Show furs not out of place in city on the equator carveth etli wells the engineer explore er lecturer who went into africa with the purpose of disproving the popular idea that the center of that continent Is a heat ridden jungle has found adequate proof in the worlds work sir mr wells describes ins his stop at nairobi it Is a new looking town with plenty of building in progress it is 14 the capital of kenya colony and has it ft population of of which agoo are whites although virtually upon the equator the town enjoys a de delightful climate with a yearly rainfall of only 38 inches it Is refreshingly fre cool especially at night many residents use fires all year round and it Is not at all unusual to see ladles wearing furs after sunset nairobi has several excellent hotels the streets are wide and well paved and the traffic which Is considerable sid erable Is regulated by picturesquely uniformed native police excellent stores of all kinds line the streets especially those of sporting outfitters out fitters these do a marvelous business with tile the wealthy who flock to east africa to go on safari and generally shoot boot up tile the country then returning s home laden wit trophies and glowing with glory big game hunters at last I 1 |