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Show CARRIAGES OUST CAMELS. Wealthy Arnblnns Havo Taken to Biding in the American Vehic.es. Milk white Arabian steeds and nil tho vothor color of horses In Arabia, as carrlors for travel or ploasuro, are bolng displaced by American built carriages and carts. Instead of mounting a fleet-footed camel or a horse with tho speed of the wind to make his excursions Into tho desert the Arabian climbs Into a buggy or a cart built In Indiana or New York nnd drUcs off Uko nny other civilized citizen. Consul M?''terstin nt Aden, tho chief city of r.ii'-i repoits that of all vehicle? i ",ji. t during tho last year three- r hj of Lhom came from tho United fr . Tho Anitl.-'n hickory vehicles are proferred to thoso of India and England Eng-land because of their sto.lng qualities. quali-ties. It has been found that tho American built wagons, carriages and carts withstand tho hot dry cllmato better than any others. All of tho 160 public carriages In Aden aro of Amerlcnn manufacture and aro lightly constructed so that ono horse may pull four passengers. The real Arab of wealth nnd fash-Ion fash-Ion likes vctorius built In tho United States hotter than eiiy other. Ho also uses American harness hocauso tho makos of other countries aro too heavy and cumbersome. |