THE AMAZING AMAZON.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1926, Page 3

THE AMAZING AMAZON.

The Amazon is the king of streams, From first to last it receives over 1200 tributaries, of which more than 100 , are large-sized rivers, and rise so far apart, and have their floods and ebbs and such different seasons that the Amazon is at about the same height the year round. At some points on its lower course one bank is invisible from the other. The lieholdor seems to be looking on a yellow sea of fresh water. Tts mouth, including that of the Para, is 180 miles in width, and it is navigable for large-sized ocean steamers for 1000 miles from the sea ; and 510 vast is the flood that the ocean is tinged with yellow for 10 miles from the coast of Brazil. fashion and elephants. The fashionable woman’s passion for rings and bracelets made 110111 elephant’s hair set in precious metal is being followed up by a craze for all sorts of “elephant novelties.’’ It is the desire of every woman to have elephants carved from ivory round about her, either one or a regiment of elephants. • ... Elephants are carved in ivory m many sizes, and these are used for all manner of purposes. The last word is probably represented by a necklace of this order seen recently in London. There were nine ivory elephants, the largest and central animal l>eing between- three and four inches long.