Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-01
RULES FOR SKATERS.
ScasOnable SuggestiOns for Thos>
who Go On the Ice.

who Go On the Ice.
IAltany Sunday Press.I
Never get out OF any bcdy's road.
II any one Is In your road don't 60 round him
go straight through him.
When you find yourself falling bring some
one else down with you, and be SURE to Keep On
Don't burden yourself with any extra wraps;
shiveTing Is pleasant occasionally.
II you happen to own skates don's lend them
to little brother. little sister. or any one else.
II you get uhcomfoItably warm. hand your
ulster or sealskin sacque TO the first one who
comes along. They'll keep 1t With pleasure.
Always carry Temperance tracts about YOU
then ifyou want to leave your gifl for few
moments to get hot lemonade. tel, her you
zee fellow Ia The distance You want 10 gre
tract to; she'll believe you. II you give her
peppermint iozenge when you q me oack, snei
believe you more yet.
Skaters woulf do we'll to remember that Low
Owls good pair OF skates comm .ndin.
choice OF girls.
II your Straps and buckles get out of order,
SOUL
Ii green skater asks your assistance, don't
give 1t; people might take you for a greeny:
your feet. pick her up tenderiy and offer your
arm.
iyour s.ster takes tumble, make out you
don't see her; it's terribly stupid work to play
the agreeable to an old poke like her.
II you fall, don't be In hurry getting up;
you can take rest. and II dozen trip and
d 1o up over you 1t will only make sport for
Don't learn to skate by the ol1-fashioned
method; try spfead-eagles at once.
How they Get Indian Rubber in
Africa.
Rubber Era
HAVING passed Nlly three years on the south
west coast OF Africa, as trader for an English
firm, Will endeavor to describe the manner in
which India rubber Is procured in that country,
as India rubber formed the staple produce OF
tie district where was located.
The natives are In very rude, unclviized
condition: They have no currency, and do all
business by bartering the native products for
chiefly In the number Of slaves they possess.
who fish, hunt, and keep their plantations In
good order.
When rubber has to be collected. from four
10 ten slaves get their flint muskets 1n order.
each carrying, In addition q long sword shaped
Knife called machete. number OF calaoashes
or jars 10 collect the juice OF the rubber vine
ard little food that has been cured In SMOKE
as they can find plenty OF sustenance In the
push without carrying It about vita them from
place to place.
The vines are in some cases near to the
towns, but generally the natives have to 60
several days Journey into the bush before
.ney can SIT down and commences business
me vine Itself Is OF rough, knotty nature.
aoout IS thick as mans arm, and grows to
length OF fully two hundred feet. It's leaves
are glossy like those Of the South American
rubber tree. and large fruit much liked by
the natives, Is gathered from It. l have tasted
IL, ana found It very palatable. being slightly
acid. Tits vine twhat its scientific name is
don't pretend to know yields several grades OF
rubber. each OF different commercial value
the best quality being taken from the highest
part, and the poorest from the bottom.
With their knives, Or machetes, the natives
Slash the vine In several places, and put broad
leaves directly underneath the wounds for the
Juice to drop on, and which, being OF q strong
adhesive Iature. none OF 1t gets lost When
the top part of The vine ia hlpd ca1ah9Shp9
Jars, are placed with their openings to the
wounds. so that none OF II may drop on the
branches OF the tree; and 80 get lost; but it is
less the vines happen to be scarce in the Vi
cinity. The entire day they devote to cutting;
next day they gather what was cut the day
previous. and so on. Zach evening after COL
lecting. they put all the juice they have into
several iron pots, or earthen vessels OF native
manufacture, and boil If: at the same time
they can greatly improve the lowest quality
! the juice the better 1t becomes When suffi-
cieItly b lied the water is poured OF aud the
Juice Is allowed TO cool, when 1t Is fashioned
according TO the grade-oall, flake mixed, or
tongCe-and Is ready for the market. In this
way shout twenty or thirty pou1ds day is
generally collected. It Is then taken to the
factor >, and there exchanged for guns, cloth.
rum. &C. When 1t Is received at the factory 1t
ls carefully marked. cla55ed weighed, and put
into casks for shipment. It contains so much
water that twenty per cent. Is deducted from
amount OF shrtnkage on the voyage. This is,
however, loss to the native as it Is deducted
from him when selling.
to be found, from Sierra Leone in the north to
vunSemDo In the south, but along the coast
line IL IS rapidly becoming extinct. as thu ma
cases they completely sever the vine. thu, kiii-
ing It, instead of simply bleeding it
Mr.. jay Cookies income for the past three
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