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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1912-12-5, Page 3s01111RE p imp nit° in this and ether lands is that of the . KIVU UM) seaweed collector, a calling which until of late years was left to the poorest among the dwellers upon the shore. But now seaweed in coming to be more and more used for a sobriety of purposes, and the gathering of seaweed is regarded s,S an ever-growing OLD TRADES THAT MATE DE.• CASED OR PRO SPEllED. Some Professions Recall Olden Days la Merry Ohl Bugs 1818 81. Now and then it happens that a trade or profession comes before the public which is not otherwise often heard of. The town crier's calling is eertainly one of these, for it is only in quiet places that the old time cry "Oyez! Oyez!" is heard echoing in the streets of some country town calling upon the in- habitants to listen in a way which would be impossible in a stirring city where the traffic was more noisy. Now and then we hear of some tramp or person of unknown abode who announces some peculiar pro- fession. Sometimes it is some call- --ing which is merely an excuse for idleness or begging, such as that of the tramp who sold smoked glass to see eclipses through, but sometimes it is a more constant occupation than the latter, such as the man who gave his employment as a man- ufacturer of wooden seeds for mak- ing raspberry jam or The Doll's Eye Maker. Some professions recall olden days, such as the teazle gatherers, who collected teazle heads to comb wool before this was done by a ma- chine, since which time the teazle has become a neglected plant, says the Lady Magazine of London, Eng- land, or, again, there was the thatcher, whose employment was eammon enough in the old days, but this is gradually becoming extinct as a profession and will probably before long almost cease to exist. Sometimes when a certain expert is required it is no easy matter to find such a one. Thus it is not easy to find a man good at polishing ino- ther of pearl, and there are few who follow this calling in this country. Another instance of a dying profes- sion is that of the country carrier, who in a handcart or perhaps a don- key cart, built, it may be, by him- self, conveys parcels for a penny or two each to the nearest town or from one lonely farm or hamlet to another, a profession which is be- coming rare in these days of motors and other conveyances. Some trades are slowly dying either from competition or some other cause. Thus The Woad Gatherers who once flourished in many Mid- land counties are now reetricted to one or two, for aniline dyes have killed the old blue dye used by our ancestors, though woad is still em- ployed to fix dye in one or two fab- rics. Many trades are gradually be- coming more and more prosperous as others decay. Thus fifty years ago the collectors of rare insects were few and far between, and no one would have expected to build up an industry from the produce of their fad. But there are now no fewer than three caterpillar farms in this country whose whole pro- duce consists of rare caterpillars bred For "the fancy," and this is said to be decidedly a profitable em- ployment, as collectors are becom- ing an ever-growing Class. The culture of snails in this coun- try is also on the increase, and a good number of persona in the West of England find employment in gathering the snails, whose bodies are boiled for snail soup; while yet another trade which has a future A Treat Anytime Crisp. delicately browned Post Toasties Ready to serve without further cooking by adding cream or milk. Often used with fresh or canned fruit. 'The Memory L.Ingers" oanatilitit Postnin coreni fo., taa wittnos, Ontario. Field for Enterprise. It was always known that sea- weed contained a largo quantity of iodine, but to -day it is used in the manufaeture of a certain kind of cloth, while certain species are eat- en under the names of •"dulse," "stoke" and " currageen." Kelp is burned seaweed, and Devonshire seaweed is usel for a large number of perposes. therefore the seaweed gatherers of to -day are in a better position than ever before. Another profession which may have a future before it is the col- lecting of herbs for "simples," for it le very possible that the minerals so much in vogue in recent times may some day give place again to prescriptions made from many of the plants found in our wayside lanes, and that some of the simple medicines of our grandmothers may be found not so wanting