The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-11-04
Desd leaves and Their Uses.

r = We very naturally admire growing
leaves, and cannot help a feeling of sad
ness when they Yither and fall. "A cas-
ual lookiat the fallen leaves gives us the
idea that their work is done, aud that
therefore He who has wonderfully
created them permitted them, to decay.
But those who give more than passing
look find that, though their ornamental
life is oYer, their useful life is abut' be-
ginning Youipause perhaps, and for a
moment wonder how dead leaves are
utilized; but SO many varities are used
that it would be impossible to name them
all, so We will only refer to the most
common. OF these it is only fair to
state that many Of themiare not allowed
/, to wither on the tree, the reason being
to preserve a larger amount of the es-
isenee Of the leaf. For example, the
leaves Of the tea. plant are allowed to
grow to certain stage, and are then
gathered and dried quickly in the sun.
yOfcourse, every one knows that the death
of Leafs usually caused by the drying
up of tLe-sap, on which it depends for
nourishment 50 that by forcing the
leaves t. de more quickly than they
naturally would, more of the taste or es-
sence OF the leaf is retained. nj And so
dead tes leaves are Of use to provide DR..
Johnsol's faYorlte beverage, I" tea. F" OF
course, there are many different kinds of
tea, buttheY are not under our consid-
Grafton sufficient is it if you consider
that that mostrcommon of all commodi-
ties is simply dead leaves. ,1T .visig5a
Nextslet us take tobacco, as being an
article Uncommon use.s This plant is a
native Of America, and is supposed to
have been first broughtto England by
Sir Walker Raleigh, who taught his coun-
trymen to smoke it. The leaves only
are used and great care is taken in its
cultivation to bring these to perfection,
and thedrying and preparing for use is a
long and difficult process but no one
lookingat cigar or the usual tobacco
can fora moment doubt its being any
thing hut dead leaves. saoass.r ai p.
h 1t would be a long and difficult task to
name al the dead leaves which are used
by herlalists and doctors but many o.
the moe simple kinds of the class OF
leaves lnown as herbs are of great use IL
cookery such as thyme, mint, sage.
etc. ~. .r-ts...f.
Having mentioned these Individual
leaves, you will probably say these are
very few not a hundredth part Of the
leaves there are, and granting them to
be hundredth part, what becomes o
the nirety-nine kinds left? Many leaves
are allowed to drop off the trees. anc
decay ga certain extent. and are, the1
used fer manure to enrich the ground,
that itmay bring forth more leaves
which III In their. turn, viii also decay
Then, again, it is an acknowledged fac
that tie decayed vegetation of centuries
in het, whole forests which haE'
died and been replaced-go to form {
large proportion of bur coal A III
"IT may be months, darling, before
we meet again." he said, squeezing hel
hand as if that were his last; mount
aims. and valleys will divide us, forests
and parties, perhaps the river of deatl
itself. Can I do. anything more than
have lone to make you cherish M
memory and keep your love for me un
1 ohoy,ersd9'I sts oh vfss ~ she nxelaiIned