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The Columbus journal., 1910-08-24

Here were kumade of all sizes and
prices, and different enough to meet
the demands of every taste. Trade
was In good blast, and the scene was
not only lively. but noisy Turning a
corner, We found ourselves facing the
Temple OF the Bird, and hurried to-
ward it in ORDER to see the devotion
of the people before we gave further
attention to the taliSmanS on sale. 1t
was Il Shinto temple. hut of those
which show the influence ot buddhism
in its details and arrangements. Just
before We reached il, We passed TIE
dancing platfOrm-found in connection
with all Shinto temples-:or kagura. 4
kaEura dancer was then performing.
The music was supplied by three men
seated n the rear of the stage, dressed
in dull green with pointed caps upon
their heads. Two of them beat drums
OF differing forms, W:llie third
PLAYED upon pipe or whistle. The
dancing girl was strikingly arrayed il
white. red-edged. A purpteblue upper
kimOno. great blue obi ,belt) a white
apron falling from her head and g
bread blue pendant behind. Upon her
head she Wore crown. from which
attended three leafy boucils OF the sa-
c.ed sakake. From her neck hung 4
.Gcred necklace made OF long beads,
.olud beads and the curious c.a"-
shaped Inagatama Her face was
carefully powdered. and to every de-
tail OF her dress minute attention had
=, ea given. Hcr movements were Sic.
ard graceful, the steps those OF cc-e-
'nCD!al dancing, handed down rerhap-
Exchanged for centuries. On small
s.ale bsIor" her lay the different CT
!ecis which she would in turn use in
The dance. \ svstrUm Of brass was
held in the right hand, and at the mo-
n.SEt when We first saw her, a bo-TE
Of sakakc was in The left These she
moved gracefully To the accompani-
Irert OF tle dance. 81 certain place
The branch C sakake WIS laid down
and the Sohei-;l rcd with Curiously
CGt pendant paper-was taken in its
place. This IL turn was exchanged
70. sword, and that for a fan
People as they approached the altar
C,Grpei their hands and bent their
uncovered heads in prayer. They then
pressed forward 10 throw money into
the contribution trough. and 10 hand
10 thc attendant priest offerings for
The temple. Passing into the shrine
itself. we found the altar loaded with
rit1s-rice cakes, vegetable products
OF different kinds. and things CT value
hat could lee used TO the advantage
OF the gods. On both sides OF the ALTA
were great piles o: :I:mGri CT charms.
81! O: which TO doubt Were SOLD long
before the festival ended Priests ana
other vendors of these charms were
seated just outside the tempe The
fGvcrite nlaG2cTi were purses made OF
vei!cw Goth. bearing a stamped pc
tire c; The bird to which the temple
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was consecrated-the eagle; inside
these yellow purses are either folded
strips of paper with good luck words
printed on them. or limitations of an
cient gold pieces stamped in thin
brass. -
Having seen the temple and offer
ings and supplied ourselves with ma
mort, We were ready to look more
closely at the kumade in the booths
Who can describe them? The word
kumade in its simplest meaning signi-
fies a rake. The symbolism is. of
course. that with it one may rake In
fortune and wealth during the year.
But in most kumade the fact that 1t
is a rake which one has purchased Is
quite forgotten; while the rake is
there, 1t is generally SO covered with
other symbolic objects that one may
easily forget it, Here. for instance. is
booth which seems to display Moth
ing but fans: but behind the fans is
the framework of the simple rake.
These fans always have AS their CEN
trail decoration the mask or face of
the curious goddess Otafuku, or
UZume - the "abundant-happinesS
woman" She is always represented
with a narrow forehead. with two
spots of black. and with a broad face
and pulled out cheeks. The story runs
that on one occasion the sun goddess
was so offended that she took refuge
in a dark and dismal cave. the mouth
of which was closed. by great rock
which no one could move. The other
gOds--for at that time there were no
humans-were in despair. They de-
vised various schemes for appeasing
the angered goddess. Finally. as part
of the arranged plan. Uzume danced.
1t is stated that her dancing was far
from modest. but it pleased the spec
tators. who roared with laughter This
piQued goddess. hearing sounds of JOY.
and anxious to see what was going on,
slightly moved the closed rock and
looked out. Instantly a strong-armed
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god seized the rock thus started, and
held it from closing: the sun goddess.
yielding to the prayers of her COM
panions. issued again from her retreat.
and the worlds happiness was Sc
cured. UZume is thus ever q symbol
Of happiness, but on her fans there is
other symbolism: there are the two
great gods. Daikoku and Ebisu-the
gods OF wealth and productivity;
there are the three happy plants-the
plum, the pine, and the bamboo: there
is the stork flying high In heaven.
and there is the mushroom best Of
foods" and intimately associated with
Uzume in the popular mind. With
such kumade. who could fail to have
prosperous year? But If ones taste
is otherwise, he has varied possibift-
ties of choice.
In fact. it would be difficult to find
more striking examples of the symbol
ism in which Japan SO much delights
than in these kumade. Some of the
more Gaudy ones are a mass of
strange figures which the novice
would need to have explained in de-
tail for his comprehension
When We had finished it was nee
essary to take a jinrickisha In order
10 transport the stun which We had
bought Passersby cried out In sur
prise at the fortune which we might
we'll expect, and cook and the old lady
were overwhelmed with satisfaction
as they 1s:;Eht Of he geed times
coming. And Yet, when We looked over
the great stock. We felt that some
:n:rg was still lacking; therefore.
quite late in the afternoon, We again
hurried TO Tori-no-machi The place
had been transformed. So great was
the present crowd tina, policemen
were stationed at every little turn.
.hS Ropes had been stretched to d.
vide the narrow alleys into two. and
movement was permitted only in one
direction in these separated sections:
crowded as the booths had seemed dur
ing the morning. new ones had been
erected. and all were blazing with
lights from candles. lamps, torches
and gas-jetS.
Talking Of night celebrations aad H.
Nominations. there was an interesting
festival two nights ago at the kuGan.
where prayers were said for souls of
these fallen IN battle We were told
that the illumination would be well
worth seeing. To the kudan. then.
we went A great open space on me
level summit of hill had been taken
possession of by booths and shocks
ard rariiions. Ii may be that all those
in the merry thrcnS hGi said their
prayers for the Souls OF those los. in
battle. but If they had. there was Go
sign OF sadness On their Part The
whole place was a blaze @: I!gt, At
scores OF little Lccths. toys and foods.
fruits anj books and cheap things CT
eve-E kind were sold Eat O. course
the Thing for which the crowd haC
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LEG 4 MASS OF HUM0R

