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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
Late Market Quotations
Chicago Estimates for Monday.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.

Chicago EStimates for Monday.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, $4,000, 100000 all next week:
cattle, $4,000; sheep, 1900; wheat.
40; corn, GS; oats l03.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, unchanged; corn, u higher.
cIearanees.
Wheat and flour, 705,000; corn, 1884,
600; oats, none.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 81 cars; Duluth, 20
cars: Winnipeg, 47S cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO. April s.-Wheat-No. 2
red. $1.2Oh@1.211s: No. 2 hard,
$1.18; No. hard, $1.14A.
Corn-No. 4 yellow, TIN 073c; No.
yellow, 7O@721sc; No. 6 yellow, 70
@7Ohc; No. white, 741a@75c; No.
5 white, 701x@72c; No. white, zoe;
No. mixed, 74@74Ac; No. 4 mixed,
73@74Ac; No. 5 mixed, 701s @72c;
No. mixed, zoe.
Oats-No. 3 white, 43A@44Ac; No.
white, 411aQ43c; standard. 46@
46Ac.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
KANSAS CITY, April s.-Wheat-
No. 2 hard, $1.10@1.19; No. 3 hard,
$1.Os@1.18; No. hard, 94c@$1.08;
No. red, $1.1201.1S; No. 8 red. $1.08
@1.13; No. red, 94c@$1.08.
IL
@6sAc; No. 2 yellow. 72@7sc; No. 3
701zc: No white, 69@7Oc.
Oats-No 2, 41@43c; No. 3, $50
40c; No. white, 47@4sc: No. 8
white, 46.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, April 8.-Corn-Mar-
ket a@1c higher. No. 3 white, No. 3
mixed, 74c; No. white, 7O@71c; No.
s white, 681sc; No. 8 yellow, 74h@
75c; No. 4 yellow, 73c; No. 5 yellow,
No. 5 mixed, 70@701sc; No. 6 mixed,
6S@69c; No. 4 mixed, 73c; No. 6
mixed, 67hQ681sc.
'Oats-Market 1sc lower. No. 4
white, 42c.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 10G.]
ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 8.-Wheat--
No. 8 red, new. s1.1601.1s; No. 8
hard, old, s1.15.
Corn-No. 2, 741sc; No. 8. 73Ac;
No 8 yellow, 75,zc; No. 2 white,
74hc; No. 8 white. 73c.
Oats-No. 2, 43c; No. 3. 41@43c;
No. white, 44@447kc; No. 4 white,
42W43c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, April 8.-Hog receipts
10 900; market steady. Mixed and
butchers, $e.35@9.S0; good heavy,
SO. 55@9.7O: rough heavy. 925@9.40;
light, ss.aO@s.sO; pigs, $7.5O09.10.
Cattle receipts, 200; market
steady. Beeves. $4,000 1000; cows
and heifers. ,s4.20@9.25; stockers and
feeders, BIOLOGISTS: Texans, $1,000
$40; calves. $6.50@9.OO; westerns,
$770@S.70.
Sheep receipts 1000: market
steady. Native, ss.25@s.s5; western,
ss.40@925 lambs, $s.75@11.0o; west
ern, s9.25@11.40.
CHICAGO Live Stock-cIose.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO, April S.-Hog receipts
$4,000; market steady. Mixed and
butchers, s9.35@9.80; good heavy,
s9.25@9.8o; rough heavy, s9.25@9.40;
light, s9.30@9.S0.
Cattle receipts 200; market steady;
top $1,000.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
steady; top $3.50.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

