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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-02
MAN CUT BY WOMAN.

James Butter. colored. living at 3OS I
street southeast, was taken to tho
Providence Hospital last night suffering
from seN ere cut, alleged TO have been
inflicted by Maude Munyon, colored.
Butter and the Munyon woman were
engaged in an alteration in front Of his
home when, II is alleged, she drew a
knife on him and stabbed him several
E4SasSs about the face.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-02
LAWYERS FIND
FEDERAL JUDGE ON
MIDNIGHT TRAIN
R. Lancaster Williams and
S. Davis Warfleld DeS-
ignated to Manage
Property.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2.-Judge
Pritchard of the United States cir
court court Of the Eastern district
of Virginia this morning entered a
decree naming 5. Davies Warfield, of
Baltimore, and r. Lancaster Viii
liams, of Richmond, receivers for
the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Bond is required in the sum OF
s50.ooO each.
The receivers are fully authorized
TO take immediate possession of all
the property Of the corporation in
the Union. and TO continue the oper-
alton of said railroad system, and
10 run and operate the said rail
roads and such other railroad and
property as the corporation holds,
and in such manner as VIII in their
judgment produce the most salts
factory results and to exercise the
authority and franchises Of the com
plainant. and to conduct systematic
ally the business and occupation of
q common carrier OF passengers and
freight"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-02
Florida and Carolina Resorts.

Best reached by Seaboard Air Line Ry
Three daily trains. OHss 1221 Rss ave.
-AaU,
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Pinehurst GOlf Tournament.

Jan. 18th TO 18th. Special rates Via Sea
board Air Line. Once. 1921 Pa. ave.
I-AdV-
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Printing as You VYant ]

When you want it. Globe Printing Co.
14th aud 4 sta. nv ADV.
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Seaboard Florida Limited,

Offers best and most reliable service to
Florida Office. 1izl Pa. ave--Adv-
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Financial Crisis
fastened Fall
Of the Seab0ard

NEW YORK, Jan 2-The Seaboard's
inability to meet it's obligation is at
tributed 10 slow collections following
CONTINUED on EIghth PageA
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Rents to Leased Roads.

The receivers also are ordered to pre-
serve and protect the property. so that
it may lie advantageoUsly used ana de-
veloped. They are authorized to pay
such rentals and installJaents as may
become due on and after January ].
1898, for the use of any portion of said
railroads or other property. or for tic
use OF purchase Of locomotives. cars.
an other rolling stock or equipment
heretofore sold or leased 10 said COM
pauy.
Power TO borrow money = vested in
Messrs Warfield and Williams. if such
step, in their judgment rs necessary,
~ order TO pay the rentals and install
ments OF interest as they become due
for the use or purchase price OF cars.
locomotives, etc
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Hunt for Judge Pdtchard.

Counsel for the railway and creditors
Of the company applied yesterday TO
United States District Judge WaddiH
for the appointment OF receivers. and
subsequently agreed to make application
20 Judge PTitchard, Of the United
States Circuit Court, because of the
wide territory covered by the system.
With this. end Ht view. Judge Lee r.
Watts. general counsel of. the Seaboard !;
Mr.. Untermeyer. and other attorneys.
left fer Danville on q special train to
meet Judge Pritchard at that point.
Judge Pritchard arrived at DanvilIe at
12:45 o'clock this morning. He was i'm
nediaVely closeted with the attorneys.
The party left at ? o'clock for Rich
mOnd.
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Road Itself Asks Relief.

The appointment cOntcary 10 the
original plan. was made upon applica-
ton Of attorneys representing the Sea
board Air line, itself and not by either
faction in the directorate.
r. Lancaster Williams IS brother of
John Skelton Williams, leader OF the
minority interests in the property. while
5. Davies Warfi.ld is president OF the
Continental TTusl Company. OF BalH-
more. and is closely allied with the
Ryan-Blair interests. which control the
stock of the corporation
The Washington times., 1908-05-24
Root. Shaft, and Tit.

