Marble Hill press., 1921-08-04

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Es' 't. 'uvsIsr does not have
7" 'lsf a0 'ts desert. r: ,lr-h 90 fag variety
"i s'-r.'s IHsr Ha ffs border line between
iN' Unite. >.r.,, aaf M.Xer there are famous
cactus areas. Hrs-. 't., rgr.ag. and Interesting
plant maE H. '.s.H lr h"aI1erius variety Al
"n' end ~ '.s ..a'a rh, desert vuyfar,r s,,.
the giant s.-..-.. ~ ., f.,a' high. agfed col.
umnaI FORM. wiz, branching limbs and rur,ug
lines. '.">' 'H he other end ls 'h. dreaded
"h"'ns-..H.' round patches = slls'rn.rg frosty
whit" A.. al3-r every bunch ara the discarded
Joints Nhr .tt.' frosty pine cuu,s rp,rrsd With
sp.n"s ua desert travellers claim that the choya
u alive nr' leaps a' man and horse Certain Il
j. that n s'"m. lHr>sl', 'u ayoii the steel like
thnrns thar pierce leather and flesh Apparently
they are poison THORN. FOR the pain 6. Ike no
other and almost uucrdgmhIe. they sting and
burn and az ~" same time seem io fro,.zr-aud
they stick IIk. hurh.d dshhnak
on th' other hand there ls DO. hlSlsrl cactus
which has saved unc"un'cd lives % 'ho~. who
KNOW. us hHTr''-shar'd mass contains a fluid
r'Nei"hIhE wafer ana u j. cool Then. again.
''''' y III, 'h'iuN 'hat furnishes 'p'y"'' a
s'lmu'ahi ~ which N" Indians nrc 50 fond that
congress has thought - passing legislation 70
control ~ use. Again. there nre rar'I that FUR
nish delicious fruits >0m, ~ the cnrtl nrs good
snfIrw Hr used fHrfrf44frH~. .
a variety ~ articles ranging from to"'hpcks 70
chairs. one Kind NJ cactus has been used for
ages rs hair brush
lr short. fha cactus IS almost as useful m the
American of tl. Southwest and 10 tho Mexican ne
the buffalo used fo b, 90 the plains Indian II
l. no wonder fhat the cactus q, seen Oh fIr flag
- Mexico lud many ~ the eld.tme coins aud
that u o., 'hr stat, flower ~ more than one Of
the American state. ~ rho Southwest
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abIy n future f,- ,hc srIr.I.ss .r-,,s a. n ,o,,,
for r,tra Ary ro-ogs ,po, ,,, ,. - -
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doyeror ,be fruits ~, Tho roc,,s ,,r,tt,
g. au IN all ,bo c,-.,,s ,,,,ur T., ~.
mos, intares,r, IN tho oo-,d =, sa, ,hr y, ~,
v,lra botb or,pol ond r,o,artiaI n Wn',,
A MurriI ~ the New York Ro,apfcnl c,r,,or
has written for tho Scientific American ua,azt,a
most ,ntores,,ng ar,IcIo ou,,,rin,, ,ra -.
,sas ~ coc,t rbo or,IcIo e. u,,,s.ra,o, c.
,,bo,oororhs b, c,r-,as,. ~ Tho T-nt,a, G.,
National npsapm Saws Doctor Nrrr,,,
II Is estimated TINT thare ora ,hrea ,r,,o,
acres ~ deser, land IN tho world. and :, ,ho.a
unott-octiye. and unnroduc,tve wast.s or. oro,