country, "a @9Ac; specials, 1on.
Hay market firm. Prime, Ss.
1.50; No. 8, 31.O0@1.15; clover, sss
$1.OO.
Dressed poultry market firm. Cb,,
ems, 10000: turkeys, 2s932c; fovl,
10000; ducks. 20@28c.
Live poultry market steady. Cas,.
12@13c; ducks, 21c; fowls, 1870. ~,
keys. 20@21c; roosters, 13c; chietss,
tic.
Cheese market firm. State mn,
common to special, 15@1Skc; skin,
common to specials, 5@17c.
Butter market easy. Receipts AZ,
Creamery extras, 36A @3eHc; d,S
tubs, 30@3sc; imitation creamsr
nrsts. ISM @29hc.
Egg market firm. Receipts ls,sr
Nearby white fancy, 25@26c; mean,
mixed fancy, 22@231sc; fresh, 2sSs
24c.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. April S.--Bar slys
London, 90 7-16d.
Bar silver New York, 61Ac.
Demand sterling, $4.76 TIC.
st. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS, April MARKET fr
to steady. Receipts at st. Louis, iu
cars; at East st. Louis, seven carr
Choice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
No. 1 timothy-$17 .0O@19 20.
No. Q timothy-$13 .GO@16 90
| q nQH10
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, April 7-Horsss1
There was very little change nota|
able in the market, except that a
mand for auction types weakened
a bit. The run was very light an
went largely to French and Italian
and the large end of the animals di
played in auction were army reledl
and holdovers from the early session
The clearance on all kinds was god
and the eastern market was On 1
steady basis. Southerners sold U
lower.
Heavy draft, extra ..-...... s1506ll
Eastern chunks ........... 140Gl5
Southern horses, good 49,. S5ay
southerners. plain 1880. 7oaN
Southerners. common ...... 400
Choice saddlers ..... 10oGA|
Plugs 50 ]
! Mules-Some small mules sold vs!
well, but the best outlet was for god
quality big drafts, which have bed
the weeks most satisfactory seller
All useful kinds for the farm and mi,
ing trade found a fair market full
steady, with the previous week, Will
in some places the better grades hs7
picked up "a little value. The h1
quality and outclassed kinds wen
hard to move at any price.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Sioux City Journal: All the . IN,
dates for governor and mos. " ths
rest OF US believe In iettihs nay
people have what they want "
for in the way Of roads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Waterloo Times-Tribune Juu sass
from expression in the Iowa pi ed
the primary is getting 10 ne and
about as big a nuisance as '.na Vice
ought to meet the same sehleh'N
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
hieh School Girl. Ho.te..e.

A very delightful luncheon was
given today in the private dining
room OF the Y. w. c. A by some Of
the high school girls for Mrs. Scoville
and Miss Robinson. Covers were laid
for nineteen at a table very attractive
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
S2'}l|E9z'
Y. w. C. A. Board Meeting.

The board of directors Of the Young
Womens Christian association will
meet on Wednesday afternoon at g.
o'clock in the directors room.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

Wednesday Reading Club.
The Wednesday Reading club will
be entertained this week by Mrs. Eu-
gene S. Baker
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

~ decorated in sweet peas anu s,,sss,
lax. The party was planned by N. Iey.
Margaret Dorsey and Mary beaiu'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN.
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK,

ONCE. Masonic Temple ,sidenH
Alpha apartments.
Office Hollrs-10 to IL a. m,
3 D. M; evenings, to 8; Su1daH
II to p. m. United States civil " |
vice examiner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-08

DR.. BRUCE L. GILEILLAM
Physician and Surgeon.
ONCE, 612h Main street ovs
Winger Bros. store. Bell phone ~
Black.
Residence, BIT North Fourth stfee'
Bell phone 12S0-I:ed. Al.
Eours-10-12 a. M: "a p. m; -
p. m. Sunday by appointment
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
CtApTER SLXli.