A hair possesses a root, a shaft and
a tip; the root Is imbedded IN the hair
folIicie while the shaft and tip form
the free projecting part OF the hair.
In the human uaiT the substance OF
the hair is composed OF a hbrous-look-
ing horny material. which by the act
ion OF strong sulphuric acid is resolved
into elongated. closely compactsd.
fusiform cells. which IN colored hairs
contain pigment grauules. In The
thicker hairs the cells in the axis or
the hair are polyg0nal. contain air,
and form a central pith or meduIIs-
The hair is invested by imb-icRtsd
scaIe-like cells. which form the hair
cuIicle Ia different animals the size
and relative proportion OF the cells
the cu=iCle, meduis- and fiETOUs pzTt
or the hair present many modihcR-
lions The wool OF the sheep has It's
CUticle scales, with Well-dehned ser
rated margins so that the hair OF this
animal is well adapted for felting into
cloth. in the bat. also. the cuticls
cells are large auG strongly serTsted.
The bristIes OF the pig. again. have
the hbrous part OF the hair largely
developed In the deer tribe the hair
consists Of polygonaI medulIa-Iks
cells. which contain air. The root OF
the hair dilates at its deeper end in
10 a bulb which embraces the hair
papiIIa Il Is softer IN texture nc
the shaft. so that the cellular 81
ture OF the hair IS more easily dem
strated Next 10 the pspiIla the &C
are Ike those OF the rete Malpig
but when traced onward 10 the shs
they are seen to become Differentiated
both IN structure and composition, inc
the proper hair cells. The root Is
enveloped IN a special sheath. termed
the sheath OF Huxley. composed Of
indicated cells. which sheath. IN ths
more superficial part OF the foilicle.
blends With the internal root-sheath.
The hair papilIR bears 20 the hair the
same relation as q pspilla OF the cults
has to it's Investing oUticle. so that E
hair IS 20 be regarded as a specially
modified cuticUlar structurs- The hu-
man hair papinR is vasoulsr, but no
nerves have been traced into Il. In
the tactiIe hairs OF the mammalia,
however. nerves have been traced int
their papillae.
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MUSICAL SOULS OF SOME ANIMALS

a cat which loved to walk on the KEYS
OK piano and struck certain notes IN
preference 10 others. The composer took
those notes as the theme OF one OF his
fugues, which for that reason received
the name OF The Cat Fugue." have
seen many cats walk up and down the
keyboard. showing obvious pleasure at
the sound thus produced.
The writer in Ia Revue knows Of \
dog that will listen intently and silently
TO all melodies, but displays every sylnp-
tom Of pain and agony at the sound of
a Chromatic scale This dog becomes
quiet as soon as the melody is again
taken up. II is only the succession Of
semitOnes which makes so extraordinary
an impression upon IT, know Of an
other dog which is fond of organ music.
but walls terribly as soon as the vox
celeste stop is used
If one wished to make serious expert
ments in musical psychology, the dog
would no doubt prove the most interest
ing STUDY. and the monkey. toe, would
be fascinating. DerHtn mentions a glib
bon which was able 10 sing d complete
octave. and it is known that black chin
panzees will gather 10 the number OF
from twenty TO fifty and form kind OF
orchestra. beating pieces Of hollow wood
With sticks for their own pleasure Tx
change
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her fascination, and their sheen indi-
rectly caused the fall OF Troy.
In German folk lore the Loreli. lovely
maidens who sat on the banks OF the
Rhine combinE their long hair. enticed
passing travellers 10 their fate in the
cave beneath the river.
Wigs ard switches Of human hair
have been discovered in ancient Ro-
man ard Egyptian graves.
Such e common and universal thing
as hair is not without its sentiment.
either.
famous New York dressmaker
was showing a customer an assert
ment OF wedding gowns.
I'm every one Of those gowns. were
you TO rip them apart" she said
you'd fud 8 lock Of hair hidden-red
hair. brown hair. golden hair. black
hair. all shades. even gray hair Sew
ing girls believe that she who works
on = wedding gown. II she sews a lock
Of her own hair into H. will be mar
Tied herself within the year Oh, yes
the belief Is universal Every wed
ding gown IN the world is apt TO re-
veal. when cut up, lock Of hair"
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countries where oxen are used fer labor.
they take great pleasure in tbs singing
OF their driver. They work better at the
p!ow when stirred by a cheerful sorg.
Arabs sing 10 their camels durtT~ long
journeys across the desert
Horses are particularly sensitive to
music. Guinoe. who carefully studied
the matter. quotes the following curl
GUS fact:
In 1892 the 5sth regiment OF infantry
was making a military test march when
the music struck up. The young horse
Of Capt De R. fastened forward and
placed itself. IN spite OF it's rider. be
hind the last rank Of musicians. Then
It followed peacefully. giving obvious
signs Of pleasure.
when the music ceased the captain
vas able 10 resume his place at the
head Of the company. but the b=n nd
struck UP again, and the horse. not
withstanding the efforts OF Captain De
R, galloped ahead and once more
placed itself behind the musicians This
happened every time the band PLACED. -
Lions have been found 70 listen With
marked Joy TO the piano. They appre-
clate the top notes aad the medium, but
roar terribly when the bass keys are
struck loudly.
Sca-latti, the Italian composer, owned
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This Hair HIGHEST Priced.

