Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1898 — An Illusion. [ARTICLE]

An Illusion.

An Interesting novelty at the Paris Exposition will be the Mareorama (sic), which will give visitors the illusion of a voyage by steamer from Marseilles to Constantinople, with calls at Tangiers, Algiers, Naples,‘Venice, Alexandria and Smyrna. They will be standing on the steamer, which will appear to be in the sea, even to the rolling of the vessel and the salt breezes. The, unrolling of the canvases will make them think the ship is moving, the principle being the same as that which makes railway pasengers in a standing train think they are in motion when another train passes. Tile voyage of the steamer will be diversified by various scenes, such as meeting a fleet of warships, a tempest, with thunder and lightning; a sunrise, etc., besides other curious incidents. Thus, at Naples, for instance, natives will climb on board and per. form the dances of the country.