The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07

men IS furnished with a heavy silver
chain to hang over the arm and has a
big snunfbox. 1t dates from the sew
enteenth century. when fine gentlemen
were in the habit of stimulating their
faculties with a pinch OF snuff oc-
casionally. 1t was most likely carried
by velvet-cOated berufied courtier OF
that time and could tell Us many fas-
clnating bit OF scandal did we but
understand the language
There is a cane OF the German red
cherry wood. which has a faint arc
matte fragrance and is often Used for
the manufacture of pipes. You press
button and sure enough there is yOgr
pipe Of the long comfortable variety.
A suggesting easy-chalrs and good talk
Several other pipe sticks bear il COM
pany.
Rifle Is Handy.
A rife in a walking stick IS an In
noyatfon. but it is NOT lacking in Mr.
Wollenberg's collection A cap con-
ceals the end OF the iron barrel and
ths trigger Is safely tucked out OF
sight in the handle. but II takes Only
a second to effect the transformation
After seeing the array OF sticks that
are almost like magic boxes for the
wonderful things that come cut OF
thsrns one would scarcely be surprised
ff one OF them should open up and
dtrciose an autograph album or pair
o. roller skates. For solid usefulness.
however, ths palm must undoubtedly
be given TO the one with the bottle
What a saving OF trouble IL would be
II this manner OF carrying liquid re-
frsshment became the fashion for the
theater. Then we should see men just
sucking their sticks between acts
How much more angelic women woul1
fee, if they were not compelled to rise
and clutch franticalIy at their hats and
opera glasses while they felt handker
chief. purse and programme slipping
down to be trampled on. together with
the foUnces OF the best dress There
are a lot OF things to be learned fr0.a
the customs OF other times and climss
II veu go about II in the right way
The materials employed are as d.
verse as the uses 10 which they ara
put. From the Alaskan fisheries thers
is rather heavy stick made frori
sharks vertebrae stuck on an iron rod
Another of similar construction has tn9
vertebrae polished down and the holes
flied in with black putty. making a
Sxasxv pattern Tee rios OF the whale
are fav0rite material. and one ~
finished or with hand carved out 0f
sharks tooth. Among the mess
original effects ia that OF two Alaskan
canes showing an eagles claws grasp
ting bit OF QUartZ.
4 MexIc4n cane is made OF braided
rawhide and concea,s an ugly looking
dagger
Canes of Straw.
straw ana horsenaIr are materials
that one would nos expect TO find serv-
Ing IS a prop 10 weary man. but they
have been pressed into service by the
Arizona Indians I'm a number Of basket
work canes They are very light ana
strong braided OF horsehair and coli
orsd straw in the usual patterns OF
Indian basket-wOrs.
Among the one hundred Phillppins
specimens are some Of the queerese
thfngS Some canes OF transluceuc
stuff shading from green TO sill
very gray. have a marine look about
them. and yet you would need TO De
told that they are made OF fshbone-
Capped with rudcly fashioned silver
they make an artistic appearance
Another cane is made Of tortoise shei!
rolled around wood. This also has a
silver head and is very light and
pretty.
An ebony cane from India - heav7
enough for the DrOverbial bis stick
and to carry out the effect its horn
ped handle is thickly studded with
gold tacks. This is. OF course. very
valuable. as are also the combinations
OF black and white ivory. one sbon1
stick has an elephants head with
tuslxs OF white ivory. which. however.
were knocked out OF their places when
the earthquake worked havoc with the
cane tapestry
A Spanish stick Is manufactured from
pieces OF carved black horn, invisibly
Joined together.
One From San Quentin
Small round leather disks. Joined by
a rod and pressed SO close together ~
to form a solid mass. comprise the ma
terial of a cane manufactured IN san
2 fo nj a
abalone shells
Almost every kind OF wood IA rep
resented. There Is a stick OF co4tse
wood from San Salvador. which was
the nucleus OF the whole collection A
thin knotted stick OF tea wool in
terssting chiefly because il was cut
from a bush said to be planted b. Cen
era1 Grant upon the occasion OF his
visit to NsSasalSi during his trip
around the world. One beautiful cano
IS tribute to California resources. IL
is made OF thirty-seven different KINDS
OF California wood The small disks.
about a quarter OF an inch in thick
ness, are joined by a central rod. and
are 50 arranged that the cOiors shado
at regular intervals from dark 20 Light
and from light TO dark again
twenty-five Australian canes - na-
tive manufacture show the different
Australian woods One OF palm tree.
de1icately veined with red. IS partic-
ularly pretty. Teak is a wood yet COM
paratively unkn0wn in this country.
though growing in popularity, and car
ries our thoughts irresistibly on tho
road TO Mandalay. It is OF a grayish
color. with broad veins. so straight that
one-half OF the cane IS dark and the
other light stick OF dappled wood
with a sheen-like simmer OF satin is
of myrtle wood from Oregon From
California again Is a stick light az
paper, highly polished and glowing
with the warm. rieA color Of the red
wood bark.
A Cane Made Of Holes.
A curiosity IS a stick Of the Arizona
cactus wood. which Is mostly holes
surrounded BY knots OF fbrous tissue.
Some freaks OF the collection are: A
plain stick OF wood with the knob
carved into a portrait OF a famous
French chef. an African stick with a
bird carved in wood for a head. al
Alaskan Indian cane representing =
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