Queer Methods of Travel 



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Photo and Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, New York 



Morning Ride of a Lady of Calcutta in Her Palanquin 



habitable region the lands are being res- 

 cued from the drifting sands by the plant- 

 ing of trees, and in other places are being 

 developed by drainage ; and so, while the 

 number of inhabitants is increasing, the 

 number of stilts required is growing less. 

 Of course, we could scarcely omit the 

 Belgian dog cart in this discussion of 

 queer transportation methods, for, while 



the use of the dog for labor is gradually 

 being abandoned in most other countries, 

 the Belgians still cling to the custom. 



One of the queer transportation meth- 

 ods which modern civilization has fur- 

 nished is the single-rail railway which 

 runs from Elberfeld to Barmen, Ger- 

 many, carrying its passengers and freight 

 in cars, suspended from wheels which run 



