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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
Wanted 30, 600 Census Enumerators,

Wanted 80, 900 Census Enumerators,
The Director of the Census, Hon. Sam
L. Rogers, announces that $4,000 emu.
merators will be needed to take the next
census. The work begins on January 2
and will last about two weeks in cities,
and month or more in rural districts.
Rates of pay will vary, depending upon
the locality and character of the district
to be canvassed. The average pay per
enumerator at the census OF 1910 was
about $40. At this coming census 1t
will probably be not less than 500.
"Active, intelligent, and reliable men
and women, not less than Is years of
age, are needed for this task" said
Director Rogers, land, in a sense, this
is call for volunteers. The importance
of com plete and reliable census, espe-
cially in these critical times when more
than ever before perhaps we need COM
plete data regarding population, condi-
tons, tendencies, and resources, can
hardly be over.emphasized. The re-
organization of the social and economic
structure and the readjustment OF inter
national relations necessitated by the
War must be based on accurate knowl-
edge IL we are to act wisely and deal
Justly with all classes and all interests.
1t is hoped, therefore, that public-spirit-
ed energetic people throughout the
country will volunteer to act as census
enumerators even though they may not
care for the positions so far as the pay
is concerned. 1 should be sorry to
think, and do not believe, that all our
patriotism was used up by the War and
none left over for public service In times
of peace"
Louis j. Brann, supervisor of the Cen
sus for the I'd District of Maine, which
includes the counties of AndroscoggiD,
Franklin, Sagadahoc, Oxford, Knox and
Lincoln, states he will need about 100
enumerators for this district. Applica.
tions or requests for application forms
should be sent to him on or before
October Is. His address is Lewiston,
Maine. As test of their fitness for the
work. applicants will be required to fill
out q sample schedule and will be duly
notified of the time and place for this
test. So far as practicable the place
selected will be one which is easily
accessible.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
About the State.

Lightning burned set of buildings al
East Sebago on the morning of the Sd.
The St. Peters Goldman Memorial
church at Portland was dedicated on the
Sd. Bishop Brewster delivered the died.
icatory address. The building is OF stone
in Gothic style, costing over s25, 600.
Maine is to have her first aviation
school, Aviator Harry Jones of Bedford.
Mass, having returned to Old Orchard
and planning to open q school there at
once. A hangar will be built for two
planes.
Eastport Sentinel-Drinks came rather
high at St. Stephen last Wednesday,
when prominent resident of this city
was detected with glass of guzzletwist-
or in his possession, hailed before the
local court and fine and costs amount.
ing to 1912 was imposed which he imme.
diately paid and departed with S212
worth of education concerning the sum-
mary processes of Canadian law.
Comes quickly on the announcement
of great building plan of the Central
Maine Power Co., in the form OF power
plant at Skowhegan on the Kennebec,
the report that the Androscoggin Elec-
trio Co. will at once begin great extern
sion Job at Deer Rips on the Androscog-
gin. two miles above Lewiston, where
about 100000 will be expended and
$500 horsepower added to the company's
available power.
| The Mt. Desert summer resort OF Seal
Harbor will undergo an important trans
formation before the people come back
for next season. A new park will be
built clearing a large stretch OF shore
property acquired by John D. Rockefel-
Ter, Jr. Quite stable hotel ia being
RACED and several stores will be moved.
This will give clear view of wide ex-
panse of sea, and add greatly to the
beauty of the resort.
The six-masted schooner Wyoming
built by Perry & Small of Bath and COM
manded for some time by Capt Angus
Mcleod formerly of Bath and now OF
West Somerville, Mass, is reported to
have paid for herself more than twice
over since her purchase by France Cana
da line three years ago. Itwould appar.
emily not take long to do so third time
judging by the high freight rates she ia
receiving, having just been chartered to
load coal at Norfolk for Genoa, Italy, al
$23 so q ton. Her capacity is 5000 tons
The workshop at the Alfred jail hat
been closed and the equipment packed
for shipment to Boston. The cause Ii
scarcity of labor and there Ia little chance
of securing more, even By advertising
The crew recently consisted OF Q single
prisoner and his term has expired. II
was but few years ago when the aver
age number Of prisoners In the Yorh
County Jail was from 80 to 40 and in tbs
winter season the jail often had 100 In
mates. The reasons for the lack of pat
ronage of the jail are: The probation
system; demand everywhere for labor
ers; and the stringent prohibition laws
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
Mrs. Henry w. whitman.

