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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

MOST OF SOUTH AFRICA
kE>IDENTs CAN'T READ
Intera,e Negroes Are Holding
Many Hfxl-Snlaried Me
ChaniCaI Pc ,ition~.

Capt Town Oct % Statistics
made public from lie figures Of
the recen, census show that - per
cent OF the population of South
Africa cannot read and write. A
great proportion of the illiteracY is
among the natives. as only , per
cent of the white population above
10 years of age is counted as an
4 Natal maintains the best aver
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
Intfruib;tn Ia. stock

The night expire TAR seems TO
be hoodoo for stock grazing OH
the right of way. fhe motorman
4re-lhe car reports that during The
past Nree nights sc has killed Il
mule, DOW and horse. one animal
was killed on the last trip each
night It is supposed the animals
Get on the tracks aud are blinded
by the brilliant light on the cars
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
Chamberlain S cough Eemeny
No Dancer OF Stomach Distress or
indigestion If You Take Oieesti

other up-sets Digestit relieves very
quick; almost Immediately after
taking a dose your stomach feels
relief To thousands-why not you?
Try it on our guarantee. We ara
so confident it will help you we
will give back your money ii it
fails. Get a package today and try
it after eating. Just see how 1t
helps your tired overworked ston-
ach digest the food--no distress.
At Curlin's Two Drug Stores.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
Football at the Far.

he played at the Dallas fair ms
week. Austin College and i, I. L.
meet there this afternoon. Tomor-
row afternoon South western lniVer-
sity and Trinity University VIII
play. The interurban will have
four special cars }leaving here in
the morning for be accommodation
Of the Trinity team and students
Saturday afternoon the A. d NJ
warriors will meet the eleven from
the University of Arkansas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

Eat what you want and "Di-
gastit." Two or three tablets after
eating prevents that full uncomf0r-
table feeling~-it digests all The
food and makes your stomach feel
fine. Browns Digestit is an aid
to Digestion, quick, certain relief
for Indigestion, and permanent
remedy for stomach upsets. 1t Is
perfectly harmless, fine for children
as well as grown-ups. No use to
suffer the tortures of Indigestion,
Ssur Stomach, Gas, Belching or
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

the organ to please q young lady
visitor, when his Wife came ia with
a hammer and tore the oraasr",Iil
10 pieces.
That in 1906 bsFs~efi home and
door by his wife
with a pistol in her hang, whereup-
on he grappled with her and dis
armed her, at ieminen, peril 10
both OF their lives.
That in 1907 she met MIN at the
front door with a stick i'll her hand,
whereupon he turned and ran away
Thai later in 1907 she struck
him on the hand with hammer
Whereupon he decided fat he had
better occupy a separate room at
night for fear OF being killed III
his sleep.
The Browns were married in
1888 and have five children one
Of age, according to the petition,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
WIFE BROKE UP ORGAN
ATER HUSBAND PLAYED
Che Also Was Handy With Stick
and Hammer, Husband
Alleged.

Atlanta, Oct. 24.-Alleging cruel
treatment by his wife and enum-
Grating instances Of her cruelty in
their chronological order. N. {.
Brown of Atlanta has filed suit
against Mrs. Roxie Brown of Win
ston- Salem, N. c.
The instances which he cites are
as follows:
That he went home at Christmas
time. 1904, with handful of paper
money and had to run away TO
keep his wife from burning 1t up
in the fireplace.
That in .i905 he was playing on
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
GOT MONEY
FROM HIS LiNBIADN
She Gave Him Bin to Change ana
HE Did Not ReturIi--tlNc1
Her EtuI,I

Houston. Texas, Oct. 2f-Mrs.
Sarah Arion, who conducts board
ing house at 1916 WASHINGTON ave-
nue., reported to Ire police Tuesday
night that she had been robbed OF
500 by one Of her young nen board
ers, who also left her houst Without
paying a board bill Of ST..
SHE stated that She Went 10 Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
MAY CARRY MAn~
THE I\p<KrRBAN CARS.
Matter Has been Taken IN With
superintendent Gaines.

