Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-10
FRANkiNcENsE AND ~
Two Rare and Carious Gum,
From Eastern "eks

From Eastern Trea. NJ
One frequently hearssor :. n
cense and myrrh," said Iaakh.
Star reporter, "but few no"n als. loa
what they are. Both are gum nm 1 sao'
obtained from trees. That from resins
frankincense' is derived grow . saleh
in Arabia, though it is also so cnleay
certain parts of India and a,. .uu1o 10
On the coast of Adel it is sa;S
found sprouting from between en-, ~, !" y
rock. without soil, appearing ~ .s
from mass of substance resS, .ppnas
mixture of lime and mor,.u aO.aas
purer'the marble the finer tho ~
of the plant. Young trees furntS .ss n /
gum. to obtain which a deem ,. ~
il made in the trunk, mill ILL., '.'loa
exuding. When it has had ~, !ulsc
harden. the large clear clohu,aa e W
scraped of into baskets and IN. se
ferior quality that has run dow ue H.
bark is collected separately Aro,. ns
ly 1t was reported that the land wS'.,
produced frankincense was one o sa,sa
and darkness, where slaves as N.Y. w.
ishment were compelled to coIloc,.s W.
gum from trees infested BY w;nsl we
serpents Of various brilliant cos s'u
which could only be driven nv.r
smoke. These beliefs were prob,n
circulated by Arab spice produces, !,
fertile imagination who were ds,;su
to avoid competition.
Fifteen centuries before Christ
Egyptian queen named Hatasa m,s !.
an expedition to the Arabian coo.. :,
the Red Sea and brought bach III
her thirty-one incense trees TIM TN
gum was much employed Of old II
sacrifices, its use arising primitivs,
from the belief that pleasant small
were agreeable to gods in genera
Trade in such produce must b,r.
been very extensive in those time.
One thousand talents weight OF f,ant.
incense was brought every wear i
Darius by the Arabs as tribute 4,
much as this was burnt annually !,
Babylon on the great altar to Bel
Thus it is seen to have been in dav,
of antiquity one OF the most valuabls
products OF the East. 1t was used h,
the Egyptians in their religious rits
and was in high repute for medicinal
purposes. Sometimes blazing lumu
of it were employed for illumination
In China it has always been considered
q remedy for leprosy.
'Myrrh is the gum of a tree ths.
grows in southwestern Asia Until
within the present century Its botaui.
cal source was in some degree my,.
terry. The plant in question is scrub.
by. not exceeding twelve feet Ia
height. It is from what is called the
Somali country that the product i
chiefly obtained. being sent to great
annual fair at Berbera where II b
bought up by agents Of East India
merchants. Bombay and Alden Az
the chief centers of the trade. 4.
these places it is sorted the best DUAL.
ity being sent to Europe and the
poorer kind to China. Once year
the Queen Of Great Britain, on the oc.
casion Of the feast of the Epiphany
makes an Offering of gold. frankiu.
cense and myrrh at the Chapel Royal
London. This custom has been par.
sued since the time of Edward l
Taken incidentally. myrrh is beloved
to act favorably upon the appetite and
digestion. 1t also has special eject
upon the mucous membrane so thu!
people use it to harden gums which
are readily made to bleed by tha
toothbrush. -Washinguon Star