The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-04

Switzerland under a dateline of
August 20, Hiram Kohl, Settle
ment correspondent for the
Button News, writes of some of
his travel experiences. Excerpts
from his interesting letter, which
will be of interest to News read
ers, follow:
"Our first voyage cro the big
pond was a rich experience. The
ship upon which we embarked at Ho-
boken, N. j., was the S. S. Nieuw
Amsterdam of the Holland-American
Line. Upon reaching the pier, it
was our first time to gaze upon an
ocean liner and to walk up the gang
plank and set our feet on the deck of
this beautiful and majestic steamer
was al experience never to be forgot
ten.
"On this steamer were over 1000
passengers and the crew numbered
over TOO.
eve sailed at a p. m. Tuesday, Ju-
ly %, a date toward which we had
looked eve long before our depar-
ture from home.
Food! Such Food!
"The sea vas calm nearly all the
way, and the weather was ideal.
The unusually fine food, we are told,
is typical of all Dutch liners. Such
food!
people from many nations were
aboard and it was not long before a
very friendly spirit was manifested.
Much more might be added here to
our pleasant voyage, but suffice 1t
to say that it exceeded our expecta-
tons.
after six days we landed at
Southampton, England, where we
went by train to London for several
days in the city and rural areas. Our
impressions of England were favor
able -. We were dubbed Americans
on sight and it was common to be
approached on the street with the re-
mark, "Who is your next president"
BY Air To Paris
"... After an enjoyable visit and
many sightseeing trips, we made u
first venture by air to Paris, a flight
of two hours.
Arriving in this great city, we
We're for the first time in a country
in which we could not converse freely
with the natives. We listened to
their talk and at intervals nodded our
heads in the affirmative and then in
the negative as their strange utter
ances sounded like a continuous
'Br-r-r-r.' When we cut loose in our
own lingo, they went through similar
maneuvers. But soon there were
those who could speak both Language
es, and there followed what is uni
versally well understood-a good
laugh. 1t became fun for all con-
cerned and we Jared we'll through
out our stay in this world renowned
city.
"Here, too, we toured in the COM
pany of a very efficient guide who
could speak in what seemed all of the
languages of the continent. Paris
is a beautiful city and, of course, has
many historical places and beautiful
parks. Trees adorn the sides of the
streets and ~boulevards on every hand.
The guide informed us that the num-
Der of trees in the city exceeded 49,
900. He was sure, he said, because
he had counted them just the day be-
fore.
g.. But Not A Drop to Drink"
"As was the case in London, Paris
had an unlimited number of fountains
and sprays that are good to look at
but AID nothing to the desire of a
thirsty mouth. Not once did we come
upon a fountain where we could
quench that typical American Thirst.
1t did not take long TO conclude that
drinking water either had been
on the list or had been stricken off.
cd. Note-Hiram was probably
thinking of Bluffton's public
drinking founts.)
From Paris we left for Brussels,
Belgium, and after spending some
time here, we headed south passing
through the beautiful dutchy of Lux
embourg. Here we would again be
able to swap words with the people
of the land, and we enjoyed our stay
immensely. Directly ahead, six hours