A movement has been started TO
s"'nF" the inauguration Of mail ser
Viz" on the interurban cars be
tween WaXaharhie and Dallas The
matter has been presented TO SUP
"ilntendent Gaines at Fort WORTH
by the WaXahachio Commercial club
and the Dallas News. II is believed
that an order authorizing this ser
vice Will be issued in a few DAYS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

Deputy Sheriff Yates took Ella
Walker. a girl Twelve or fourteen
years old, 10 the asylum at San
Antonio Wednesday night. The
girl was adjudsed insane some time
ago The officer and his ward
were accompanied 70 The asylum by
her fat her.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

A. = Worthy, who resides on
Briggs street, is sick from the ef
fects OF bronchjtes and typhoid
fever. Mr.. Worthy is about seys
enty-five years Of age.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

H. NJ. Beatty, Little Rock, Ark.
says: For the past two years i
suffered with kidney trouble, and
had severe pains across my back
and over my hips that almost
meant death to me at times.
used several we'll known kidney
remedies, but got no relief until
used Foley Kidney Pills. These
I can truthfuily say made me
sound and well man.
Curlin's Two Drug Stores, north
and west side sauare.-Adv d&W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24
Toe Late To Classify.

Wanted Every man, woman and
shi1l 10 see the I.lsoh Art Exhibit
NJ The city hall, oetobot 20 10 Nov
md. Adults, ten eents. children
five.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

'urlin Drug Co. Norh Side square;
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-24

jurIin's Pharmacy. west side square
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-03-11
.NoroD. 2lop b"
burh englifhe Streit
nid1tdffi3irt.

ben snalif6en aoblengrdberitreif in
ernfte WsitIeiDenIhnft gs3o9en iperben
ipiiroe, iDirb fir purhaus unbegriinbst
e1flGrt.
Die leitenoen eisllsn Der beioen
aroBen Sf;ffabrts-gsi ba.
Zen cine aunbgebnns erlaiIen, aus pel,
der bsrpDrgebt, buB ~Sapag" uno
,,alcpba aoblenporrdtbs beiibsn, tpeI@
de auf mpden ausreidsn. gs tpiro
ausbriidlth perIihert. baB Der sneIi=
i'd. Streit Die gefsnihaftsn niht be,
riihrs.
Stauer bes .Norbo. 2lop b"
eifeunsitdnbig.
Berlin, 10. Mdr5. Qaut WaeIs
una aus 8remen fisbt Der rRorpb.
alopo" ii4 elmer ausitanOs6spsguHg
oeaeniiber. Die Gtouer Der qrobsa
SdiFfabrts.gefe1ffaft iino gum
sbeil an ben Streit g.ganasn.
.SGhfifder aronprin3nuh
Rsifepriifungou
Srientreift.
Berlin, 10. MGr5. Der alt.Ite
5o6n beg a6niss Sri.ori6 augu't
ION SanIen, Rronprin3 Georq, bat bic
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ter siuorudspollen 5ei,rliatsitsu bic.
gnttafiuna \ Der Mbi.urientsn ftatt.
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rad G.plou fiibren, no elm 3uTamz
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grin3en Seinrid asnB.aOitriB in
ausfift esnommen lit. Rad Der Rid
tsbr piro Der Hrpnprin3 in ben Jrcntz
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neIter sr ihon ieit isiHem stpolften
5abrs, bem aIteu 9rauhe sendB. als
2.utrtant Der erften aompagnie oes
2eibarsnaoier RtgimsHts GnsebDrt.
I.r am Is. Sanriar 1893 ss6orene
aonissiobn miro mad Dolleno.ttm 21.
=, ss,n a;.us;4, rrH ra,a ~ s;r,v ou.
| oeren otutiden nnf1eriiidt Staatss
IipiF.nihaften unb 5url Itnoirsn.
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b,saatIers.
9trtiu 10 WGra. Die .saalss
3eituuo4 ms(b.t cine fsnIatipneQe
nnn,blihs aeussruna pes aaiIsrs in
pefrsfF bes aobIenordberitreits in
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litianio beim MuspGrtiasn 2lmf an OF
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mi, sio,n, @.rIorounu rotbiamsr sr,
id,ins qoau rnachts Der aaiier onoe5.
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arobt 4obI,nbeIieuuuoen aug Rorps.
cen einliefsn
Gurbapen iqllaIs arieug
bofeu uugerfebtnfe fetn.
Berlin. 10. mdrs. On maze.
lbenber St.as iii ang.blih Der 8si6luf
aefaBt norben, Gurbapen Su eineH
poanertbisen arisqsbafen dussubaua
en-. Das .9erlinsr Saseblott" tpeIts:
b;eie Wittb.ilungen entb6lt, behuups
| ist, bat Der gsItlub eas GresbniE
DER ReiIe aetpeisn lei, ipelbe Der Raj
| Ter Ieiner3eit mad gurbanen untert
nommen.
l5sr jeBigs Ss.hufen. fpelder So
aReter lang, big 24O Usster brett I'M
s Dieter tisf u6sr NIeorlsnafer ut
iunroe TN 5alls ISoa esnF1het, ~,
Aolten paiisn lIsosn Ia1u'onen ptar'
Dttraaen. 0ts rsn'p'nIiig anr Sfrom
rlntnng lle9ehes s.nfanrf olelei
.Weuen 9aftns" III ioo Meter PREF
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-03-11
0Netterbe

