| Show professional stilt walkers nell arnott M D alij D saya of the walkers of franco surpassing in difficulty la the practice which is general among the inhabitants of the sandy plains called landes in the southwest 0 france ot walking on stilts the landes afford tolerable pasture tor sheep but during ane portion of the year are halt covered with water and during the remainder are still very unfit walking ground by reason of the deep loose sand and thick furze the natives meet the inconveniences of all seasons by doubling the length of their natural legi through the addition to them of stilts which they call mounted on these wooden poles which are put on and oft as regularly as the other parts of dress they appear to strangers a new and extra or race of long legged beings in arching over the loose sand or through the water with steps of six or eight beet in length and with the speed 0 0 trotting horse a possible journey being W or 40 miles a day watching their flocks they alx themselves in convenient stations by means of a third beaff which supports them from behind and then with their rough sheepskin cloaks and caps ilka thatched roofs over them they appear ilka little watch towers or singularly lofty tripods scattered owr tho taco ot tho country |
