Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-11-20
GOOD FOOD TREES
Some Of Them will Equal Any
Restaurant.
Among the Many Peculiar Growths In
Different Parts of the World Are
the Milk Tree, Butter Tree
and Bread Tree.

II one could gather together the
products Of the different food-produc-
ing trees he could get quite substan-
tial meal.
For instance, in Venezuela is the
COW tree, which derives its name from
the fact that when the trunk is cut
a stream Of milk gushes out-milk of
thick, creamy consistency, with
balmy fragrance. The milk flows best
in the early morning and at sunset. At
these times the natives come from far
and near with bowls or pals to get
their family supply of the milk. 1t is
of such thickness that II left to "set"
1t very soon becomes cheese.
Another one of natures diaries Is
the butter tree. The name is also
given to sc-erel tropical tsoes which
Yield certain oils that cansb used for
butter. The real butter tree grows
In central Africa. From the kernels
of the fruit is obtained rich butter that
can be preserved for a year or more.
In order to make the meal complete
there should be bread to go with the
butter, and this is provided by the
bread tree, which nourishes in the
islands of the Pacific. The tree is Of
good size, with large lobed leaves and
fruit Of roundish form, from four to
seven inches in diameter. This fruit,
when baked. resembles bread some
what, and is eaten by the natives as
such.
A boon to the weary wayfarer is the
travellers tree, found IN Madagascar.
It will grow in the most arid desert.
and no matter how dry the weather
is, a quart Of water always flows out
when the stalk is punctured. The wa.
ter is pure, clear and pleasant to the
taste. The leaves Of the tree are from
ten to fifteen feet in length.
In order to provide light for their
darkness the natives of the South Sea
Islands make use OF the candle tree
Its fruit is heart-shaped, and the seeds
when boiled make tallow that is ex
cellent for candles. The natives re-
move the shells, bake and string b
kernels and preserve them. Five o
six OF the kernels are enough to SUI
ply a good, clear light.
In Jamaica is found the so-calle
life tree" II the leaves are broke
from the plant they viii continue t
grow. Nothing but fire will destro
this tree.
A tree that loves darkness rathe
than the light is the "sorrowful tree,
found In western India. II is so Gale
because It weeps every morning. TIL
tree nourishes only in the darl
Through the day and up until sunse
not flower can be seen but afte
| darkness has fallen the tree become
mass of blossoms. At sunrise tn
flowers drop OFF in shower, thus pr
ducing the effect Of weeping. tn
blossoms open every night in the yea
Another kind of travellers tree hi
, leaves that closely resemble the pla
tain. No part OF II is edible, but u
large leaf stalks are used for the pa
titions and walls of houses, and Il
leaves themselves for thatch roohn
In Chinatown can be found many
teresting tree growths, but most
the peculiar effects are produced
expert tree grafters. For instance,
fore the gates to many Of the tempt
are evergreen trees split up from q
bottom for about six feet. The tN
J. halves are then set about three fe
8 apart, and each has the same cur
It to the place where they meet tn
forming sort OF arch, through viii
It Is expected the worshiper shall pa
on entering the temple.
The Chinese are very fond OF bra
l. ing sprouts together and allowing the
IS to grow In that way. Throughout t
Y. empire many other attempted impro'
ments on nature may be found as
result Of the marvellous horticultu
skill Of the yellow people.
II One OF the strangest trees In
Ut world is the ambash, whose wood
the lightest known, being only abe
two-hfths as heavy as cork. It
found in the waters Of Lake Chad,
Africa, body of water remarka
!, for the fact that. while It has an a
" OF 10000 square miles, II averages O.
six feet in depth.