The Gate city journal., October 21, 1921, Image 8

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be, until yo u tr y —
'
Tommy Spilled the Beans.
Mrs. Brown (to casual callers)
—Why, how do you do? What a pity
you didn't come a little earlier; we’ve
Just finished luncheon.
Tommy Brown— Oh, inn. aren't we
*oln' to have any more? I hadn't
tail half enough when the door bell
wing and you all jumped up.— Boston
Trn nscript.
Im p o r ta n t to M o th e r s
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTOIITA. that famous old remedy
for Infants a iiu
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children,
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Signature
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In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’ s Castoria
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The Modern feed .
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units
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B iz w w jr ¿ to w n ffra rr n a s tr
By J. H. DAVIES.
«American Museum of Natural History.)
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¿ppirlu u the tr«de oitrk of Bajrr Manufactur« of Mdaoaceticacidttter of »allc/Uca«M
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HERE has Just been
placed on temporary ex­
hibit In the American
Museum o f Natural His­
tory, New York city, a
remarkable
Buddhist
shrine from Thibet, with
Thibetan carpet, prayer-
mat, temple guardians,
altar vessels, images,
vi
•>
••
sacred banners and holy
hook reciting the praises o f Buildhn.
This is probably the finest assemblage
< - v '. r t f *
of Thibetan religious objects ever
Is an instance of this kind of signifi­
brought together.
cance.
r V ’’
It represents a part of the collecting
The saint wears a mitre topped with
done by Alexander Scott, a British a vulture’s feather. As the vulture Is
artist whose Interest In Indian and the biggest and farthest flier, the
Thibetan nreluieologj dates back forty feather here Indicntes that the doc­
years. For twenty-six years he made trine of this “ guru” Is the most aspir­
Ills home In Darjeeling, India, on the ing, and Ids knowledge the most noble
highway of Thibet. Before Sir Francis
nnd spiritual.
Younghushnnd's expedition into Thibet,
In his right hand he holds a ’dorje”
Mr. Scott had coaxed and won his way or thunderbolt, Implying divine pro­
expedition which was sent into Thibet
into the land o f mystery. Gifted as an
tection and eternal life.
after the British, under Sir Francis
j artist and sympathetic ns a scholar,
Ills left hnnd grasps the skull bowl
Ills Interest in Thibetan Buddhism, or "Obtaining blood or “ ainita,” ( “ sweet Younghusband, hud departed from
Lamaism, was twofold, and resulted In dew,” the ambrosial food of super­ Lhassa, the Lnmulstlc Holy City. A
part of the Chinese expedition re­
personal friendships with the Lamas, natural beings), signifying blessings.
turned home by way of India, dispos­
| ot priests.
Itesttng lightly across his breast ing of its loot to I’nrseo or Hindu
One o f them, Dousnud Up, was thor- nnd against his left shoulder, leans a
curiosity dealers on the way. Thus
I oughly grounded In Thibetan religious trhlent, Its three points signifying that
many great rarities were for a time
customs and traditions. He freely Im­ he has overcome the three vices, Lust,
obtainable
hy connoisseurs lucky
parted to Mr. Scott detailed Informa- Anger and Sloth. The Image Is finely
enough to be on the spot. And of
: tlon and explanations of the many oh- wrought In copper, and the face Is
these, Mr. Scott, as results show, was,
j Jects secured by him. This Lama took coated with pure gold, highly bur­
thanks to his knowledge and experi-
the highly enlightened attitude o f be­ nish ed.
enee, one of the most “ lucky."
ing glad to explain his religion to the
The shrine Is Hanked on each side
This Sir Francis Younghusband was
j foreigners. In order, ns he said, that by a great brass sacred lamp of ex­
born in India and served as British
they might see and understand Its beau- quisite workmanship, Dnc <ri these
political agent In various parts of that
ties and philosophical significance. A* Is the finest Mr. Scott has ever spen.
country. In 1003 he was appointed Brit
Dousand Up had a fine mind and a ra-
On the steps leading to the altar Ish commissioner for negotiating with
marknble command of Knglish, ex­ are a number of brass dog-llke or liott-
Chinn a settlement of relations ho
pressing himself after the manner of a llke figures, elaborately designed anil
tween India and Thibet. In 1001 lie
cultivated Englishman, his assistance Inscribed. These are the guardians of
was at the head of an expedition th:ir
has been Invaluable to Mr. Scott.
the temple.
forced Its way to Lhassa.