Mrs. Martha NJ, wife of Henry W.
Whitman, died at her home in Buckfield
Tuesday morning, Oct. Z. Mrs: Whitman
was the daughter of the late Aaron and
Martha (Foster) Dunn, and was born in
south Paris March Is, 1S46. She mar
ried Mr.. Whitman Aug. 20, 1854, and
had ever since lived on the farm in the
western part of Buckfield, on the "Moun
tain road" from South Paris to Buck
field village.
Mr.. Whitman survives her. They hao
no children, but an adopted daughter
married Robert D. Tuttle, and now lives
In Sumner.
The funeral was held at the home q
70 80 Thursday, attended BY Rev. 9. q
Miller, and burial was in Riverside Gene
tery at South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
West Paris, Me-, Oct. 8, 1919.

The Maine Sweet Corn Growers Asso'
o,ation was formed at Waterville Tues
Jav with representatives present from
sas,v county In the state except Knox
and Lincoln, including the presidents
and vice presidents of the county organ
;n n and men interested In the ass0'
n,st;on The association will include
oh"nt 1000 members, taking In every
s sv and county organization in the
stste. The organizing OF the corn grow
ers began when certain OF fns osnn hos
Arms cancelled the contracts wnicn tne.
had made with growers at dve cents
SSor aster the organizing got under WAY
the com panies returned to their origina
agreement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
The October Court.

The October term of Supreme judicial
Court opens ct South Paris at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning of this week, Justice
John A. Morrill, of Auburn presiding.
While 1t il impossible to tell what bust.
ness will be transacted, It Is indicated
that there will be trials In some impor-
tant civil cases, and Q term OF some
length Is looked for.
Six are now in jail awaiting the action
Of the grand jury at this term. About
half of them are charged with breaking
and entering and larceny, and the rest
with other com paratively minor offences.
The list of jurors 10 as follows:
GRAND JURORS.
Irving e. Andrews, Paris.
T. WILDER Briggs, Canton.
James B. Cobb, Sumner:
George Elliott, Rumford.
Percy Cannon, Mexico.
Otis N. Gilman, Lowell.
Ernest Cooling, Dixfeld.
Timothy L. Heath, Norway.
e. P. Lyon. Bethel.
Id. Millett, Oxford.
Gardner Il. Rankin, Hiram.
George 81. Record. Ruckfeld.
George Il. Rice, Waterford.
G. W. Richardson. Greenwood.
Clarence A. smith, w O0uetOCk.
Warren G. Slower, Brownfeld.
James W. Tarbox, Fryeburg.
Oscar T. Woodbury., Peru.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
George Il. Allen, Hebron.
Harlan II. Andrews, Woodstock.
Verne A. Austin, Rumford.
John A. Barker, Stoneham.
Edgar 8, Barrett, Sumner.
Benjamin Bigelow, Peru:
Melvin L. Bishop, Dixfeld.
Walter D. Blake, Brownfeld.
Ronald Burke, Mexico.
Byron Chaplin, Fryeburg.
d. r. Cole, Greenwood.
Oscar N. Cox, Norway.
A. r. Davis, Lowell.
Calvin T. Fox, Lincoln Plantation.
Joseph L. Cannon, Canton.
Alton Goodwin. Porter.
Fl. e. Hall, Andover.
U. Hiram Heald, Paris
Washington Heald, Buckfeld.
Harry Kimball, Norway.
A. G. Marston, Hartford.
James McCloud, Upton.
Clarence L. Richardson, Paris.
Carroll B. Sanborn, Waterford
Benjamin Schwind, Rumford.
William e. Stearns, Hiram.
L. A. Sumner, Bethel.
r. B. Thurston, Bethel.
George L. Wentworth, Denmark.
r. L. Wilson. Oxford,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

