New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-24
KEEPING cool ~ TIE ORIENT.

From The Philadelphia Press: Washington letter
visited the National Museum to-day TO see TIE ap-
themselves cool the COrean gentleman la . wicker
work shr, which keep h- clohc7 away rom yhc D"a{
AID a,t5 a. sort Of vcn'iatOr lying between ms
abdomen and III, gown. lie has |icher cum WHICH
run from hi. wrist 10 .l, eDo%, ana %nc. are nsf.o
away from the person and the Corcan Embassy at
Washineton IS the coolest 81 all le{ations IL - r
Corelus get their reputation Of beng such fat Ia g.
The fa, collection Of the museum represents all the
co,ntrer Of Inc Fast Every Japanc,c man and
woman carries fan and the fan, wncn we get from
y@fcmen usually use folding ian, and they carry the IN
In .Ieir bosoms, under their c0lars or suck IN lcr
would be contrary 20 etiquette for man TO appear
o. the street with fan il@ would not i,ld mp Japan
Of the fan a. language Of hoWcr,.
An important cooling recipe oil the far East Is the
BATH and the hot bath taken hy the japanese several
iimcS a day. The bathing f. done In the pailic bath
r"nms or in the private tub and ,Oap Is u~rd.
Along the Gangcs in India 1t IS sacred duty 81 no
Uind00, 10 battle every day, and they can wash
away their sins while they washing their boilc,
have seen 10000 bathing at the sthc time al thc
about Tie Illndoo bath u i. all religion and inc
saw al Delhi. IN one Of the PalaGcs Of Shah Jclan;
$50 900 600, bathroom winch cost fortune. u
had room after room Of marble ana there were hot
pipes and cold fountains, ana IT Is sa,d thsl one OF
This mans successors, when ne suspected one 81 No
wives 10 Le uniaitul. was wont b. lock her up IN Ms
bath, tarn on he not water d ANA 2syt al a T nr
of Egypt and OF TURKEY spehd n great part % ul' ~
time IN the BATH. and the turkish bath - 100 wen
t,"nyvn i'm fhc MED States u need description.
The Rajahs Of India have got the AIT Of keeping
cool down 10 science ono OF tIe hncSt cues 81 thc
s- No IL that Of JeypOTc. J. is tile capital Of u
native state Al OF It's building are rose coiorcd,
and they were all built after one style OF architecture
Tho palace Of the Ralall Is III VaS' Garuchs' thIVuTh
which rivers Of water flow III marble bed, ana IN
which The luxurant flowers and trees Of the U0pc
hI~nm The harem of the Raiah OF Jeyporc looks out
mon This garden and It's fair ladies are kept cool by
fauniuc mills turned by hand. II takes a score 9i
men t6 turu .he cranks 10 keep these madcnS cool
and empower has much to do with the reirscrators
Of the East. g fo.ci,,or- ,,,.ric,ps
English. German and French nov at WORT IN A,in.
and each Of these does his boohheeplne unuef w., eH'
Lrccze M the puDkah. The punkdh J, long itl-
Ite trim of cloth fastened 20 beam, winch !; hung
hy ropes from the ceiling over iic man heau; .,
tSe rniode az this beam rope j. fastened ana ims
rope is put through pulley ana 80 ARRANGED tnaa a
man sitting out of door ana puiIng al ~ WI nla
tbe fan 20 backward and forth over inc b1oktcepc
bead The native pulls away all day long' ana mo s
foreigners have such rigging pot up OHcr XIII O0'
and keen the bgeezcs blowing In TINS way az hSnt' 49,
The Houses Of the far East are better adap'eo 10 S