The hair thus obtained is by far the
best product OF the kind received IN
the Paris market. and brings the high
est price. 4 cheaper grade Of hair is
that cut from the heads OF dead per
sons. But II lacks the luster of that
cut from living subjects.
There is one thing that threatens the
supply of high-grade hair from
France. The Breton cap. with it's
many folds and coils OF white, that pic
turesque survival Of the middle ages.
which has long distinguished the peas
ant women Of Brittany, is rapidly dis
appearing. AS long as the peasant sSrI
wore the head dress Of her ancestors
she didn't care whether she had much
hair on her head or not.
But on ar evil day Paris millinery
began 10 br adopted in the country
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Modern medical men declare thst
the finger nails afford bsttsr evidence
as TO the state Of a persons health
than the eye OF the color or texture
OF the skin. 4 very distinct gloss
and rapid growth OF the nail are a.
ways. they declare, symptomatic OF
good circulation. digestion and gen
eral health DIT Matsura. 8 we'll
known physician Of Tokyo, while sd
hitting the claims OF the finger Iaii
10 be az index OF the health, prefers
that OF the hatr as indicating bettsr
than anything else loss and gain IN
physical well-being.
He has established from his obssr-
walton that the hair grows less Y
volume in proportion as the hea~
declines. He has even measured the
extent Of the decline by observing the
decrease 10 the diameter of a series
Of hairs. Badness. Matsura, follow
ing his theory. declares 20 be due
really TO a constitutional weakness.
which does not, however. always &C
lively declare itself even 10 the vic
tim He claims for the result Of his
Investigations that II they do not nee
esssrilv serve the interests OF patho1
logical science they cannot but pro[s
valuable IN the case OF post-mort
examinations fnasmuch as they
decide as 20 the deceased perso1r.
state Of health just before death
The Washington times., 1908-05-24
4 Hair.CnttInR Fiesta.

The hair buyers are there IN ad-
vance. setting up their tents or erect
ing open-air booths. preparatory for
the hair-cut.ing fiesta
The aIlurement which they hold out
TO attract the feminine peasantry is
usually a Eaudy assortment OF dry
goods. gay shavls. print cloths. hand
kerchiefs, and Rll sorts OF knick-
n1cks.
These are all marked at absurdly
nigh prices. II IS not intended 70
really sell these goods for cash, but to
trade then for hair. and the buyers
want 10 give the women the impress
sion that they are receiving high
prices for their locks.
A shawl not worth more than q. dol
lar may be marked Is francs-equal
to s.. For this tawdry, himsy orne-
ment a peasant girl may sacrifice he
glorious crown Of long, wavy hair and
depart looking Ike a shorn lamb,
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The extraordinary musical constituencies
~ spiders has several times been proved.
Every one has heard Of Penisson' 5
spider CONSIDER Of the unfortunate
prisoner. II persisted beca It listened
20 closely to the captive's violin. The
taller saw It and crushed # brutally.
Gretry, the composer, speaks OF a IA
vorite spider which descended along its
thread upon his piano as soon as he
played it. When giving recitals at
BrueseIs RSIsinstein saw a large spider
issue from the floor Of the platform and
listen TO the music. He gave three
concerts at the same hall and on each
occasion the spider appeared.
InseSs in general, though less sensi-
tive to music, DO not object to It. Fishes
betray little or no interest IN music.
Everybody. on the other hand. prob
ably knows that music Is often used In
order 10 attract snakes from their hid
Ing places
The Indians catch iguanas tn that
manner. and there is an experiment that
we can all make 70 demonstrate the
truth Of the matter. II violin or a
piano IS played whenever there is liz
ard visible the lizard win stop and listen
with obvious pleasure as long as the
music lasts
Il IS g well known fact that in those
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districts. When the peasant girl puts
on hat she hnds that she needs ha'r
70 set It of. As soon as this DAVIS
upon her she puts her foot down firm
" and refuses ever after to supply her
fashionable sisters with beautifying
locks.
attached much Importance to her hair
as an ornament A wrought silver pin
or a few yards OF fine linen for q
Coiffe was much better in her eyes.
She cared for II and preserved it. but
generally with the intention or part
ing with it just before marriage 20
increase her dowry and thus add to
her desira bleness as a bride.
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Shearing Women Like Sheep at French
Country Fair.

