El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

! indians use it for all kinds OF cuts
| They say that it will even stop
| and that bv busting some powder from
\ 1t over a cut the blood will cease run
ming.
There is another tree here which is
an antidote for snake poison, and
plant the Juice of which Is an emetic
mat will turn the strongest stomach
inside out 1 know a zone official VINO
had heard of the plant and wished TO
test it He was out hunting with
friend and the two agreed that they
would each drink a cup of tea made OF
the Juice 1t was sweet and easily
swallowed A moment later, however,
both men made a rush for the door,
and, as the engineer said. they thought
that their boots were coming up
through their threats.
A little farther south are trees from
the bark of which the indians make
blankets and the straw which Is woven
into Panama hats
Like the Cradle Of Moses.
The Isthnus of Panama has the
Papyrus plant, similar to that Which
formed the cradle of little Moses when
he Law in the FURNISHES, and TO that OF
which the paper used by the ancient
Egyptians was made. There are great
beds of papyrus to be seen from the
cars on the ride across the isthmus- II
is a long reed with tassel-lke neao
which grows in the swamps. 1t IS one
Of the chief plants of the upper Nile
and I have seen vast tracts of 1t In
the lower parts of the Sudan
Another queer thing, according 20
our American notions, is the grass OF
the isthmus. We usually look upon
this country as nothing but Jungle,
The truth is there are great pasture
lands in the Panama republic, ana
within miles ride of the Tivoli hotel
at Ancon one may enter landscape
which is not unlike parts OF ONO ana
Indiana These are the savannas, a
rolling country covered with grass
upon which herds Of cattle are feed
ing. The cattle are rounded up by the
Panamanian cowboys on horseback,
and the scenes are not unlike those
of the Argentine pampas. The north
ern part of the Panama republic is
largely Of this nature and is devoted
to grazing, having large herds Of
cattle.
Gorgeous Flowers of Sweet Perfume.
nave frequently seen it stated that
the flowers of the isthmus do not
smell This is not true of the most
of them. There are many which give
forth a delicious perfume and load
the air with their scent
Indeed, Panama is a land Of flowers
There are great trees of red, yellow and
blue, which may be seen from the cars
on the way across the isthmus, and
thousands hang from the branches.
They clothe the limbs and trunks of
dead trees and make them alive.
Mr.. Gudger, Uncle Sans chief jus
tice Of the canal zone, has a vine COW
ering the porch Of his house near the
Tivoli hotel. This vine bears a yellow
flower which looks like a rose. The
justice calls it the Tiveh vine. Just
below this place is a tree which bears
leaves green on top and rust red be-
meath When the sun strikes them the
under sides OF the leaves shine like
FURNISHED copper, and they look as
though they were busted with gold
mixed with a copper alloy.
I have already written of the orchid
collections Of the ladies of the isthmus
Nearly every one of prominence has
her veranda loaded with them, and
many produce flowers of exquisite
beauty. Others of the ladies run to
ferns having every variety from those
whose frOnds are as fine and silky as
the hair of a baby to great trees the
branches of which extend out at the
top like an umbrella and shade many
square feet.
Queer Tourists at Panama.
Among the queer things OF the canal
zone are the people who are rushing
down here to see it. Some stay but a
day and others go through on the rub
berneck trains which give a panoramic
view of each Of the works in the space
of two hours. The ignorance of some
of these tourists to geographical mat
ters is astounding. One woman who
passed through last week was alarmed
as to the probable effect the cutting
through Of the canal might have on
our hemisphere She wanted to know
what would become of South America.
when it was let loose, and asked
whether it would not drop off and
be lost when the great gorge was cut
through.
Another engineer gave me TODAY
conversation which he had Just over
heard between two rival woman tour
lists. One had spent the day at the
at the Gatun dam. Each was tri-
Boosting about the wonders
she had beheld and trying to Guido the
other. For time it was nip and tuck
until finally the first woman said:
Well I have seen something that
you have not seen. I have seen Col
Cocktails car, called the Yellow Devil.
in which ne goes around the works
and I even saw Col Goethals himself
well who is Col Goethals?" asked
the other woman.
I don't know" replied the first
but, anyhow, he owns that car
From New England and Wanted to
Know.
Another tourist of the feminine sex
came here with a notebook, and upon
Ad44uAAE oAd4 LGu III ~ AdfAt uOWn every
thing she heard. She first drove to
Cristobal, and there accosted Col. Eu-
gene Wilson, who has charge of Uncle
Sans hotels and all the commissary
with this question:
Where is this Isthmus Of Panama?
I have come all the way from New
and want to see it. I sup
pose it is that point over there" And
with that she directed her umbrella
toward the lighthouse on the Toro
breakwater-
NO, madam" replied the genial col
onel that is not the whole isthmus
Of Panama. It is only a part of II.
The isthmus is the great neck of land
which connects the two continents Of
North and South American"
"Oh, is that SOP replied the lady,
ousily writing. q thank you so much,
but you see come from New Hamp-
shire and I want to know"
Seeing the IsthmUs.
do not know how many tourists the
canal has had this year, but it has
run high into the thousands. The
Panama Herald, in a recent issue, says
hat few years ago the tourists came
n couples and little later in scores,
but they are now coming in hundreds
and thousands A single excursion
boat with two or three hundred Cook
es' IS not uncommon, and we are hav-
ing parties of hundreds representing
boards Of trade, chambers of commerce
and other business organizations. We