The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-22

particularly oxcels ia the ornamental
arts, and in the ability Of turning tho
simplest things into articles of utility
and taste. Tho Japanese have nevor
used leather for shoes, and yot some
OF the finest tanning have ever soon
is to be found in their exhibition in
Agricultural Hall. Tho leather is soft
as silk and tough as iron. All kinds
OF skins arc tanned; not only the skins
OF animals, but tho skins of fishes
the shark, in particular, furnishing
material which I imagine would bo
exceedingly wholesome for bath
gloves. L rotor to those which bathors
use to scrub themselves with. | will
promise any ono who will try the OK,
pertinent very lively sensation. [
trlod 1T, by way Of experiment, on the
end OF my nose, and removed enough
OF tho bark in half Il second to mako it
look like q ripe strawberry. | can
imagin bather using pair of those
gloves in manner that might mako
q rocking chair uncomfortable for two
weeks at least.
"Groat peoplo, those Japanosol" 1
montally exclaimed, as / thought of it,
and then foil to admiring tho dainty
things made of bamboo, which is the
oil in all to the Jepaneso and China-
man. "Wonderful bamboo!" 1 said
to myself. 1t covers his head and his
teotj it furnishes his house, and it sup~
plies everything in it. Ho woaves the
fibro into cloth; It gives him tho finest
and silkiost of papor; the chopsticl1s
he cats with arc made of it; tho COTS
fin ho finally reposes in is composed
of it, and his spirit is waited off to
glory by burning littlo sticks of it;
and if ho was to bo crematod, un-
doubted bamboo would bo tho mate
rial in which he would invest his final
urnings. Delicate little baskets
chairs, sofas, divans, hats, walking>
sticks, and o multitude of useful things
are composed of H. In tho proscrva-
ton of meats and fish Japan docs not
appear to be quito os successful as the
people Of Cincinnati or Cape Cod.-
They have somo dried codfsn there.
| don't know whether Goldfish thus
preserved can be considered very
healthy food: Ono thing is certain, it
is exceedingly strong food. l would
quietly remark to my country friends,
when you go to examine the Japanese
dried fish and meats, tako along q
bottle of Colofne, and if you are ma
turally inclined TO intemperanco,
would suggest that littlo whislcey
might not bo out of placo-of course
undcr medical advice. Next to Japan
comes Holland-square and solid as
Dutch galliot. Now, confess L like
the Dutch, but if you examine their
exhibit here, man would be inclined
to think that tho descendants Of Will
liam the Silent and the great Won
Tromp had devoted tho entire national
energy to tho business of drinking
and smoking. Drinks, drinks, drinks,
sohnapps, schnapps, schnapps, kirsh-
wasser, dinglewoin, obcnfots and to
bacco-all the figures represented on
her labels are mon with bcllios like
bass drums, and all of thom holding
mugs Of beer or bottcs of gin. Two
figures arc at tho entrance to hor OK
hibition-a man and woman. Tho
man sits astrido barrel of gin, and
tho woman has big mug of beer; in
fact it would seem rs if drinking gin
and beer was tho exclusive business
of Holland.
a step further on, and we arc with
in tho exhibits of Brazil You will
recolect that in my last two lottcrs
spoke of tho beauty of tho Brazilian
exhibits in tho Main Hall; but all she
has thoro-and sho has much-fadcs
into insignificanco alongside Of her
agricultural exhibition. Nothing with
in the grounds will compare with it,
if we except Great Britain and hor
colonies. Such stores of national
wealth, 1 feel justified in saying, were
never exhibited by single nation
since the world began. 1 will lust