Evening star., 1939-10-01
The Travellers Notebook
ScribbIings About the Largest Mosaic in the
World, Where the Muskie Got Its Names, and
o., Which Really Is on the Map


now known as the Grown floor"
Elevator indicators, telephones and
other. hotel equipment 50 identify
the floor.
Ninety miles of thrilling mountain
scenery line the road betweeA San
Juan, Puerto Rico's busy port, and
Ponce, a quiet community Of charm
ing architecture. BY auto the trip
takes three hours. Passenger planes
make 1t as the crow flies-40 miles
in 20 minutes.
Wisconsin's famed dells are in the
south-central part of the State and
are explored by modern motor
launches.
twenty-five miles below Quebec
City, on the st. Lawrence River, is
the shrine Of Sainte Anne de
Beaupre, founded in 1858. It is es-
timated that nearly 10000 900 per-
sons have made pilgrimages to the
shrine through the centuries.
1t took a war in Europe to allow
the violation" Of Bermuda's quaint
roads by the automobile, hitherto
banned in favor of the pedestrian,
the horse and the bicycle rider.
Bermuda's Governor recently was al
lowed to speed up his business by
autos. Less than six months ago
members OF the Bermuda Parlia-
ment were talking in terms of pro-
viding state coach with four horses
and full-time groom for the Gov
ernor. Sir Reginald Hildyard had
just resigned from the post because
the islands Assembly would not per-
init him to introduce motor vehicles
to the islands.
Baum, author of "The Wizard of
o." has said that the name or
came from the abbreviated symbols
on the back Of an encyclopedia
volume. He could have found it on
a map of France, for or is a charm
ing little town in the Isere, as well
as a fairy tale land.
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A tale OF the sea coming down from
the famed clippers of the early
American merchant marine tells Of
the thirst-beset skipper who hailed a
passing bark of the East Coast of
South America. Can you spare
water" signaled the captain. MY
crew is dying of thirst" do you
know where you are?" was the ques-
tioning reply. Yes" Then lower
your buckets, you fool" The un-
happy ship was of the mouth of
the Amazon. which is estimated to
empty $50 million gallons of fresh
water into the Atlantic each minute.
The flow creates a swift lake" Of
fresh water in the salty sea for $50
miles
The vanilla vine of South America
is a member of the orchid family.
Oldest city in Japan is Nara.
founded in 709 AID, and unique in
its links with the past. There sits
upon a man-made lotus flower the
greatest Buddha in the world. cast
in bronze in the eighth century. So
large is the figure. which in reality
is the Sun Goddess in an ingeniously
Buodhifled form, that a man can
pass through one of the nostrils.
Sacred deer roam at will in the l.25O-
acre park and Nara's Syoso-in. a
museum. depicts Japanese court life
In the eighth century The clothing
and court equipage was used by the
Emperor Syomu.
A new Pullman car on the Penn
sylvania Railroad is named for
Thomas Cook. father" of the bust
ness Of organized tourist travel.
Canada's paper money and stamps
pay a tribute to its French speaking
population by bearing French titles
as well as English. The Quebec visi-
tor, counting his change after a pur-
chase, might find English coins as
well as Canadian-and even New
foundland silver pieces.
Boone. N. c., was named-yes, for
Daniel Boone. The town is located
at one of his favorite camp sites from
176O to 1859. BY the way, the Tar
heel States hunting season on Rus
sian boar opens October 20.
Bicycling on the beach is one OF
the favorite diversions of Sea Island
Ga. for the sand is firmly packed.
More than 1000 900 swimmers anc
non-swimmers ventured into the
waters from Cape May IN. j.
beaches during the past summer
without drowning. For the fisher.
man: The Cape May County Fishing
Contest continues through October
81.
Some icemen supply their custom.
ers in towns in the Valley of Mexico
by climbing up the snow-coverec
mountain. Popocatepetl. far enough
to chop their merchandise from tht