in virtue after all. and the gathering of some of these has always been the em- ployment of a few dwellers in re- mote places where the inhabitants have never lost their belief in the old-time remedies. COBRA CAUSED DEATH. Five Hundred Snake -Charmers at Funeral of Fellow. Five hundred snake -charmers, sounding weird notes on their pipes, formed the unusual yet picturesque procession that followed to his grave Ketch Sarak, a man of big renown in his business, who died in terrible agony as the result of a co- bra bite received while practising his procession in the neighborhood of Garden Reach, India. "Guru," or god, he had become dubbed by the people amongst whom he lived, such was his in- fluence over poisonous reptiles. His services were sought early this month by a neighbor who had miss- ed many fowls from his compound. Going at dusk one day the snake - charmer discovered a cobra of un- usual size amongst the birds, so formidable, in fact, that he post- poned his attempt to capture it un- til daylight, when he was success- ful. Instead of despatching the snake at once, he took it to the local ba- zaar for the edification of the na- tives, On attempting to extract its fangs, the cobra wriggled free, and darted at its captor, who was bitten on three fingers. The "guru's" eupposed ged-like qualities proved of no avail. Consternation reigned amongst the crowd as he lay in aw- ful agony; the news of his plight spread swiftly through the bazaar, and more than a hundred other snake -charmers scurried to the scene, but all their efforts, all their devices, their earnest prayers, were of no avail against the powerful poison. Within 90 minutes Ketch Sarak was dead. With great ceremonial Ketch Sarak's pipes, snake basket, earth- enware jars, and the other impedi- menta of his craft were borne be- fore him to the cemetery, where he was laid to rest amidst the heart- rending wail of the pipes of his colleagues. FISH NOT BRAIN FOOD. . English Physician Discriminates Against Food Fallacies. "In spite of the outcry against it, lobster is good form," was one of the pronouncements of no less an authority than Dr. Soften Fenwick, speaking at the Institute of Hygiene in London,England, recently. In his talk aout food and food falla- cies, Dr. Fenwick said: "The stomach is an organ capable of mach education, but Its training usually ceases about the age of 30, when its tastes become decided. Yet most people break through on Sun- days the habits acquired during the rest .of the week. They indulge in heavy breakfasts, heavy luncheons felloweci by sleep, which delays the progress of digestion, and heavy suppers. The result is that Mon- day is a bugbear mid proverbial in ; the .city as a day of lethargy." • Speaking of the many fallacies that are in vogue as to the value of food, he said "Chocolate, although it has many valuably uses, is not as much a food as a sweet, with the property of quickly quieting the sensation of hunger. We have been giving choc- olate to our typhoid patients for the past ten years. •Their moan for food—they do not look upon milk as food—is intolerable, and they bavo to be deceived, "The saying that fish i a brain food arose in the mind of a German doctor with more imagination than science. It contains phosphorus certainly, but a box of matches con- tains more of that commodity than a ton ef fish. Certain fish are easily digestible — plaice, whiting and flounder, for example; but cod is too oily to be easily assimilated, "Crabs 51' dirty feeders and hold be avoided aloes with mits- sole. Proits have no food mane, grapes and bananas excepted, 1 PRINCE OP WALES NOT A SNOB Cells Father a Figurehead and Himself a Puppet. Oxford is full of stories about the Prince of Wales, as was to be ex- peoted. Here are some for what they are worth. It is stated that the Prince has an individuality after all ; what is more, he is credited with having uttered some very revolutionary -entiments, to have displayed a pro- found contempt for theeocial fabric as it stands at the moment, and to havo referred to his father as a “fieurchead" and to himself as a "puppst." According to a correspondent the prince the day after Lord Roberts's ;Inch criticized speech bicycled over to the post office and sent him a long telegram to say he entirely agreed with him and that although he was powerless to help him at the moment he might be able to do so later. Another writer says: "I am sorry to say that the comment of the best men here is that the little