Show STOVE IN THE POCKET chinese ward off winters winter rigor by carrying hand Pur furnaces Purna naces cei the contented smile ot of tho the heathen beath chineo chinee may be partially recounted tor for by their indifference to the coldness of 0 the winter months for la in the north ot of china they cure care not whether they he be indoors or out thoy they eways have a L stove with them in the ships shape of a hand band furnace instead ot at the fire being placed in the house homo it Is carried about the person beneath the thickly padded cotton garments garment or in the hand band at times it Is placed beneath the tha chair on which the celestial to la seated the discovery ot of this unique method of 0 avoiding vl winters aters crigore was made ly by a traveler in fa klen province whose attention was attracted to the universal and peculiar deformities of 0 Us ita inhabitants strange swellings projected in the most unaccountable places on the anatomy of 0 the villagers speculations were set ret at rest by an old gentleman ho to moved his coat and nd disclosed dla closed a small copper furnace secured around bis big waist with a band and neatly covered with basket work this artificial mode of warming the body Is only resorted to in time of 0 extreme cold as on ordinary occasions the people deem their thick clothing a sufficient protection during winter |