Windmills and Wooden Shoes — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Windmills and Wooden Shoes
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Transcriber’s Note
Today a number of the Dutch spellings for place names, people’s
names and specific words have changed but the colloquial spellings
of the era have been retained, however where the name has been
spelt two or more different ways, the spellings have been altered
to the most prolific usage.
CHAPTER XV Utrecht and ’S Hertogenbosch. This chapter is the only
one with the word Chapter before it, and this has been
retained.
The spelling of the word æsophagus on p. 30, appears to be
acceptable in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s, so this spelling has
been retained.
Other changes made are noted at the end of the book.
[Illustration: The veterans of the fishing fleet are among the most
interesting inhabitants of Volendam, wearing fur hats in summer and
waistband buttons made of old Dutch coins]
WINDMILLS AND WOODEN SHOES
By Blair Jaekel, F.R.G.S. Author of The Lands of the Tamed Turk
NEW YORK McBRIDE, NAST & COMPANY 1912
COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY McBRIDE, NAST & COMPANY
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY, 1912
TO MY AUNT KATE FISHER BLAIR
FOREWORD
To put before the prospective visitor the many delights and few
disadvantages of a territory with which he may be already more or less
familiar; to help him to form a comprehensive idea of the most of
Holland within a reasonably short space of travel time; to refocus the
lens, to readjust the vernier of his memory, providing he has already
been there, so that he may take a truer reading of the country upon a
second visit; to recant the praises of a people whose very existence
has been and ever will be one perpetual, indefatigable struggle
against the most ubiquitous of all of man’s enemies--an element of
the universe; to give a brief synopsis of what a vast amount there is
to see and learn in a country so rich in accomplishments, so poor in
area--these constitute the chief end of this book of travel through the
Netherlands. If it fails in its mission it is by no means the fault of
the Netherlands nor of whatever of interest is contained therein.
If the text and illustrations inclosed between these covers cause but a
single reader to live again a summer’s trip through Holland or prompt
him to go there, there will be at least the satisfaction that the work
has not been in vain.
The author takes this opportunity to express his appreciation to the
editors of _Travel_, New York City, for permission to reprint as a part
of the text of this book, together with the photographs pertaining to
the different subjects, certain special articles by the author which
have appeared in the pages of the magazine mentioned.
BLAIR JAEKEL
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
CONTENTS
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