about seven years ago . small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
Just above my ankle. 1t irritated me
so that l began to scratch 1t. and It
began to spread until my leg from my
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
like a scab. The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow
me to sleep, or my wife either. and 1t
was completely undermining our
health. lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out of my mind with
pain and chagrin as no matter where
he irritation came, at work. on the
street or In the presence of company,
I would have to scratch 1t until I had
the blood running down into my shoe.
l simply cannot describe my suffer-
Ing during those seven years. The
pain. modification. loss of sleep. both
to myself and wife is simply indie.
scribable on paper and one has to ex-
perience 1t to know what 1t is.
Il tried all kinds Of doctors and rem.
edies but / might as well have thrown
my money down sewer. They would
dry up for q little while and I'LL me
with hope only to break out again just
as bad II not worse. I had given up
hope of ever being cured when was
induced by my wife to give the Cuti-
cura Remedies a trial. After taking
the Cuticura Remedies for q little
while I began to see a change. and
after taking q dozen bottles OF Cuti
cura Resolvent in conjunction with
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura ONT
ment. the trouble had entirely disap.
peared and my leg was as fine a. the
day I was born. Now after lapse OF
six months with no signs Of . recur.
renee l feel perfectly safe in extend
ing to you my heartfelt thanks for the
good the Cuticura Remedies have done
for me. I shall always recommend
them to my friends. w. H. White.
3l2 E. Cabot ST.. Philadelphia, Pa. Feb.
1 and Apr Is, 1909"
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Mn. WinsloW's soosninG Syrup.
foPchildren teething aDftens the gums reduces In.
oammation alAys pain. cures wind cOlic Sci b0salA
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-24

