New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1926, Page 20

SHITHSONIAN GETS STRANGE FOOTGEAR Gathered in World Rambles by Frank G. Garpenter ‘Washington, D. C., Nov. 12 — S8trange footwear from far places— the clogs of a Hi du priest pilgrim from the Ganges, the leather temple slippers of a worshipper at nta Sophia Mosque in Constantinople, the ‘woven linden-bark sandals of a Rus- slan peasant, make up a recent gift to the Smithsonian In; hibition in the collection was Frank G. ter, during 40 ye over the earth, g for his book on “How the World is Clothed.” The d er, Mrs. W. Huntington, presented the to the institution. Weird forms in strange r The clogs of the Hindu p flat slabs of wood, shaped so as to resemble a flying dolphin tail thrown back. the ground by two sets of stilts and quite ornately carved. But the most curfous feature is the met of holding the'~ to the foot. Th aecomplishd by a wooden knob which fis between the big toe and the second toe. Wood Is a popular materia the poor of many countries, Is #abots of the Fr: Peasants, the crude Japanese and the ornate clogs Tripoll. The Japanese supply the place of rubbers by attaching stilts to their clogs. T they call “rain day” shoes. from Tripoll, described as anc resemble a monstrous insect on four iron shod legs with an iron probos- cis under an elongated head. ‘That woman will not be denled with od single her fashlons even thouth her ma- | terlal be poor is proved by the high els of a palr of wooden shoes ought in the Street called Stralght” at Damascus. These have cloth tops, cut with careful atten- tion to form. The sandal type of footwear in the g;rpemer collection s represented & flat leather slab hound to the fobt by a thong, worn by the Indians of Guatemala, by the Russian bark footwear They are raised from | |sandais®and other variations on the |same general form from various {parts of the world. It is interesting to note the wide nge of the same types of shoes. The most distinctive |types seem to be the moccasins of |the American Indlans, and yet these | have a relative in the Russian Tartar | boot. | Other curiosities in the 95 pairs that compose the collection are a | Manchurlan lady" ed some three inches from groun by a felt pedestal shaped like a trophy ship; a pure ruhber shoe from a rubber plantation on the Amazon; an English school boy's shoe with two pounds of iron hob- nails on the soles; and an American lady’s toothpick shoc of tho vintage of 1800, FEthnologically, the collection is a tion of the prosperity, customs quilted shoe rals- tically, it e of adven- specimens bear such items Leather temple slippers Constantinople. Bought at mosq. > on day of seige, Prince of Wales Sets Fashions Unwillingly Nov. 12 (#—The prince of a fashion in any and often does and s ter of ATt e of men's wea he does it unwittingly certainly not a willing ar] fashion. Rather he is most anxlous to avold | publicity or advertisement of any sort and often goes out of his way e attention. He dresses well efully, but not any more §0 average man about town. His high rank and popularity, however, are Seized on by haber- 1shers and tailors to do some quiet advertising on their own. When it becomes known through whisperings that the Prince of Wales favors thi or that articles of attire, it becomes |the fashion tmmediately although others may have worn them before. Makes Violin While Awaiting Stage Sues London, Nov. 12 (® — George Robey, the famous British music- hall artist, makes violins during his waits in theaters. This ha his hohby for years. He ass materials from all parts of world and has become 8o expert that he ventured to present Fritz Kreisler with* an instrument he made. Krelsler is so pleased with it that he intends to use it in his public concerts. to esca: the | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1926. STATE ACTIVE IN ' MEAT INSPECTION | Conn. Health Boand Cites This City Tor Safeguard Hartford, Nov. 12 (®—The house- keeper today who is concerned with the health of her family recognizes the importance of buying food which is not only handled under sanitary conditions, but wish 3 to be as. sured that it is safe for consump- [tion. 1In the selection of meat she | watches for the little purple stamp |'which assires her that it has been spected by federal authoritles and so is safe for her use. Or, she may | fina irger purple stamp on the lay roast which tells her that it has heen passed by a Connecticut {meat inspector. | Many people, however, do not ap- | preciate what lies back of these pur- ple sta 1ps. This war all too forcib- ly shown at the state fair at Hart- ford last fall when the commission- |er on domestic animals had on dis- play certain organs, of meat and dairy cattle which wer > mottled with | tuberculosis lesions. This was a gruesome ‘hut effective message to the public, and taught them to be- ware of using meat which has not re- | ceived the stamp of safety. | In 1906 the feder: tion law was passed by coner This gave power to the United St { department of agricul |food animals hefore and | slaughter, in order to eliminate s animals or such parts of the as are found to be unsafe for food. | Tt also provides for the safe handling {and production of meat products. Now this law is excellent as far as it goes, but it only applies to meat |and meat produets in interstate com- | | merce. Tt has been estimated that only about 60 per cent of meat and {meat products in the United States lare handled under the protection of |thig law. What about the other 40 | per cent? Unless ~ere is a corre | ponding law in each state to protect | the public against un | duced within the state, | may be far frqm safe for consump- | tion. | What about Connecticut? | present time there is |meat inspection for the state but fe meat pro- meat inspec- | local meat | At the | no uniform | 1 Imeat inspection is carried on locally in fourteen citie: nd towns, name- ly, ven, Hartford, Bridgeport, Stan s N London, Norwalk, Middletown, Meriden, New Britain, Bristol, Rockville, Manchester, West |Haven and Winsted. Beside this the |commissionet on domestic animals inspects shipments of animals which ow ling, and is thus able to eliminate all |unsafe meat or perts thereof. | Another fuiportant feature of his {worls is the elimination of tubercu- llosis from dairy herds. It is esti- mated that onc-half of all meat |condemned is tuberculous. 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