The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-02

compiled brief descriptions are some OF the most Gu
rious:
On one side of Noun, Etna there is a famous Chcs
nut tree, which is said be one hundred and ninety
SIX eet IN circumference, just above the surface of
the ground. Its enormous trunk ls separated into
five divisions, which give i, the appearance Of seye-
raj trees growing together. In circular space
formed by these large branches, hut has been erect
ed for the accommodation of those who collect the
chesnut
Captains King and Fitzroy state that they saw
tree on the mountains Cape Horp which was
only two inches high, yet had branches spread
my out four or five feet along the ground Ths is
the Dwarf Tree.
There is said to be tree in Bombay called the
sack tree, because from II may be stripped very sin.
gular and natural sacks, which resemble sieIi'' in
appearance.
The Ivory-Nut tree is popularity called the Tagua
plant. and Is common in South America The tiee
IS one OF the numerous family OF palms. but belonging
10 the order designated screw-pine tribe. The
natives use the leaves to cover their COTTAGES and
from the nuts make buttons and vayiou. other articles
In an early state, the contain a sweet milky IL
quld, which afterwards assumes a sodity nearly
equal to ivory, and viii admit of high polish Ii
Is known AS ivory nut, vegetable ivory and has
recently been brought into Use for various pnrposes
The Brazil nut tree may justly command the a,ten-
ton OF the enthusiastic naturalist. Thi, tree thriyes
well in the province of Brazil, and immense quant
ties OF It's delicious fruit annually exported to for
eign countries. Ii grows 10 the eight Of from (ftv
10 eighty feet, and in appearance Of the most
majestic ornaments Of the forest. The fruit in its
natural position resembles the cocoa NUT being ex
tremeiy hard and OF about the sze Of a chiid's head
Zach OF these shells contains from twelve to twenty
OF the three-cornefed nuts, nicely packed together
And TO obtain the nuts, as they appear in market
these shells have TO be broken open. During the
season Of their falling it is dangerous to enter the
groves where they abound, the force of their de-
scent is sufficient TO knock down the strongest man.
The natives. however, provide themselves with wood.
en- bucklers, which they hold their heads while
collecting the fruit from the ground Ia this manner
they are perfectly secure from injury.
Among the plants Of Guinea, Of the most curl
Gus is the canuon-ba tree. II grows TO the height
of sixty feet, and its flowers remarkable f beau
~ and fragrance, and contradictory qualities lis
blossoms Of delicious crimson, appearing in
large lunches, and eNhalng rich perfume The
'iult resembles enormous cannon balls, hence the
name. However, some say il has been so called be.
Cause Of the noise which the balls make in bursting
From The shell domestic utensils are made, and the
contents contain several kinds of acids besides .uoa
and gum, and furnish the materials Tor making an
excellent drink in sickness. But, singular a. it may
appear, this pulp when in a perfectly ripe state Is
very filthy, and the odor from il is exceedingly IN
pleasant.
AT Goa, near Bombay, there is a singular veseta
be- the sorrowiu! tree, called because it only flour
-
seen, and yet, half an hour AFTER it is quite full Of
them. They yield sweet SMELL but the sun no
sooner begins 10 SHINE upon them than some of them
fall of, and others close up; and thus it continues
towering in the night, all the year.
TIE LADY's MAN.-Of all the animal ny;sa,ces
which atllict society. think the genuine lady.
takes the lead. His face is eternally wreahcd
with unmeaning smiles and when he addresses lady
il is always in such Of absurd nonsense that
XyN Ottn been al that I,l,.
with tan, and SO addressed, did not brain the ami
NAL Oh the spot. Ii adys man does, bv any posi-.
bii'y possess the least degree Of common sense he
takes especial pains TO conceal it, for somehow or
other he has taken II into his wise head that emDty
sentmentaty and absurd notions are the only Ctler
in5s III for the female mind. In order TO be true to
Sat he conceIves TO tie the and anuse-
ment OF the ladies, he turns traitor manhood and
so becomes epcene himself without presenting Just
claim to be cassed with the male or female sex Ills
best qualities are those which he possesses in COM
mon with certain hind Of doss--to fetch and carry
Ladies who laugh in their sleeves at the fool, may
not object to the attentions OF the servant and 50 out
OF sheer connseration allow bun to carr, fan, or
escort them to the OPERA when the men Of their ac-
quaintance are not accessible. The ady's man is
sufficiently rewarded for attending them through
whole evenings entertanment if they will ONLY drop
a smile into the poor fellows hat at parting. With
this substantial blessing he encouraged TO future ex
er,ions in this wide field of masculine ambition.
IT a mans duty TO lady consisted in picking up
dropped pocket handkerchief and fans or twiriing
her round to the point Of giddiness and exhaustion
IN the waltz, we should, perhaps envy the accom-
p!ishments OF the mere ldy's man: but believing,
rs we do, that the delightful and oveable dependence
OF woman upon the sterneT demands the exercise
of more manly qualities for her protection and guide,
we have little else than contempt for the effeminae
accomplishments of the other.
To treat woman like do!l--only to present 10
her mind the gaseous quotations Of false sentiment
or the frothy of fashionable frvolity, il
surely no way 10 sin the esteem and respect OF any
woman not the victim Of congenial worthless
ness. Women are excellent Judges OF character;
and. although we have frequently seen them enter
tanned with the foies of the ladies' man--as with
the antics of a pet dog-we have seldom seen sens
ibe woman apply them to any better use than for
their mrth and laughter. Few would be willing to
trust the guidance Of their lives 20 such shallow and
unreliable pilots.--[N. O. Delta.
GA husband may kill wife gradually, and I've no
more questioned than the grand seignor who browns
slave at midnight. I'll hackary--on Household
Tyrants.
Oh. Mr.. Thackary! ought to have known from
experience, that beauty and brains travel IN
company--but l disenchanted when ! first saw
your nose, and did say that you too stout to
look intellectual But forgive you in consideration
Of the above paragraph which, for truth and candor
ought to be appended to the four Gospels.
I" On tic HldItON Oones Oh soul 10 you, W.T..
ihackary-I honor you for 'tnrning States evil
deuce" against your culprit-sex If there's any
little favor can do for you, such getting you nat
uralzed, Qor you sight too and clever for
an Engshman) I'll fly round and get the documents
made ont for you tomorrow.
tell you, Mr. Thackary, the laws over here allow
husbands to break their wives hearts as much as
they like, so long they don't break their heads
So the only way can get along is to stir them up
"a, they scratch our faces and then to the Pc
lice Court, and show ellis Honor" that Mr.. Caudle
can 'smake his mark
Why-n we were not cunning, we should get cir
cumvented all the time by these domestic Napoleons
Yes, indeed; sleep with one eye open, and ''get
up early in the morning." and keep arms IL
kimbo.
By-,he-way, Mr.. Thackary, what do you think
Of us. people taking us 'by and large
honest farmers say. Pretty tall nation for
growing one, don't you think so! Smart men,
smarter women--sood broad streets here in Boston!
smoking splitting allowed in 'em--houses all
built with an eye to architectural beauty--ncwspa-