no doubt, in the absence of any system
of public lighting for the streets and
highways. 1 he lantern Las none the
less it uses in daylight. Suspended
over doorways and along the fronts of
shops, it declares the surname of the
proprietor within, in Luge characters,
and no respectable domicile is without
one. Indeed, all lanterns, whether car
ried in the hand or otherwise, are in
scribed with the surnames of their
owners, so that, while walking the
street of a night, a man can always dis
cern that his friend Jones or Robinson
is approaching long bofore his figure is
discernible. Official persons show their
titles on their lanterns, not their names,
a rule which is frequently abused by
vagabonds, who have only to show a
lantern inscribed "The Magistrate, to
be able to extract money from the weak
and unwary. Wealthy families and offi
cials affect the large, globular lantern ;
the common classes a smaller one, of
cylindrical shape. The characters are
always inscribed in red or black paint,
save in time of mouminr'Trhen the blue
is employed. Lanterns form an impor
tant adjunct to all processions idola
trous, hymeneal and funereal and on
such occasions, the larger the lantern,
the more imposing is its effect consid
ered. The Dour I nlorked.