There are limitations. don't be fooled.
Ask for Lewis Single Binder cigar for SC.
The lamb that plays around mint
bed tempts fate.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-24
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cowplexiOn. Best shampoo made. Cures mooS
skin efuptiOns.
Munyon's Hair Invigorator cures dsndru6.
Stops hair from falling out. makes hair Srov..
II you have Dyspepsia. or any liver troo De
ne MUNYON'S PSw-Paw PIla. They cure 6as-
iOusness, Constipation and drive all impurities
from the blood. - 0uMv0N'S H00eoSAI0o0
NONE 0EmeDV CO. Phlla1elnAlo. p.
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Man will have what he desires. and
will find what is really best for him.
exactly as he honestly seeks it.
Froude.
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lmpostana to Mothers

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Signature sss,s the ssZ&2ZzSzx
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-24
And They Wondered.

Judge Nicholas Longworth, who
used to sit on Ohio's supreme bench.
looked unnaturally grave, and a
neighbor, in recognition of his facial
depression. named a pet owl Judge
Longworth." 1t was the very next
day that an excited maid broke up his
wife's garden party. "Oh. madam"
said she. Madam! Judge Longworth
has laid an egg"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-24

DR.. Pillem-There must be some
thing radically wrong with your sys-
TEN to have your hair fall out SO.
You will have to diet.
Skantlox-Dye 1t? I'm afraid. doc.
there's not enough of It left to dye.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-24

Many q man who stops to think
twice fails to act once.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
To Keep Flowers

ITO PRESERVE freshly cut flowers
place them in vase filed with
Il fresh water in which little char
coal has been STEPPED or a small piece
of camphor dissolved. The vase should
be set upon plate or dish and covered
with bell-shaped glass Around the
edge Of the glass a little water should
be poured. so that air will be excluded
If fresh cut flowers need reviving,
place the stems into boiling water. and
by the time the water is cold the flow
ers will have revived
Cut the ends OF the stems afresh and
place IN fresh cold water.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

Gus cloth is still finer than emery. Al
ways remember that rubbing across the
grain scratches the metal.
After polishing. the background
around the design has a dull finish
which Is very pleasing. Long etching
gives this finish. which is caused by
the formation OF oxides. Deep etching
NAV be done in ten minutes with a very
strong acid bath. but the metal Will
have very little or no shading.
To give dark, o1idized finish. warm
the metal and brush over with antimony
chloride. an amber-colored liquid. This
turns the metal black, and when pol
ished leaves the background dark or
mottled. Do not breathe the fumes.
To get another good effect, put few
hammer strokes on etched metal. using
a hard wooden block or fatiron to
lay the piece on. Do all hammering be-
fore oNdizing. -
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

ITYHY do some women grow old
wv and others keep the secret Of
w perpetual youth? Here Is one
answer:
One reason why the average woman
wears out. grows plain before her hus-
band, is that. through mistaken idea
of duty. she lays out for herself at the
beginning of her married life a scheme
or plan Of duty and employment for her
time, every hour filled with work, with
rare and short periods OF relaxation.
This she follows religiously for years,
feeling that she has done her duty, be-
cause every household event occurs reg
ularly and on time. while she soon be-
comes merely a machine. a thing with
out life OF itself or volition- She settles
into rut, and goes round and round on
Can any woman keep brightness. orig
inality of thought Or speech, or even
mere prettfness with such life? And
without those things how can she keep
her husband and growing children full
of loving admiration which Is the
strong chain by which she can bind
them to her? How bright and jolly the
neighbor's wife seems when she calls.
In nine cases out of ten it is because
the surroundings and talk of your home
are variety to her. and rouse her TO
originality and brightness of speech.
Cultivate broad attitude toward the
world and its people. I.et your interests
be far-reaching and there will be re-
newed vfgor when it comes to solve the
problems Of the home.
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the shape and form desired, applique
on 1t the figures cut from the other
paper in regular pattern. line with
the dimity and paste double layer
of the wrapping paper over the back.
1t is all very simple. but little taste
and ingenuity will devise all sorts OF
quaint and unusual articles.
The lamp mat is perhaps the easi-
est to make; the one shown IN the
drawing was in wistaria design over
silver PAPER. The edges may be bound
with narrow passepartout tape OF
the required shade. but careful past
ing is really all that is necessary.
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AFan DIST