Il think my left side Is going. Wolf
Larsen wrote. the morning after his
attempt to IRE the ship. The numb
ness is growing. can hardly move
my hand You will have to speak
louder The last lines are going
down"
Are you IN pain" | asked
was compelled to repeat my ques
ton loudly before h answered
Not all the time
The loft hand stumbled slowly and
painfully across the paper, and It was
with extreme difficulty that We de.
ciphorcd the scra"l It vas ike a
spirit message such rs are dcliv.
cred a, scanccs OF splritualists for a
dollar admission
rlWt am still here all here the
hand scrnwloi more slowly and pain.
fully than ever.
Tho pencil dropped, and We had to
rcplac" It In the hand
Whom there is no pain hav. per
feet peace and quiet I have never
thought so clearly. can ponder NE
and death Ike Hindu sage"
And Immortality Maud qucricd
loudly IN the ear,
Three times the hand cssaycd to
write bu, fumblcd hopolcssly The
pencil fell In vain We tried to 70.
place II, The fingers could no, close
ON II, Then Maud pressed and held
the fingers abou, tho pencil with her
own hand, and tho hand wrote. In
large letters. and so slowly tina, tho
minutes licked Oh TO each letter
"B.O.S.ii"
"bosh, skcp,ieal and inyinciblc to the
end The arm and hand relaxed. The
trunk OF the body moved slightly.
Then thorc was no movement Maud
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

DO you know Doctor Jordans final
test OF TRUTH" Maud asked
shook my head and paused in the
act or dis!odging the shavings which
had drifted down my neck
Can we make 1t work? Can we
trust our lives to it, is the test"
He Is favorite OF yours" | said
when dismantled my old Pan.
thcon and cast out Napoleon and
Caesar and their fellows. | straightway
erected new Pantheon" she an.
swered gravely, "and the first | In.
stalled was Doctor Jordan"
"A modern hero"
And greater because modern"
she added. How can the Old World
heroes compare with ours!"
! shook my head We were too
much alike in many things for argu-
mcnt. Our point OF view and out
look on life at least were very like.
For pair of critics we agree IA
mously." | laughed
And as shipwright and able assist
ant" she laughed back
But there was little time for laugh.
ter in those days. what of our heavy
work and of the awfulncss of Wolf
Larscn's living death.
He had received another stroke. He
had lost his voice or he was losing it
He had only intermittent use of it. AS
he phrased it. the wires were like the
stock market, now up, now down. Oc.
casionally the wires were up and he
spoke as well as ever, though slowly
and heavily. Then speech would sud
denly desert him. In the middle OF a
sentence perhaps. and for hours. some.
times We would wait for the Connec.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
While toiled at Rigging the Fore.
mast Maud Scwcd on Canvas.

ton to be rcestablishcd. lie com.
planned OF great pain in his head. and
II was during this period that he ar.
ranged a system of communication
against the time when speech should
l"ay' him altoEcthCr-Ou pressure OF
the hand for yes" two for no" It
was well that 1t was arranged. for by
evening his voice had gone from him
by hand pressurcs after that he an
sworcd our questions. and when he
wished to speak he scrawled his
thoughts with his left hand. quite leg
lbly, on sheet OF parer.
The fierce winter had now descend
ed upon us Gale followed gale with
snow and slcct and rain The seals
had started on their great southern
migration. and the rookcry was prac-
tlcnlly deserted worked frv"rishly
In spit" Of the bad weather. and Of the
wind which especially hindorcd me. /
was on deck from duylirh, TN dark
and made substantial progress
| pruntcd by my lesson learned
through raising the shears and then
climbing them 10 attach tn. guys TO
the top OF the fo.cmast. which was
just lifted conveniently from the deck.
| attached the rigging. stays and
throat and peak hylyards As usual
! had moderated tie amount OF work
involved IN this portion ~ the task.
and two long daNs were necessary to
complete Il And there was so much
va IA hH a..
which practically had to be made
over
While ! toilod ~ rigging the fore
mast, Maud scwcd on canvas. ready
always to drop everything and come
to my assistance when more hands
than two were required The canvas
was heavy and hard. and she scwrd
with the regular sailors palm and
thrcc.cornrrod sail,rccdlc Her hands
were soon sadly Oisturcd. but she
struggled hrayoly on, ana In addition
doing the cooking and taking care o,
the sick man.
"A ng for superstition said on
Friday morning THAT mast goes In
today"
Everything was ready Tor tho n,
tempt Carrying the boom ,nrkl. IN
tho windlnss, ! hoistcd the mast near.
~ clear OF the deck Making tbIa
tackle fast, took to tho windlass tho
shcnrstncklc (which was connected
with tho end OF the BOOM and with n
/ few turns had the mast perpendicular
, and clear
] Maud clappcd her hands tho instant
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
COULD MAKE A GOOD GUESS
Young Man Was Not Sure as to Size
but Was Willing to Take a
Chance on Il.

