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Show PRAISES JMERKHB-FDR JMERKHB-FDR GBERATIOI Ludwig Fulda Says They Are Patient, Cheerful and Chivalric. Special Cable to Tho Tribune. BERLIN, Feb. 21. -Patience, politeness and respect for women aro tho best qualities quali-ties of Americans, according to tho eminent emi-nent German writer, Ludwig FuWa, who has begun the publication of a sorles of articles recording his recant experiences In the United States. He objects to certain features of American Amer-ican travel and cays ependlng a night in a sleeping car Is like sleeping in a coffin. Ho says: But one feature of traveling in America, awakens ono's profound ro- spect. It is the nover falling social culture wbich ono finds, even In tho remotest cornors of tho land. There le no loud talking, no pushing, no shoving, no ogling or staring, no toplofty top-lofty unapproachablcness, no impudent impu-dent seeking aftor acquaintance but only polltenose, good will, and genuine genu-ine consideration. Women especially especial-ly aro treated with fnr moro chivalry chiv-alry and reverence than hnro ut homo. Thoy are taken care of as a matter of course, whuthor they aro young or old. pretty or ugly, accompanied, accom-panied, or alone. Trains have no wpoclal compartments compart-ments for women becauso thoy nro superfluous. Pretty young women can travel freely day or night with tho certainty that all men present aro their protectors. j Tho good-natured way tho American nuts up with Inconveniences is even more remarkable, according to Fulda. On this point ho says: People there are altogother less Inclined In-clined to lose tholr tempers than wo are. Tho traveler has constantly opportunities op-portunities to admlro the pntlenco and resignation of tho American public pub-lic Tho prcHonco of a chrlcklng baby or a pack of unruly boys Is borno with touching resignation. Bo-tween Bo-tween Omaha and Chicago our train was delayed a wholo night by a wreck on tho truck, but not a man In tho train botruyed nnnoynnco by word, manner, or gesture. Whom tho Gurmati would -pour out his angor In a stream of vigorous ( language, 'tho American competes with the Oriental Ori-ental in stoical and fatallotio calm. |