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Show Sell Kits of Dead Sailors. Kits ot sailors lost at sen nro sold regularly at auction nt tho Albert docks In London. Tho salo provides mnny n pitiful sight. Most of tho lots nro contained in tho regular sailor's sea chests, all marked with tho namo of tho Bhlp from which thoy come. Ono sea chest which camo up for auction recently was that of an unfortunate un-fortunate Chinese cook who was eaten by cannibals. Among other contents tbo box contained two choppers, n largo knlfo nnd tho picture of nn English Eng-lish womnn In n frnmo. It Is not unusual un-usual for those -who havo lost friends or. r61ntfvo3 nt son to nttond theso auctions nnd thero nro times when tho first now of such a loss comes through the recognition of familiar objects. |