everyone please bring sandwiches Tor
9sr own family, and one other article OF
IOOd. Admission TO entertainments 10
cents; supper and entertainment, ~
'snts. Entertainment begins at O'CLOCK
The Ladies' Social Union OF the Uni.
versslist church will hold their annual
iAr In December, with q minstrel show
70 De given two nights. The committees
are as follows:
Apron Table-Mrs. W. W. Ripley. chairman
- - W. b. Young. Mrs. j. A. Kenney, Mrs. ~,
Tsst hFarrsr, Mrs. Rizpsh whitman, Mrs Charles
NJ nam, Mrs. T. s. Grover, Mrs. w. d kenney
a L. Holmes, Mrs. Otis Mago0n, MIS-. "
w. Va Li9leneld, Miss Ava Leach, Mrs w. d. Lur
candy Table-Mrs. Verne Aldrich, chairman
az Louie Lottie Abbott. Mrs. Ernest Shaw. Miss pes
campbell, Miss Gladys Hatch, Miss kntl
Pa.I S, Mrs. Earl Harlow, Miss Ida 81 es, miss
Wa liier, Miss Mildred Maxim, MISS WOE
s.0od Table-Mrs. Carroll Edwards, chairman
ms Horace Swan, Mrs. Sarah Leach, MIS-
NJ earrsr, Mrs. Ellen Swim, Mrs. Ella hipiey
" frank Plummer, Mrs Sadie Silver, MIS-
Maxwell. '''''' 'ia0e A"~''''
EsSrs,o-Mrs. A. 7. Hatch, chairman; Mrs. Ralp,
Rsnlngwsy, Mrs. q. e. Thurlow, Mrs. Y: Q
d,S Mas Lizzie Davis, Mrs. Walter StAr
M mrs; Blanche Rogers, Mrs. Ralph PERKINS,
Rms-n' q. Getchell, Mrs. Maud Devee, MS
Grant. 'n' MIS- nrnsss Aooo'''
fancy Table-Mrs. Charles Burgess. chair
C. ms; John Porter, Mrs. L. NJ. Tuffs, mrs
Fo,S.. Miller, Mrs. Ida Briggs, Mrs. Artnu
Tues Mise Fannie Lovejoy.
chsn Department-Mrs. Angie Cutlsr, MI
Dod.e' Cutler, Mrs. Robert Kerr, Mrs. ia
svfn mrs. George r Norton. Miss ANN
M Sfeam-Mrs. Ronelio Edwards, chairman
Nh snSoa,e Campbell, Mrs. sanford BLOW
nS,s.A leer Dean, Mia Dora Dudley M. =
Wmls Mlaa HAkf1a LAAch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
Died.

In Buckfeld, Oct Z, Mrs. Martha NJ, wife OF
Henry W. whitman, aged "a years. ~
In Lowell, Oct. 8, Jalrus J. Moore, aged "
In North Buckneld, Dot. Z, Mrs. Margaret
Damon), wife Of Jefferson Earrars ageo u
Year..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

Accidents will happen, but the best regulated
families keep DR.. Thomas Eclectic OIL for sucn
emergencies. Two sizes, SOC and eOc' at al
sores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

A healthy man Is tisg In bis own rign.; ~ y
,,.hss ithv man an unhappy slave. FOR mPurSs
Siood and sluggish liver. use burd @ h n1
Rstt,rs. ON the market 20 years. Wv oos''''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

rsob, Itohi Itchi- scratchi scratchi Scrascnl
rhs mora YOU scratch. the worse me iscn: ~
Dosn's Ointmenk For eczema any Akln is'aAns
COO o boz.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

Harsh physics react, weaken Cue bowels, will
lead to chronic constipation. Doan's Regulets
operate easily, SOC q box at all stores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

To the many friends and nsighbors
vho. by kind words and kindly acts,
made bright many dark hours for our
dsar one during the long period OF her
suffering, and to the many generous
friends whose sympathy and services
we're 40 kindly rendered in our time OF
Ssrsavemeut. and to those who brought
The last tribute of flowers, we extend our
''-' G. D. BURLINGTON,
A. E. BURLINGTON,
PERsIs BURLINGTON.
p.r;s Me- Oct. 8. 1919,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
Born.