So completely was Mr. Scott accept­
Stretched on the steps Is a Ming
Thibet 1ms always been a land of
ed by one o f his Thibetan Lama prayer-nmt at |pnst 400 years old.
mystery—and is yet, for that matter.
friends that on one occasion, when he
The side walls are hung with beauti­ The region is one of the least known
I remarked that nn altar, which was ful banners In the sacred colors nnd
places of earth. It Is there that tin
I greatly overcrowded, could be made symbols.
American expedition is searching for
much more beautiful, be was actually
On n carved stool set with turquoise the "missing link.” the earliest form of
Invited to rearrange It according to his and coral lies a holy book reciting In
man. T o the south of it lit* the Ilium
own Ideas. And when he had per- gold letters on dark blue parchment
layns nnd Mount Everest, as everyone
formeil his task to his own satisfaction, the praises of Buddha.
knows, Is the highest peak nn the
not only did the Lamas delight In the
And most precious of nil, spread be­ enrth’s surfnee (2!>.0U0 feet ) It lm<
changes he hnd wrought, hut they made fore the altar. Is one of the three Thi­
him gifts In token o f their apprecia­ betan carpets known to exist—all of never been ascended and an expedition
Is now making n careful and pcrsl
tion.
them being at present In Mr. Scott’s ent attempt to reach its summit.
Mr, Scott was commissioned by the possession. Tradition has It that enr-
Thibet Itself appears to he the roof
University Museum of Philadelphia to pets were once woven In Thibet. But
collect antiquities, especially sculpture for many years none has been known of the world; It Is the most elevated
o f the Indo-Bactrian and Gnpta eras. to be in existence. When, however, country on the globe. The northern
He obtained a splendid series of the first Sikh Maharajah, Golub Singh, part Is believed to have an avenu.’««
bronzes and other material for that was Installed over Kashmir, tribute elevation of ln.llOO feet. Wluit tie
Institution, which Is to be used as a was sent to him from Thibet, and means ean he Imagined by anyone
basis for the building np of a collec­ among the gifts were three beautiful who has. climbed I’ lkes peak ia Co ««
tion Illustrating the culture of Thibet enrpets, all o f the sume size and of rado, which Is 14.155 feet high. Tin*
people arc of the Mongol stock. The
and India.
similar design. For the best part of population Is believed to approximate
The central figure Is that of l ’adtna 100 years these lay In the palace Tosha
S,,V’0.000. There are supposed to ho
(teacher)
Snmhhnva. “ the
Lotus- Khann or storehouse In Kashmir. Re­
horn,"— the great “ guru’ or saint who cently they were sold at public auction 50.000 lumas. These lamas are devntea
S00 years ago entered Thibet, at the In Srinagar, where Mr. Scott pur­ to celibacy and live In lamaseries, or
Invitation of the Thibetan king, and chased one and later obtained the oth­ monasteries, of which there are said t«>
became the first teacher of Buddhism ers from two Indian nobles who had he 3,000. Many of these lamaseries
are of great size, housing thousands.
in Thibet. Snmhhnva was a Hindu secured them at the auction.
I’olynndry prevails among the people.
from Udynna nnd on Ids teachings were
The carpets, like the Thibetan pray­
China has exercised u rule of M>-ts
grafted the essentials o f the Siva wor­ er-mats, show Chinese taste blended
ship o f the Hindus. It is to his Influ­ with Thibetan symbolism, nnd were over Thibet since the Eighteenth cen­
ence that the strongly Hindu charac­ doubtless made in Thibet by Chinese tury, more especially as to its foreign
ter of the rites nnd mythology of pre­ weavers. Just as the carpets and mats relations. Government appears to he
sent-day Buddhism In Thibet Is to he show the Influence of China, a large largely local. For uges the chief
authority rested with the Grand l.nnm.
traced.
proportion of Thibetan metal-work
The other typical character o f Lama- strongly reflects Indian culture, as whose capital was Lhassa, a city of
about 25.isto people.
