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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. Frail Meats OF All Kinds AT MY NEW BDTCm - SHOP, ON WATER STREET. JETEH. POWELL Professional Cards- BAGGS& SPENCE. DENTAL SURGEONS, BAIN BRIDGE, . . . . GA. f^-Office—Corner Water and West streets, in Chacon Buildiug. DR. H. D. WILSON Dentist. —office— Over H. B. Ehrlich & Co.’s Store, Bainfcridee, Ga. HI . 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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. 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