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THE JUJU 'designers
PATTERNS DESCEND FROM PARENT
TO CHILD IN THE ORIENT.
tlenaon* Why Animal FlBure* Ar«
Rarely Seen on I'eralan Rasa.
Prayer llnifi of the Mohammedwii
and Their Lae—The ltuK* of Siva*.
The (loRipns of eastern rugs are often
the spontaneous outcome of the fancy
of the weaver. Sometimes they ara
handed down from one generation to
another. In some cases young girls aro
taught the design by an adult, who
marks it in the sand. At other times a
drawing of the rug is made on paper,
the Instructor showing her pupils the
arrangement of every thread and the
color to he used. When all this has
been done, the pupils must make tho
rug without looking at the lira wing.
1'erslan rugs excel those of other
countries In artistic design as well as
In harmonious coloring. The Persians
SOCHI to have a natural Intuition In the
use and blending of different shades,
and In the designs that contain these
certain colors they achieve the happiest
results. It Is really wonderful what
exquisite fabrics these people, bom
and reared In Ignorance and poverty,
produce.
The designs In Persian rugs nro gen
erally floral, and In some districts, es
pecially Purs, the women weavers In
vent the designs, varying them every
two or three years. The Mohammedan
religion does not allow any direct rep
resentation of animal forms, conse
quently rugs woven under Its Influence
take floral, geometric and vegetable
fonnR. The Shiah sect of Moslems,
however, numbering about 13.000.000.
of whom 8,000.000 are Persians, do not
regard representations of animals ns
unlawful. By the Industry of this sect
and that of Infidels and of all who dis
regard the law of the Koran animal
forms are seen on some Persian rugs.
The prayer rug was evidently Invent
ed for the purpose of providing the
worshipers with one absolutely clean
place on which to offer prayers. It Is
not lawful for a Moslem to pray on any
place not perfectly clean, and unless
eucb one has Ills own special rug he Is
not certain that the spot Ims not been
polluted. With regard to the purity of
the place of prayer Mohammedans are
specially careful when making their
pilgrimages, the rugs which they tuko
with them having been preserved from
pollution by being rolled up until the
Journey Is begun or until the hour for
prayer arrives. It does uot mutter to
these followers of Mohammed how
undenu a rug that Is on the floor may
be, because over It they place the pray
er rug when their devotions begin.
The Turkish rugs made nt Slvas are
always wovou of wool, and almost ev
ery hamlet carries ou the Industry of
weaving In the homes. Tfyere are no
factories, the youug girls and women
doing tho work here ns In other parts
ot Turkey. Slvns rugs are In most
cases small, measuring about eight by
four feet, but In these years larger nud
more attractive rugs are being made.
Even the poorest families have flue
rugs, for they regard them as valuable
property, to be sold only under the
pressure of great ex'tremlty. The weav
ers are so frugal In their manner of
lit Ing that their dally earning of 13 to
10 emits Is sufficient to supply their
wants. Their food consists usually of
rice and crushed wheat, with occasion
ally a smnll piece of mutton.
Smyrna Is only a mart for the sale
of comparatively Inferior rugs that are
made In the interior from the coarse
lialr of the Angora goat. These aro
woven In Irregular designs and, al
though not artistic, are largely sought
as coverings for the baro floors and to
add warmth. The weaving of these
rugs Is crudely done by girls and wo
men. Sometimes the loom Is primitive
ly constructed from the trunks of trees.
The designs ure very simple and have
either been hnuded down from earlier
r •■■eratlons or are supplied from the
city.
Yuruk rugs ore so called from a band
of nomads who dwell among the moun
tains of Auatolln. They have large
flocks of fine sheep and weave rugs of
firm, even texture. The colors are very
good, the field often of dark brown, or
namented with large designs.
About 200 years ago small embroider
ed rugs were largely made In Persia,
■ chiefly at Ispahan. These were prayer
ruga, and ou each of them, near one
-end, wns a small embroidered mark to
show where the hit of sacred earth
from Mecca was to be placed. In obe
dience to a law of the Koran that the
head must be bowed to the ground In
prayer this was touched by the fore-
hard when the presentation was made,
and so the letter of the law was carried
out The custom prevails. The Persian
women who weave the finest prayer
ru.is seldom weave any other kind of
.ruj,—"Bug*. Oriental and Occidental."
A MATTER OF TEMPERAMENT.
"The day Is fine," quoth Mary Jane,
••Yet, leit It Rhouhl come on to rain,
lfy waterproof ami unibcrell
And rubber shoes I’ll take as well;
For, though these may be troublesome
In case the showers do not cuine,
Hethlnka ’twere better, after all,
To be prepared, leal worse befall.'*
"Ti e day la fair," cried Jeanne Marie;
. "The day Is fair—ah, tm-joll!
invest hat, my prettiest Urea*
I hl.jll put on. What bap|>lnc*sl
But it it rein*—well, what if thatf
I’li „ot another drew and hat!
Ah. but l it look so fresh and pay
Yi.e run will have to tblne all day!'*
—Alice Reid in Harper's.
