The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-09

There are more than tver<v ssss
uamoocs on the txhmus. Tncre - B
superior IN their lasting oualifise -
teak wood OF Siam, and greAt a,.s-.s ~
mahogany and dye wooda TA~~
plants and woods which tho nas.ss
1os Ieoianai purposes. which = -
prfsed are not taken IN hv .snrr 49,
Take the caciaue wood. This nm sS.s. ~
nowsng OF blood almost instansls. ~
scaue on a little dust from a carsav.~ ~
ana put It on a cut the blood wsil -
dfateiy stop running. The Indisrs
fof all kinds OF cuts. and they - -. =
person who has a hemorrhas~ - -
KIND takes hold OF cacique atick 4 ~,
stop 1t fou find such stick IN pparr
moan nut ready for use In case az 49,
dent. This wood il expensive a No. 49,
slso ~ q walking cane costing IN ps..
$40 and upward. The nscha frult = -
Tor cancers and tumorS. Another frsr
make-poison antidote. and Mr.. Mar~es,s
saws that he learns Of soma No. -~S
cinal plant or tree nearly every INA ~
visits his little plantation away or a. ~
interior where he buys of the Ind,ars go
has factory for the making OF alcoAss
rum and other such things Durinr ~
las; trip he was shown plant which -
SAID TO be wonderful emetic. He asaS
an indian Girl TO make some tea Of n -
himself and partner. and they asrssS
together that they would test the yirtuee
OF the plant by drinking q Gun. Thev ~
50. The liquor tasted sweet and sees.eS
not at all bad as II went down. A monen1
later both men made rush for thu dncs.
Their stOmachs were turned inside out ~
as Mr.. Mansfield expressed It, they shcraSS
that even their heels were comine r..
through their threats. There is a 49, =
something like a melon sold in the MARIE
OF Panama which - a strong digestan1
and which. am told. has almost al mncS
pepsin In Il AZ a pigs stomach. and farshe1
down in Colombia grows the lechem;el troo 8
the san Of which h like COWS milk al5s
has much OF the same nutritious proneps
ties. Then In some provinces the cinohaSn
or nuInine tree grows. and also the coeoa
from which comes our chocolate.
An American COcOanut Plantatsea.
Along the lowlands Of Colombia theea
are plenty OF cocoanut trees The coeon.
nuts. you know. grow on q palm ffoA
They are to be seen by tha bs,ehel alo9o
the 1sthmus OF Panama. hanging cloee =
the stem Of the tree. away up at the tn
often as high as thirty feet above -
ground. where the great palm leaves spFine
out. 1t is only lately that men have ~
into cocoanut raising az business. an u
am told that groves OF these trees han
recently been planted In Florida. ThoS
IN big cocoanut plantation owned b. r
American In partnership. with Culomhf
an on the lighthouse point. Just opposlle
where the steamers land at Colon. n
American Is the Mr., Hyatt OF WashinxtcS
OF whom ! have spoken OF as being O.
nected with the big Manganese mfn6
owned by John X. Cowen and Others -
Hyatt tells me that the plantation consluS
OF 1900 acres and that they have alren13
planted 5000 trees and have aboat Ill
In bearing. They are now shipping M
1900 to 5000 nuts a month TO New Yet
and within three years from now. when II
rest Of their trees will be In fruit they g
pect the orchard to produce 5000 nutn
month. Cocoanut trees. YOU know. beard
the year round. and the blossoms and u
ripe nuts are on the tree at the ~
time. The nuts are not picked. but a.
from the tree when they are ripe ana II
workmen so daily from tree TO tree q
pick up the nuts. husl them. and they e
then ready for shipment. They bring m
- to $50 a thousand in New York, ana II
greater part Of this = clear pront
How COcoanuts Are Raised
asked Mr.. Hyatt to tell me soaae(
OF the expense and management q =
an orchard. Said he:
1T costs very little TO run Il. w -
now paying out. all told. only about r.
. month. and our receipts are from UM
x0e month. You SEE the trees neQfmS6
tically no cultivation. and after - onor
once In bearing all we have to a. y II
gather and ship the nuts We haxo -
part Of the plantation which we can u
nursery. Here We raise the young NJ
The nuts ara placed on the ton q -
ground a short distance apart. WILMA
short time each nut sends out apeouf
from one OF the little eyes or holes VIZ
are found In one end Of II. The apeuu
shoot up into the air and a root 49,
down into the ground. Within ! lo
months. without any attention whatevo
the sprouts grow from two to three NJ
high. and 1t In then ready FOR transp3an1
Ing. This II done by breaking or thA roQf
ana putting the nut and sprout into q ~
tie hole In the ground Just little doeVo
than the thickness OF the nut. We ~
the earth around II and the planting II
done. We set the trees out about hftego
feet apart. For the hr0t three years -
cut out the brush from around the tre14
but after this they are left to talN enY
OF themselves. They begin 70 bear aGANG
seven years OF age ard keep on bearing t.
many years A good tree should 90
about sevcnty-five nuts a year. ana me13
Of ours do much better than that.
SOme Qucer Institutions In PanamDek
found Panama one OF the queer tow
OF the world. It = like little cssy q -
Spain. and looking at II from the hefe0
1T makes you think of Venice The ho14z
along the sea hang out over the watsf. f
the waves dash In some places Agatl
their walls. The streets OF Panama ~
IN and osis. up hill and down. Tho houp
are close to the narrow eidewalkA -
every house has an overhanging poecA
gallery extending out from its second ao&
% that you are protected from the Nfn
your walk along the streets. The hien
classes live on the upper floors. The gfrug
hoors are given up TO the poor and To
sforeA Few OF the ground-fl0or -
have windows. and you can look 10
open door as you pass through the So
and see all sorts Of household operata
going on. Here 4 woman " cnmbau9
hair. there one Ii sewing. and little .
Their on one h cutting up beef FOR ~
breakfast stew. The stores have no
play windows and goods seem to b g.
about without regard to show or o.
There are no fxed prices. I am told -
mort OF the trading IN a matter OF diee
INK. The Grand Central hotel whe!e
stopped. was opposite the cathedr1!
Panama. and facing the plaza. about "a
the Scldiers paraded In the morning -
which the band played at night.
sunday in Panama.
happened 10 he In Panama on Aunel
There was q service at all the places
vornffo In the morning and after -