. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . ftymiles an hour without any effort that the eye can detect. Itseems to me that common sense should teach us that the acceptedmechanical explanation of flight is utterly erroneous. My owntheory is that in the anatomy of birds there resides a subtleelectrical or rather magneto-electrical force and that Here the old professor doubled up as if some one had smotehim in the solar plexus. Excuse me, gentlemen, he said. Iam not feeling well, and staggered off to his q
. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . ftymiles an hour without any effort that the eye can detect. Itseems to me that common sense should teach us that the acceptedmechanical explanation of flight is utterly erroneous. My owntheory is that in the anatomy of birds there resides a subtleelectrical or rather magneto-electrical force and that Here the old professor doubled up as if some one had smotehim in the solar plexus. Excuse me, gentlemen, he said. Iam not feeling well, and staggered off to his quarters. Hisvoice was not heard again in our smoking room debates. We are off Cape St. Lucas this afternoon. Tomorrow I willascend with dignity to the hurricane deck of a mule and strikeout for the tall mountains, from which a stream of gold and silver 22 A GLIMPSE OF OLD MEXICO has flowed for centuries to the sea. You will hear from me will try to tell you something about mining and agriculture inMexico, about the people and their customs and such waysidegossip as the journey may suggest. Adios, amigos. wm FOURTH E arrived at San Dimas last nightand are now resting beneath theever hospitable roof of DonDaniel Burns. Here, in thethrobbing heart of his great in-dustries, amid flying wheels andthe sound of grinding rock, thenoted Californian has made anAmerican home, presided overby that kindest and best of la-dies, his wife. Here, day b}^ day, with his wonderful genius fororganization, he handles the details of an immense and compli-cated business with as much ease as you or I manage a dollartransaction. Some time ago, I took the same journey from the sea to SanDimas, and if the truth must be told, it very nearly saw my had not then bestridden a horse, to say nothing about a mule,for thirteen or fourteen years, and the sudden experience of rid-ing some forty miles a day over a rough mountain trail was al-most too much for flesh and blood. Every nerve, mu
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