Ism Is Its admixture o f demonology, n from time Immemorial the Newnrls or
In consequence of the W04 British
relic o f Thibetan aboriginal “ shaman­ mechanics of Nepal, In India, hnve
expedition under Sir Francis Young-
ism," the religion of ghosts and local worked In metal for the Thibet,«ns.
hushan I, at h ast a part of the authori­
demons. From the primitive slmman-
Laid on the shrine ns votive offer­
Istlc element arises the use of carved in g s nre many little Images, some of ty was transferred to the Grand Lanm
human hones In the making of religious :«>i l Inlaid with turcunlse nnd lapis of Tashl-lunpo, near Shlgntse. There
is also n Chinese resident In Thlliet.
regalia hnd other objects. The ho»«c- lazuli.
In some cases, these are This British expedition forced various
nre the relics of very holy Lnmns
mages of Krishna, probably left by concessions in trade him ) In the foreign
long dead, who nre supposed to he Hindus
who,
without
worshiping
relations of the country, which for a
honored In the practice.
Buddha, reverence him and nre willing «•entury had been practically a close.l
In all oriental religions symbolism 1 to make gifts to his temples.
predominates nnd the -hr.nc «>f I’admn . Most of these objects «e r e looted nation. Thibet Is principally famous,
Santhhava. at the American Museum, ; from Thibetan temples by the Chinese perhaps, ns the seat of that form of
Bttddldsni known as Lamaism.
Whales Grow Rapidly,
seems to he credible nccottnfs of
wholes
reaching
a
length
or
from eighty five to ninety-five feet,
A menrher of the Brooklyn Institute hut the authority did not see any of
museum, Brooklyn, N. Y „ who has that size. Whales appear to grow with
•mde a special study of whales In great rapidity, the length of “ yearlings '
Newfoundland, states that the average being estimated ni from thirty to
length of a full-grown sulphur-bottom thirty.five feet.
whale Is Just tinder eighty feet, accord
(pg to an exchange. This estltnnte
Tattooing an Ancient Adornment.
disregards the exaggerated reports
Dating front ancient times |* that
sometimes sprend hy sailors, and Is favorite form o f proclaiming one's love
based on actual measurements of for the briny deep— the tattoo—and In
i tatty Individual specimens.
There Its early dnys this form of adornment
|
wns held most honorable. The Polyne­
[
nre known to have been adepts
i sians
In the art. anil from thnt time to this
there hnve always been people who
^
have been attracted to this form of
beauty. Those decorations have taken
all sorts of forms, from the plain
Mack and white work to that In the
nmst variegated col««» ngs, to sav noth­
ing of Hie method of "gash" tattooing
which consists of on ting deep gashes
In the desired design, filling them with
clnv nnd then lettlnt tV-rn remain as
a sort of cameo on ths- tVsh
He Didn't Like the Name.
[T A K E S UMBRELLA TO MASTER
Harry hail worn trousers for the
first time on Ills third birthday.
Clever Dog That Keeps a N«w Y«t
The next morning Ills mother called
Commuter Dry When H« Gtti
him: “ Come, Harry, let mother dress
Caught in Rain.
you.
don’t
(Hi. mother,
lie replied:
‘T U show .voti a regalar dog," ug
dress me. ricuse punts me.”
Gardiner to bis friend .Inlinson, «Ine
Don’t Forget Cuticura Talcum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and dusting powder and perfume, ron-
derlng other perfumes superfluous.
You may rely on it because one of the
Cuticura Trio (Soup, Ointment nnd
Talcum). 20c each everywhere.— Ad­
vertisement.
Rare Archeological Find.
Not long since, while visiting a
gravel pit nt Swnrllng, near Canter­
bury, England. In search o f pnlnoo-
lltliic implements, Mr. Reginald Smith,
of the British museum, and Dr. Inee,
of Stttrry. learned Hint the laborers
there hnd unearthed vast's o f the late
Celtic period, and their report In­
duced the Society of Antiquaries to
pursue Investigations on the site. A
fortnight’s trlnl digging brought to
light, within a confined area, no fewer
thnn thirteen um-httrlnls. among them
one rich tomb containing six complete
pottery vessels, two bronze fibulae
and an Iron-bound bucket. The style
of the ohjects, which show character­
istic native forms Just beginning to t>e
Influenced by Roman models, dates the
grave approximately to the first half
century A. D. Adjoining the cemetery
were found the remains o f nn Iron-
smelting nnd enameling works o f the
snme enrly date.—London Times.
he hnd Inviteli tu dinner ut his hon»
In Long IsIam), acrorillng to tlm K«
York Sun. Tliey Inni ullghted fra
lite traiti and II wiu rnitilng. « lardi-
iter guzed up and down thè Street
anxlously.
