Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

parrot. whose Language had not
troubled the good lady because she did
not understand Portuguese. was really
uttering the most vile and indecent eN-
ptesrions you can Imagine. II was so
Vile that the Brazilian minister's wife
begged the madam to dispose OF the
parrot at once. for II was not NJ TO Keep
In the family.
HORSES AZ LUMBER WAGONS.
There are few carts or wagons In this
part n the world. Goods are carried
about on the backs Of horses ana dom
Keys. Lumber IL strapped TO the sides
~ the horses and thus dragged through
the streets. Firc-wood ia carried Into
town upon horses. Two wooden hooks
made 81 forkcd limbs are fastened On
each side 81 the horse to q pack saddle
ana on thcsc hooks q half load of cord
wood ia 80 balanced that II will not fall
on. After the man rides the horse. sit
ting on his back between the piles ~
sticks. and sometimes hanging his feet
down about the neck All sorts ~ bur
dcnH are carried On the head. You sec
women walking along balancing pump
kna upon their heads. This morning
noticed n boy thus carrying n two
buAhcl bag u flour. A he passed by
me he suddenly atnppcd at a fence and
without lowering or touching his bur
~ hNN AANAN N"N ~ - N'HAAN
abou, two feet from the ground. ana
thus standing searched industriousiy.
! Judge, Tor "a fien or something else
that was biting him. II was perhaps
nomcthing else. for fleas don't count
here.
WONDERFUL PALMS.
Among the most interesting ,hlngs
IN this region arc the palms. Just boz
tore coming to ccnru our boat stopped
~ o little town at the mouth Of the Pa
fahyha river rarnhyba if state Just
south n this, the most % which " low
ana tropical. This town. Cabadello. ia
Us port, being connected with the capi-
tal city. pnrahybn. (which ~ ten miles
Inland by railroad The saruhybn
river II lined with cucuanut trees.
There are thousands 0f them, apuie MI
"a with nuts ns biz as your head. In
my RIDE 20 the capital VI the state
phreci through about ten mllc1 ~
such palms an loaded with nuts.
Inc town u Cahadcllu IN built OF
palm wood. II n collection uf huts
matched with palm leaves. The huia
have no windown and no doors In our
sense uf The word. There are merely
holes IN the walls and those which take
the place or Window have nhuiterr ~
oi woven palm leaves tici on b. strings.
The doors are made " palm leaves.
1hcy are merely screens 81 woven
leaves which arr moved away durins
tho day.
This region II the home II the car.
nnuua palm, one ~ the most rcmafkn-
Die trees 90 be found anywhere. Near
~ every hit Of II ia valuable. t. roots,
when made into ten. viii clear your
blood like Harrapurllla. It. stems can
~ used Tor posts, raftcra and huildlng
Ing material. or u can b. ground up
fnr making paper and cloth
The palmetto Of the rarnhuha Ia
eaten ~ q vegetable. From ID wine aud
vinegar are made. ana thep n taken
ont o. u raccarine substance as well
na nnHo, which Il very nutritious. In
times % famine this tfoe forms a large
rart nt the food ~ the people. Tho
fruit " the cnfnnubn II used Tor feed.
inr cattle, and the nut, which II rather
oily, makes a good substitute for cot.
fee. The stem % the tree has Nth
which can be used Tor cork and ~ the
wood OF the stem musical instruments,
pumps ana tubes arc made.
Gut Of the stem also comes white
llauid or sap. much like the milk ~ a
cocoanui. and from II " also made
Hour somewhat iike maze. OF the straw
90 the Ftcm hats. baskets. brlomr aud
mats are made. Much of II II shipped
a. Europe ana some comes back to
Ilraxii IN the form ~ hats.
In addition TO these things the car
nauha tree aids largely M lighting this
part ~ Brazil, \ wax u obtained from
IT, leaves and from this wax candles
are made, a great QHul OF 0afuuHha