D6io: 3unsbmenpe g.pDlftheit
am Wsontdg; Resen cber Shnee Mon@
tag Roft obsr am Dienftag; gen1bis-
te perGnbsrlife Winbe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

Christian customs adhered to by the Austrian
German peasant be traced back to heather
ish Germanen rites some dispute the of
tree at the Jul festivities; nevertheless, it is
tain that in Sweden needle pines and frs were
set up at this time before the houses" Teutze
of Saxony, antiquarian authority these
subjects, says: The ancient heather sat before
their houses between two crossed pine trees and
ate and drank at the turn of the year for nine
teen days"
The Christmas tree introduced into Aus
tria some eighty years ago by Duchess of
Wurtemberg and spread throughout Germany.
About 1910 it is supposed to have taken fresh
root in England, and became highly popular.
Both Thackeray and Dickens seized hold of the
idea OF happiness begot of Christmas gatherings
and the Christmas tree, and Charles Dickens In
1850 used The Christmas Tree" a title for
one of his annual stories. es
Although Christmas not celebrated in the
first centuries of the Christian era there are
indications in the records of early Roman his
tory of the setting up Of decorated tree at
Christmas time and the. presentation Of gifts Of
fruit and toys. The Romans supposed to
have taken the idea from the early Egyptians
Centuries old the customs of Christmas oh
servance have taken myriad forms in the various
countries of the world. In many cases they per-
petuate some ancient custom which long ante
dates the advent of Christianity Such are the
customs which have grown up around the mis-
tletoe worshiped by the ancient Druids of Brit
lish writer, speaking of the Druids celebration Of
the winter sostice Christmas, says:
This was the most respectable festival of
cur Druids called Yuletide; when the mistetoe
which they called all-heal, carried in their
hands and laid their affairs an emblem of
the sa1utiferous advent of Messiah. This mistle-
toe they cut off the trees with their upright
hatchets of brass, called celts. put upon ends of
their stats, which they carried in their hands
lnnumerable are these instruments found all
over the British isles. The custom is still pre-
served, and lately at York on the of Christ
mas day they carry mistletoe to the high altar
OF the cathedral, and proclaim public and uni
Versal liberty. pardon and freedom to all sorts
of inferior and even wicked people, at the gates
of the city, towards their four quarters of
heaven
The lore of the strange plant is prominently
IN evidence in the Voluspa and other Scandina-
Wan Sagas 1t with mistletoe branch-or
an arrow prepared therefrom-that the blind
and heavyheaded deity Holder Amer his deadly
blow at Balder the god of light benevolent
principle of northern mythology. The inspira-
ton of the use of the mistetoe was of course, due
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
WAS WILLING TO REPEAT 1T
Bright YOUTHS Phrase Of Gratitude
Paid for and Well Worthy
of Repetition.

He was most intelligent youth,
and while going through the basement
ut the works he noticed that some
thing was wrong with the machinery.
he at once gave the alarm, and pre-
vented what might have been seri-
GUS accident The circumstance was
reported to the head of the firm, be-
fore whom the lad was summoned.
You have done me great service,
my lad" said the genial chief. "and in
future your wages will be increased
by two shillings weekly"
Thank you, SIR said the bright lit
tie fellow. Il win do my best to be
be good servant to you"
That's the right spirit, my lad, he
remarked, encouragingly. I'm all the
years that have been in business no
one has ever thanked me in that way,
] Will make the increase three shlll-
ings. Now, what do you say to that?
We'll, sir replied the lad, smiling
ly, would you mind if l said 1t
again."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
Too MANY Amateurs.

