The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
THE EUCAL YPTUS TREE.
Efforts to Propagate Health
Giving Timber in
Cuban Soil.

Havana, Aug. Glowing to frequent
recommendation to Gov. Gen. Brooke
Of Eucalyptus as an anti-malarial
agent, some Investigations into the sub
ject have been carried on under his
orders. Attention has been called to
the success obtained in cultivating the
tree in the vast Campagna di Roma,
Italy, where eucalyptus is now recog-
nized as rendering the whole territory
much less unhealthful.
The City of Mexico is cited as an
other instance where the Vigo canal,
the floating gardens and other mala-
rial districts are now we'll stocked with
young trees, with the result that places
which were once marshy and unhealth-
full have been rendered dry and innoc-
uous.
One recommendation says that the
camp of the British troops in Jamaica,
which was formerly malarial, has been
planted with eucalyptus the outcome
already being steady disappearance
OF marshy spots. The tree, which alb
serbs moisture, grows very rapidly,
often ten feet in year. The wood is
valuable, and the honey bees seek the
| flowers. aThe honey, it is said, con-
tains medicinal properties.
The tree department. at Santiago de
Cuba, not knowing of the investiga-
tons, recently made a request for sew
| eral thousand eucalyptus slips the re-
QUESTION being strongly endorsed by
Gen. Leonard Wood
| The officials in charge of the yellow
fever hospital planted several slips sew
eral months ago, and they are now
thriving. 1t is believed that great good
will result from the investigations. Sew
sf,a1
| calyptus tree were tried here, the re-
suit being satisfactory for the first
four years, after which time the trees
| died, but the concensus of opinion
among the medical authorities is favor
able to repetition of the experiment,
which Gen. Brooke will probably at
! tempt at an early date on large scale.
The strike in Havana is beginning to
| cause genuine alarm among the citi-
zens as 1t is supposed that the bakers
will go out tomorrow as they have
| threatened. A strike on their part
would cause good deal of hardship,
as few private households have facil.-
ties for baking their own bread.
The hackmen also threaten to strike
within the next few days, if the strlke
of the masonS does not terminate
The merchants say everything is ripe
for strike that would mean a general
tie up of business for a fortnight as a
majority of the employees who have
had employment for some months, have
saved money and want a rest. SYM
pathetic strike will give them their op-
portunity. Senior Perfecto Lacoste. the
mayor, and Gen. Rafael Cardenas, chief
of police, are doing all in their power to
persuade the bakers not to go out.
Ell Correo Espanol of Sagua SAYS:
The recent letter of Senior Sagrario
| the Spanish consul general, indorsing
the line of conduct of Ell Comercia OF
Havana, cannot be accepted by all
| reputable Spanish papers. Such Jour-
nails can agree with FL Concrete on
one point only, that is to say the n@u-
trality Of Spaniards in the politics Of
| the island.
I AS for urging Spaniards to endeavor
| to make friends with all Cubans who
do not cease to insult spaniards, never
losing an opportunity to ridicule The
altered situation and always utterlng
! threats Of what will be done to The
| Spaniards when the island is independ-
| ent.
In such circumstances it is useless