Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-01-10

even though the costume might leave one in
doubt; for in Burma Siam and Java the men and
women dress SO much alike that practically the
only distinguishing feature Is the turban usually
worn by the men, When it comes to burden
bearing however, there can never be any doubt
as to SEX regardless of costume, for the oriental
woman almost invariably carries everything upon
her head while the man, just invariably, bears
every kind of a burden swung across his Shout
ders from the ends of bamboo pole.
So much has this become second nature to
them that l have seen Burmans and Javanese
tie a stone or other useless weight to one end or
their shoulder pole in order TO balance some
indivisible load at the other end, thus doubling
the weight of their load in order to carry 1t IN
the customary manner. And the oriental woman
oxbibits the same reluctance with reference to
CARRYING any kind of a burden, whether large or
small in any manner except upon her head. the
sole and solitary exception belnS her baby, Whlch
&c usually tied upon her back. We are sometimes
amazed by the size and weight OF the loads borne
vnon the heads of these women OF the east, but
- Tho same time it is not at all unusual to see
these same women carrying upon their heads
en,ptv dishes fragile glassware, things easily
broken and of practically no weight; out haDlt
g. on strong with them that every object no mat
ter what its character. must be borne upon the
lead
II Is this habit of carrying heavy loads upon
chair heads that gives such superbly erect and
oueenly carriage TO practically all the women OF
A. ST The drawing or water seems 10 DC
tho,r neculiar task and Palestine is not alone
s,th hor Rebeccas at the well. While the yelled
r,ap If Fgvpt and Syria fll their great kuilehs
- Nile CLAW and the little brown girl wives OF
Trdia din their shining brass water pots IN the
.or,n1a tanks or in the sacred Ganges; the merry
rocefpl little girls, and women or happy burma
sovored above all the women of the east, gather
a.. oot,1 sort of A way at the village fountains
"a snend long hours in the gossip so dear 10
sar,inine hearts before they fill their rat brown
ahtt;ee" with the water for their household
s And there is here suggestion of do
este slavery or unhappy household bondage
$3.50 slender. brightly clad little daughters
"a purma balance the dripping chatues upon
thsir great coils OF beautiful hair ana pear 'hem
,ann,ly hack to the little basket homes under the
s5orrv groves of plantains and areca palms.
htoh are so generally the abode or sweet con-
tent. 49, v,o+ar ., e usuarIv
=, = black Shiny grewsomelooking plssklu or
III - chung across his shoulders and looking
su the world like the corpse OF some drowned
~, ~ these are the "sakkas" or water men OF
inns I'D Turkey who carry water for sprln
Fer - roads to Law the dust In the vicinity or
kiiiis -ars and 10 supply also the ordinary wants
tne Nr,or+al household To the same class
OF en ~ ..hhistis'' of India, who form seaar
oeiohs ,,ntons caste by themselves and who carry
faeo atar IN their Shiny goatskins every morn
49, 10 fiji the huge TIN alshpah WHICH III iAua
ives you as 5Sthtuo.
SER rs.s are also other water bearers among the
ihele .hs orient but these have nothing to do