Garland Globe | 1908-09-19 | Page 6 | Human Fireflies

Human Fireflies. Purvoyors of Chlnoso Inconsi sticks may rejoice In tho fnd which has do- Jfo velopcd ovor on Hlvcrsldo drlvo, snya tho Now York Press. It Is tho fashion for tho young pooplo who thronit along tho park wall and Haunter up nnd down from tho Schwab mnnslon to Orant's tomb to carry a handful of burning Joss sticks. TIiobo they wave gently back and forth, tho glowing rod tips rivaling the" fairy lamps of tho fireflies, which sparklo among tho trees. Oroups of morry girls thus illumine il-lumine tho night, nnd tho soft sum- mor nlr Is perfumed with this rich orlontal odor. Tho fad startod, of courso, out of a crusado against tho mosquitoes, which nt times frequent tho park. Rut now the mosquito Is not considered. Tho glrlB carry tho Joss Btlcks bocauso tho sparkling tapers ta-pers add to tho ptcturesqucness of tho scene and becauso It has becoino a fad.