Show STOVE IN THE POCKET chinese ward off winters rigors rigor I 1 ora by br carrying hand F furnace naces the contented smile of tho the heatha heat hii chineo may bo be partially accounted account ei for or by their indifference to the chill ness bess ot of the winter months for in ill tho the north of china they care not whether they be lae indoors or out the they always have a stove with them in the th shape of a hand furnace instead of 0 the fire being placed in III the house housa it la Is parried carried about the person beneath the thickly padded cotton garments garment or in tho the hand at times it Is placer placed 0 beneath the chair on which the celi celes val elal Is seated the discovery of this unique method of avoiding winters rigors was made by a traveler in pg fu men klen province whose attention was attracted to the universal and peculiar deformities of its inhabitants strang swellings projected in the most anao countable alces on the anatomy or of the villagers speculations were set net at rest by an old gentleman who re moved his coat and disclosed a small copper furnace secured around his waist with a band and really neatly covered with basket work this artificial mode of warming the body Is only resorted if to in time of extreme cold as ai on ordinary occasions the people deem their thick clothing a sufficient pro lection during winter |