Show SOME QUEER CUSTOMS can p ond tory I 1 baad laad an old camper out once related to a horrified housekeeper bis experience of dishwashing iu a miners camp it did not take much time though the corn pany waa numerous and the utensils ot the kitchens were in constant use the reason why it took but little time he sufficiently indicated by the statement that the cook pot was not cleaned till ft became too small to hold a pudding of reasonable size then somebody got a hammer and knocked off the hardened accretions from its interior till it was restored nearly enough to its original capacity to render further service on tory island an out of tho w ay bit of an irish islet and indeed to a less degree throughout donegal tl e natives are abot much more dalty in their UT ing and their habit of letting the grounds remain indefinitely in their tea pots has disastrous consequences every day and all day long saya a recent writer the teapot sits stew ing in th embers of the hearth and at each successive brew fresh tea is thrown ill but the old is never thrown out un til tho pot is choked the result is an unusual and excessive rate of insanity little wonder v hen a tory island boy mho vw questioned as to his usual meals could reply for and tay for dinner tay w ceorge at daytime and for supper whiles wo have tay for breakfast instein and for our dinner an I 1 then another sup of tar before bedtime however diet injurious as ft is to the nerves does not seem to affect the muscles tho tory islanders are a robust and vigorous race the men av erasing 6 feet in height and tho women unusually tall and strong the women indeed hare need of all their physical strength bance it is they who do the bulk of the outdoor work while the men stay at home and spin and wowe at strand ou a sunday morning saya the same observer one may witness a strange sight at low tide mor than a mile of roundabout lound about ia saved by wadig across a narrow bay tho men include iu their sunday s wardrobe war droba and stockings the women by courtesy an I 1 custom wear footless stockings with a loop passing oer the too I 1 ach good vnye takes her good man upon her aboul ders and the heroes are conveyed across dry shod louth s conci anion |