Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

LEGATION. the above story. The opening chap
ters appear NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH s.
THE CosMIC BEAN"
A FANCIFUL and humorous
N extravaganza in STocKToNs
n best vein, intended to amuse
and instruct
CHILDREN of all ages as well as their
fathers and mothers; being the
story of the International Exhibi-
ton and
GAMES held in Kobol- Land and par
ticipated in by the inhabitants of
KoBoL-LAND, Tanobar and the Nus
tyria, telling the story of the twin
Kings of Tanobar, of the wonder
full cosmic bean of such extraor-
binary qualities that It could take
the place of all other food.
Cooked in certain ways it tasted
like meats and it afforded the same
nourishment 1t also could be
prepared so as to be like all diff
ferent kinds of vegetables, bread,
even cheese and butter. 1t could
be made to produce drinks re-
sembling tea and coffee and
wines and spirits.
This highly fanciful narrative
describes the
GREAT SHOW, the mighty
GIANT G1RG, the black and shiny
AFRITEs, the gnomes from the mines,
and the myriads of
FAIRIES with their queen and her
court, with
DRYADS who took possession of a
grove of oak trees, the
GENIE who first appeared in the
queens tent in the form of smoke,
the
BROWNIES, who proved themselves
so apt in combing and brush
ing the horses, the
GRIFFIN, the centaur, and, in fact,
every animal and being that has
ever existed in children's books,
met together at this great show
and took part in feats of strength
and games of skill
FIERY DRAGONS, who produced daz-
zling fireworks. Besides, there
were wonderful flowers and plants,
a chrysanthemum with flowers as
large as saucers of
PT IlI
streaks of
FIERY COLOR, very odd cactus
which every quarter of an hour
produced a bud which grew and
swelled and in two minutes
opened and produced a
CUCUMBER PICKLE ready to eat; a
water lily with large and fiat
leaves, which were so hot that
food could be cooked upon them,
particularly
GRIDDLE CAKES, which were made
in great numbers by little black
IMPs; a plant contributed by the
fairies which would open and dis
close a rose, and then change to
marigold, in an hour to chrys-
anthemum, then to zinia, tu-
lip, and so change hourly into
other flowers until at the twelfth
transformation it became an
IMMoRTELLE, and lasted indefinitely.
A species of dog-wood grown by
the
AFRITEs, long branches trained to
CATCH RATS; egg plants, the food
of which could be Matched in the
sun and produce different sorts
of barn-yard fowls; the
GHOST PLANT, through the leaves of
which and stems one might pass
his hand without injury to tho
plant; the
TALKING FLOWERS, which said
"GooD MORNING" and "Papa" and
Mamma" flowers that produced
water ices of delicious havors,
and very curious plant made
by Nustyrian gardener, who had
grated the water lily. the sugar
cane, the COW tree, and freweed
upon a tea plant and when one
of the large cup-like blossoms
were pulled off, held under the
end of the broken stem, it was
speedily filled with fragrant and
delicious tea. And so on, and so
on.
Also the wonderful games, begin
ming with a
HURDLE FOOT RACE, which three
youthful
GIANTS from the mountains, a lot
of nimble
a genie with blazing
eyes, a kangaroo, ETC., took part
in, and the race in which a
CENTAUR took part
1t is impossible to give in the cir
:ular an adequate description of