Panama and the canal . The City Wall at High Tide. of South America, in Ecuador. The Panama merchantsbuy them from that distant country, and then they, in turn,sell them to our hatters in the United States. They might LIFE IN PANA^MA CITV 8S more truly be called Ecuador hats. Tlie name Panamahat, then, refers not so much to the place where they arcmade as to the particular kind of material and weave of. Thl Same Spot at Low Tide. the hats. Indeed, many people suspect that the cheaperkinds of Panama hats are made even in Paris or NewYork. We cannot stay long in the city without realizing thatth
Panama and the canal . The City Wall at High Tide. of South America, in Ecuador. The Panama merchantsbuy them from that distant country, and then they, in turn,sell them to our hatters in the United States. They might LIFE IN PANA^MA CITV 8S more truly be called Ecuador hats. Tlie name Panamahat, then, refers not so much to the place where they arcmade as to the particular kind of material and weave of. Thl Same Spot at Low Tide. the hats. Indeed, many people suspect that the cheaperkinds of Panama hats are made even in Paris or NewYork. We cannot stay long in the city without realizing thatthe customs of the people are in many ways as foreign toour own as the city is foreign in appearance. Sensible peo-pjle will not, perhaps, think any the less of the Panamaniansfor that. The clanging of many church-bells will not al- 86 TWO BUSY PLACES
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