NOHAILy all
the hair from the middle and back OF
the head TO be cut CT short.
A number of girls frequently 90 IN
a bevy. cit down IN a row and litter,
as If Il were a frolio 10 have their
luxurious tresses cut or. They 90
of with & pittance IN money or a
snowy neckerchief or some other trim
ket. while the dealer gleefully tucks
his precious heeCes away, knowing
that he viii get hundreds OF francs
for each one.
Sons OF the more conscientious deal
ers make some pretenss Of leaving the
heads OF their victims in a fairly pre-
sentable condition. But most OF the
cutters hack the hair down as close 20
the head as the scissors win cut. anx-
ious TO get every particle OF hair they
can for the bargains they have struck
with the luckless owners.
For the most part the women look
worse after the operation than II
they had been scalped by an American
Indian.
The hair from French girls and
women f. mostly black Blonde hair
Of varyiEs shades is got by the same
methods from the women OF Belgium,
Holland, Germany, and Russia.
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Her EaDI6o f1a0B:
GREAT INDUSTRY IN FRANCE, JAPAN
AND BRITTANY EXPERIENCES 4 BOOM
WHEN DAME FASHION DEGREES THAT
THE NUMBER OF CUIRLS
SHALL BE INCREASED

erfcsi horfy structures. the hairs II
the skin OF the scalp. and the arm
pits they are long and numerous: but
in che eyebrows. eye-lashes. vibrissae
Of the nostrils and surface OF the cody
generally. they are snort. Tney are
stronger and thicker in the skin OF
mer than OF women. more especially
on the cheeks, lips, and chin. Hairs
do not grow from the skin OF the
palms and soIes or the surface Of the
upper eye-lids. Each hal is partially
imbedded IN z depression Of the skin
called a hair follicle. The deeper end
OF the foIIicIe is somewhat dilated. and
has IN Il a paDilla. ths hair pzDillas
The wall OF the hair follicls is formed
~ the constituent structures Of the
skim the outer part Of the wal be
longs 20 the cults, and has been de-
scribed as arranged IN three layers.
the external. the middle and inner
aver OF the hair folhcle. The exter-
nal and middle layers are formed Of
connective tissues. with biood-vessels,
whilst the inner. sometimes called the
yitreOus layer, Is transparent and
homogeneous. and continues with the
so-called basement memhraIs Of the
cults or skin The inner part % the
wall OF the hair folHcls. or the root
sheath, belongs 20 the cuticle. and
consists OF two layers. the outer and
inner root-Eheaths. The outer root
sheath is continuous with the rsts
Malpighh and consists OF cells similar
20 those OF that stratum. The inner
root-sheath is continuous with the
horny stratum of the cUtiCle. and con-
sists OF elongated scale-like trans
lucent cells n which no nuclei can be
seen
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Hat Prom the ERsf.

While Paris IS the great center Of
the human hair trade, derived mainly
from the tresses OF the poor peasant
girls OF Brittany and Normandy. the
vast amount Of cheap hair. Of the
poorer grade, comes also from India.
China. and japan. The Chinese wom-
ans hair IS so oily that IL has 10 be
boiled and distnfected before use.
Much gray hair comes from India as
the woman OF that dry and very hot
climate have a tendency TO become
gray prematurely. After proper prep
are-ion the hair OF women from
China ard other parts Of the Orient
reaches customers in Europe and the
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but bearing triumphanily the coveted
shawl
girls TO the fair and Il ade their hair
for fabrics to make their clothes.
The dealers invariably cut or chill
dren's hair close to the scalp from
the forehead clear 70 the back OF the
neck. The mother then fits their
white caps closely over the poor shorn
little heads TO hide as far as possible
the absence Of the pretty ringlets and
tresses.
The Washington times., 1908-05-24
Must Have Chemical Treatment.

The cheap hair which is imported
from the East has 10 undergo cheml-
cal treatment before Il IS suitable for
the market. A light or blond shade Is
obtained by oxvgenated water OF a
saturated solution % carbonate Of pot
ash. To dye II black it is boiled for
a few hours IN bath prepared with
\ decoCti0u Of uuJEalls or campeachy
wood IN which sulphate % iron is
dissolved and into which a little lime
Is put. In order 10 give = a luster-
This latter IS especially necessary n
the hair IS from the dead, as that
has tendency 10 assume a blush
hue unless especially treated.
Finally. the hair IS bleached by i'm
mersiou IN several baths 81 oxygen
ated water 20 which few drops Of
ammonia have been edded
IT, history hair figures prominently.
Even the tiny Sunday school pupil ig
familiar with the fate IF AbsaIom. the
wRyward son OF King David. who. IN
fleeing from The battlefield. was caught
bz his ,uxuriant locks in the forks %
2 tree and. suspended IN that posi-
tioH. x.s slain ay tie fierce spearman
Of tIs King. or OF peIIah. who
clipped the locks Of the mighty Sam
son. thus deprIyiug him of the source
Of his gigantic strength.
Queen Dido Of Carthage no doubt
.ora her locks. black as midnight.
when Acneas deserted her and would
not return.
The beautiful golden rresses Of Helen
were probably the greatest element OF
The Washington times., 1908-05-24