In West Paris, Oct. 5, to the wife Of Hezekiah
Farrar, son, Stanley Gordon.
In Norway, Oct 1, to the wife Of Cyrus w.
TWitchell, q daughter, Anita Alice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
Stand For Sale.

offer for sale the P. c. Pickett stand
in West Paris at the corner OF High
Street and Greenwood road. Two-story
house, ell and stable and about three
fourths acre OF land with fruit trees.
Buildings In good repair. Running
water on both floors. Inquire OF
W. q. LURVEY,
41-4S Buckfield, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14
Married.

In Norway, Oct. Z, By Rev: a. o. Baltzer, MI
Roland 8. Neyers and Miss Mildred II. Morgan
In Bethel. OF. 1, by Rev. b. 8. Trueman. Mr.
Ralph z. Abbott Of Bethel and Misc Esther W
Jersey Of Mechanic Falls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-14

Nm
Wort Com.-Mrs. Lula Morton, Mrs. angie
chnrchilI Mrs. Florence Weeks, Mrs. hauie
Gould, Miss Julia Morton. ~. la. tro,l,s
Com for Collecting Dues-Mrs. Ane1 hoii''
Mrs. wyman, Mrs. Ehe Adkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Wheeler, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley NJ. Wheeler and ROBERT
W wheeler started Thursday by auto,
mohile for Manchester, N. H., TO at'sna
the wedding at that place on oatIlosy y.
Howard G.. Wheeler and MISS Uorosls
Dexter of Manchester. MT. anu m,s'
Albert j. Stesrns of Norway lett LOT JUG
same place by train Friday night. Inc
Wheslers are expected home on i9es.
dav Howard G.. Wheeler Is the OLDEST
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Wheeler
Ha has been with the New England Ieio-
nhons Co. for many years, and mas
rssnonsibls position as chief OF ramc,
18th hsadousrters at Manchester: Inc
hr,Js Ia the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs'
Jawis Dexter of 1880 Elm Street, NAL
ons.tsr The hour Of the wedding was
SP. M. Saturday, with reception "
| follow at S:S0.
Don G. Seitz, business manager u ~. ~.
No. work World, was a caller az tns
Dsmocrat Office Friday. Mr.. Selts gave ave
an address on "The Newspaper ana .Ss
communityn at the banquet OF tns
Maine Press Association In rorua ~
Tsursds, evening, and came to . n !.
farm 10 Norway on Friday. While II !.
s,assd above what Mr.. Seitz's ouslnes'
:. snch a statement Is hardly necessary
20 20 Ss Il 40 we'll known throughout .ns
s - M and particularly in this sectioL
~nars acme years of his early Ire wer'
want want Getting the first of bis newsps
nsr training in the Office OF bis Ia.nef
pps pc, snapper at Norway. be has become
ns%sR figure in the nswspa Pc
Pporld Not only has be shown = mss
, mosu of the business end OF the news avs
,1,g business, but he has also SCn .sa,
Pau iS 70 real literature, and has puolisnsss
, rumbsr Of volumes OF poems, sds' =,
80 his latest volume, just is:ueu, , ~ :,
Ar rtsmus Ward. is>of special interest," ssr,o !,
l0xsord County, where the notso ,, ua an.
,.s wss born and spent his early me- s''
whsre be ID buried.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-19
How to Shampoo and Brush
Your Hair in Beauty Ways
By Lucrezia Bori, the Famous Spanish Prma DOM