Into mems furnishing store
stepped a younI man warily, almost
,imidly. He lacked the air of con.
ildcnce OF the man who is about to
purchase n tie or n handkerchief or a
collar. Eagerly the genial noorwalk.
or pounced upon him and the prospec.
tive customers first words explained
everything
Have you anything suitable for a
young LADY," he asked. looking about
da2odly nj the rows of shirt boxes.
Something for her birthday. you
know"
We'll. | should say we have. Step
right this way. please. Miss Apper.
son. will you show this gentleman
some ladies' hose, or"-he added. rs
he noted the inQulror's pitiable con'u'
sion. perhaps he would prefer to see
some OF those near.silk ladies' coat
sweaters"
lie would. he certainly would and
when he found man In charge a, the
sweater counter he became almost
himself again The sweater idea
seemed to strike him favorably. and
for several minutes he inspected color
combinations and felt fabrics Finally
III" clerk dropped him into hot water
again
About what Fiye does the young
lady wear"
II was n poser and entirely uncy'
poct"d The young man fazcd at n
dummy ngurc on which sweater coat
was displayed, then walked up to II,
circlod It with his arm, and nodded
About this size, | think"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

the question. Yes" Maud announced.
We looked at each other oXpectantly.
What good is it," | asked. What
| can We say now?'
oh, ask him"
She hositated.
Ask him something that requires
| no for an answer" suggested.
Then we will know with certainty"
Are you hungry" she cried.
The lips moved under her fingers.
and she answered. Yes"
viii you have some beef" was
her next query.
no. she announced.
"Beeftca?'
Yes. he will have some beef-tea,'
she said quietly. looking up at me.
Until his hearing goes we shall be
| able to communicate with him And
after that"
She looked at me queerly. | saw
her lips trembling and the tears swim
ming up in her eyes. She 5wayed
toward me and | caught her in my
arms.
oh, Humphrey" she sobbed. when
will it all end? am so tired. so
tired"
She buried her head on my Shout
der her frail form shaken with a storm
of weeping. She was like a feather
in my arms. so slender. so ethereal.
She has broken down at last" |
thought. What can do without her
help?"
But soothed and comforted Ter,
till she pulled herself bravely together
and recuperated mentally as quickly
as she was wont to do physically.
i ought to be ashamed OF my
self" she said. Then added, with the
whimsical smile | adorcd. but | am
only one small woman"
GRO BE Continued
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

Tho German omporor's palace n,
Corfu, recently a subject OF newspaper
dispatches. is described as magnI'i
ccut white marble odiicc. ono OF tho
mos, luxurious royal residences ever
built, II was formerly the property OF
the unfortunate Empress Elizabeth OF
Austria. who lavishcd vas, sums on
Its establishment, II contains over
hundred rooms and is surrounded
hy wonderful gardens
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

released the hand. The fingers spread
slightly. falling apart Of their OWE
weight and the pencil rolled away.
DO you sill hear?" | shouted. hold
ing the fingers and waiting for the
single pressure which would signify
Yes" There was no response. Ths
hand was dead
Il noticed the lips slightly move.
Maud said.
repeated the question. The lips
moved. She placed the tips OF her
fingers on them. Again repeated
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

Now" said the professor OF chem
is,ry, under sha, combination Ia
gold most quickly released" Tho stu.
dent pondcrcd moment. Il know.
sir" he answered. Marriage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
.PULQUE AND MESCAL
WORST MEXICAN EVILS
Although Villa Is Total Abstainer,
His Men Have Committed Most
0utrages While Drunk.
Drinks of Ancient Origin and Were
Found in Mexico by Spaniards
Who Invaded Country.

