The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 28, 1920, Image 13
The Bazaar* of Uucknow. ?
r*-* UK day of tile bazaar in In
I dia Tins long passed without
j I hope for any return of its
?** glory. Yet the visitor, in
Wrch of novelty, may still he fairly
tell satisfied with the results of the
tffort he must make to see what re
nins of the curious life in thove
daces which are different from uvery
hl0K In this land ; their nearest paral
id belli),' the French market in New
Orleans, or a county fair, says the.
Christian Beit* net? Monitor? ? *rr?
The stranger to India should take
j* precaution to secu?e the services
is a guide and physical protector of
i thoroughly competent interpreter,
>ne who isVonvct'Kant with nt least
lalf a dozen of the numerous dla
ects spoken in India's commercial
rireles, and who? -when It comes to
)uyiug or rejecting ? knows 1 at a
glance "a hawk from a herneshaw"
jecause, as a decidedly cynical Eng
lishman said, '^Nine-tentbis-? of- the
stuff displayed in those Indian bazaars
ire spurious, and the remainder utter
y worthless rubbish." An exaggera
tb>Q. of course, yet it is a hard matter
to find the few gems that may be
(here; and. at any rate, if the , pur
chasable inanimate is lacking, the ub
most endless variety of the recum
bent or animate human deiHzens Is a
ich reward for the fatiguing hours in
i bazaar.
In Search of the Picturesque.
It is a groat pity that Civilization Is
so very inconsiderate toward the pic
turesque, the stranger, and tlje racial
ly attractive (In spite of its dirt)
which are so different from the life,
and the people we know and are so
tlro^jof. their lnnrtl$tl<f dirt especial
ly, that we oflen rush off to the antip
odes to find something artistic, and
Interesting.* When we f Jlti ? hi ? Dtrr
fcearrh, we are apt to abuse the writers
who tell us ? not what they really did
sec, Inn what they had predetermined
they were to see. *
It Is not many years since that the
bazaar at Delhi, to take at -random
one of the many, was truly a -wonder*
ful place. It occupied a hirge extent
jof ground, covered with ati manner of
ramshackle buildings, the ground
floors of which were open stalls some
what like those seen In the Illustra
tion accompanying this article. There
were a few fairly broad thoroughfares
which traversed the section from side
to side in ji serpentliie course, -Hilt the
really interesting and attractive shops
were reached by many narrow, wind
ing la lies, forming a veritable laby
rinth. into which the unwary stranger
who ventured alone was quickly lost;
and when he betrayed his- misfortune
by act or word, was sure to be
pouneeil up'tii by a flock of human vul
tures lien) upon getting his last rupee
hi exchange for their wares, and heart
less as io whether or not he got back
to the leeajrer ci viii/.ation of Delhi's
then wreteh,.d hotel. ?
In the main avenues there were ?
shall we sar canals, or streams, or
ditches ? Well, there was something
ln whir||,.\? r rve call them that pos
sessed ii1(. in, ,| ion of liquid, and there.
*as oiie, or perhaps two, rows of dls
. OUra?'('Iooking trees. But In the
narrow alleys there was no disguising
p fact that those ditches were sim
P.v ofM-n drains, .usually so torpid In
,(*lr n??w i hat Hie stench was nftnost
^rpowerin". and the visitor from
J roafj wnndei-od how any human be
n> rtaild breathe the fetid air all dny
n nil nj-|lt ,(S eonjplncentljr aj did
? > mi /,.ui r in-iiizonx. J. vV'
Occasional Bargains Found.
Xev??rih?'loss, those wore the doy>
|t was quite possible to pick Up
rarr :m<i precious* bargains for
* *"ns. hammered out from
brass or othrr metal ft, true gems of
many kinds. 1nrt?? ornaments deftly
tarvwi frrun jade In minute patterns,
?rtlnu th.n, almost literally "worth
thHr w ei^iit in gold," and many other
trea*iir?*s *urh as jaowadnya n?7efc
*etth a iMi'/anr stall. they are enap
l?y |>r?>f^M?<lofinl dealer* -the
JR'>niont th? y leav<? the hands of their
Wflnal (n\m:r, whom want eoinpehi
to sacrifice, and the dealer knows ex
actly where lives .the rich Indian who
pays, without haggling, the toi>
mosrt price.
The glory " of tfie ftazaar, like that
of practically all that was picturesque,
had gl von way to the vitally needed
.sanitary measures. But the bazaar
still exists, although rather In what
we would call open or general mar
kets. Undoubtedly they continue to
offer many temptations spread before
-tiie . covetous, eyes of Uu> foreign vis
itor In such alluring- ways that the end
0*f purchasing is not reached even
when the bottom of the purse Is, be
cause the dealers ape" only too glad
to send their wares to the hotel to be
paid for at master's or madam's con
venience, and lots of other "rare bar
gains which cannot be duplicated." .
Most Fascinating of Streets.