/" HERE are several shops IN DIFF
ferent parts Of the country
which are turning out beautiful
handiwork in metal. Leading
jewelers. are handling this line Of goods
successfully. as the actual cost is low
compared with the prices charged.
With a little experience the amateur
IS enabled to turn out work which COM
pares favo-ably with that OF the pro-
fessional The metals used are german
silver, brass and copper, from eighteen
TO twenty-five gauge. The very thin
brass Tor piercing is about thirty-four
gauge. SO this shows that the lower the
gauge numbers the thicker the metal.
Professionals use heavy or thick metal.
Other metals are bronze and what Is
called rich gold metal Although they
are not often used for this work, the
effect IS good. especially the rich gold,
which takes on a dull-brown back
ground. thus showing the highly pol
ished raised designs TO good advantage.
The simpler methods Of metalwork
Include etching. hanmering and saw
ing: chasing and repousse require more
skill and study.
Etching is fat work, so that IS best
% start with. Take some fiat article
simple TO make, like a hatpin head or
beltpin. With metal shears or ships
cut out the piece from the sheet OF
metal and polish. rubbing with the
grain OF the metal, using very fine
emery cloth and finishing UP with a
zvorn-off piece Of carbon paper, and
then 20 over the lines, scratching them
ia. II there is danger Of rubbing them
Of. A steel scratch point is used for
this.
It is preferable TO polish the metal
and transfer the design before cut
ting out the piece. For painting
the design use black asphaltum,
which may be bought in small cans
ct any paint store. Asphaltum forms
& protection over the parts Of the
metal not to be eaten by the acid.
Sometimes for variety the background
IS painted and the design is eaten in
Asphaltum is usually mixed just right
sor use Pour out a little In small
tin box cover. as It evaporates and
hardens. When the paint in the large
can becomes thick. add few drops of
pure turpentine and mix When paint
s. right II flows easily and evenly
from the brush. Too much turpentine
Will cause Il to run and blot Paint
that IS too thick Will fake OF in the
acid bath and expose the surface of
the design TO the action OF the acid.
Let one side Of the piece dry before
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coating the entire back with a large
brush.
The acid bath is one part OF nitric acid
TO three or five parts water. according to
the strength of the acid.
When the acid begins to eat, small
bubbles cover the unprotected parts Of
the metal and the liquid begins to turn
a blush green. Use large crockery pie
plates about IL inches deep for fiat
work. putting the pieces design side up
without overlapping. Several small
pieces may be etched at once in the
same bath, II they are of the same
metal. Have different bath for each
kind OF metal. and these baths may be
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bottled for future use. If. on using
again. the bath seems weaker. add a
little more acid. With a toothpick test
the depth Of the etching. but be care
full not to scratch off any paint. When
deep enough. remove your work from
the acid bath. being careful of hands
and clothing. Rinse in clear water and
dry When left to dry without rinsing
the metal takes on green tinge. which
grows deeper in time. Place the piece
or pieces into a dish containing pure
turpentine and let them stand until the
paint Is dissolved. Wipe off all liquid
and rub with fine emery cloth, then
polish with worn-off emery cloth. Gro
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use her hands.
The paste used should be library
paste for the lighter. articles and
glue for the heavier. Sharp shears
should be employed for cutting.
though a knife IS better for the card
board Be very careful that the ng-
ures are carefully cut out. and that
they are accurately placed; better
measure with pencil and rule.
The work Is so simple that ft Is
made by the children IN the elemen-
tary schools: 1t is so pretty that Il
may grace any living room With an
occasional border Of brocade or a
touch Of watercolor, it becomes
art that is worthy OF attention from
our lovers OF novelty.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
LongsDays