DR.. Woods Hutchinson, at the
Twentieth Century club IN Boston.
condemned baked beans.
we hear lot" he said, about the
raw vegetable cure. the starvation or
fast cure, the fruit cure and what-not.
These things, no less than baked
beans, are bad for US unless they are
recommended by an experienced die
Tician.
There are too many amateur die
ticians-and we all know the anna
teur
AN amateur photographer was
showing me some snapshots Of Italy.
And these leaning buildings. what
are they? / asked.
"'They are some buildings in Pisa,
he replied That perfectly straight
one near them is the famous leaning
tower 20
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

not given definite promise to Freya to prove
harmless If used against the person of her
Balder. Thus Scandinavian mythical lore
counts for the death of the latter. And accord
ingly, traditional idea of the poisonous proper
ties of the mistletoe is found to persist in
mote regions of the north and west of Europe
even to the present day. In Great Britain Tin
the Forest OF DEAN it has been used down to
recent date as popular remedy in the treatment
OF cardiac troubles. Like the strophanthus of
African arrow poison fame it proved reliable
substitute for digitalis.
kissing under the mistetoe is all that now re-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
MARKING Arrival of Ace,

When | get to be old | amt goin'
to find 1t out by countin' up to see,
nor by my whiskers, nor by my gums.
nor none of them signs. They'll all
fool you. No, sir But one Of these
times I'll get throwed down. and
won't bounce back. Then I'll know
tit all over. When a man gets that
way, he's old. Old, see? 1t don't
make any difference how much longer
he lives after that. he don't ever get
any older.-"Billy Fortune"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
Tn And Ooino

Not all city folks are as ignorant OF
the farmer surroundings as the far
mers sometimes suppose. This was
evidenced by an incident in the stay
of a young New Yorker on New Eng
Land farm.
We'll, young man." said the farmer
to his boarder who was up early and
looking around. been out to hear the
haycock crow, / SUPPOSE" And the
sly old chap ,winked at his hired man
The city man smiled. NO" said he
suave!y, I've merely been out tying
a knot in a cord of wood Judges
Library.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

all over Germany. Three
trees in great pots were put
on a long table covered with
linen; each tree was illumi-
mated with three circular
tiers of colored wax candles
blue, green, red and white.
Before each was displayed a
quantity of toys, gloves,
handkerchiefs. workboxes,
books and various articles,
presents made to the owner
of the tree" This princess
was Russian. and in her
later days lived mostly In
Paris. Then again Prof.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
Homeless,

Who wrote that story about Roose-
velt's return to the Outlook Office?
asked the managing editor
Billy Pennington" replied the city
editor. Il thought 1t was a preJty
good story"
1T was more than that. 1t was a
remarkable story. | think we ought
to raise Pennington's salary. He
didn't wind up by saying: The
colonel then plunged into a mass of
correspondence
I'm sorry to have to tell you that
he did l bluespenciled that part Of
IT"
"Oh, pshaw! Wen never be able
to make anything of that fellow"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
Lucky.

Thousands of years ago men shaw
ed themselves with sharks teeth or
with pieces of flint" said the young
man who had been reading the t'Notes
OF Science"
How lucky" replied the fair maid.
en-
Lucky? Why so?"
II mean how lucky 1t is they have
got to making razors In Germany
Otherwise the poor men would still
have to shave with sharks teeth ane
pieces of flint. wouldn't they?"
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His Presentato on Speech

the lovely young bride OF the crown
prince, little anecdote of her re-
ception in one of the hill towns was
current alike in society and in the
press. The little boy who was to pre-
sent the usual bouquet was the son
of a distinguished literary man, and
he had been taught pretty poem
CT few lines. in graceful praise of
the princess. But when the moment
came to recite, he stood mutely gazing
at her. too overcome TO speak Aft
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20
Too Cold for Baths.