than four or Ave weeks. On the
other hand, II there Is a large supply
OF oil in your hair you may find that
Il becomes unattractively oily unless
you shampoo II every two weeks
You must use your own judgment.
The directions for the average
shampoo are few and simple. Use
pure soap and soft water unless you
prefer the egg shampoo. Rain water
is sale TO be excellent for washing
the hair. There are many prepared
shampoos on the market, but pure
SOAP Is very good.
One OF tie best soaps for the pur-
pose of shnmrooing is mems shaving
soap. Shaving soap fathers very
freely and can be worked we'll into
your hair.
Melt tn soap In little water ana
let Il cool to paste, Brush your hair
free from tangles, wet 1t, and then
rub in the soap paste, using your
fingers with a rotary massage move
ment. Wash out the first lather and
apply a second. working It thoroughly
into your hair and scalp. Your hair
should then be rinsed with several
waters until the final one is perfectly
clear.
A. bath spray is a great aid in
shampooing, 1t is comparatively In
expensive, and can be used in both
the bath and shampoo very delight
fully. II your bathroom facilities
don't permit of the use OF a bath
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-19
TO DANISH THE ANT
FROM THE KITCHEN

OF all the pests that summer brings
along with all its Joys. the ant be he
black, red or yellow, Is perhaps the
most trying.
Remedies without count are usually
tried In quick succession--and the ants
still continue to crawl their way over
cupboard shelves, into bread boxes, and
even into milk pitchers.
The first step to success. according
to agricultural college experts. Is the
finding of the ant nest, or the trail to
the nest. II the nest Is located, its
destruction should end the campaign.
If the trail only is found, It should be
set thick with temptation in the form
of poison.
A sweet poison mixture can be made
of sugar dissolved In 100 parts OF water.
Or the sugar can be kept from evapor-
ating quickly by combining with some
form Of fat, such as cold lard.
Then, II the poison is placed along the
ant trail on pieces of glass or wood.
where pet animals cannot get II, the
ants will carry II to the nest before
they die. II they feed 1t to the queen
ant and her brood in the nest. the en-
tire group will be killed.
Sometimes ants will stop annoying
IL all food is removed from their reach.
and ant-proof cupboards are used. II
the cupboard cannot be protected. the
ants may in many cases be kept away
from the table by placing its legs in
deep, wide vessels of water.
Another way to kill the ants In the
nest is by the use of carbon BIZ sulphate
at dusk when the working ants are in
the nest. Thrust stick in, making
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-19

roots of yonr hairA stimulates the
scalp.
A. thorough brushing every night
with clean brush is necessary II
you'd have beautiful hair. To brush
your hair correctly part II down the
middle and give each side at least
fifty strokes. Begin at the part and
work tho brush out to the end OF the
ha,r. Brush slow'v and evenly with
out jerks.
Don't be afraid to brush your hair
because Il Is coming out, or course,
rough brushing or combing when
your hair - tangled Is injurious be-
cause It breaks your hair, but you
shouldn't worry ever hairs that come
out by the roots from gentle brush
ing, because they are dead hairs that
have stopped gre wing. The way 10
renew them IL to brush them out so
thai new cnes may grow from their
follicles.
Healthy hair grows at the rate Of
about an inch month. You have
nothing to fear from the loss Of
dead hairs. provided your hair Is In
good condition to promote new
growth.
The shampooing of your hair is
another important factor In preserv-
ing Its beauty. Tho frequency cf the
shampoo Is a matter which 20 GER
tain extent vol. must decide for your
self Once every three weeks is II
good average, although many women
do not require g. shampoo oftener
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-19
JUNE BRIDES, LEARNTO COOK