Mr. Curtis' "Modern India" says of
Delhi's Ciiandni Chunk, "Silver
Street," that it Is fairly called "the
most picturesque and fascinating
street In the world." Between the two
rows of trees that grow along the cen
ter of its width of 75 feet there was
formerly an? aqueduct of clear, run
ning wattff, that Is no\v filled, and Its
banks are the groat promenade for
the city's gentry, both foreign resi
dents and natives. -
'But the street is marvelous for the
adeptness of the shopkeepers. In "spot
ting" tlie stranger. Let a visitor from
abroad appear, no matter how perfect
ly (lie, at least, thinks) he Ijas dis
guised himself In proper Indian garb,
he Is pounced upon (by a swarm of
shopkeepers, and besought to avail
himself of the bargains that we,re ne'v
er before offered, and never will again
fall to his good fortune, until he
either yields and secures, sometimes
a true bargain, but often a lot of rub
bish, or calls to his relief a friendly
policeman, usually a swarthy Sikh.
Sometimes it Is most amusing when
rival merchants grapple each othcK In
their frantic efforts secure the. mo
nopoly "of a seemingly profitable cus
tomer, and the pollcemnn's services
rire required to separate the belliger
ents. . .
Freak Fiddles.
The Ktory of freak fiddles would
fill a hook; They hove been made of
tin, copper, Iron, leather, glass and
paper. They have assumed ninny
wonderful shapes. ' Last yeafr, in Los
Angeles, a hllnd fiddler used to play
on the corner with a fiddle that had
no body. A tin horn did the work of
the ordinary souncl box of the violin.
This was the invention of a local
man. A certain corporation making
phonograph records in the east, uses
| an aluminum violin. This Instrument
is scientifically constructed and used
1 by one.Qf the greatest artists In mak
ing records of his solos for reproduc
I tion on talking machines. Even the
I highest priced old violins do not
sound as one expects a violin to #ound
when it Is reproduced on a record.
This aluminum violin corrects that
and the listeners sit entranced at the.)
sweet tones of the record. The violin. I
Itself, has a most disagreeable tone. ? |
Lo* Angeles Time*. - -
Stoaming Paper. ,.c
Stripping wallpaper from the walls
of a room Is a tedious and unpleasant
task. The following method has been
found to do this work satisfactorily-;
Remove nil furniture from the roOm
and take up the floor covering: place
In the middle of the room some kind
of portable stove with a big pan of
water on too. Light the stove and
Hose all the windows and doors; when
the room beco'nfCS full of stenm ft
will soften tlio paste which has l^n
used for sticking the paper on the
wall. After an hour or more of the
stemming It will be easy to remove the
paper.
:: .. . A* Far a* It Goes. ,
Som?Lpeople's Idea of efficiency is to
pin a not*.-? on the front door that the
bell la out. of order. Instead of having
it fixed.? Ohio Sta??* Journal. '
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l*OSTAL K.MI'LOYKS rNI>KKr.\II>
I . ? ?
i l.itorary Calls Attention to
Great Nwl of More Pay
Working t\l lllf I I'IMIIfsi
ami (W* biggest **nu?loyer to A incrtca.
!i| no m^vtns ii bed \i? rose*, Tie
Idtorary l>igest, i*r.v i a 'largo. |*ig<>
m |H-i! fo r t'Uo im-roNM' of it 10 ^onrjK'n
MOti ir of tluve tu tlii' i'ln i iu.v of the
l.'Ul.tvd State* juMtoffHv;- )l?"parim -lit
; iluuu free "WM'Jtri s
?'?I Ihf ' *>u lr\. The .1 II irU- show -.'thai
under tin- |,n\>, an ? > 1 1 1 1 > I ? > \ e?->.
I ii;- Ii ?n?t y\\\ h*Her eurrl'r. porter.
eltik i?l' >U|.ellll!P)ldelil ill*' t lVl.lt* Hi in
the luosi niggardly fashion. Tlu? art 1
: ? to hIoavs the -trttns of postal employes,
? < ' 1 1 1 1 f ui/.ed ;t> t'. How fi ft
Tlu?y \y?t'k day mot u.lgtvt, often in
unwholesome tpotrtcrs niift under #P
\ere strain. Their minds mv ctt)\V(%i
wllu endless details of an exacting
teiu. Their bodies are racked a<sYd worn
l)J 1 1 : i I'sli eondit ions unit cruel burden-.
>?*?! tlio ? Inks lecclve .an aw roue of
sea reply S t n da\ .
I.etter < ni rit rs a iv eon verted into
paek animals ami loaded ilowu witli
burdens often weighing (SO to NO pounds
or more. Through driving main oty
Uiiy./airtl, in burning heat or Atlugl g
ctiki, they must cover their routes in
schedule time. The stoutest oft suc
cumb to the inhuman strata, y ivt the
maximum salary after years of exiwr
ienee is loss than a week.
In view of tllV' In Justice ami burdens
pMced on t he so workers who must
specialize and become experienced In
tiio minutest detail, every oiie is urged
to write the oon^ysmon or senators In
an endeavor to favorably relieve the
present condition. Il Is only fair >ind
Just that they should receive (Wfa In?
crease. those familiar with their duties
and compensation argue.
