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Show Where Canes Are Popular. There is prohably no country in the world where the use of walking sticks is so general as in the United Kingdom. King-dom. Practically every man carries a cane, not only in the towns and cities, but also in the country ; and, in addition, addi-tion, there is a large demand for walking walk-ing sticks for women, these being used extensively in the country and at seaside sea-side resorts, but not to a great extent In the cities. The winter months are always rainy and even during the summer the weather Is often very unsettled, so that the use of umbrellas is also unusually great. These conditions have made the manufacture of umbrellas and walking slicks an important industry In the British Isles. |