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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 473
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
As for the scenery I cannot say much for it, since it is only diversified by thousands of windmills, which are made to do all kinds of work, from grinding grain to pumping water from the inside of the dykes back to the sea again. As I exhibited the General only in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and to no great profit in either city, we spent most of our time in rambling about to see what was to be seen. In the country villages it seemed as if every house was scrubbed twice and white-washed once every day in the week, excepting Sunday. Some places were almost painfully pure, and I was in one village where horses and cattle were not allowed to go through the streets, and no one was permitted to wear their boots or shoes in the houses. There is a general and constant exercise of brooms, pails, floor brushes and mops all over Holland, and in some places even, this kind of thing is carried so far, I am told, that the only trees set out are scrub-oaks.
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定位：Additional excerpt 473 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆对荷兰的自然风景评价不高，因为除了成千上万的风车，没什么变化。这些风车什么活都干，从磨粮食到把堤坝里的水抽回海里。他在鹿特丹和阿姆斯特丹展出“将军”这个项目，但都没赚到什么钱，所以大部分时间都在到处逛。他发现荷兰乡村几乎每家每户每天都要擦洗、粉刷，有些地方干净得让人难受，甚至不让马和牛走街道，进屋必须脱鞋。整个荷兰都在不停地用扫帚、水桶、拖把。这说明极致的整洁需要全民参与，但也要注意别走极端。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中描述19世纪荷兰乡村的卫生习惯，当时荷兰以清洁和风车排水系统著称。
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