135 
March, 1921 
FOREST AND STREAM 
DOCTOR HENSHALL’S 
EUROPEAN TRIP 
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cherished idyl of our youthful days. 
To one familiar with the rugged 
grandeur and extensive range of the 
Rockies, and the lofty peaks of the 
Cascades, the Alps do not impress one 
with the awe and wonder and sublimity 
so vividly and graphically described by 
former enthusiasts. But as the Alpine 
system is more circumscribed, and has 
more beautiful valleys and many 
charming lakes, and its slopes dotted 
with villages and hamlets, the general 
effect is rather one of romantic beauty 
and poetic loveliness. 
From Lucerne we went direct to 
Paris by way of Basle, on the frontiers 
of Switzerland, France and Germany. 
The most notable thing we could learn 
about Basle, and one that should inter- 
est those who favor the “more daylight” 
scheme of certain sections of our coun- 
try, is, related as follows: A very sin- 
gular custom formerly prevailed in 
Basle of keeping their clocks one hour 
in advance of those of other cities of 
Europe. Various reasons are given for 
this singular custom, which was a part 
of the religion of the people. One rea- 
son was that they were lazier than 
other people, and adopted this habit for 
the purpose of keeping themselves up 
to time. Another, that the attempt of 
an enemy to surprise the city was de- 
feated by the town clock striking one 
instead of twelve; the conspirators in 
the town, thinking they were an hour 
too late, failed to keep their appoint- 
ment. The citizens in grateful recol- 
lection of the event, ever after kept the 
clock an hour ahead of time. Another 
reason was, that the clock was struck 
by lightning, and the hands forced for- 
ward, and the superstition of the peo- 
ple refused to have them changed. 
These several reasons seem to possess 
more weight than some advocated at 
the present time for the “more day- 
light” deb'~ion. 
L ONGWORTH and I had been an- 
ticipating our visit to Paris, not 
so much for improving our minds 
or for the pleasure of sight-seeing, as 
for the material but pressing need of 
procuring something really worth while 
and fit to eat. In Spain, Algiers, Egypt, 
Turkey, Greece and Italy we had a sur- 
feit of boiled fish, boiled meats, and 
worst of all boiled chicken, poulet. We 
had come to loathe the ghastly white 
poulet with white sauce and artichokes. 
The chicken, old or young, even at the 
best hotels, was never baked, nor roast- 
er, nor broiled, nor fried, nor stewed 
with dumplings! — but just boiled. Once 
in a while the remains, or left-overs, 
were served as a fricassee, for which 
we were duly thankful. Occasionally 
it was squabs, but they were also 
boiled, and served with white sauce and 
artichokes. 
After trying the Grand Hotel in 
Paris for a few days, the inevitable and 
ubiquitous boiled chicken again bobbed 
up under the guise of capon or chapon. 
That Critical Moment 
Your Tackle To Choose 
Winter on the run. Soon — trout in the 
streams — bass in the lakes — stripers in the 
breakers. 
Have you your Thomas rod ? Hardy and 
vomHofe Reels, Halford and Cuttyhunk 
Dine, Imported Dry Flies, O’Shaugnessy 
Hooks, Stark Tackle Box? 
Or repairs to make ? Do it now ! 
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414 Madison Avenue -/y ^ ^ 
DETMOLD, Inc. 
New York City 
incorporate® 
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They are made in two sizes, one as 
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The beds are very comfortable to sleep 
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Every sportsman sooner or later runs 
into a situation where he would give a 
lot for a drink of cool, clear water from 
a desert water-bag. 
The ages-old principle of water evapo- 
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its 2 gallons of water. 
You may not be crossing the Sahara, 
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NEWFOUNDLAND 
A Country of Fish and Game 
A Paradise for the Camper and Anglei 
Ideal Canoe Trips 
The country traversed by the System of the Newfoundland Government Railway Commission is 
exceedingly rich in all kinds of Fish and Game. All along the route of the Railway are streams 
famous for their Salmon and Trout fishing, also Caribou barrens. Americans who have been fishing 
and hunting in Newfoundland say there is no other country in the world in which so good fishing 
and hunting can be secured and with such ease as in Newfoundland. Information, together with 
illustrated Booklet and Folder, cheerfully forwarded upon application to 
F. E. PITTMAN, General Passenger Agent, 
Newfoundland Government Railway Commission St. John’B, Newfoundland 
In Writina to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. It will identify you. 
