Show where canes are popular there Is probably no country in the world where the use ot of walking sticks Is so general as in the united kingdom practically every man carries a cane not only in ill the towns and cities but also in the country and in adal addition there Is a large demand for walking sticks for women these being used extensively in the country and nt at seaside re resorts orts but not to a great extent in the cities the winter months are always rainy and even during the summer the leather 1 la often very unsettled so that the use of umbrellas Is also unusually great these conditions have made the manufacture of umbrellas and walking sticks fin an imbor important tant industry in the british isles |