Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-18
FINDS BELGIUM
NOT DISPlRITED
Frank Harold, Jr., Writes Inter
esting Letter Of New Travels
In Europe
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royaI time with them and couldn't
have been treated better. We put
Mr. Kalmon on board his boat bound
for America and he was actually
thried. He hasn't been home in
three years, and he has done well
y over here.
I must admit that my impressions
of Holland have been somewhat un-
Favorable on account of the high cost
sof living here 1t is the most ex-
pensivc country as whole in the
4 world today. Eggs are 25 cents each,
butter 81 pound and everything
else in proportion. The comparison
Is So marked by the tendency of low
money value in all the surrounding
countries that the change from one
extreme to the other just takes your
breath Mock and | had a couple of
Sandwiches and cup of cocoa at the
first railway station in Holland and
III cots US as much as a whole days
room and board in Brussels. The
#gelder is some little coin and demands
Prospect.
Water, Water Everywhere.
81 The big feature of the country is
#water and water and more water. Hol-
Nland's continuous fight against the
Nsca is not exaggerated. Marshes,
#rvers, seas and canals simply cover
Il the entire country. In the rural dis
NtriCts great many of the fields have
Ncanals at intervals of some 60 feet
land canals on all levels. They are
8 simply net work and each canal
crossed by a low bridge at some
~ feet intervals.
4 In these cities there are canals in
& the center of nearly every thorough
fare and every blessed canal in the
place looks alike. Friday night Mock
and went out to look over the place
and it took So worth Of taxis, three
hours time and the police force ito
get him back to his hotel The wealth
Ser Is misty, rainy, soggy, damp and
muddy. 1t. is very much like Eng
land in this respect only the Dutch
men think the air is unhealthy and
Nare afraid of it. They heat their
trains and rooms to a suffocating
point but I0must admit. that / like
that better than the cold trains and
houses of the French, Spanish and
d English.
Il Inc best people of Holland eth
s CT stay IN doors or "there amt no
Such animal" 1t certainly is a fact
mat the crowd one sees is composed
Almost entirely of the peasant type.
wen and women both have hard,
course rigid, unattractive features
very much like the Scandinavians.
however, the entire population is
very polite and kind to English and
americans understand though that
"ey are rude to each other. They
are immensely fond of the Ameri-
cans,
Inc proverbial wooden shoe does
ramp about good deal but | think
"na' the turned up caps, dresses of
al colors, huge baggy pants and the
lgSt OF the stage costume is confin-
.u 10 rather exclusive fishing set
cement IN Northern Holland.
Inc picturesque wind mill is a
reaI''y, however. The country is
covered with them and they do at.
uacC attention and give zest to the
"''' e&panse of water and bridges.
War Paid Profits.
me country made a world of mon.
-. 0aI OF the war and is rather up
.o-ua'e' We stayed in a room with
,u''l'iag water, electric lights and
,e"', hea', a combination rarely
a Id IN Europe outside the most ex.
elusive places.
Inc people are marvellous linguists
yearly all speak Dutch and German
Ill ,"'ge number Dutch and Eng
& a' and many speak English, German
fench and Dutch.
1 Inc first thing Mock and | did il
H. hoi'and was to run into the arms OF
"s police They nabbed us and over.
F NV, us with shower of Dutch
II Ia' mad US stopped After staring
.r aI''y at the cops frantic gestures
INV Va'nIy wondering what we haC
v 1V'e 1t suddenly dawned on US thai
vi vi were walking on the left hand
s o OF the walk and butting into the
r; .J|o That. was keeping to theil
s%% After profusely apologizine
nn, english, German and French fol
y" tflme, we went on our way.
h., nave seen few things thai
.Oosht close remembrance OF
bol lle' | saw a red, white and blue
'"' oef S pole. | saw man cussine