Anthony's photographic bulletin for .. . busi-ness with the Chinese of the town. Men brought in their wives, babiesand, incidentally, themselves for portraits, and easily pleased, promptpaying customers they proved to be. One peculiarity of the Chinese isto get as much as they can for their money in point of size. AChinese laborer will buy a shirt or a pair of boots much too large forhim, simply because he is getting more material for his money. So,when they come to have pictures taken, they insist on large heads, andrarely are they pleased if you break this rule. It was the snap-shot camera t
Anthony's photographic bulletin for .. . busi-ness with the Chinese of the town. Men brought in their wives, babiesand, incidentally, themselves for portraits, and easily pleased, promptpaying customers they proved to be. One peculiarity of the Chinese isto get as much as they can for their money in point of size. AChinese laborer will buy a shirt or a pair of boots much too large forhim, simply because he is getting more material for his money. So,when they come to have pictures taken, they insist on large heads, andrarely are they pleased if you break this rule. It was the snap-shot camera that reconciled the Indian to beingphotographed. He found out that, no matter how sharp he was, therewere others sharper, who succeeded in catching his likeness in spite ofhis vigilance. Going along the street he would find, in the window ofsome dealer, numerous views of the Indian encampments, and perhapshis own physiognomy exposed for sale, and he not aware that a cam-era had been within a mile of him. Now, the Indian of to-day is not. AN OLD CANOE-MAKER. 376 the o-uileless creature he was a score of years ago, when for a fewbeads or a colored blanket he would exchange furs <vorth hundreds ofdollars. He has gone to the other extreme, and to-day conducts bar-gains with a skill that would make a Baxter street Jew turn green withenvy. So now he graciously allows you to photograph him (if he is inthe humor), but you must pay well for the privilege. He has an ideathat whoever takes a picture of him or any of his surroundings willmake a fortune from the sale of the view, and he has been civilized tothe point where he clamors for a portion of the proceeds. It is of nouse to tell him that it is simply for Kultus Mamook (just for fun)that you are taking his likeness. He cannot comprehend why anyoneshould work for nothing, and, believing that you are trying to deceivehim, waxes still louder in his demands for l chick am an (money).When they have a supply of whiskey about the encampme
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