Show ANTIQUES FROM NEW YORK Example of How the Tourist Is VIctimized Victimized Vic Via When He Makes Purchases Pur Pur- Purchases chases In Foreign Cities Some years before the war a resident resident resi resl dent of ot New York voyaged to Venice Among his fellow passengers at sea was a traveling tra salesman whom he got ot to know quite well weH What the New York man liked about the salesman salesman sales sales- man was that he did not talk shop He lIe had not even told his steamship acquaintance what manner of goods he handled The Thc cIa day clay after afler they arrived In Venice the salesman went out on business his steamship companion sightseeing Among other places Places' the latter visited was was- wasa I a a fascinating antiquarian shop Prices were steep but what of that He wanted something to take back backo to o show the folks at ot home that he had iad really been In Venice Finally lIlt he lie settled on a n bit of Venetian glass a square of gold embroidered Venetian cut velvet civet in a tarnished gilt frame and a n silver handled dagger engraved ed with the arms of one of the tho doges doge In Inthe the he evening at the hotel he displayed them not without a n feeling of pride to o the tho traveling salesman My friend said the latter youve been very decent to me and now Ill I'll do you a n good turn Sa Say but your buying those things Is a feather In my cap l I We make em in New York and m rm over here selling em Ill I'll tal take e eem em em around tomorrow to the place you bought em cm and get your money back ack for lor you New New York York- Herald |