Although Francisco Villa himself is
said TO be a total abstainer from in
toXica ting liquors, many of the Next
can border outrages perpetrated by his
men have followed too-free indul-
gence in the Mexican national drinks
pulque and mescal
The National Geogra phic Society of
Washington in primer issued today
on these two beverages peculiar to the
southern republic says:
The colonists who settled the east
coast of the United States have been
charged with Introducing the American
Indian to 'fire-water' in exchange for
the tobacco habit, but no similar accu-
sation can rest against the Europeans
who conquered the pulque drinking
Aztecs of Mexico. The Intoxicating
properties of this unique beverage were
known long before Cortez marched his
army across the causeways which
joined the ancient Nenice-like capital
OF the MonteZumaS to the lake shores.
Both pulque and mescal are prod
uCts of the agave. or century plant.
which was of the same utilitarian i'm
portance to the aborigines as the date
palm to the Arab. the bamboo to the
Burmese and the banana to the Central
American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
George Stern, Democrat, in Race for
Congressional Nomination-Re-
publicans Indorse Gist Blair.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. April 10. A con-
test for the democratic congressional
nomination in this district was made
certain today when George Stern of
Allegany county filed with the super
visors of elections for this county
certificate of his candidacy and made
the cash deposit required by law to in
sure the placing of his name on the
democratic primary election ballot. 1t
was thought that H. Dorsey Etchison
OF Frederick, who announced his can
didacy several months ago. would be
named without opposition. The time
for filing certificates of candidacy ex-
pires today
At a meeting Saturday evening of the
Lincoln Park Republican Club of this
vicinity resolution indorSfng the cam
didacy of Gist Blair of this county for
the republican congressional nominal
ton was unanimously adopted. The
club. which has a membership of forty
will, it is understood. vote as a unit
for the Montgomery county candidate
The club elected officers as follows
President, Joseph Hicks: secretary
Hilary Powell; treasurer, Wilson John
SON
Miss Ethel NJ. Bien. tWenty-seven
years old. and Charles NJ Robe, aged
twentysiX years. both of Baltimore
We're married in Rockville Saturday
afternoon by Rev. Samuel Il. White Of
the Baptist Church at the home of the
minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Drinks Are inexpensive.

Neither mescal nor pulque is ex-
pensive. One can get drink of the
latter for cent. while a fourteen
gallon cask of the famous teauila
brand of mescal may be had TO- -
pesos $3.50.
The Mex1cans surround the discov-
cry of these maguey beverages with a
legend of royal romance. Long before
the MonteZumas held sway over Ten
ochtitlan, SO the story goes, one of the
early emperiors took as his bride the
beautiful daughter of a vanQuished foe
The princess brought with her to Ten
ochtitlan the secret of remarkabl
grew Unfortunately fond. After imbib-
ing freely of it he would become graft
fyingly docile and torpid. leaving the
princess free to her own devices. Other
Aztec wives induced the princess to
share with them the secret of this
strange soporific, and thus the whole
race came under the power of pulque.
The Aztec cannot be charged with
the invention of the nauseous milk
pulque, d compound of pulque and milk
with a dash of rennet. The rennet,
| part of a cows compound stomach, is
! partially putrefed and the odor thus
| impaired is intensified and complicated
| by that of the pigskin in which the
| defenders of the Aztec can offer against
the charge of being party to this olfac-
! tory crime is that before the Spaniards
! reached Mexico there were no cattle
horses or donkey. in the country, hence
no rennet.
| 'Pulque cannot be shipped out of the
country because no method of preserv-
ing it has been discovered, SO the vast
| output of the extensive plantation-it
| is the most important industry of the
states of Hidalgo. Mexico. Puebla and
| Tlaxcala-is consumed at home Mexico
| consumes S4.000,000 worth of pulQue
| annually"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
:Travelette
I5HcNikIak.
Trinidad.