Prince is not likely to be made much of a man under the present system. Mr, Han- sel] may be a very worthy gentle- man, but his orders from the King and Oueen (and I lay stress upon those from the gracious lade\ are so exacting that he is practically com- pelled to be a sort of jailer. Every man who ventures to approach the Prince is frowned down, and conse- quently there has already been cre- ated an unnatural and false atmos- phere, sufficient indeed to suffocate all attempts at loyal. comradeship." Already a nickname has been be- stowed upon the youngster that shows which way the wind is blow ing in college thought. It is "Little Pretty." USE OP "TURKISH" WORDS. Ottomans Themselves Don't Know Meaning of Them. "Sublime Porte" is one of those European expressions for Turkish institutions which are never used by the Turks themselves. The Otto- man Government's official title for itself is Hukyumet-i-seniye, the glorious Government. Turks do not speak of "the Sul- tan," but of the "Padiahah," a Persian term meaning the father of monarchs. Turkey is a geographical expres- sion used outside the land it de- notes but unknown to those who dwell in it. The Turks talk of Ru- melia Anadol. The foreign resi- dents may speak of Anatolia, Al- bania or the Lebanon. They will tell you that they live at Smyrna, Salonica or Beyrout or elsewhere, but the word Turkey never crosses their lips. In the realm itself there is no collective name for the terri- tory of the Sultan. Albania, Bulgaria and Romania, although contiguous to one an- other, speak three totally different languages. The Bulgarian tongue is that of ancient Russia, and Ru- manian resembles that of ancient Rome more closely than modern Italian does. Albanian has no marked affinity with any other lan- guage, though philoloeists have dis- covered in it some slight traces of Basque and Hungarian influence. Gained in Weight, Digestion Restored, Health Renewed Here Is More Proof of Quick Cure For All Folks That Aro Weak, Ailing, Nervous. More Praise for Dr. HamiltOrt's Pills "For a period last summer the thought of feed excited feelings of nausea," writes Mrs, 0. A. Dodge, of Bloomsbury. "The heat had made me listless and the distaste for food reduced me to a condition of semi -starvation and brought me to the 'verge of nervus collapse. Tonics were useless to restore an motive desire for food. The doctors told me my liver and kidneys were both at fault, but the medicines they gave me were too severe and reduced my strength so that I had to abandon them. At the sugges- tion of a friend who had been cured of blood and skin trouble, I began the use of Dr. Hamilton's Pills. The difference I first noticed was, that while they cleansed the system, in- stead of feeling weaker I felt better after taking them. Indeed their activity was eo mild it was easy to forget I had taken them at all; they seemed to go right to the liver, and in a very brief time not only did all melte of nausea disappear, but I began to trove food and 7 digested it reasonablywell. Then I began to pub on weight until within three months I was brooght to a condi- tion of good health. I urge Dr, Hamilton's Pills for all who are in poor health." Clet this best of all medicines to- day and refuse ft, substitute for Dr. Hamilton's Pills of Mandrake and Butteitut, Sold by all druggists and storekeepers, aSe. per box or five, for $1.00. Sent postpaid by The Cittarrhoeone Co, Buffalo, N.Y., arid Eingston, Canada, CRITICIZE GERMAN TRAINED BRITISH OFFICERS SPEAR OF TURK DEFEATS. Think That the Military Methods Rave Spoiled a Natural Warrior. The collapse of the Turkish Army has naturally resulted in a great deal of comment and speculation as to the cause of its extraordinary failure. There are many divergent opinions, but the view that the Turkish defeats indicate, at least to some extent, that German military training has been over-estimated is general in this country, writes a London correspondent. Major General Sir Alfred Turner said :—"In the Russo-Turkish war of 1878=79 the Turks fought magnifi- cently. Their army was then train- ed under the English system. To- day theTurkish Army has been many years training under German methods—a system which undoubt- edly makes highly efficient, capable soldiers. What's Wrong With Turks! 