Millard County Chronicle | 1912-05-02 | Page 1 | Why Not Patriots in Wax?

WHY NOT PATRIOTS IN WAX? Suggestion for Exhibitions of Effigies Cornea From the Shows Common f In England. How many school children would recognize historical wrsonages, other than perhaps Washington and Uncoln, If they met them face to face? A South Side matron recently returned from a tour of the British Isles, was peaking. She said: "In Great Britain every little town hfs Ita wax works show. It Is a mystery mys-tery to me why we Americans with our far famed business sagacity have so long neglectpd so fertile A field. They are as common and as cheap there as moving picture shows are here. In Ibese places alt the famous characters of history and literature are depicted. A school child Is able to go Into a wax works show and get an accurate Idea of the costume, fares and figures of any particular time. How many of u can get such an Idea from a pile of clothing lying ticketed on a museum shelf; "Mm. TussHiid's wax works In In-don In-don are probably the most complete of Ita kind In the world. Thousand of figures mid scenes nre depleted In so close imitation of life that on really live history over again there "