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Show Npw Conquering Auto Ousts the Elephant How modern transportation Is advancing ad-vancing into every part of the world, says Popular Mechanics Magazine, is demonstrated In Ceylon, where the automobile Is challenging the elephant. ele-phant. Ceylon's known history begins be-gins with the Sixth century before Christ. It is a large island lying 55 miles southeast of the extreme southern point of India In the Indian ocean. The native inhabitants of Ceylon are the Singalese, who are Buddhists, a gentle and peaceable people. The men have the custom of dressing somewhat like women. There are 600 miles of railroad and excellent automobile auto-mobile roads. Several thousands of elephants roam wild through the island's forests, large numbers being tamed for duties as beasts of burden. For centuries the elephant has been the principal means of travel In the island, but the introduction of the automobile, the truck and the filling station, that necessary aid to modern travel, is fast relegating the elephant to a secondary place. Many elephants are still in service, of course, and the great beasts may be seen daily passing pass-ing gasoline stations located on motor mo-tor roads. |