The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

Mountain climbing by motor car" rs
the subject of an Edinburgh newspaper
article forwarded by Consul Rufus Flem-
Ing. 1t gives an account OF the ascent
by an American machine of Ben Nevis
C4'4O6 feeD, the highest mountain in the
British Isles.
Oysters are grown in large quantities
In the Black Sea and its tributaries, but
OF an inferior quality, they being small,
orackish in taste, and, in general, un-
palatable. These beds supply the re-
quirements of those who have never been
educated to anything better
The provincial cities have few, II any
oyster houses where they may be pur-
chased either retail or wholesale in sea-
son. Moscow, with over 100000 people,
has less than half dozen places where
oysters may be secured, and only the
leading restaurants and hotels serve them
when called for. They are purchased at
the stores and supplied at the eating
places by tens and not by the dozen or
quart.
There are no barber shops in Mara
caibo. Venezuela, with modern equip
ment. The chairs In use are old-fash-
ioned. straight-backed type, with remov-
u. A
tures, mugs, tonic bottles, &C., are old
style.
Safety razors have been on the market
in China for at least ten years and their
sale to-day is small. the demand being
limited almost entirely to Americans and
Europeans.
The native always has some one shave
him, and a razor for him to use himself
does not appeal strongly. Well-to-do
Chinese gentlemen have their own serv-
ants perform this operation, others en-
ploy itinerant BARRIERS who come to the
house. while the great mass of natives
frequent the barber shops. where for 31k
cents the head will be shaved in pre-
vailing fashion, the queue combed
plated, and CLOSED, wax removed from
the ears. and a light massage adminis-
tered to neck and shoulders.
The barber shops in Malaga. Granada,
and Almeria. Spain. are not only deficient
as regards ordinary furniture, but they
lack most of the appliances and furnish
ings which. in the United States and
elsewhere, are considered essential for
the comfort of patrons and which add
greatly to the attractiveness of the shop
and make for absolute cleanliness.
Only one shop in Malaga is furnished
In part with American-made goods, eight
reclining and revolving chairs, imported
some ten years ago. These chairs are in
high favor and yet regarded as a novel;
ty: in fact, the prosperity OF this par
ticular establishment was brought about
by their installation.
1t has been customary for a number
Of years to take a census of the traffic
for a single day upon some principal
London thoroughfares. The same day of
the month has been selected as nearly
as possible from year to year, so that
the enumeration might be made under
approximately similar conditions.
One street chosen for the census is
| Fleet street, a very important thorough
fare extending from one end of the
Strand to Ludgate Circus. 1t is a con-
venient and direct route to the city
proper, and is traversed by several lines
of omnibuses. The striking feature Of
the census on Fleet street land this
would be true in greater or lesser meas
ure of all the other London streets) dur
ing the past five years has been the
rapid displacement of horse-drawn We
hicleS