can sleep on the floor or on
a box. just as comfortably as on a
bed when you learn. The only
trouble Is the cold and we do not get
much of that in this part of the world.
AT Rangoon we gave our boys in the
dormitory beds and they would bring
in boards and put on the beds for
comfort. There Is bench on the
fore deck, like park bench which
could get that called myself lucky
Lit is the most comfortable place on
board But this is hard on some who
have bad cases Of culture or refine
ment', especially those in whom these
maladies are inherited. These two
diseases flourish In the tropics and
If one has the germs in his system
before he comes out II Is apt to 90
, hard with him. 1t has been tough on
} even an old saw mill hand like my.
} self sometimes. | was just out of the
, hospital where I had been on milk
I diet, when the smells. the food or the
sea sickness were any one OF them
) enough to produce certain, sudden
r violent and unpleasant agitations oil
! the stomach. Four hundred and fifty
Q coolies We're aboard and they were
[ packed in like sheep.
However, We had fairly smooth
4 sea down the west side to Singapore
4 but here we learned that II was the
9 stormy season up the east side in the
d China sea and that 400 more coolies
0 were to be taken aboard. How they
I. did pack them In. Armour or Swift
b could get some pointers on packing
i from that boat. There was just room
g to stand between decks, but they pul
e up light platforms making an inter
S mediate deck. Thus theyrb packed
r them in like sardines, actually NOR,
8 so. for sardines in cans sleep twenty
s four hours per day while the China
S men slept In shifts Under these
s conditions we have been fighting tn,
J. storm for seven days, the boat tos
). sing like chip. Perhaps il does no
II seem good to feel smooth harbor wat
er under your boat again. and ais,
IS feel breath OF real cold air, the frs
y in many months.
S, Shanghai, China, Dec. q, 1913,
II Waiting for trans-Paolfic boat
E. u Is real cold weather here, neye
A knew how to appreciate II before
h How 1t does brace onel had bee
r. almost a month out OF the hospita
m when ! left Rangoon and had game,
}. practically nothing. was twenty-five
C. pounds under weight. gained bu
a. little enroute TO Hong Kong, bu
h since ! scrubbed the last | hay
s. gained fifteen pounds. | can elm
r. three flights OF stairs or walk mile
Is feel like myself again have ha
II. thorough physical examination hcr
a and the doctors tell me that sti
he have germs. apparently Il is onl
e. an armlstice that ! have established.
III ! am not worrying, however, thes
is tropical diseases are usually easy I
a get rid OF in cold climate. But
he am anxious to see old u. s. A. again
1T We secured passage from Hon
re Kong to Shanghai on the Columbi
III after only three days wait. II Is
II. Pacific Mail boat, U. s. registry an
hit Is the finest boat that We have bee
)p on But how they do eat on thes
is boats! Well there Is nothing else
he do. We had our little breakfast /
bed Cat least other passengers di,
a we stih stick to the back woods Gu
Sc tom of getting up first) big breakfas
w at eight, at ten apples were passed,
rs eleven'thirty broth and crackers WEI
Sc served on the decks, at on D. m. tiff
n, (English for big lunch) at four te
sc including toast, jam and cakes. I'll
IN tea habit Is another thing that "
A have net caught. IL Is so hard
he break away from our proyincialism
n, AT seven dinner OF about twelN
We courses Is served, at nine coffee an
gh sandwiches on the deck, and later
81. night lunch was served In the smo
IS. ing room and game room for tho.
oil, who sat up. One could almost star,
an on that boat. They gave us nothiI
he from the time we went to bed
nd night until almost time to get up
a the morning, Fortunately they d
2" not call the roll at meals, so we ski
Mt ped about two thirds OF the time.
ed This is the great metropolis OF u
East and most interesting cit
rs Judging By prices II Is the most pr
all gressive city we have ever visited.