In Trinidad nature seems determined to
give man the greatest possible bounty
in the smallest possible space. The Mt
tie island abounds in every tropic beauty,
is rich in myriad forms of vegetable and
animal life. has a lake of asphalt. big
enough to pave all the streets of conti-
nent that is continually renewed from an
apparently ineXhaustible supply in the
mysterious center of the EARTH and las
though that were not enough to satisfy
any island, now Trinidad has struck oil
At first glance from the oncomlns
steamer. Trinidad does not look like an
island at all. 1t seems to be a part Of
the South American maipland that lies
only a few miles to the westward. Its
bold cliffs rear up from the water side
until It seems that their lower slopes
must certainly make connection with
Venezuela. But, unfortunately for Ven
eZuela, they do not. and. instead OF help
ing to fill the treasury of a South Ameri-
can republic, Trinidad belongs to the
British empire.
Port of Spain, the capital. shows the
effect of British influence in its clean,
modern streets. You hear Spanish more
frequently than English, however: and
you see people from many countries far
ther off than England or Spain The labor
problem has forced Trinidad to import
workers from wherever she could find
them The Hindoo seems to have solved
Canada turns back from her shores are
welcomed here in the tropics-as long as
they do not come too fast for comfort.
The most famous sight in the island is
the great Pitch Lake. 1t is rather dis
appointing to look at Just 2 fiat stretch
of what seems to be dark earth, dotted
here and there with tufts of discourage
yellow grass. Gangs of 1aborers are scat .
tered over the open surface. cutting that
earth into irregular blocks and loading il
into little cars that run on crazy tracks.
continual stream of it runs over the
tracks down to the shore and into the
black empty holds of waiting vessels. AS
you watch your nose and eyes gradually
tell you that this earth is asphalt. The
whole ground beneath your feet is as
phalt Out in the center of the open,
liquid asphalt bubbles up, slowly and
ceaselessly. from theh depths. 1t is not
picturesque. it is far from beautiful but
it is a striking hint of the vast forces
within this planet. on whose crust We
live and have our being.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-10
Plant Has Other Uses.

In addition to the two important
beverages. this plant supplies from its
roots a starchy food: from its fibrous
leaves cloth is woven and rope is made
from its pulp the Aztecs obtained a
sort OF papyruS paper on which have
been preserved some of their most val
ued writings: its huge leaves when
drleu furnished a roofing for adobe
huts: its stems sim supply fuel. and
rows of the sharpSpined plants af-
forded an impenetrable defense against
the attacks of wild animals as well as
an effective barricade against hostile
tribes.
.Mescal and pulque are not. as many
believe, different names for The same
drink. Mescal is distilled from the
leaves and roasted roots of the plant,
and is sort of brandy. containing
from third to half as much alcohol
as the average American whisky.
Pulque. on the other hand, is the fer
mented sap of the plant. and is OBJ
tanned from the heart of the maguey
or agave when it has attained a
growth of six or eight years The
puldue harvester taps this heart. which
might be compared with the center of
the date palm, and with the aid of a
long reed or 2ourd he sucks the sap
from it. using his tongue stopper
fer the reed When the reed is full
he blows it into pigskin container
strapped to his back. In the course of
four or five months the maGuey VIII
ers and dies When fresh pulque is a
sweet. innocuous liquid and is called
aqua mie1 thoney waterl. 1t soon be-
gins to ferment, however. process
often fastened by the addition of
madre or old pulque.