New-York tribune., 1901-02-03
i MlRrELLous FLESH EATING PLANT.
IN CIVILIZATION IT BECAME AN ErIcURE AND
FINALLY DIED OF GoUT
From The New-Orleans Times Democrat

From The New-Orleans Times Democrat
The iesutofy talk OF little group OF traseers
lrited TO natural cur9sities ana as Usual on such
the ball around the circle. Finally II was
passed up TO sall"w laced man WI" iii
listened To The NARRATIVES the others in Thought
al sil,nc-. Il scarcely know Nhat can add 10
pressing. for have really seen very little that
the ordinary in my life and nothing at All
have ust been described II YOU are willing 10 rsk
Father curious oaTniYOroGs plant found couple
years ago in southern Nicaragua l was on
s".ibves, Yte If tba low4T iakDs one day' NhiIr
stretch forest. l noticed a very strans" looking
plant AT the foot Of an immens" cabbage I'alneti"
around my wrist. bat only about two feet high.
With a few thick, lumpy leaves, ana a lAfsc. up
shaped. purple blossom prrche~i Al the "Nir'nlr
different from anything had ever seen thai AT
ing the queer growth "a humble bee. fully as large
as the end OF my thumb. came -ailins down. and
after a feW preliminary pirouettes divcd into the
inward ana i'm less time than it takes To tell il the
blossom had assumed the appearance Of i globe i'm
prisOniug the insect inside } then that l had
earHiToroas or fesh & eating plant oh yes. they
are well known 70 botanists. said gentleman
double headed hulfrOg, ~" seen several varieties
with a courteous gesture. hut / warned you in td-
Vance had nothing remarkable To relate. com
iThat's ali right said th Californian indulg"ntiy.
90 and tell as about it
When I recognized th. tru- character 81 thc
plant" continued The sill"G stranger, 1 became
very much Interested. All fl- tarnIyOrou- iipi al
varieties of which have knowledge cunnc them
selves Z" tiny gnats ana such small game. Hu; here
growth hardy and vorI,ous enough to take
IN hug" humble be" a. single mOuthful In l"as
than il" minutes m" petals slowly UEfOicd aud
the insect had disappeared Upon that I deter
mined To- Ike the plant Dith me for further -tudy.
and digging il up with mIchctr ! carefully
il al Indian guide About t.p
weeks later ! returned 10 The town Of Ei1rao, on
ihc river. where / then living. and ono ot the
inst things Old .aS to put IN" plant on the Fcutr"
tablc Al my house. During the Journc. the Indian
had -d il faithfully flies ana IL apparently
a cellriIt condition. Th- thing - hum
IN the il Opened and shut its mouth that
mine Who had rather r'mark.tbc appetite. md as
flies somewhat bOthcTsome 10 secure. =
CURED Ia 10 Try H. meat ] gave ~ a small
Il,o' III ,riSt'ak L. begin with. and IL really
pathetic To IN" evident relish with which q
S0hlsri IL down. Tho poor thing had never t'-tcd
civilized food before and ~ disposed Or
th" fragment OF steak opened petals gsIe
that WH~ actually afraid thcb would split H.ti;-
II " 49, ii- dumb HfN "f pleading Tor Tnor--
fond ot good living myself IA" Central American
H'if on ard my house. WA Well stocked @l:h .Hi
soif- of driicaries lin aud glass After th@
placed ou n, tahl- Nll,-n,.Nrr atr and Woui iced
him .kIrill one might f's' a pet aHmi a. lie
- 'tti fa ttk. naturally - foreign luNurI"S and
MS apIiff" was pm.thins incredible Whenever
looked Ip from my plat 1 would So thai y"wn-
lng purple mouth staring III the lac" Ike a
10 resist IA" appeal Away gave him special