, 1876-06-24
FAMILIAR TALK.
THE pArIIIANS,

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mar 1.1,71.rs
The double number Ut A"lHr', dated June I,
Is especially rte! md varied in contents, md
one Of its most Interesting articles is co,nnl,l-
nIrotIon from l. q. Gallon. describing ,Ic fotxt.
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a.es'' "eapo"e' "''t ., wv ."l"''''
Of the east const ot Nov tiltnea. Tho substance
Of Tho article was furnished by the Russian tray
Tin yia'oy Peninsula. md nav be relied mon M
lns "a"s at "''s W a.eo "pou IN
authet,tle' ts pr'ne'p"i stn'eih"'to are con-
dc1lsttl III tito following accotlnt;
dict. cou,posca OF the fruits and rpots o; uIants
~. ,,,"r ,.,una rr,a ,,st .s.
~ ''!s -. s'u tno ".st 'a'o..ans
artlcIo OF fooa ~ tho eocoa-nEt' Which Is to lie
% r,,r, ma,o n Inn Tra.c1 mt NJ cnolc1 % n rt. IT,
,s,, ,,il,t cwoo.nut oi1 IL nn,<nosn % I'm ya,,
D Deor e Is cultivated IN plantations. nna ls 4 i"
condition for eating from August 10 january,
w)cu It FERNS tl,u PRINCIPAL fou! ot the pa,,-
| uans, It Is eaton brl,u1 =, roastcd. Frum
March until August t''e tnnars Of tic cosorax,s
"A plant altaeG TO Inc Af7'na ahi the Cataaiusn
-tnkes The place Of the YAM 1t Is either boil
ed ur roaste, or mixed wifi, grated cocoa.n,,t
iunrt Vi nil great felat..
Eb,ht or ,uu ynrfrftra Of thu hanana nrr
found on ts co;,st, nnd yet tho fruit IN ROM
purattyciy rarg, uwng to inc limited cultivation
| Of tho nlant. Tho lowor part uf the stem mil
The r,ots OF tho yprng bn1.ann nru used ~ fno
Ya.o ia soJnetnes provided as Il great dainty
at fcnsls; hut Tho pain p.ulucIng it il nit
common. The e,,sar.canc grows ia grcnt lnx,,-
r,,,cc, n,,tl tie pana,,e arp extremely fonl nt
chewing tic stems. Th l,rcati.frnt Il ,,ot held
tn particular estec, yot it. Is .a,trn stcwctl or
russtcd. The cherry y-llko fruit ot lie f'auarinm
1 y
seeds arc alan Consumed. Tic fruit uf the
scrcY-,,t,lu and Of tt,c ,nupro, umI uf one ar
moro trees unknown to Or. At,u:lMy, which t,c.,r
srnrlngly on the cnst ennat, contribute tllcir
nilttu to thu subsistence uf tic nntIycs.
Aui,ul fool /, seldom used; yet, IN fcstal
oc1asna, pig Is slaughtered, ind lts iicsh
sul!leca for tso or thr.:o Vtllugcs. The. raMa,
I'll ttEipcS % wIou yo,,n. but Viii Witt me- si sr's bacj;
It ias sharp snout, long lc,s, mid erc;t cnrs.
dogs aro rcarcI ior catiug, atI tholr tlcsh IL
tulcral,ly wyl.tayorcd, hut dry. Tlm ilcsh Of
t}u!ncn-is much enjoyed; lis Is alsu tic willie,
iel,lcr ,ncat uf tic iu0n.tor,-n slWclcs IF lmr,u
llzay,l. Fowls rxist II, a inlf.will statc in lie
arc | nln,u:t M never M "i,tncd. inscrta M % uf cyrry
anr..rs. n1ul especially jur1rc beetles. nru ,,tu,
rnw or r.lokcl; and dali, rnollusrs anl utirr
slcll-i!sll, aro in request. As salt IL
IS Used in cooktug. IN tic ira.
norton O, ouc-thlrd 10 two-thtrf3s frcs,t wa-
tur. Au Intoxicating drink IL mails II tic
icaycs. str,n. mid rust III Il shr1,h rat],I Srn
Th,gu arc cj,cwtxl, mil then elected wfth m
,nIrie snttn us 1nssinlc imtt, n tssua.1,ut.shri,
Tlo ulcss Is aftrTwanl filtered through l,rns,.
an.i vrry i}ttts nj Il i, auSicnt to 1iestrny y
mn,'s rnn,,tI.nrr In lis lcsp. Women n1,i 1htl.
,iTrn nrc urrer sniirrIgi u nurtnEr of this hnv
ro,yr --t,m men wsrly rrsrrvi1,U II, t,trm srfrrs
tic nriyi.cccs Vi lutoxlcatiot,.
'''C nr5lnariiy Shn men rool; thc,r own foo1 nn1
III, u.1,1,t,, nr.r"r, tlnt 1,tnnt,rl ~ th"".s @
selyrs md tl,cir children: nn,i @1'lc Two srr,,
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