The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-07
LIFE-SAVlNG SOAP.



ing Themselves.
A cake of soap l. said Ia have saved
the lives of five mon and u boy. off the
coast of New Guinea. The story, as
told in Il smoking-loon of u steamer go.
ing to Brisbane. hy an old man. the
owner of several vessels engaged in
pear-fshing, is reported in Mr.. Nisbet's
Colonial Tramp"
1T all happened in Il moment, said
the old man. "'rhe ship struck IA part
of the reef and went down like a thun-
dcrbolt. and We had only time to jump
overheard and swim ashore.
I'VE were at the mouth of Cloudy
Bay. which meant slow roasting alive
as soon as the natives got "a peep nj us.
We were wet, hungry and miserable,
with nothing to stay the pangs OF
| hunger.
AS daylight dawned | saw "a case
slowly drifting to shore. In moment
we were all wading and swimming to
secure the treasure. We had it on shore
in no time. and prying it open with our
| finpers found IL filed with soap. We
/ bemoaned our hard luck in emphatic
language.
/ ".Close around the ease, boys, they're
eominQ. | shouted, rs | saw fifty mop
headed savages armed with spears,
I bows and arrows, rushing toward MS.
Al fifteen yards distance they paused,
| and their chief came out to talk with
us. | grabbed an nlnful Of soap tablets
and advanced to meet him. His eyes
Hphtened as he saw the amber-like
cakes on which the sun was shining,
Novelties, when they take, mean sue
cess. .e,ess-.
Going straight up to this man-eater
offered him cake. He took it, smelt
it and tasted it. Evidently he did not
like its taste, for he scowled at me. BY
signs | showed him how to use it, The
Papuan is fond of washing himself, and
my pantominc took his fancy, Seeing
n stream of fresh water, led the chief
to it. First washing my own hands,
gave him the tablet. He did as l had
done, and was delighted.
Then for the next ten minutes there
was a scrubbing among those copper
skins. Their weapons were thrown
down, and they lathered one another,
and then tossed the water over their
bodies.
I'VE We're saved, and made ON the
SPOT medicine men of the tribe. The
pictorial advertisements of the soap
makers were used to decorate the idol
house Two weeks afterward we were
rescued bv an English war-sloop."
The British colonies promise to be
largely represented at Chicago. The
amounts voted by the various colonial
governments already nearly reach eI5,-
Oj,. three times the appropriation made
bS the home govcrninent-t!5 e., 000-and
largo additions viii be made to this
total when the other colonies who have
applied for space announce the amounts
they intend to spend. Canada, for
instance, has not yet decided on her ex
penditure, though she will make an eX
tensive exhibit. The total area awarded
to Great Britain and the colonies viii
probably be about 100000 square feet
the largest space ever filed by them a
any foreign exhibition except Paris, il
1878 (363. 900 square feet), and this vii
have to be increased by the erection o
annexes or otherwise if the demands 0
the colonies are to be even approx
mately satisfied, New South Wales Ina
already asked for 100000. the Who'll
amount available, other known d'
mands come mp to another 100000, an
as much may reasonably be demande
for Canada so that a total area of 500
600 has practically been applied for b
the colonies alone. leaving out of til
question the requirements of the motht
country