The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-09-21
g0uDERFUL DISCOVERY
,,,,,r with a Kick Bring Great
!, Notoriety to Kamiah Val
lev and County Fair.

sa3' W no more fascinating mys
.a'r alu has ever been presented
!, se' tbe consideration Of loca
,srants. ~ than the now famous
s'T Ss.'sndymelon fabricated on th'
pgsmiah gT Valley ranch of Pau
Bunyan.
,u;ring turn Of mind, decided t
y . little experimenting witt
sis Ii melon crop this season. HC
Ssd SV heard Of the process fol
afseding" sugar to growing
melons, thereby producing 9
melon Of unusual sweetness and
favor. AS his melon crops de
rplOped to the proper stage fol
feeding" he got his parapher-
nalia together preparatory to
mtrOducing the sugar into the
grOwing fruit. AT this time it
e0ecurred to Mr.. Bunyan that he
would vary the usual procedure
trifle by using brown sugar
instead of white. AS a result
the melons were Systematically
fed" the brown sugar and de-
veloped to unusual proportions,
giving evidence of a bumper
crop.
When the melons first ripened
Mr.. Bunyan gathered them one
Saturday evening, stored them
in his spring house and invited
in a few of his neighbors for a
Sunday feast.
When the melons were open
d the meat was found to be
crisp, but instead
II being red, it was Of a creamy
Olor with juice of almost the
olor and consistency of strained
Oney, from which arose a pun
ent, heady aroma "like rose
caves dipped in wine.' The
lste is probably best de-
,ribed- by the enthusiastic re-
ark Of one of those present
lat it tasted like honey flaw
red with brandy"
What started as feast be-
lme a revel, and as the after
,on wore on and the evening
adows deepened the revel be-
me a good-nanured, hilarious
Of. Even the chickens which
ID feasted on the rinds, joined
the general hilarity, and
ckled and sang and crowed
ID strutted about until long
ter the moon rose, which as
yone knows is unusual for
ickenS of the common or gar
n variety.
The following morning many
estions naturally presented
for explanation.
ose who had participated in
melon feast gathered to dis
IS the phenomenon, and a ma
'ity seemed to favor further
periments, first results having
IN so satisfactory. Mr. Bun
n, however, realized that he
4 produced an unusual melon
d that his duty to humanity
manded that he conserve his
,duct for more extensive ex-
ination and development.
The story of the remarkable
Ions rapidly spread through
countryside, creating a nat
u desire in all hearers to Visit
S humble ranch and test the
Lth of the reports, for pure
scientific reasons, of course.
e number of obscure scien-
IS brought to light by this
covery has been the occasion
much surprised comment
Since the circulation of these
'orts Mr.. Bunyan's. privacy
been so much invaded that
finds If necessary to keep a
ard armed with shotguns
,ut his melon patch day and
hit. This has discouraged IN
pendent investigation, and the
lting in the canyon adjacent
the Bunyan ranch has fallen
perceptibly.
lr. Bunyan, not being heavily
lowed with this world s
Ids, is making an effort to
lie as much as possible out
his remarkable discovery, to
ich any fair minded person
| agree he is justly entitde,d.
pursuance Of this policy he
been willing to sell his mel
as they ripen for what ne
ms a reasonable considera-
n. Up to the present the de-
nd has exceeded the supply.
local attorneys, who have
lie into the question OF the
ality of the sale OF the
andymelon, state positively
It it does not violate any pres