~ HERE never was time when
false hair was so universally
worn both here and abroad. az
now. both by men and women.
Top pieces, toupees. pompsdours. rolls.
transformations. puffs, curls, chignons.
wigs. knots. psyche knots. and dozens
Of other forms are used. In Paris
every woman. even 20 the poorest
servant girl. seems able TO AFFORD
false hair this spring.
4 pair OF tresses. particularly blond
ones. cost one hundred franc Ct20).
but you can buy limitations for one
tenth Of the amount These latter
braids consist OF three-Quarters silk
only the ends ara real hair. A good
many rich women wear limitations
inasmuch as they are lighter.
The newest fashions in hair, both in
Paris and IN American cities. benefit
long-necked women and girls only. Il
is called 'Anglaises' and consists
mainly OF corkscrew locks. Paris IS
stiSsssuntinE for hair fashion suit
abf$for short-necked women and girls
In Washington there are forty-fod,
dealers IN human hair and professional
hair dressers. According 70 one OF the
most prominent or them. fashions in
hair change about every FIVE min
utes." Everyone remembers +he re-
cent craze Of the Marcel wave.
In England false hair was first worn
by Queen Elizabeth. who, 1t is said.
possessed more than nifty wigs OF diff
ferent kinds, all Of which she used
After her death women and men Of
fashion began TO wear wigs. or peri
wigs as they were called then. The
term ''periwig'' Is a corruption Of the
French perruque.
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knowledge OF Hair.

From Hippocrates and Galen IN 70
Jenner's time the knowledge OF hair
structures was limited
Projecting from the surface OF the
skin are muititudes % elongated cylin-
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MOI For HIM.

why don't ye take q short cut whir
we're goin' to Yer work. asked Cas-
sidy.
.shure. there Is no dacint short cut,
replied Casey.
"Of course there is. Ye could 50
scross The Country Clubs grounds
"shure. that's not dacint. Dye TINS
7 u-sut TO be took fur golf player =
The Catholic Standard and Times
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w : e: :: s: !: 2; E: z:
hair, she probably does not happen
TO think that some poor peasant
girl in far away province OF
sunny France sacrificed her head
of beautiful, thick, glossy hair for
a fen cents. Or, perhaps, for
some gaudy triHket of cheap je1V-
elm, or an inexpensive shdwI or
fan.
Maybe she mas forced to part
Nth her glorious locks for a
meager sum with which TO buy
bread. For a pair Of lovely blond
tresses for which Milady pays $50
in Washington or London or Ber-
In, the Breton or Normandy girl
received only a fen pitifuI SOUS.
WomaH's chief glory is her hair,
and the comeIy peasant girls OF
some sections of Europe are an
HuaIIy robbed of their main ele-
meHts of feminine charm, in order
that the ultra-fashioHdble woman
of society, and her poorer sisters
in many countries, may add anti
fetal charms TO her OUH natural
attractions.
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Ruses to Conceal Loss.

The women sometimes adopt rUses
partially to conceal their own sscrt-
fee Of hair. one OF these methods is
TO preserve the foreloCks and elbow
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sidersd fashionable. and wigs were
worn By the handles u hat tine.
Wigs were originally ADOPTED, not as
a remedy for badness. but for rets3ns
OF personal cleanliness. Tie laws or
ancient Egypt compelled all males TO
shave the head and beard. AS at that
time turbans were unknown, wigs
were worn as a protection from the
rays OF the sun. and to keep dirt from
the shaver heads.
Later along in history the Romans
began 10 wear wigs because they we're
naturally a bald race
Paris IS the head and source OF the
human hair business.
This year Paris viii use up so0
pounds OF hair. Since the closing OF
the nunneries forestaIIed one source OF
supply-the nuns az most orders are
obliged 20 cut OF their hair-F'rench
hair merchants invaded Russia. seek
ing victims among the poor peasant
women. Russia yields many blond
and yellow tresses. while Italy con-
tinues 20 supply the best black hair.
The woman who cannot afford 20 pay
a good price for false hair must be
content TO wear artificial hair other
than human.
Paris goes about the business OF
gathering aeeoes OF hair Just as sys-
temstically as Boston sends buyers all
through the West 70 get the best clips
OF wool. The great hair crop IS reaped
in Brittany. FpancA At the annual
country fairs. held in the summer. the
women and girls who flock there In
droves are shoru Ike sheep.