The Coconino sun., 1925-05-01

inquired where he was driving them
to, and when informed of the distance,
exclaimed: "Why it'll take you two
months to drive them there" The re-
ply was, Hell, what's time to
hawg?"
There are money changers every
where, and often you will see one
with his hands full of native money
standing along the dock or running
about waving it at passengers as they
land. The percentage of exchange
leaves considerable leeway for fairly
good return to the money changer.
The exchangers on the street make
quick exchange, but the fellow who
has a regular booth some old place,
will take his time in counting it out.
If he makes a mistake against him
self, he runs after you; if it is against
you, you run after him. He seldom
does any running.
Taking it by and large, Ceylon is
one of the really likable places, and
IS one of the high spots so far along
the road. Aside from the beggars
and insistent tip demands, there is a
cheerful atmosphere among the peo-
pie in general.
The roads are very good, many of
them paved, and rock cracked by
women is piled all along for more
paving. Steam rollers are in evidence
in all sections. Indian men and women
are usually employed in cracking the
rock with hammers. The rock is
carted by bull teams and baskets to
points along the road and dumped.
1t was rather odd, but each one of
these crushed rock piles was laid up
by hand in long, perfect piles coming
to perfect sharp peak at the top.
1t was laid up as smoothly as though
done to remain permanently. 1t took
much time and labor to make each pile
perfect, though a short time after,
Indian carriers with their baskets
would come along to carry it out and
spread it on the road. Each small
particle of stone had to be laid up per-
fectiy, great waste of labor, prob
ably just to keep the gang busy.
The Sengalese are not particularly
partial to the English government
and insinuated that taxes are much
too high to keep up their style. AS
one Sengalese said, 1--WE are taxed 10
rupees per head for dogs; three ru-
pees per head for cats and 11a ru-
pees for each person." He shook his
head as though feeling that the dog
was considered of more value than
the native. They accept what they
have and seem to hope for nothing
better. Pointing to the rest of India
and its condition they say, "too much
religion" Guess they have it sized
up about right.
Left harbor at Colombo at o'clock
p. m. Wednesday night, and swung
out into the Indian ocean with stiff
gale blowing, on our way to Bombay,
expecting to arrive there Saturday
more.
Owing to railroad conditions prev
iousIy enjoyed" in going into interior
from Calcutta to Darjeeling, and Mrs.
BIS bronchitis, it has been mutually
agreed that we won't try the five
nights and days trip to see famous
temple Tai Mahal, which is some sew
eral hundred miles in the interior,
but will hang around Bombay the
next six days.
A part of our party left us at Cal
cutta and went cross-country by train
They will meet US at Bombay.
Doing the world in hop, skip and
jump, especially in this not weather,
is not exactly. all it is cracked up to
be, and very often one misses some
few of the minor details or repeats a
few. / have no typewriter, no Sec
retary and no carbon copies. If | had
carbon copies ! wouldn't read 'em.
Once for this kind OF stuff is plenty,
if not almost too much.
Blank receipt books in stock at The
Sun office.