finish the appearance of the food.
Garnish all your dishes, whether
meat. fish. vegetable or salad.
The selection OF the various Items
on the menu should be made so ms
to avoid repetition. II a cream soup
is served, II is better not to use a
cream sauce with any OF the vege-
tables. 1t is well to provide a pleas
ing variety of colors in the various
courses Of the meal.
This Is the way to prepare n gar
nished bouquet: Procure four
branches OF thoroughly washed pars.
ley stalks, a branch OF soup celery
also thoroughly cleansed, a blade OF
bay leaf, a sprig of thyme and a
couple OF cloves placed in the middle
of the parsley so as to prevent them
from dropping apart; fold 1t together
and tie IL with a string.
Crouton of fried bread Is made this
way: Remove all the crust from a
loaf of bread and trim the crumb into
a block eight inches high by six
inches square at the base, and taper
Ii off to three and one-half inches at
the top. Place in a pan a large lump
of clarified butter or lard, put over
the fire until 1t begins to boil. then
put the bread in and fry 1t, turning
II until nicely Drowned on all sides.
Drain the bread on a sieve, and stick
onto dish with some paste made OF
-four and the white of an egg, which
will retain 1t firmly where 1t is
placed.
Bread croutons for entrees are
made by cutting into slices half an
inch in thickness some bread and
forming 1t into heart-shaped pieces
about two inches in length. Melt in
a frying pan some butter and fry the
bread in 1t until 1t is a light yellow,
being careful to color all alike.
Here Is forcemeat for pies: Chop
half pound of fat bacon with one
pound of veal with the skin and fat
taken off, add little powdered herbs
and mushroom catsup, two eggs. and
little salt to season. Mix well, roll
up into balls and use for pies or any
made dishes.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-19

those who wander in unfrequented
places. Each village possesses one, and,
furthermore, they are found in almost
every section of mountain or plain.
without them the traveller would be
compelled to billet himself in native
quarters, and from the viewpoint OF
public policy this would be most unwise.
However, the Burmans are kindly and
frequently hospitable creatures. They
also have a sense of humor that Is
most unusual in eastern peoples.
OF course when no dak bungalow Is
to be found the traveller is compelled to
content himself with native hospitality.
But he rarely does this willingly, for
native food is not the sort to which he
Is accustomed. nor are the crowded
houses the kind he likes for his com
fort. But compelled to accept native
hospitality, the traveller finds the Bur-
man willing II not able to supply all
his wants at a modest price.
One of the oddities that strikes the
traveller in the interior Of Burma very
forcibly is the "saybuly." This is the
native cigar. or rather cigarette, Tor
it's wrapped in paper. 1t is about a
foot long, and is as thick as both your
thumbs put together. And it's as
strong as imagination can picture.
Not even the hardest explorer. much
less the Burman man or woman, can
consume a saybully at one sitting. In
deed, the Burmans smoke them in in
stalments. And when they've taken the
daily smoke, the women, In particular,
stick the half-consumed saybully in the
hole in their ear Sometimes you will
see both ears so adorned.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-19
ner Topics Treated by Feature Writers
THREE MINUTE
(By Temple Manning.)
Where Cigarettes a Foot Long Are a
Natlon's USmokaU

Nations "Smoke."
Even the traveller who knows much OF
other countries usually knows little OF
Burma. One OF the reasons is that with
the exception OF Seoul the average. city
and village of Burma is either hidden
away In mountains or surrounded by
other natural barriers that make access
exceedingly difficult. SO II happens that
Seoul or Mouimein is the extent OF the
average travellers knowledge of Burma.
And as a matter OF fact, no one who
knows only one city can have any con-
ception OF the peoples.
Into the interior of Burma you may
travel with very little expense II you
the kind OF food you will find, To pene-
trate to the heart OF Burma one may
be compelled to go by bullock cart, by
rickshaw, and at the end find II neces-
sary to climb tiny trails that lead
through deep jungles. Sometimes these
jungles open out suddenly and a tiny
rest house appears in the way.
Where there are no other inns, pub
lie rest houses are maintained by the
government of British India for the ac-
commodation of wandering white men,
Each is equipped with rough sleeping
quarters for few guests, bathing Ia
cilities of the meagerest few reclining
chairs and a babu keeper who registers
travellers and sees that their wants are
supplied. For these accommodations
the standard charge is 1 rupee-about
20 cents--a day.
In addition to the babu keeper there
is almost sure to be a punkah wallah
who will keep the velvet fan moving all
through the night for a few coppers.
Also the rest house is never without its
native cook, who will on short notice
prepare dinner for Europeans at a
cost so small it's best described as
"beggarly."
Scattered through the wilderness of
Burma these dak bungalows are the
consolation as well as the refuge OF