'But their attitude in the present Balkan war is unaccountable—. amazing. The long list of their de- feats is extraordinary. The men seem to have no enthusiasm, no fighting spirit, no esprit de corps. What is the matter with the Turkish Army? We all know that the Turk- ish soldier is one of the best fight- ing men in the world—he has proved himself to be that. "I think the trouble lies with the officer, not with the man. He is probably the worst officer in Eu- rope. And in the present campaign the officers seem to have entered into the war half-heartedly and en- tirely without enthusiasm. Is the system of training wrong? Trained under the German Army methods, there can be no doubt that the men are well -disciplined, but however capable an army, it can do nothing unless the men show spirit and con- fidence in themselves." Too Much Machine Method. Another well-known English offi- cer said :— "The German Army is a parade army—it is a solid, well -disciplined machine, but it never takes into ac- count the feelings or spirit of the men who make it. Under German training the live, plucky, fighting Turk has lost this old courage and enthusiasm. Machine -like methods have lett him spiritless and dis- couraged. The continued reverses of the Turksdieem to show that at least with them, the German Army training is a signal failure in actual warfare." A well-known retired officer said : "As a nation we have always had a pet bogey—the vision of some mighty foreign power coming to our shores and annihilating us and our families." A century ago people shuddered at the name of Bonaparte; he was expected in England daily, but he never came. Later the Russian bo- gey appeared. This spectre was even more mysterious and forbid- ding; the Russian was represented to be a man good enough fax two of any other nations, but the terror of him soon died. A National Bogey. "Marc recently the Chinese bo- gey loomed up sin the horizon -- people spoke under their breath of the 'Yellow Peril.' Yet tho Chinese -military power vanished before the Japanese, whom we had never heard of as soldiers. For a time there was no national bogey. It seems, however, that Britons sim- ply must havo eomebody to be frightened at, so the Germans be- came the fashionable spectre." A Fresh Air Crank. "My husband was at a 'smoker' Saturday night, and never got home until about o'clock." "Was that why he wasn't at church Sunday morning?" "No; he says the ventilation in the church is so poor and the atmos- phere always gets so heavy that he can't keep awake." JUST SHOPPING. Dry Goods Olerk .(aftor wearily turning over his entire stook). — Can I show you anything elee, ma- dam • Mrs, Sample—No, thank you. I can find the door mytelf. 'ORM° CORRESPONDENCE INTENESTINO 13ITS OF GOSSIP FROM THE QUEEN CITY. • nommisoonam of a somicean—Toroato and Normal Moot Square—flarbor commissioners' Plans. The publication of a volume of reminis- cences by the late Sir Either(' Oen' wriget has mum(' eomething of a se .en., non In political eiroles. Sir itiehard deals with the mon and tweet', of his time with great frankness end hie book eontaine more than one earwig°, A particularly eigniecant chapter to one In which he 1178 a tribute to the intent. !once and ability of the Ontario farmer, In part he wire; "No one thing has Peen made more clear to 7110 during my peii. Coal experience than the extreme hoer• once of a vas. number of otherwese .n. telligent and well-informed professional and buriness men of the political doings of the day. There is, curiously sr:0nm In Ontario atletet, a very groat deal ' more interest taken, and a very great deal more itheurale Idea of the aims and Proceedings of the !several political par. ties, among the boater chum of farmers than among the so -celled more high!y educated claesee. I em septet1 a elty man, /11075 or lose of the public !school and university type, but I have always represented agrieultural conetitueneie s, and front the very flret I was Immensely struck with the attention and intelligence with which many of my ',editors would listen to and Mecum political questions, They were very critical, and by no miens given to enthuse on any subject, but they would Baton for hours. to an analysts of the public expenditure or an explamoion of the re000ns for adopting, a particular lire efend, what Is more, 8I411 teinsider nod remember what you te.I3 them. Many a time, and enmetimes after the tense of twenty years. I have been re- mirded of eta temente made by myself In times peel and ealled on for explanntions If they thought there was any diegrep, necy between my then and former posi. Lion. Ontario of Sootoh Origin. "Of course the percentage of Bluth men