The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-05
By DR.. E. p. GUAM

February LIST (Friday):
Still going southeast ana In fair
weather. The Temperature In some
cabins was d degrees r. this after
noon. We are due east from Barba-
dos. Mrs. Bence, assisted by her a.
year-old son, Is the leader Of our
party, consisting Of about 30 people.
Besides these there are about 20 9TH
er passengers on board who are trav.
cling either for business Of pleasure.
Sonora Bence = = very capable and
clever business woman. She was born
In the United States. married IN Ar
gentinian and went to Buenos Aires
when she was quite young. There her
husband organized the Bence Tour.
LIST Company for the purpose Of guild
ing North Americans around in South
America. The business grew and
eventually included the whole world
as its territory. Since his death
Sonora Bence has carried on and has
conducted yearly tours to South
America, such as the present one. She
is . citizen Of Argentina. proud Of her
southern country and glad to be "go-
ing home" for . short visit. Her son
has decided to become . United States
citizen and has filed the necessary
documents.
Sonora Bence Is . live wire. She
Is always around the decks, looking
after ''her children" q she calls US.
She Is constantly trying to keep every
body In . happy mood and engaged
In some entertaining activity. When
she finds us doing in . deck chair
with q book on the lap she win leave
US alone. But today It became my
duty, because was caught unoccu-
pied, to play bridge.
Caught In the Tolls
The contest was entered In q fear
some spirit, knowing that the other
players, especially two ladies from
Ohio, were Culbertsonian Phi. DIS. The
final results from q half days strug-
gle only emphasized the fact that q
sophomore with freshman conditions
had been cajoled into . postgraduate
seminar Of expert Psychologists and
mind readers.
An irresistible conviction was car
ried away that II such intellectual
capabilities might be directed to more
practical ends the two Phi. DIS men
toned would be In the Presidents
Brain Trust by now. They could tell
in advance from every New Deal
exactly what to expect from each
scheme-whether initiation or defla-
ton would be more likely to lead ia
elation or ohlation.
February End Saturday:
Up at .. m. and took Q dip In the
swimming pool. The water was
warmer than the northeast wind at
that hour. The "Kolynos' man waS
the only one to keep mo company
For many years he has been the rep
resentative In South America for the
Kolynos toothpaste. N-So-Dol, Pc
trolagar, ETC., and his experience in
importing from the United States
duplicates in every detail those Of Mr.
r. As . result, the Kolynos Company
now has its own factories In South
America. Everything they manufac-
tured and sold in North America Is
now made In South America, iaclud-
ing Petrolagar. His shop talks are
very interesting to me, especially, and
shall always think Of him whenever
Petrolagar or Kolynos ads come before
my eyes. He Is an excellent mixer
not only Of his chemicals but equally
so among the passengers. He loves
to be an organiser and leader in al
the deck games and has pleasing
and smiling presence at all times. 1t
Is the likes Of him who furnish the
sympathetic oil which soottes the
cogs Of travel whenever tedium or
boredom threatens.
/ Found Out At Last
Many years ago It was discovered
by the writer that II one could travel
incognito. SO to speak, 1t would add
materially to the instructive features
Of his trip. This was particularly true
il the torrist happened to be q pro-