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Show PAPERMAKIN I INDO-CHIN a the room was handsomely furnished with native carve teakwood tables and chairs inlaid with mother-of- pearl ateak bed with faded damask draperies stood in a corne of the large room and a beautifully carved divan serve asareceptacle for firewood and charcoal; shining coppe kettles of food and jugs of water leaned carelessly agains the walls. A half dozen stalwart chickens scratched an pecked about the floor of the shadow. room; from a faroff corner came the cries ofa baby swinging in a ratta hammock. The kindly housewife proffered tea and ball of dough over whichshe poured a e gruel of sweetene goose grease. Both my guide and his rotund wife audibl showed their enjoyment of the early evening repast b much gurgling and smacking of lips, with the inevitabl display of betel-stained teeth Tonkin, like all places of Asia, has its own individua odour,-an aroma suggestive of over-ripe fruit and swee tropical spices, mingled with a dash of offal, opium, an joss. It isa fascinating, but oppressive, aroma, one that i alw ys present in country and city, penctrating even th most inner rooms of the inns and houses. It is true tha moving pictures give us awonderful conception of life i forcign countries and realistically depiét the people, th scenery, the vegetation, and the architecure of almos every locality, even the natural colours and sounds ar present. Not until cinema technicians have developed perfec method of recording smells and aromas, however will pictures interpret feelingly the genuine atmospher Digital mage © 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rights reserved |