TTOW would you like to live in a
II place where the longest day lasted
- = three months and half? But
that really is the length of the longest
day in Spitzbergen, a far northern cape
on the way to the north pole. AT q
longest day lasts from May q to July
90; that means that It's daylight all the
time. SO that you go to bed in daylight
SO many weeks. It must be funny.
mustn't It?
At ST. Petersburg. the capital of Rus
sia the longest day lasts nineteen hours
and the shortest one only five hours.
London's longest day is sixteen and a
half hours, while New York's Is about
fifteen hours
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
Children s Foo |

CERTAIN little suggestions are
always to be followed when plan
~ nlng tie diet OF the little ones. To
keep healthy little stomachs in the
nursery never serve hot stewed fruit to
the children. Plenty OF stewed fruit and
baked apples they should eat. but they
must De invariably cooked tbe day be-
fore and dished up cold The nursery
potatoes ought always to be baked Or
boiled in their Jackets SteWed and
fried potatoes. or potatoes boiled without
their skins. supply starch. with loss OF
all the wholesome potash salts that the
skin gives during the process OF cook
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

The cottage jardiniere is made TO
cover fower-pots of plebeian earth
enware. 1t is a simple strip OF. the
right size. rolled into a tube and fas-
tened with large size paper fasten-
ers. Here 1t is of black over red.
Or it may be laced with tape or
ribbon, as Is the square wastebas-
ket of pink On green and gold. This
should be of very heavy paper
throughout; even an extra lining
of thin art pasteboard would not
come amiss. 1t is made in four pieces,
with a heavy cardboard bottom. and
Is then laced together
Those articles where the inside
shows should have lining more artis-
tic than brown paper. Plain colored
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
PAPER SLOYD

A BEAUTIFUL lamp mat OF orien-
u tai appearance caught my eye
AA in a friends house. "Of what
Is that nader" 1 asked. oh" she an
swered. 'T made that myself. It Is
paper sloyd."
And this is how 1t Is done: You
will need heavy brown wrapping
paper. old dimity or lawn from worn
out curtains Cor some like soft mate
rial) and two kinds OF wall paper,
one with a plain. striped or chained
background and one with large con-
ventional or flower design in con-
trasting color.
Cut out the background paper in
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

Handkerchief jabots are legion, but
one has been sketched to refresh your
mind, lest you forget.
Lay the kerchief in pleats to see just
how much to allow for the little tabs at,
the top. Cut off and sew together. Iron
ing win give the tailored effect Of a
ready-made. A touch of color, if you
wish can be added by embroidering over
the raised flowers or dots
Ton't LET the handkerchiefs go to
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can be made. and a ribbon belt and
strings made to match the colored bor-
der.
A pillow for baby Is easily made Of
four handkerchiefs and strips OF 1nser-
tion to form the diagonals of the square.
Dainty and easy OF construction, with
perhaps touch of pink or blue II you
wish, four handkerchiefs cannot be put
to better use
From one kerchief a baby cap for a
tiny head can be made in about twenty
minutes One edge should be turned
back. and fullness allowed for the head
by gathering the rest Of the square at
the back; cut off the pointed flaps and
bon.
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A LITTLE handkerchief is practical
~ thing II you regard st through the
\ Aeyes OF the clever woman VINO
makes one thing in its day play many
parts. 1t is no unusual thing for women
10 possess more kerchiefs than they
can use The expedient of turning the
pretty squares 70 other uses should be
met favorably by the fair sex
For q handkerchief holder. or really q
little laundry bag. the idea is suggested
that VIII occupy very little time and a
decorative place of importance IN the
bedroom. Two handkerchiefs with seal
loped edges are effective when placed
together and sewed about one inch from
the edge. A beading on the outside. two
inches from the top. furnishes serv-
tceable place for the drawing string OF