The bicycle is not the only craze for outdoor getting about. A van is the latest, and it has become a great tourist fashion. American and English" globe-trotters" have adopted a three-horsed van with windows and flags galore. They call themselves "Raiders." The van is a house on wheels, and the people who use it avoid all extra hotel charges, ete., and picnic in true gipsy fashion. "By dividing the expenses, say between four people, it is not a serious matter, and is certainly a most independent, way of seeing the world. The only objection is that the villagers get ideas on seeing the van approach that a play is coming to town, and they shout various remarks about the "show folks." Still that tells for little compared with the jollity of the outing and its unconventionality.
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