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Show Strange as It Seems By John Hixl tKXHHS RINK N A GLACIER SSA CftRVID ToH mjo tct, 1 MilK UP me juH6f Rrsu, twriM mounh r?v IT COMlrJN; A WiR, twice. - ,z M I RUBBtftrs r "'el itlS-f lepmanT ffes. CM DiTtND r Hott As-Eri ' . :?&' JS -- itT WrlTLlRrtflrOWtRPdr-- LTI' T T i -' A NrVTUfthL (VXK mi i ToRMMioH IN Trta . ' trVBT SRANCHoHMt 1 , JAM. f RANK aVMUMAH, " HoN mvtR NEAR Philadelphia, HWWAlk.ortKJ-. HrVStttPTONlUt floo 4J$3H.!SdL RINK IN A GLACIER ... Skating inside a glacier, formed during tha lea Ags. la the latest sport of excursionists to ths mighty Jungfrau, Bwlsa mountain. The odd "crystal palace" Is hewn from solid Ice of tha Jungfrau glacier, forming an arched gallery 65 feet below the glacier's surface. A stairway, protected with railings and mats, descends, between towering tower-ing walls of sparkling Ice to the rink. - Benchea, chairs, a bar, piano, and electrically lighted stove are found there, all chipped from the natural ice. Tbe rink, Illuminated by electricity, la kept In condition throughout the year for the uaa of tourists. To get to the rink. 11.185 feet up the Jungfrau. skaters use the remarkable re-markable Jungfrau railway, one of tha highest la tha world, which In places Is so steep that It rises one foot for every two feet of track. Copyright, 193. for The Telegram A K |