would Tare in different ridings But taking the farm ponvintions of Ontario es ft whole yon would have found in most consetueneice a oonsiderable number of Just Ruth men no X have described -ear. nerd, thoughtful. intelligent and mil. read men, at tenet as far as the political history of Canticle, was concerned. They bed their limitations, no doubt. but as a whole they etood' for homed iroyernmene /1 they had a fault, It lay in their eternelt devotions to their respeetive partiet which enmetimee made them oondoee onn. duet which at the bottom of their luntrts they really condemned. Once they heel taken a side it was a matter of extreme difficulty to induce them to change it. In some reepecte they answered very nearly to the elaas of olcl English yeomen in the (leen when they owned the lands they cultivated. They, were largely of Renteh origin, and as von know Ontario le to a great extent a Reotch colony. At any nibs they were a class of whom any country might be proud, end tbe men from whom most of our leading public and profes. sierra teen have sprung. Tbey study our blue bookie and even emelt a formidable document as the Auditor -Gen. entre report. with a seal which very few of our members of Parliament ever be. stow upon them." Criticism of masa. Perhape the most surprising thing about Sir Riehard's book is his criticism of Scl. ward Blake. He rarely mentions Blake exotipt, to censure him. He accuses him of disloyalty to Alexander Mackenzie and of repeatedly ruining the prospects of the Liberal party in the Rouse of Commons and in the Province of Ontario by his bungling politics. Hie conduct in trying 80 publieh his fftreous West Durham let. ter previous to the election of 1891 is de- scribed es "treacheroue" to Laurier and Cartwright, the Dominion and Ontario leaders respectively in the House of Com - mono. His resignation of tho Liberal leadership in 1887, one le led to Infer, was the not of a. quitter, when victory was within sight. One of the most serione chargee agailllt Blake is that he deliberately and need- lessly estranged the Orange Order from the Liberal party. particularly by bis ate titude on Riel and by hie direct attack en the Order in Parliament. This, Sir Rich- ard' affirms, will take generntlons to counteract. Of Sir John A. Macdonald be speaks vehemently,. but with Borne mellowneee. Repeatedly he declares that Sir John's Pacific deal and his subsequent re-endor- sation by tbe country did more to de- grade the public life of Canada than will be overcome for generations. Of Laurier. Of Laurier he epeake cordially, but with. out any appareut enthusiasm. No doubt he will have more to 857 on this subject In a eecond volume, which the publishers promise later, the present ono stepping short at the year 1896. Alexander Mac- kenzie is praised tor his personal quail. tiee, and his weaknesses as a politician pointed out McGreevy is described as un honest man, but a ecapegoat. Of course, Sir Richard, during a long lite, came in contact with all the prominent men of an interesting era, and he gives bis esti. mete of most of them. His views on public questions were made known pretty thoroughly during his life- time, but he leaves a evecinet account of them Inc inture generations. The dame pulation of Ontario and the Lame of pro- tection receive the fulleet oonsideration. There is little doubt but that the book will have influence on future genera- tions. Sir Richard had undoubted WI- RY, and a turn of the wheel of fortune might at more than one stage in his ca- rer have made him Premier of Canada. Doubtless he would have made a judici- ous Prime Minister, but in tbat ease he would kava scarcely left us his delight- ful reminiscencee. No alit for Toronto. Sir James Whitney has replied 171 ehar. acterietie fashion to the request of the city of Toronto that the Normal &heal groundsbahould be turned over 7A7 the city as a civic! park. The Square Is worth probably a million dollars now, though it was originally purehased by the Gov- ernment for a few thousand. Tho argu. ment that the lnereaee should be handed over to the city bemuse It was the city' growth that gave it the increased Valve Is knocked into a cooked hat by the Pre. mier, who points out that "the Provinee se a whole hate been unquestionably the chief tactor in the intimated values of property and of the great hearease of wealth In the city " The Premier dictated his reply, but It was not delivered until he wason the middle of the Atlantic At1astt on his way