DR.. Xene Y. Smith, a medical in
spector In the Muncie Qnd.) public
schools, tells this story of his expert
ences in examining pupils.
When were you bathed?" asked Dr.
Smith Of a boy Of seven or eight years
In suburban school.
"Bathed?" Quiered the child. Why.
don't you know this is winter"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

The winning grace and youthful dig
nifty with which children often fulfill
their part on occasions of civic, state
or royal x,ageantry ie one of the most
charming features of such occasions.
Sometimes, indeed. the little folk do
not behave exactly as they are ex-
pected to do; but they are as likely
to improve on the original program as
to spoil ii.
In Italy in the days when the pres
ent Dowager Queen Margherita was
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

er a moment, In order to relieve the
situation, the princess smiled. and
held out her hand for the flowers. The
little fellow held back for a moment.
then. to the delight of the assembly,
explained, confidentiaily, as he gave
the flowers to her.
There were verses, but you are SO
beautiful I can't remember them. y
Youths Companion.
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mains of a once horrible Druid rite.
The ceremonies which the mistle
toe figured in among the ancient
Druids always accorded it a place
of honor The myths that chung
around it in their wondering, puz.
zling minds were many more than
the few that have come to us in
these later years. But, old as they
are, those hoary, heather myths
lack the true flavor of antiquity
when it comes to measuring tradi-
tons by the centuries.
Oh, we do not by any means owe
our mistletoe to the Druids. We
can go back so much further for the
first adventures of the mistletoe
that the Druids become merely
modern innovators. 1t was one of
the noblest of the trees in Paradise.
the lordly tree of good and evil
and on it's twig hung the apple
which Mother Eve plucked with
such disastrous consequences. Alas
for Mother Eve and Father Adam,
And alas for us, their punished
heirs-at-law divine! But alas, too,
for the wicked, handsome, tempting
tree of knowledge which put human
ity In such graceless plight! Upon
it's lofty crown, it's massive trunk,
it's delicious fruit, descended the
universal curse. 1t shriveled away
from the Mortified earth; it dwin-
died to the meanest smallness; it
was cast out into the bitter cold;
it became a parasite and beggar,
existing by the bounty of vulgar
neighbors. Only in the pearly
translucence of it's shrunken fruit,
the most trivial of berries, did it
preserve some semblance of its
once radiant splendor.
And it has preserved some Of It's
TT in fro oil
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

TO the OppOS-
ing principle
of darkness
or evil. The
p | a n t which
furnished the
deadly d a r t
grew on the
slope Of AS
gard. and was
the sole agent
K n o W n t o
gods or men
a N o n G poi
sonous plants
which h n
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-12-20

Dtchfeld, in his "Od English Customs" says
that the Christmas tree was first imported into
England by German merchants who lived
at Manchester in the first years of the nineteenth
century
In 1900 a writer folklore said: Although
accustomed to consider Germany the
home of the Christmas tree, it has not been gen.
eral there for more than couple of centuries.
Old people are still living whose parents never
one in Germany. The decoration of houses
with olive leaves and green branches, as in Eng
land at Christmas is far more ancient custom,
and can be noticed in Botticelli's picture of The
Alteration of the Shepherds" In the National Gal
fery in London 1t is, Fritz Ortwein observes,
a distinct remnant of an ancient heather custom,
at the turn of the year during the twelve
days of the Jul festival in honor of Wooden. green
cry could be fetched by all from the woods
without punishment. and every hall deco
rated with green leaves and branches.
Again in old works on English customs we
find many references to the decorating of the
interior of the dwellings, well as the pious
adOrnment of the churches with greenery, and
the introduction of a fir tree symbolical Of
the palm. In the halls of the barons and the
squires and in the gigantic kitchens of the
farmers fir tree ever held prominent place,
but whether ordinarily decorated or not is not
specifically recorded. Here are in doubt
In ali probability the remaining fruits of the
orchards OF the year hung upon the
branches as a Precipitation to the gods of the
fruits of the earth to insure good harvests
Going abroad we get fuller knowledge of these
things. The custom OF carrying away branches
and trees from the woods at Christmas time in
various parts of Austria became extensive on
account of the superstftions Of the peasantry
that at Sazburg, in 1855. and at Nuremberg in
1858, severe bylaws were issued against persons
purloining from the forests. In some regions Of
Hungary solemn procession with a decorated
tree takes place through each village before the
shepheld play begins. 1T is adorned with rib
bons and fruit, and is supposed to symbolic
the tree of knowledge. Although most of the