“ Wlint are .voti looklng fnrf uktt
Johnson.
“ T lte re !” exclalmed elurdlner, igner-
Ing his frletid's question and poiiit-
ing down thè Street. "There'j « ru­
tilar dog.”
A Rtdginn polire dog citine ruunlnc
towaril thè station with itti uinMi
In Its litoti III. The «log stopped In Ire»
ot (ìHixllner.
"Thut's my dog," salii fìanllner. "Ot
rultiy dnys my a lfe glves hlm io i
hrellu nnd he biings it down to li»
station so I don’t bave to walk bau
Iti thè wet.”
Pertinent Inquiry.
The newest member of Miss Jowf
Sunday school class was a lad whoet
frankness was equal to hls curtoetty
in many matters.
On one occasion Miss Jones' mode
a few remarks touching untrutlafsl-
ness and earnestly endeavored to its
press her charges with the necessityo(
being truthful nt «11 thnea nnd undet
all circumstances.
Now the new pupil appeared to»
intensely Interested In MlssJoaei'»
marks, nnd, after due reflection, pal
this query to her:
Proceeding With Caution.
“ Wlint nre your views concerning * “ What I ’d like to know, maatn," ha
said, “ is It a lie if nobody ever know!' |
I he tariff?"
"You ought to speuk first." replied — Milwaukee Sentinel.
Senator Sorghum.
Pals.
“ Why?”
Ethel, age seven, hud disobeyed *
"Because you are an Influential
voter. As it patriotic yet practical mother, and as a result was sereflll
statesman It should he my duty, us spanked. After the girl had bid 1«
well ns nt.v privilege In this Interview, “ cry," she walked Into the next ns*
to reconcile nt.v opinions to yours ns where her mother was sitting, threw j
her arms around her mid said:
far as I can conscientiously do so.”
“ Mother, you and 1 are 1*1»: "
don't core anything shout spun-
Modern Girls’ Progress.
Say what you want to nhout the do we?” And nio’ her could ad *
modern girl, her costumes and her strain n smile.
manners she hns nt lenst einnnripnted
Any woman who doesn’t care Jw j
herself from the clinging-vlnn stnge
her hair looks in the back if * j
of development.— Detroit Free Press.
peruteiy ill.
Economy enables some people to
I ’ ray for health and walk Are« «
pile up a lot of money for the benefit
of the get-rlch-qutck promoter.
a day.
Whose fault is it when your
husband is cross at
breakfast?
I f you hit you r thumb
w it h a h a m m e r y o u
w o u ld n ’ t b la m e y o u r
thumb for hurting.
Y o u can avoid thi#
possibility if you'll stop
drinking tea and coffee ana
drink instead, rich, pleas­
ing Postum.
Then w h y blame you r
husband whose nerves
m ay have been pounded
by coffee, and w hose rest
probably has been broken
by the irritation o f the
caffeine it contains?
Postum is the deli­
cious cereal be ver age with
a c o ffe e -lik e flavor. IJ
affords the advantages of
a hot drink, without ths
ill effects o f tea or coffee.
If you stay awake half
the night you don’t feel
any too cheerfuL
T h e caffeine o f coffee
nnd the thein o f tea are
known drugs. I f their use
is persisted in, sooner or
later the nervous system
m ay give way.
Then you m ay have
insomnia, or disturbed
sleep. Y o u r nerves and
tissues w ill be robbed o f
that stability essential for
normal and happy living.
Postum
Order Postum froffl
you r grocer today. Try
it w ith the famil y for a few
days, and see what a de­
ference there’ll hi how
it w ill permit Nature to
bring sound sleep *n
s t r o n g , s tu rd y , quiel
nerves. Sold by grocers
P ostu m com es in «* •
forms: Instant Postum (tntm»
mads Instantly in the cup W
the addition of boiling ' a
Postum Cereal (in r ac
larger bulk, for those w P
f.r to make the drir.k e h * * »
meal is being prepared) ms-
by boiling for 20 minutes.
fo r
There’s a R easo n
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