The Newark journal., 1919-08-21


N hope for any return of its
glory. Yet the visitor. in
search OF novelty, may stin be fairly
we'll satisfied with the results of the
effort he must make to see what re-
mains Of the curious life in those
places which are different from every
thing in this land; their nearest paral-
lei being the French market in New
Orleans, or a county fair, says the
Christian Science Monitor.
The stranger to India should take
the precau1on 10 secure the services
rs Il guide and physical protector of
thoroughly competent Interpreter,
one Who IS eouversant with mt least
half d dozen ef the numerous dia-
lects spoken in India's commercial
circles, aud Hho-when it comes 10
buying or eiectiRg-knows at Il
glance "a hawk from hetneshaw"
because, IS q decidedly cynical Eng
glishman said. "Nine.tenths of the
stuff displayed in those Indian bazaars
are spurious. aud the remainder utter
~ worthless rubbish An exaggefa-
5 ton, Of course, yet tits a hard matter
to find the few gems that may be
there; and, at any rate, If the pur.
chasable inanimate is lacking, the nj.
most endless variety of the recum-
bent or animate human denlzens Is u
rich reward Tor the fatiguing hours III
bazaar
In Search Of the Picturesque.
II Is ~rea pity flat civilization Is
so very inconsiderate toward the pie
turesque, the stranger. and the racial
~ attractive lin spite of its dirO
which are so different from the life
and the people we know and are SO
tired Of. their inartiStic dirt especial
". that we often rush off to the antip-
odcs To find something artistic and
interesting When we fail in our
search. we are apt to abuse the writer's
who tell us-not what they really did
see, but what they had predetermined
they were to see.
II is moi many years since that the
bazaar at Delhi, 10 take ut random
one of the many. was truly a wonder
full place. II occupied a large extent
of ground. covered with all manner OF
ramshackie buildings, the ground
floors Of which we've open stalls some
what like those seen in the illustra-
ton accompanying this article. There
were a few fairly broad thoroughfares
which traversed the section from side
TO side In serpeutine course, but the
really Interesting ana attractive shops
were reached by many narrow, wind
ing lanes. forming n Veritable laby-
rinth. into which the unwary stranger
who ventured alone was quickly lost
and when he betrayed his misfortune
by act or word, WAS sure to be
bounced upon by flock Of human vul-
lures bent upon getting Ills last rupee
in exchange for their wares, aud heart
less rs to whether or not he got back
to the mcager civilization of Delhi
then wretched hotel.
In the main avenues there were
shall we say canals, or streams, or
bitches? Well, there MAS something
I'm whichever we call them that pos
seysed the motion of liquid, and there
was one. or perhaps two, rows af dis
eauraped-looking trees. But HI inc
narrow alleys there was no Disgusting
the fact that those bitches were SIM
DIV open drains, usually so torpid an
their llow chat the stench was aimosd
overpowering, and the visitor ffeiH
abroad wondered how any human De
Ing could breathe the fetid air all dag
and all night as compiacently as dia
the bazaar deniZens.
Occasional Bargains Found.
Nevertheless, those we're the days
when it was quite possible to pick M
really rare and precious bargains Tor
u song, plaques hammered OIL from
brass or other metals, true gems OF
many kinds, jade ornaments del'i!
carved from jade in minute patterns
making them almost literally WORM
their weight in gold" and many other
treasures such rs nowadays never
reach a bazaar stall, for they are snap'
red TIP by professional dealers th'
momen; they leave the hands OF theii
original owner, whom want eonpels