The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-11
By DIR, E. p. GUAM

DNs SONAAS
February 8tn Friday): (continued
From now on the records Of daily
observations are likely to be short,
touching only the outstanding i'm
pressions and events. The first I'M
preston of Rio came from the glori-
Gus entrance into the harbor. at sun.
rise. Low, handicapped mountains
seemed to push buildings, streets,
parks, and boulevards to the waters
edge where they were strung out TOR
miles and miles along graciously
curved shore lines. Numerous small
peninsulas jutted out all around and
the city surrounded them all, with
sandy beaches everywhere.
In between and behind were steep
rounded mountains, varying In height
from a few hundred to several thou
sand feet. The greenest Of yerdure
seemed to cling to these heights for
varying distances and when the green
leaves could climb no farther the
steep walls of gray and blue granite
were bare to their tops. Seen from
afar these steep roundish heights sug-
gested volcanic origin but later In
spection proved them to be coarse
granite. 1nlays Of large masses Of
black and long strata Of red granite
were common. Did ice make these
painted mountains so round and
smooth? In this hot climate7 II
not, what did? The admiration Of
rocks, in preference to the exotic tro-
pical vegetation, flowers, and q park
full OF transplanted trees and other
growths from the Amazon. has been
today's Joke among the tourists ut the
expense of the writer.
Shirt Sleeves Forbidden
The next impression came from the
heat. Two suits and lot Of other
things were sopped through before
shutdown. Etiquette forbids going
about In shirt sleeves unelss you are
a street laborer, In which case . tiny
segment Of an ancient pair Of pants
is all that's needed.
On entering the hotel 1t was evident
at once that Europe. not the United
States. had lent the methods Of serv-
ice. After registration q porter ham
Giles all the office business. The din
ing room service and the bedrooms
remind one of Paris-Berlin-Stock-
holm. For instance. there is no soap
in the bathrooms; but being fore
warned and wise few pieces Of soap
were borrowed" from the hotel In
New York.
After sending the news Of our ar.
rival back over the Indy mail route
to the country 5000 miles north, we
had our lunch and the rest Of the
afternoon was spent sightseeing. The
guides tried hard to speak something
they called English. but since We are
all deaf and dumb In Portuguese II
was difficult to become thrilled over
their gestures. However. to see was
sufficient.
Rides in Aerial Car
The trip wound up with ride on
the aerial car. run on cables and car
rying 20 persons each time. to the
top OF the famous Sugar Loaf" which
forms one of the gate posts to the
harbor. It Is 1900 feet high with q
base about one-third Of the height
on the side which carries the cables
The panorama Of the harbor. the ser.
pentine surfs on the beaches and the
illuminated buildings and boulevards
was an entertainment never to be
forgotten.
February 9th Saturday:
The Bence company forbids oul
walking out In the sun-at least un'
til we are little acclimated. We an
ordered to use taxis when we go shop
ping. The mornings are set aside fol
rest, writing and shopping. It Is al
. excellent plan. It seems everybod!
here is doing it. Stores, banks, etc
do not open until 10 q. M. or later
Even the natives prefer the coolies
hours for sleep-from two to eigh
or nine in the morning.
Just returned from q shopping
} trip. With English. French, German
and Spanish word here and ther
1t was possible to do business. Frencl
helped the most. English the least
Taxi fares are unbelievably reason
able. The money Is queer" tn
purchasing IS done with "milreis" a
4 the unit, one milreis being wort
1 about seven cents In United State
D money. Have not seen . "reis" piec'
} that is, 1-l0O0th Of q milreis. On
. hundred refs nickels appeared to b
y small enough.
I InSpects Big Museum
The auto ride this afternoon too
0 us first to q big museum. It Is tt
0 former palatial town residence Of En-
9 peror Dom Pedro II. The exhibits I
= Indian art and craftsmanship Al
e unique and different from those
4 North America and the mineral dt
o play is most fascinating to the write
2 In the aquarium we saw the mar
9 eating pirrouha. the fish that cause
y so much havoc among the first e,
= plorers Of the Amazon. Thence to Il
3 "funicular" or cogwheel railroa
Q where we were lifted up and up. Il,
] Tagging along canyon In the jungl
g to q mountain peak on which stan'
= "Christus.' This Is Z monumel
4 erected also feet above and overlook
q ing the city. It Is pure white. /