to genstildeinnde, .wfillyeirneg hytlinitrepanrdDarr.. teP onkel. Tim ninistor of Eduentton le one of Air James' strongeet personal friends, tctnato 1e ,7a dating from long before Sir jellies was called to the Premiership. They are beth food oe an ocean trip and will no doubt ntatiare to get wine enjoyment out of It even during the chill days of December. Tororities Harbor Plans. No proposed style Imereveroont has ever created more, perhaps not ae mueh, en. 1.111111171Bre ea has the plans of the reeeSt- ly appointed Harbor 001=1811ton, They call for a total expenditure of 819,000.000, of which 96,50(330010 to be contributed by the Dominion Government, end moat of the rest will be raised by the ocnimisiden 88- 11 ,, the ealo of bends en which the interest will be paid by teivenues from &mks and reetats. Deobtleg Thomases smile when monitora of the 00m811iseion deelare that the e11e18 expenditure will be Made and the scheme earl -but ea within ton year.. But the oonunieoien Noma that it moans it. The Dominion Goverment week, consietine chaffy of imagine, will begin at once, sum plats for the CoMmissions own expendi- ture ere Well tinder way,. The chief effects c:.f the impteetement onn will be to make Toronto Dietetically en moon ;Sort. to tern the Vest eree of anitriege nay. now Welly wet% ltite teteptienella desireble industrial eitem, and to latientify the 'thy by a tet -mile • ..1,,,,,,,,,,N, ,,,,,, •,, ,,, reee Mo.:" •,.e.,vt.: i Int , .....• ...,..1 PlI ,..,,,,, ''''. ae, • THE STANDARD ARTICLE . SOLD EVERYWHERE FOrilMatut 16 i SO'ap spitemn iliwatpril 1:::,'I'll',:,11:1" wHii:iii.:1: .0. :11:.:.p..::: '11 removin I ain't; aitsin 'ectin , lu",,,1:17g0,1111:111111"111:11.11111'11,1411i'lliiii."illo.:1 sin Az "1 c os s i , aria Ofa lompliiiiiiimilow,. roffirosiiiiii wintiquill any otheripurposes! 1 , ft, E.W.GILLETT COMPANY LI M 8 TED TO R 0 N T0,0 NT. waterfront bouleyard and driveway ex. tending from the Humber to the Don. The results of then changes is hard to foretell without some imagination. The Ashbridgeet district elm wally support an industrial population of 100,000, and the eetabliehment of real chipping facilities will give Toronto a stronger grip than over on the distributing Maim:tea of Can- ada, It may be that after all, Toronto's dream et a million people may not be ao far in the distant future. "SURGERY" ETLLED MANY. Paris Recalls Idiosyncrasies of Old Healing Art. The establishment of a museum of hygiene in Paris recalls some idiosyncrasies of the healing art in France during the last century and a half. It was estimated in 1756 that the excessive reoourse to bleeding killed nearly 40,000 Frenchmen every year. Theodore Tronchin has a story of a sick met who was ordered in 1762 to be bled for the 833rd time in his life, "which prescription could not be carried out from sheer lack of blood in the patient." This same Dr. Tronehin carried on a campaign against hot rooms, feather beds and long hours of slumber. However, he did not suc- ceed in fretting fresh air into houses, still less into palaces, where the air was awful. "I remember," wrote Viollett-le- Due some years later, "the odors which filled the corridors of St. Cloud in the days of Louis XVIII. The traditions of Versailles were scrupulously observed there. One day, when I was a mere boy, I visi- ted the Palace of Versailles in com- pany with an elderly lady who had adorned the court of Louis XV. One passage of poisonous air elicited from her an exclamation of regret: 'Oh, that smell! Haw it re- calls those dear old days " Couldn't Get Atray. "How 1" "Asked Green how his baby is getting on." A stern old lady stepped into a corner store one morning and asked of the new clerk, "Have you any fresh vegetables this morning?" "I do not know," answered the clerk, "I've only been here two weeks." Elderly lady (to workman who has given her his seat in a "Oh, thank you very much." Work- man—"Oh, that's nothing at all, mum. Many men only get up when the lady is pretty, but it never makes any difference to me." Safe Investment IT is easy to make money, but hard to save It—why not exorcise (he same care In the investment of your savings as do Banks and Trost Celtlitanleet and buy guaranteed bonds? We sneelalize in Govern - meld, EaI1wn. Pubilo Util- Ity and Industrial Bonds, from the purchase of Which you derive safety of orient. pal and a good income yield. We tan offer securities goftothels%!laisS, yielding from J8 A, MACKAY & COMPANY Limago tleardine Bldg, Royal