The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-26

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M irstc ornaments Of the forest. The fruit in it,
n,tural position resembles n cocosnui, being sa-
tremsly hard and of abotit the siis Of a childs
head. Each one Of these shells contain from IL
! to % Of the three eornered nuts, nicely pack ed
| together Ard 10 obtain the nut. a. they ap
pelr in market. these shells have to be broken
open. During the season .f their falling it is
dangerous to enter the groves where they abound
the force of their descent Is sufficient 70 knock
down the strongest man. The natives, however.
provide themselves with wooden bucklers which
they bold over their heads while collecting the
frat from the ground. In His na,ner they are
perfectly secure from injury.
| The Cannon Ball Tree Among the plants Of
Guinea one Of The mos, curious the cannon ball
tree 1t grows to the height Of sixty feet. and
's flowers are remarkable for beauty and fra
grance AMI contradictory qualities Its blossoms
are of delicious crimson, appearing in large
huucheo. and exhaling rich perfume The fruit
resembles enormous cannon bals-herce tile
name However. some ssy il has been so called
because Of the noiss which the balls make in
bursting. From the shell domestic utensils are
made, and the contents contain several kinds Of
acids, besides sugar and gum, aud furnish the
matersls for making nm excellcst drink in sick
ness. But, singular as it may appear. this pulp.
when in perfectly ripe state, is very filthy, and
the oder from it is exceedingly unpleasant.
! The Sorrorfm 7yes-At Goa. near Bombay,
there i. singular veget abe-the sorrow ful tree
80 called because i, only fourshes in the night
At sunset no flowers are to be seen and yet half
an hour after, it squits full Of them. They Weld
a sweet smell, but the sun no sooner begins to
shine upon them thar some Of them fall If, and
other close upi and thas it towering in the night
nll the YEAR
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nczuel South America II grows in rocky stu
a'l'n high up :he r,oui Tins Baron Won Ham
holdt gives the following description oft: Ga
the barren bank Of a rock grows a tree with dry
and leathery leaves its large woody roots can
scarcely penetrate into the stony toil For sever.
al months in the year not single shower moist
ems its fdlage Its branches appear dead aud
dried; vet, as soon as the trunk ~ pierced there
flows from it sweet and Douri,hng milk. I, Is
4, sunrise that this vegetable fountain is mos,
abundant. The natives are len to be seen hasten.
ing from all Quarters furnished with large bowls
to receive tho milk, which grows yellow, and
thickens at the surface Some drain their bowls
under the tree. while oilers carry home the Juice
to their children; and you nigh, fancy, as the
father returned home with this milk you saw the
family of a shepherd ga'h'rns arourd and re-
ceiving froa, him the production ofbis kiue. The
milk obtained by incissIons made in the trunk s
tolershly thick, free from all Acidity. and Of an
agreeable and balmy smell II was offered to us
in the she'll of the calabash tee. We drank q
considerable quantity Of it in the evening before
going to bed, and very early ia the morning,
without cxrrrncing The slightest injurious effect.
/ The Bread trat 1rer. tree is found IN
the islands of the Pacific Ocean The trutk rises
to The height ~ thirty or forty feet. aud a,tans
/ the slze Of mans BODY The Il uit grove about
the size of clilds head. When used for food,
/ II u gathered before 1t is fully ripe and baked
among ashes, when 1t becomes wholesome
bread, and IN taste somewhat resembles fresh
wheat bread Ihi. is a VERY useful tree TO the
natives for besidesei's fruit. Which Lpu,is, thc6,
with food, its trunk furnishes timber for their
house. and canoes tie gum which exudes from
Il serves as pitch for their vessels. and from The
fbtes Of the inner bark cloth /. sade to cover
their persons.
! Tie Ipds Trce -- For some ages it wa. he,
lied that tree existed in the Fast Indies which
sled poisonous blighting and deadly influen, e
upon all animal, that rrpo.cl under its branches
and that so fatal were It's effects tha. birds at
tempting to ~ near it fell to the gresnd AND per.
ishcd, For several years ra,t, there tsng no &c
liabla authority that such tree really existed
IT has generally been supposed ,mong the intel,
ligent 10 be fabulous. and hence termed the "Fa.
be tpas Tree But few years since, tree
was dIscovtd in peculiar locality in tho East
Indies which 1t is believed gave rise TO the won
ieriul accounts of the Cpas tree IN the location
whore thi. modern Upas tree was discover.d d
there is constant and dense collection of car
bane acids gas; consequently, all animals that
come mar It die, such and nlund,uce Of gas be
irg collected in the locality Of tn se trees, i. Nm
known. few months since, rec was di>cov
cred on the lthmus Of Darlen. which appears to
have = similar Influence on animal life. The
Panama Star says. "A man named James Linn
bel & tned lay down III der at,s TO sleep, and
on waking, found ks lu,bs and tody swoller
and death soon followed. Cattle avoid eating or
Eliminating under this tree
/ Tia Tailor Tree I'll is tree il found in China
1t is called the Tallow tree. because a substance
is obtained from it resembling ,allow, and which
used for tie same purpose. l,grows 90 to 40
fee, in height
Lace Bark 7rn. In the West Indies i. found
tree, the inner bark Of which resen bcs lace OF
ne: work. This bark is very beautiful consisting
of layers which may be pulled out into fine
white web three or four feet wide. 1t is some
times used for ladies' dresses.