The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10
GREEN WHISPERS, SURE.
keswtck. Cal, 10 Full Of EN-. and Their
Owners Won't Shave.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Keswick Shasta county, has gained fame
and notoriety IN more ways than one. In
the first place, It's great smelter has given
California high rank among the copper pro-
ducing States OF the nation. Above the
great hive where 1900 men work in shifts
through every hour of the twenty-four there
hangs always a pail OF black smoke which can
be seen for many miles. With the glow Of the
furnaces and roasters reflected upon It. this
pillar OF cloud by day becomes a pillar OF
fire by night and the sight has few equals,
Then Keswick ia Leafess Town. for the
sulphur fumes have licked up every blade OF
grass and every hardy weed and caused the
trees within radius of nearly mile to shrivel.
die and quickly rot away.
Black whiskers, red whiskers. white whisk-
ers, pink whiskers-all the endless shades
from lumber to mar oon--are common enough.
But green whiskers will star tie you at a glance.
that is il you go to Keswick. for SO far as ID
known you might go about everywhere else
In the world and run no danger OF being
staI tied in this most remarkable way. Kes-
wick is 30 used to green whiskers And il il
a purple COW into the herd. to Keswck. but
there are scores of men there whose hirsute
appcndage is absolutely and unmistakably
You will meet an elderly man in overnlls
and jumper coming down 70 the smelter
Sa BE hi ~ss e 70 r Y FOR h dsa hs1d R9
lie is an intelligent. evenly balanced working
man. anything but freak. and yet his flow
nT p ssard Sds to Ss M saa has
YOU and You will further observe that the
fringe Of thin locks about his bald spot is
Here comes husky fellow with red cheeks
Under his pntlGy nose there flares fine mus
tache, ahd il is SO green that It. makes strik-
is the last tn IAN in the world whom you wo'i Id
expect to ind in the dye-room OF the hair;
Scsr. ahess advance Of
Tie iaes sha, ali the green; Eh M 81 and
he cate aSes key to the mysters
II is what happens after they pass In thron Oh
Ihe gate, before they emerge again eight
mesers et w thst ts ay
stills. and all work about the open-air. ore
roast cry and n PLACES where the heavy Gale caleine
Thc ealoine aots upon every ,ey hair that a. u
th whs ana h he h sTe s sess
possd than The hair under the Workers bat:
s sss .sTa q ute sshes
mans auburn whiskers offer, Resistance for a
time. Then a full red beard will have faint
leni tn the green claims IT, own
work Keeps them where their whiskcrs will
chanse color who seem fondest Of wearing
whi.ker. n No other department 81 the .mei.
ter hss-or had before the strike-so great
a percentage OF whiskered men In Il And
there Is reason for this. The rooster stir :
will tell vou that it ia a good deal better to
grow whiskers and i've them over to the cal
cine than 1t Is to shave clean and at len tn
-Ereenish tint. Many Of the men are confer mt
to wear Santa Claus mask Of Sreen in order
to save their ekins
The rreen IL rood deal less than scar.
because II ia permanent only while the owner
Of the whiskers il WORKING In the fumes.
month or 40 and sunshine and simple treat
ment will briny back the hue that natur re
meant Or be can shave the Green crop and
bring out fresh lot Of another color