The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-28
whA ARE 1RuFELEs7


THE importation Of tue'rs to ,hi'
country j. on the Increase. said Jacos
Meyer. who. until rcc.niiy. was en-
gagged in raising them In Germany. r
Hanover. They are looked upon ss =
great luxury in Europe. and have OH.
en- wondered why they were not moT,
used here"
''Wha: are ~srufies9"
They are n fungus growth. similar
10 the mushroom. and ar. found gen
orally in soil impregns,ed with lime,
and always in the n.ighborhood 81 oak
or beech trees. They are found under
the ground. ai \ distance varying from
n inch tn a foot. and are supposed 10
b. Il parasite living in their early stag
upon the roots II trees. They are ob
long or spherical. and vary from the
size of m English walnut 10 that IL a
large potato. Quite frequently ! have
known them 10 weigh two pounds. and
once ! found one hat weighed three
and a half pounds. Some ARE Of : dull
white color. but the black or brown
trufile has the finest flavor and brings
the best price. Their surface is rough.
and covered with e-xcrcscence, rescm-
bling warts. and judging from the eS-
terror they would not be selected a, an
article of food. Internally they resemble
"A d~ark-colored marbl-. and are different
from other known forms OF fungi.
But little i known about their prop
agation and growth. The reproductive
portion il found in minute sacs. which
contain a number of spores. and a-c
thickly scattered throughout the num-
beric>s small veins that trayer-e the
mass in every direction. In growing
they are not attached To any other
body. and lie loosely Embedded IN the
earth
in what localities are trufiics found?'
They are found in the greatest
profu,ion in Southern France. and
tic>e are also Of the best quality. They
2 $50 grow in some parts of England,
Italy. Australia and Africa.
have never heard Of any being dis
in thi, country. Ny expert
here. where ! have endcavorcd 10
transplant them. Is well IL in Ger
many. where ! spent many wears in
futile efforts 10 cultivate them artiii-
has led me Ia approve the com
opinion of trufiie-huntcrs. that a
is the most contrary thing in the
world. When forced or coaNed. not
one will appear; and frequently n field
will be- Unexpectedly filled. No one
knows where they come from. | have
a small truiile out of the ground,
filled up the hole. and the next dat
Il larger one from exactly the
spot. Removing this second one.
| have taken Il third and still larger
one from the same spot on the text
day. Then for five days not a sgI of
4 truifle could be seen. On the sixth
lay 4 small truille would be- found in
the same spot. and the others
be found as before. They would
alternately appear and disappear in this
manner for about three months, and
hen finally disappear altogether. At
lines they grow 30 quickly "a to awaken
establishment. and again will increase
n size with the slownesS of a century
plant.
Il have had some success in raisin.
hem by taking the water in which the
of truilles had been stepped and
'prinkling it over a truiilc bed that had
been worked out. In some parts of
rance acorns sowcd upon a calcareous
'oil have yielded truffles after the sap
ings had attained three or four wears
growth, but attempts To raise them i'm
arge quantities will surely fail. Mush-
'oomS are cultivated with good results,
ecause the vcgetativc portion of the
is easily obtained for planting.
he vcgetative portion of trutllcs has
lot yet been obtained. and consequent
y all experiments with them have been
utilc.
The Odor of the trufilc is aromatic.
peculiar to itself. and Will soon pene-
rate every in a house. Ii pro-
nausea in some people. and in
'thers a sense of light-headedneSs."
is there any particular way of find
ng them?'
Yes. In England and Germany dogs
re trained to find them. generally poo
les or spitz dogs. Atrullle is given to
ne Of these dogs to play with. and
hen Is taken into a field and planted in
lght of the dog. When feeding time
ONES. the dog is taken To where the
ruflle is buried, and he is given 20 un-
erStand that his getting food depends
pom finding the trutfle. Some dogs
re remarkably apt. and will catherine
in Il few trials. while Others will
ever comprehend your meaning. As
bon as they are trained they are turned
,ose in a trutilc-bed and will move rap
lily around with noses close to the
round until they scent the peculiar
Odor. They will then begin to
,ratch up the soil. and ARE must be
,ken to stop them or they will tear the
'uffle to pieces. a good dog. however.
Ill stop scratching as soon Is the truf-
e m in view. Sometimes they are
uried so deeply that the dogs can not
Zach them. They will then lie down
Y the hole and patiently wait for help.
the southern part of France and TIA
:, sowS. which are passionately fond
{ trutf1es, take the place of dogs. and
avn thtih dS jill aIiiCit VI lobu.
follow the sows around and
ather the truflies as soon IS the sows
eyin To root.
The truiiie bed l had in Germany
ost me for rent, l think. $500. | sold
lie trufies in Hanover for $50 q
ound. and made considerable money.
hey will average about four tn the
There is a company at Peri
ord. France. who ara large purchas-
IS of truiiles. They cook them and put
lem up in sealed tin cans by a secret
recess. The strong odor is not notice
bic in the canned goods. and they have
OF the delicious flavor of the fresh
The French use more of them
ION anr p.bar nation arI I'll, IL