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Show PREMATURE BALDNESS Due to Dandruff and Irritation, Prevented Pre-vented by Cutlcura. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal. Daily shampoos with Cutlcura Soap and occasional applications of Cutlcura Ointment gently rubbed into the. scalp skin will do much to promote hair-growing conditions. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Oriental Water Bottles. Hebron, one of the oldest cities in Palestine, has always been famous for its Oriental water bottles, made of goat skins. Here are to be found-large tanneries, where these receptacles are turned out by the thousands. Lying upon' the ground in rows may be seen hundreds of goat skins awaiting purchasers. pur-chasers. Each skin is inflated, either with water or with air, so that the buyer may know it is perfectly water tight. The majority of the skins used come from Arabia, while a large number num-ber are also received from the Leb-anons. Leb-anons. They are brought to Hebron by the camel caravans and are purchased pur-chased by the, tanneries and turned into bottles. They pass through many processes and a tanner will spend a week upon a single skin before it Is rendered water-tight and serviceable. From Hebron these old "bottles" are sent- to all parts of the East, thousands thou-sands going down into Egypt and the Sudan every year. They are also used as rafts. A number of inflated skins are attached to a light wooden frame, which then not only readily lloatB, but is capable of carrying quite a heavy load. Such rafts are to be seen on the rivers of Syria and also on the Euphrates Eu-phrates and Tigris Birmingham Post. The Extreme. "This fee business is a nuisance. You have to give one everywhere to get the least service." "I know it. Even if you want to speak politely to a lady, you have to tip your hat." A broken promise can be repaired, but it can never be made as good as new. It's nice to live In the country nice for your city relations. |