Time to Go
lie had hold forth for so long on tin'
[subject <>f 'h'is adventure that the en
tire smoking room was distinctly bored.
- Kl-haMy-be roa<4ted India.
?Tt wo# tlMEre that 1 first saw a
man-eating tiger," he announced, boast-;
fully.;
"Pooh! That's (nothing." said a ujl'ld |
tooking 4 It t ie man. edging t ovva rd the,
door. I "once saw a man eating rab
bit."
And he- -sauntered gracefully .'but.
MlX A.h'llmi ( Waul, of I lit \.
V . has completed a bod ?|uUt olab?
t'lHlr <U)trig|) WtilCOK ft'lll ;l ill- ??.< H I i ,,,
urate pieces.,, li required seven years
'<? eontplelo the ipiilt.
v'"%. ? i
lie < nab;to of Ihr Philippines
one of the sight* Hon fiilh'il to i
JltllM.I iu.\ ;l I U'lll |o|? 1(1 the Philippine j
l&huids wax iin lusit ui tiHi I oa'l I hn
that rather than an animal, because
Im.is > !n r u t* i isi i< ?>f lid t stjriuil^j
? umI mi rnet\ , flu* Cji I'iIImu
Tic ?-ataba?>* heloinr l.o I ho gf(>\tp nfj
A?dtttb* hnl'fa.lo. . They are mo-.tlv 1
nit i - . . , u .l ami i li.'l i 1 1 i"k I iii It ? , a re i
n|i:i rs< I \ juvri tl \\ i l It thin hair. Tin lr
an- HK r??und as barrels. and their
O'i it. thick. long h?'in> : ? i \ i ? thorn a
1\ rmldnblo ii|i|viuiimv. intt iin\ ;i i ? ?
?|Ni,v harmless under ordinary <?> di
tious.
'JV'c.v uiv Ideal Philippine beasts of
l?unh%? for t\M? rea?ou?; first. ihe.v
a it slow- -tlw. ?ltww; tiny, l?oUor in the
estimation of i ho native, who Is never i
in i Imrrv : >ccoml. mi aeeount of their
big. barrel-shaped hollies and split tn*\fs
w hich spread out ver,V widely when the
r?lu.\ weusou r? niirs anil the J'OWds are
r I vers of thlek innil. It Is impossible >
to gyt tllem sta'lloil. A horse -would too
v mired to ft Is death, whereaA the eara
|?ao inkes to the mnd h< naturally ns"
U dmk does II) water, lie flouts. lie
enjoys It. \
the rh?e paddles ??f fields are
nothing hut mud covered with several
I hello < of water, and the soM must he
plowed. the earn ha o. api*arcntly taking
a pleasant ha III. pulls ah'ug " -submerg
ed. antiquated plow to whh*h his inns
tvr h insfsi. up to 'liiswaist in the sllnuv
I Mi i I ipi >1 lie plowing is a wonderful pro
T e f.i rahni' i* -t .?Hlrantfe. slow animal
thai >"enu Im lake llie world phHoso
phleally and neVor jjets exeitwl.' He Is
|(Hptai to all tMXvaslons except imp, and
jthat Is when iHi gets led. Then he
wlil- "run amtu'k." and trample or hern
anything In his way ill he gets^o the
water. This occurs very, seldom, but H -
is a<M iiecasion tfi^t Ills master dreads,
iM'cause he takes the notion of getting
to water so suddenly that there Is, uo
way of stopping him.
He has been eaile<l an amphibian,
although that is not uorreet, because
tie spends so nmch time In the mnd
when opportunity iwrmitis. Ofttlmos
I have been riding by ' a . mud hole, on J
Roduc ts of tke
piiRlT%
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upon them because they know thfit in all that
time the High standard of purity antl quality
has never tailed.
The Piedmont Milling Process retains all the
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Tbo? |m< iliu l of tjUV ? I'u-diiiont Mills ]?> s<>UI undor tin- thfW
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I iM-uits nuult- witih them un> of n H|<Ut and Hwmiwh of
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?s well us tin- most wholosomr of foods.' V*p moiv broad on
v< u: t ;:M?\ Villi will find tluit it' will holji to mluoo tlu>
li'uli of living.
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Hlftlt Winter Wlint Hour
Lynchburg, Va.
horm'haek, ami txmltl discern no nlgn of
Hft? Hierel'ir. 'lib un, If I lookeit 'shnrirty?
I could, |M'rlmi>s, detect a road no>c
projecting t?nly slightly above the ?ur
face : later u huge i>alr of tell-tale horns
would he angled up at fort y five dvgree>
thru anotihcr pah*, and If I waited lon
ger, tieveral-,. . . ? ?
The cairihjto is Indigenous or native
to the Inlands, "having orlghm-Wj ho??a
tamed from the wild, now for many
yi'iirs . Wlui t proxies# -the Filipinos
hnvr mndo Im* boon thto In la rgt4
mv to tho efforts of thin strung, willing,
oilHMlioiit, faithful Infant, ?IxHjanm'lu* han
f> ? ?' *
iMuiitr tlu* Inmlen.N it'ttol )H)i'fonmsl hanl
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