CURIOSITIES. 
f fVe shall be glad to receive Contributions to this se< lion, and to fay for such as are accepted .] 
above the streets. The advantages arc readily seen ; 
an abundance of sunshine and fresh air, a wonderful 
view of the Pacific Ocean and the mountain ranges 
of Mexico, and, at the same time, all the comforts of 
a metropolitan hotel. Twenty-two tents have been 
installed here, and during the summer the demand for 
them is great. — Mr. C. L. Edholm, 4,624, Figueroa 
Street;, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A. 
AN UP-TO-DATE — 
ADVERTISEMENT. 
A N advertising 
f \ device that 
attracted Crowds in 
the streets of Los 
Angeles, California, 
was the a e r o p 1 an e 
shown in this photo- 
graph. It; carried a 
passenger whose con- 
tortions kept the crowd 
in a state of uneasiness, 
as he seemed to be 
having trouble with 
his air-craft as it flew 
above the housetops. 
The aviator was a 
dummy, almost life- 
size, and the machine 
was built in propor- 
tion, and, seen from 
the streets, presented 
a realistic appearance. 1 lie whole device was kept 
aloft by a number of kites, but they were so high 
as to he out of sight from the pavements. Cords 
operated the dummy, which seemed to be working 
with the levevs. A banner trailing behind the air-craft 
carried the advertising sign. — Mr. C. L. Edholm, 4,624, 
Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A. 
QUAINT JAPANESE PRAYING-STONES. 
K YOTO, Japan, abounds in picturesque temples 
and quaint shrines, but perhaps no more 
interesting or beautiful spot will be found than a small 
shrine below the Kiyomidzudera. In t lie valley 
beneath this temple is the Otawa-no-Taki, a small 
stream springing out of the rocks, led through bamboo 
1 pipes and splashing on 
to the praying -stones 
in front of the shrine 
below. On these the 
devout; kneel 
reverently, sometimes 
for thirty or forty 
minutes, with cold 
water playing on their 
backs, supplicating 
the deity of the shrine 
for the safety and 
welfare of some be- 
loved friend or rela- 
tive.— Mr. F. S. Daw- 
son, 9, Tilling t o n 
Street, Stafford. 
CAMP LIFE ON 
THE ROOK. 
A T 7ITH a tent city 
W on its roof, a 
huge tourist hotel in 
San Diego, California, offers a feature of city life 
that is unique — camping one hundred and fifty feet 
