Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10
SEEDS FOB HUMAN DIET.
Some Curious Ones That Are Eaten by SAY
Peoples Queer Foods


MANKIND SUBSISTS TO A GREAT EX-
ANA tent upon the seeds Of plants. Of course,
| all the grains are seeds. Likewise the nuts are
all seeds. There other Seeds and many Of them
by no means so familiar as diet which. never
theless, contribute largely to the support of
human beings.
Acorns form an important article Of diet
| among many tribes Of Indians. They are
| bruised into meal and made into dough for
bread. The meal is usually soaked preliminarily
| in water to take away its bitter taste. Acorns
are stored away in trees by woodpeckers and in
! times of scarcity the natives rob these deposits
Many kinds of grass seed are used to make
| -four for bread and mush of excellent quality.
| Along the rivers in Colorado and Arizona grass
seeds are collected in large quantities and sup
ply much valued winter food for the Indians
They are ground into -four mixed with water
into dough, and cakes Of the latter are baked
| in the hot sand.
Sunilower seeds of several species afford a
| staple article of diet among the Indians of
| southern Utah and elsewhere. They are ground
and some times mixed with greasy marrow from
the bones OF animals for baking in the ashes.
BREAD FROM MESQUITE.
In southern California the Indian, make
| bread from the pods of leguminous plant
n
| pods fine in a wooden mortar. Then she takes
from her head her conical hat and sprinkles
| little water inside of it. Next she sprinkles a
,a; "eH In. an 'ne na', 'nen niue more wafer,
"sa .n az, ut.e more neal ana 30 alternately
ur'il aae ma! ha' rs iun. ms accomplished, she
| eApuses tne nat aha its contents 70 the sun
| Will lne mixture Is oaked into soid LOAF.
In southern Utah grape seeds are ground
| into meal for food and palm seeds are SINH
larly treated by the Indians of southern Cali
toa. A. me SuaPa~ Inulans IN Arhansas ex-
lraI' 'ne Heats Oh Diack "alnuts ana mix them
| WIN corn Ioi Dread uourd seeds are parched
| UC"neo anu Haue ihto musn Oy the INDIANS OF
| a. rnI - an. NUS eoii'IiIu'e Importantly 10
tne ioou ol man! irioes OF inaians. Inc Dig
gers, VINO are the LATEST o. savages, save them.
I ; siEuoe Ia 'ne Ioi.ec ing Oh tnese Pinons
Dy kinahnR nres against the trees, which cause
| 1ne nuts 70 ian out OF the cones, while sweet
gum eAuue' ironi TIC oarA. serving tneir uses
| ioS susAr. -
os.as ;al;i H.lu many sources OF 1904 supply
mnese cisliizea people Wouio starve; In Utah
snrino ere rae .e .s Mnen G,1om In toe
psSi ne;is .t as "a ueiicacy e,tner raw or
| 800. DUnou, 'ney niaAe yer! eooo soup. Cah-
cst ta;,s S;nb nan. ot9aa rom .ne Ponen OF
| Gov 'is. "H.oE tney conect III large quanities
ny Oea,ihg ~ on from the plants and catching
| !" on oianAe's.
| CAKES OF sEAwEEo.
Indians of the northwes: coast subsist largely
nnon cakes of ssava.d nranor.5 h.. .o.s;,
md divine i, che .rn IT,, 49,. 80
OIL" oi!ins ~ VIC Su'i' Inc! also cut THIS
same sort OF seaweed very fine and mix it with
| the grease OF the candle hsh thus composing a
| rePuisHe oiiy mass. "hich they relish greatly.
made bv the Chinese and sbinned in cnn.;S S.So
able quantities to China.
| Several species OF wild clover are eaten by
.he inoian, OF North america generally; When
snv.ttoI -, 10 apP1an wnoie IMAGES ma! De seen
$50. tha 49, -. t :ao"S Rtuchins ana
nSsd 70 ooar;mr a." Ane ia''er are
AIona ~. CniSn ~
,,ad. -, ,,,,,a. .I,. N e. Aihu vi oreau ID
to- I'm. noss tn". BLOWS On tne sPruce-nr
| 49,, .;,I 40 pePaIeu y! placihg ~ IN
:. 81 $500. RI W.. .a.eI anu permitting
~. ~ 49,, h..I ~ 40 roiieu ihto pals as
~; ~ 40 " 'A A'"N' ""O 'nese are DaAeo IN
|
| iheiv ID species OF seaweeu, KIM OF kelp.
"Ln VIC ioahs Vi hlasAa are very roma OF
Hen-ng; AZ s az tough as leather, and one
PEE WIN i"s1 man VINO mas good teeth lot u
Mnoie oay. uhese lnulahs nave an interesting
iaeuioh oi cohecthe herring eggs. lney weave
maI.resses OF ceuar 'wigs ana SINK them with
| stones IN the wafer. Inc nsh deposit their
| sPa"h upon tne twlgs, ana IL ID subsequently
conected ana drled.
| Inc TOOL " d sort OF turnlp ID used by the
lnui'ns Oh tennessee ior very curious pur-
Pose-hameIy. 10 cure dogs OF the habit OF eat
ing eggs. luis root mas very not and biting
mayor, ana sinaii Poruon OF II Is put into an
egg, which is placed in the dog's way. After
'A' ""A''''' "e'e' WIZ 'ouon aho'ner esg.
LARvE OF INSECTS.