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VOLUME 1 GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE NOVEMBER, 1928 e CONTENTS Special Color Supplement, ‘‘Map of Discovery—Eastern Hemisphere’’ By N.C. WYETH TaD, ser ar 8 ‘SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR The World's Greatest Overland Explorer With 55 Ihistrations J, R. HILDEBRAND Venice, Home City of Marco Polo 8 Full-page Illustrations moss rn Life ‘mong the Lamas of Choni With 35 Illustrations: JOSEPH F. ROCK Demon Dancers and Butter Gods of Choni 16 Full-page Iilustrations in Color Fame's Eternal Camping Ground With 19 Tiustrations ENOCH A. CHASE Se PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY HUBBARD MEMORIAL HALL WASHINGTON, D.C, DATA DATOS Eee x 0c Thies Pil. 2 HO are the women who say, “1 wish I had seen The Hoover first?" Hoover representatives tell us they are thore who have purchased ordinary vacuum cleaners. from the first salesman who appeared. Without iovestigation. Without comparison. Later, such women sce The Hoover in action an their own rugs. They distover the difference between “Positive Agitativa’ and ordinary racrum cleaning. Their re is unmistakable, ‘There is really 4 lesson t6 be fearned from these housewives. Te is: Dan's buy any cleaner without first seeing The Hoover, The Hoover deserves this consideration. It is the lewder in its ficl¢—and al- ways has heen. Product of the oldest and largest man- ufacturer, Used more homes than any other. Ap- proved by the largest and most representative retail- crs, Endorsed by the lead- ing rag and carpec manu facturers. Ie is the only electric cleaner which embodies Positive Agitation,” thecleaning principle which enables The Hoover to remove from rugs and carpets more dirt pee meaute than other cleaner. You cam readily see whae a greae differ- cnce in home cleanliness this Hoover super~ cleaning means, when you consider that about 90% of the dirt in the home is lodged in the floor coverings. Don’t be aoe of the women who say, “1 wish I had seen The Hoover first." See The Hoover first. Any Hooverdealerwill gladly bring a Hoover to your home for a demon- stration apy time yousay. Telephone him. a Moles 0a Hvoner, $73. b Caskepri Moef yay, $99.50, Pautovg tools, Suzje. Model 372, Sis); lasting root, Top Flour patching attache iptabte ra noobs hile j sears, Fyne. Eig page Beary Thuiay, andar Tine, The Hoover Senazels, NUDE. Hed Necework Tare HOOVER COMPANY. CANTON, O10 te Cagzadan at Vou. LIV, No, 5 WASHINGT! IN Novemper, 1928 NATIONAL - | GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINIE ae THE WORLD'S GREATEST OVERLAND EXPLORER How Marco Polo Penetrated Farthest Asia, “‘ Discovered” Many Lands Unknown to Europe, and Added Numerous Minerals, Animals, Birds, and Plants to Man's Knowledge By J. R. Hitpesranp Aversa sig Tine Barrer ym Co guamane mex wie Seudces wn Coca dass” MALey Dee i Wat ‘reg Neranay/ Grvcaarinie Macsaane Hittth rnmsispicee, in Colors, uf the Buster Hemiiphere, “Map of Discovery.” by) N.C M'yeth HEIRS, surely, was the strangest | home-coming i exploration his- tory. They stepped ashore in Venice ope tate afternoon in the nineties—the nineties of jth century—a bedraguled, weather= trio, in queer, coarse garments. ‘Their faces were leathery and bronzed, searched perhapis; hy. trapic. sm, yet scarred as if they had been frosthitten, toa. ‘The older men seemed listless and their eyes were dull, perhaps from seeing too the youinigest was the striking fiy- |. busliy-haired, bkick-biearded, alert 19 ever Hatchty. beatiful Venice, be observed, was Tittle chéinged, even after 24 He led the way across. the stately There were the four huge horses from Stamboul, the marble = from Acre amid the: Doge's regal P then they passed the gorgeous shops af the silkmak- ers, the rainbow assortments of the glass- workers;and the booths, with their precious stones, their polished ivories, and their keen, slender swords with the bejeweled hi heir nostrils and their cars also knew Venice, Pungent spice odors gave aro matic reminder of new commerce in dh fant parts now avgmenting the city's staple trade in salt and silks, Diverse merchant ships from three continents stirred ihe faint, familiar lapping of the water along the canals, and, crowning touich, there wwas a war galley ready to ptt out for the inevitable foray upan Genoa. A queer trio, hnt they attracted little fore aitention than would an alien to-day on Galata Bridge. Indeed, they rubbed elbows with sleek Spaniard, swarthy Mus- eovite, kilted Seot, and Gere, frowning Tinlyart UNRECOGNIZED NY THE SERVANTS Blasé, sophisticated Venice! Tt knew its “world”: it saw ships from every port: its wools, and silks, and saffron, and oils went to every fairy yet it-was about to have n-whole new. world thrast upon its attention!

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