Seek tilde, MONTRRAL TORONTO asestswerm.stsrad BEDOUIN'S CODE Of BOOR EilD IS A GOOD HOST AS WELL AS A WARRIOR. Tout tlfe of the Arab Sheik Pros sides for Entertainment of Strangers. A Bedouin chief is esteemed at least as highly for his prowess as a social entertainer as for his valor in time of war. The sheik must be a fine warrior and a successful host. Hospitality toward strangers who come to his door is part and parcel of the Bedouin's code of honor, and it would be next to impossible 810 find from the Valley of Zered to DamascusDamasu a man who would refuse the shelter of his tent of hair to a tired traveller. Desert encampments,. be they of the Slim:airier, Dm Silesian, Rawal- iah al Anazeh or ether tribe, are arranged according te0 an almost identioal plan. The tents form an inclosed rectangle, and the guest tent of the sheik is erected in a een- tral position. At its door a spear is placed, point upwards, in the ground. In some districtthe tette are made of camel hair, and their manufacture is carried on by a dis- tinct tribe or community of gypsy tentmakers, who also deal in camel hair for repairing purposes. Six or eight poles uphold the structure, the ends of one side being pegged to the ground, and the whole of the other side being left quite open. This is the "house of hair" of the Arab sheik, wherein all are -wel- comed and no guest is mere favored than another. Guest in "Great Teat." The feet is divided into two apartments, one of which is occu- pied by the sheik's wive, but tra- vellers who sit in the other depart- ments may quite easily converse with the unseen beauties of the chief's establishment, and such so- cial intercourse is not prohibited, as a rule. It would be an act of gross discourtesy for a traveller to ignore the presence of a great tent and to erect a tent of his own in the neigh- borhood. Furthermore, it would be "asking for trouble," While the sbeik would protect, at whatever cost, the guest who had sought his door, he would not think twice about plundering the foolish stran- ger who had passed it by. Quite large villages are formed by the encampments of some of the important desert tribes, and these are regularly visited by eommercial travellers from Damascus, for they boast a regular bazaar or market street of tent shops, In ono par- ticular, at least, the lot of each a traveller is happier than that of his European confrere; he is boarded and lodged free of oast in the guest chamber. Games and Gossip. In such a village these would be a separate guest ehamber, distinct from the residence of the sheik, and this would be a resort for gossipers throughout the day. Games are played in these guest chambers, in which, of course, the visitor may join; and one of them has recently found its way to Europe, apparent- ly -via America, and is now fairly popular in London, though in a modified forrn. It is known by the title of "go ban," although this is not the Bedouin namo, and in Eu- rope is played upon a draft board. In the desert it is played with stones upon the floor, which is chalked into squares. A detailed description is unnecessary, but the game consists of manoeuvering to get nine stones in three straight rows (in the western game to get five man in one straight row). Most 'rake Coffee. Coffee is placed before every visi- tor to the Bedouin tent. Essential- ly the taste for this pitparation is an acquired one, Mark Twain's long -cherished vision of the delights of coffee drinking in the luxurious East was shattered at the moment that he raised the cup to his lips; but it would be an insult to the hos- pitality of the sheik to display each distaste as this when partaking of the beverage in a Bedouin tent. On the advent of a visitor green coffee berriee are emoted in a kind of ladle over the fire, and, when done, orushed it a mortar and served in tiny eups, whloh, fortu- riately for the western guests, hold little more than a liquor ydass. Tho preparation has the oonostency and appearance of mud, and the Mier. grounds irritate the throat of one unused to the luxury in a highly un- pleasant manner, But it is 301 ele- tabliaW form of v61+3011113 and roust be acknowledged by smacking the lips as if with enjoyment, - His V kV. Neighbor—"And who (loos tbe baby take atter 1" Prettd ideepe all , day and hollers all night. I think ehe takes after hr Grandmother X03', W/10 was an opera itingar." nig v "Pa, what are your views en isuf- viisai peace 1" "I think it theuld begin at henna my dear."