Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-18
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Frank Harold, Jr., Writes Inter-
esLing Letter of New Travels
In Europe
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rovsl 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
thrilled. He hasn't been home in
three years, and he has done well
over here.
must admit that my impressions
( of Holland have been somewhat I'M
Favorable on account of the high cost
+ of living here. 1t is the most ex-
pensive country as a whole in the
world today. Eggs are % cents each,
butter 81 a 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 couple of
4 sandwiches and cup of cocoa at the
afrst railway station in Holland and
4 it cots us as much as a whole days
room and board in Brussels. The
gelder is some little coin and demands
respect.
Water. Water Everywhere.
The big feature of the country is
water and water and more water. Hol-
bands continuous fight against the
sea is not exaggerated. Marshes,
rivers, seas and canals simply cover
the entire country. In the rural dis
8tricts great many of the fields have
canals at intervals of some so feet
and canals on all levels. They are
SSmply net work and each canal
crossed by low bridge at some
200 feet intervals.
In these cities there are canals i'm
lthe 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 to
4 get him back to his hotel. The wealth
er 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
are afraid Of it. They heat their
trains and rooms to suffocating
point but | must admit that | like
that better than the cold trains and
houses of the French, Spanish and
AEnglish.
The best people of Holland eth
Ter stay in doors or 'there amt no
such animal" It certainly is a fact
that the crowd one sees is composed
almost entirely of the peasant type.
men 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
they are rude to each other. They
cans.
loe proverbial wooden. shoe does
ramp about good deal but | think
'4 ia the turned up caps, dresses of
oil coiors, huge baggy pants and the
ssC OF the stage costume is confin-
eu 10 rather exclusive fishing set
'lement in Northern Holland.
Inc picturesque wind mill is a
leaii'y' however. The country is
covered with them and they do at
naC' attention and give zest to the
"'"' eXpanse of water and bridges.
War Paid Profits.
Inc country made world of mon
aeS out of the war and is rather up
.o,uate' We stayed in room with
ruNnihg water, electric lights and
s 'ednl hea-, combination rarely
aI , IN Europe outside the most ex-
elusive places.
Inc people are marvellous 1inguists.
Yearly all speak Dutch and German
ee number Dutch and Eng
r ~ ana many speak English. German,
u Inc first thing Mock and I I'd in
to'land was to run into the arms of
n my ponce They nabbed us and over
tb. US with shower of Dutch
M a' mad US stopped. After staring
nc" ,alAly at the cops frantic gestures
d "u Vainly wondering what we had
n nOhe 1t suddenly dawned on us that
81 We're walking on the left hand
sue Of the walk and butting into the
sIowd that was keeping to their
sIt' After profuselY apologizing
Hngiish, German and French for
'"[ CRIME, we went on our way.
/. nave seen a few things that
.ought close remembrance of
bs Vlle' | saw red, white and blue
""er pole. | saw man cussine