The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13
TUSsocK GRASS, OR THE VEGETABLE COCKTAIL.

snds OF the Atlantic. Travellers seldom
visit them. Their only connection with
the outside world II by German
steamship line. which is under a sub
sidy from the English governement to
call once every three weeks to carry
the mails. These ships come here on
their way 20 and from Hamburg and
the west coast Of South America, so
that the Falklarder has chance every
siN weeks 10 so 10 Europe Via Monte
video. and on alternate six weeks 10
the Pacific via. the strait Now and
then @ whaler or seQl hunter comes 70
the isla4aag and occasionally OF late the
English gunboats<h have boon visiting
them ta-the summer ~
II WAS ia ore W tho Kosmos steamers
that | came from the Strait OF Magel-
Ian TO Port Stanley. We sailed one
whole night along the north coast Of
the islands. for they extend from east
90 west about POO miles. There are 3H0
Of them. consisting OF two large ISL
ards and many so small that they do
not even make dot on the map. Some
OF the smaller islands are inhabited
only by penguins there being so many
OF these curious birds that the gov
ernor az the Falklands has been called
the king OF the penguins.
The Islands altogether have about
tVo-thirds as much land az the state
q
Falkland, the two larger islsnds, are
about Eve times as big as Rhode ISL
and All ~ the larger islands are COW
cred with sheep farms. OF such im-
mense size that tweuty-seVen men. II
IS said. own the whole country The
total population is about 2 900. and over
1900 OF these work IN one way or an
other FOR these twenty-seven men. The
Inhabitants are nearly all Scotchmen,
and the islands are a little slice OF
Scotland IN the South Atlantic.
SHEEP FARMS.
The pasturage OF the Islands COM
prlses 2.e25. coo acres Upon them more
than three-q quarters OF a million Of the
finest sheep OF the world are feeding.
and from them half million dollars
worth of wool Is exported every Year.
one company alone has 2i00 600 sheep.
and the man who owns less than $4,000
sheep Is considered a very small farmer
indeed.
Outside OF sheep raising there ale
no other industries. There are only
fifty pigs IN the whole territory. and
although the Frass is good for cattle
there nre but Few In the Falklands. NGr
enough wheat Is raised TO make Q
Maryland biscuit. and the only sign OF
agriculture is the little garden of cab
bageS. potatoes and turnips which YOU
see hack OF each OF the houses OF the
shepherds on the moors, at the cap
ital. Port Stanley. and at the oshel
small settlements scattered here and
there.
The Falklands are a very cave o.
Aeolus. The cold winds blow almost
ell day and every 6siy. They some
times blow. II IL said, the vegetable:
out OF the ground. They blow SO hard
that not a tree can live. and today
there are not enough bushes here &
furnish the switches for country
school.
VEGETABLE COCKTAILS.
The pasture. however. grows luxu
riantly and the sheep keep fat IL IN,
land is not oVerstoehed. They breed :,
fast tint tens OF thousands are killet
and thrown into the sea every year
their skins only being saved. Their,
Is a curious grass here which acts a.
a tonic as well as q food for the ami
mails eating IL Ii is 10 sheep ant
cattle a sort OF vegetable cocktail.
Is called tussock grass. TX has stool
from four 10 six feet high and 81
blades are about seven feet long Tn,
plants grow in lunches close together
as many as 80 roofs springing from
one plant Animals Get the roots a
we'll as the leaves. and feeding upal
them speedily become fat The root
are even eaten by men. and IL Is SAX
that Two Americans once lived 70
fourteen months upon them on one o
the smaller Islands. The roots deca,
IN the old plants and raise the gras
upward. so that IL grows upon a cush
son % manure. as II were. Some o
these cushions are six feet high an,
I've feet "a diameter. SO that the gras
eprsneing from them makes them lool
On the distance like 6 grove OF low