The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-01-16
HUMAN SOAP GOURDs.
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OF any mortal eyer saw. He was the
color Of frost-bitten pumpkin. and
his skin was us wrinkled and wretched-
looking as side of russtt leather
that had lain in the rain for many
weeks.
l met him down in the fiatwoods Of
Florida, On the road between Tallahas-
see and Crawfordyille. / afterwards
saw others with the same peculiar COM
plexion. but that fellows image haunts
me still. Seeing how inlently / was
gazing mt this queer character. my
travelling companion asked:
Well, what do you think of hin?r
What Is hep
why, my friend. that Is nothing
more nor less than an animated soap
gourd."
You don't mean TO say That he Is
soap eaterP"
Not exactly that. but he eats the in
gradients aud the soap Is made ia his
stomach
You don't sayi Explain
''Well. you see, this section Ii UNDER
laid by wonderful strata OF limerick
As matter of course the we'll water is
thoroughly impregnated with rotten
lime. aud II is the only drinking water
the people hereabouts have--quite diff
ferent from the pure water among the
clay hills c,ose around Tallahassee
What has that to do with itP'
Hold on; l haven't made the con-
neeiion yet. These people eat very fat
hog meat their bread is made to rise
by using great quantities OF carbonate
of soda, aud when they get all this
mess in their stomachs the work OF
soap making begins. Lime water.
alkali Of the soda, grease of the hog
meat. heat of the stomach. See?"
'.Ughi | don't wonder at their hav-
Ing such yellow. parchment like skin"
On our way back We stopped az
Toms house for dinner so that | might
see that spread OF soap-making ingre-
dients.
As we rode up to the door of the log
cabin pack of some dozen or more
ours. of every conceivable size aud
color. came rushing. snarling aud snap
ping NJ our horses heels. A tow
headed girl. OF about fourteen summers.
peeped around the corner of the hui
aud yelled;
What yer wante"
Call otf.your dogs. SalIie, we are
going 10 stag for dinner. said my CON-
panion.
Wall why don't yer light. Yer
know them purps won't bite. Yer've
bin here before, Dick. Who's that
ehap?1
He's all right. Sallie. he wants your
dad TO tell him about the hunting in
these parts.n
We hitehed our horses to pine-sap-
lings and had almost reached the door
when a swarm Of half-naked, tallow-
faced. frowsly headed urchins sur
rounded us. Miss SalIie had come
from the corner and was waiting to
receive US, cordially inviting Us to en-
ter.
Where are lie old folksP" asked my
friend.
MAN. shes sottin' out 'tater vines,
and dad, he's a huntin'. They'll be
here arter while. Sot down.
Sadie then went 10 the back door and
placing a eow-horn TO her lips blew
several loud blasts.
''That'll fotch EN- she said, as she
came back into the room.
In few minutes the old lady. with
her homespun skirts gathered up aud
tied around her waist with a string.
came IN. her rough hands full of mud
and a tired look on her careworu face.
.Howdy, Dick, aud you too. strang-
er?r
We returned her salutatiou. and she
began to scrub the dirt from her hands,
talking of the weather. of crops aud va
vious other subjects the while.
Sallie was spreading the bare table
with tin plates aud getting ready for
the MONDAY meal. While these pre-
parations were going on the man OF
the hause came in and cordially greet
ed us. He brought with him four or
live wild turkeys which he had shot
during the morning and turned them
over TO Sallie. with Instructions to
dress them and make ready for him to
carry TO the Tallahassee market next
day.
The dinnerl | tried hard to eat but
wild visions of human soap factories
lifted before my agonized mental eyes
aud could not swallow TO save me.
However, the other all ate with SEEM
ing relish.
The spread consisted of great gobs
0f lat pork. roasted sweet potatoes
boiled long-leaf eollaris. syrup black
coffee without sugar and cornbread
You had good luck with your gun
his morning | said to the host.
NO. nothin' extra. | snapped a
Iwig and they jerked their heads up SO
;uddint thet only got them four fell |
ers. | often picks up six or seven at "A
shot"
You don't mean 10 say that you
brought down these four turkeys at one /
,hotp"
''Oh. yes; the way shoots it's easy"
'liow is that?''
Wall, yer see. finds whar the tur- |
Seys use; then / digs straight trench |
bout four or five inches deep) aud |
.weuty or thirty PAGES long. aud right !
1t ther end of it piles brush heap to |
hide behind; then / bats ther trench |
With corn aud keeps baitin' it fresh |
.v'ry mornin' till gets ther turkeys to |
,omin' thar in droves; then / goes out |
loon in ther mornin' aud hides behind |
her brush heap; they turkeys dips tIler
leads to eat ther corn; they's all in n /
iuei then takes aim and pop she goes.
ind over comes a hull bunch of 'em-
ny meatl'
That's novel way to kill turkeys.
Keeps your table well supplied. doesn't
tPn asked. thinking of the dinner
before us.
Hog and hom'ny's good 'nough for
IS. was his reply. II allus takes
What game shoots to Tallahassee and
'ells it. Wild turkeys bring too good
! price for poor folks to eat EN-
/ wondered what he did with the
money from the sale of so much game.
Is / saw no signs of even the ordinary
comforts of life about the place. aud
ny friend, reading the thought in my
'yc, laughed, and. slapping Tom on
he shoulder, said in way of reply to
ny thoughts:
''Tom, it would be better for You If
Tou ate your game at home. instead of
spending the proceeds in big drunk,