FLAVOR IN FOODS.
Ills Qnnlttr Is n* Much a Necessity
ns Is Nutriment.
Chemists tell us that cheese Is one of
he most nutritious ntnl at the same
line one of the cheapest of foods. Its
nutritive value Is greater than meat,
while its cost Is much less. But this
chemical aspect of the matter docs not
‘xprett the real value of the cheese as
a food. Cheese Is eaten not because of
its nutritive value as expressed by the
amount of proteids, fats and carbohy
drates that It contains, but always be
cause of its flavor.
Now. physiologists do not find that
flavor has any food value. They teach
over and over again that our foodstuffs
are proteids. fats and.carbohydrates and
that as food flavor plays absolutely no
part. But at the same time they tell us
that tho hotly would be unable to live
upon these foodstuffs were It not for
the flavors. If one were compelled to
eat pure food without flavors. like the
white of an egg. It Is doubtful whether
one could for a week at a time consume
a sufficiency of food to supply his bod
ily needs. Flavor Is as necessary as nu
triment. It gives a rest to the food and
thus enables us to consume It pfoperly.
and. secondly, it stimulates the glands
to sc'crete, so that the foods may he
satisfactorily digested and assimilated.
The whole art of cooking, the great
development of flavoring products, the
high prices paid for special foods like
lobsters and oysters—these and numer
ous other factors connected with food
supply and production are based solely
upon tills demand for flavor. Flavor Is
a necessity, but It Is not particularly
Important wlint the (lavor may be. This
Is shown by the fnct that different peo
ples have such different tastes In this
respect. The garlic of the Italian and
the red pepper of the Mexican serve
tho same purpose as the vanilla which
we put In our Ice cream, and all pluy
the part of giving a relish to the food
and stimulating the digestive organs to
proper activity.—1‘rofessor n. W. Corn
In Popular Science Monthly.
The Humming Rlrd’s Flight.
The flight of the little humming bird
Is more remarkable than that of tho
eagle. Wo can understand the flapping
of the eagle's Immense wing supporting
n comparatively light body. But our
little bird has n plump body. His wings
ore not wide, but long, so he must
move them rapidly to sustain his
weight, and this he can do to perfec
tion. The vibrations of his wings aro
so rapid as to make them almost invisi
ble. He can use them to sustain him
self In midair, with his body as motion
less as If perched on a twig. In this
way he can sip the nectar of the deli
cate. fine stemmed flowers without
alighting for a moment. lie never
alights while so engaged. He moves
from flower to flower with a graceful
and rapid movement, sometimes chas
ing away a bee or humming bird moth,
of which he Is very Jealous. Nor Is he
much more favorably Impressed with
any small birds that seem In his way.
He knows his power of flight, and bo
1ms no fear of any other bird.—Henry
Hales In St. Nicholas.
Lein tiro Fur (ho Zoo*
The national zoo Ims just received
through nn animal dealer In Philadel
phia a magnificent pair of the large
black and white lemurs Indigenous to
the Island of Madagascar. This makes
the fourth pair of these animals
brought to this country, and. In addi
tion to being highly attractive by rea
son of their coat of long Jet black aud
snow white hair and their abnormally
large end luminous eyes, they are cf
very great Interest from the viewpoint
of science and evolution.
The lemur stands in tho same rela
tion to apes and monkeys as they in
turn staud to the human race, only In
j the case of the lemurs and apes the
"missing link” connecting the two gen
era Is In real and actual existence, be
ing realised In the “aye-aye," a pecul-
; lar animal, also of Madagascar, that Is
as much lemur as it Is simian.
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The Retort Conrteoaa.
A story oft told is that of Lord ,
who when a young man was opposing
Mr. Sugden, subsequently lord chancel
lor ot England, In a parliamentary con
test. "He's the son ot a country bar
ber,” said the noble lord.
Replying afterward. Mr. Bncdensaid:
"His lordship has told yon that 1 am
nothing but the son of a country bar-
iter. but he has not told you all, for l
have been a barber myself end worked
In my father's shop, and all i wish to
say about that Is that bad his lordship
been born the son of a country barber
he would have been a barber stIU. That,
to my mlud. Is quite clear.”—Household
Words. .
LUXURY WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL!
If you went to buy »•
whelp you would'nt accept
kitten as a substitute, even
the dealer urges you.
Now, don’t accept a sd*
tute for
LfOlf COFFEE.
It is bound to tnm out a «
mon yellow cat, with none 1
w.tcn our r.x. .d,or.l.. m .„,. **“ “ rlm B ,b * he ““
You want LION COFFEE because It is LION COFFEE
,. ¥• the olher ll,nd ' y°“ ™>t a -offee which, in order to hide imperfections, is “W
polished with eggs and other preparations, then do not buy
UON COFFEE,
If LION .COFFEE were common, ordinary stuff, coffee drinkers would’nt insist on*
mg it. It is used in millions of homes because it is the best coffee in the world for 1
pnee. If you doubt this, take a single package home and try it
list kTEX&At 10 " COFFEE YOU will find * fully Illustrated and