Detroit evening times., 1943-08-15

the Of strips the akin Of the stpue
two-by-fours the house consists
of leaf butts ashed together at the with ridgepole
made Of midrib.
making ropes sandals fshines and fish nets you
strip the bark the wild hibiscus,
These freshmen Crtisoes brought yams bananas
sweet potatoes and breadfr bountifu haul
they could expect ON some islands. Also the bananas
isle, they might have all been green
Should grocer sell green banana, he could safely
guarantee that stomach ache would go with it, When
expert Crnsoe has nothing to but does
he throw them away and Groom Yes we have no bananas
today? lie lie ba5es the green banana his
ground knowing that the bake the ache.
Even such bountifu supply of vegetable food is not
properly balanced for steady diet but everyone knows
that there plenty of proteins swimming around in the
mprsonng The castaway ties thin strip of
hibiscus bark to his fish hook which with knife he really
must bring with him. bats with the meat of shelsh
he is to find at the waters edge and casts it into
the
has to do is know how to hook and haul them in?
Don't you believe it! Many of the fish poisonous
which of those things that better learned
in the classroom than by personal experience.
WHEN the casaway steps out of the jungle to spend
w several hours gathering bait, and fishing the
waters edge, the tropical light will probably be hard
his eyes
The store" does not carry dark glasses but he
make himself eyeshade quite that
by Helen Wills the court just efficient,
from coconut leaf He will also his precious shoes
by making sandals hibiscus he goes
he Will need basket plated from the evergenerous COCO
nut leaves. To and tear his pre-
cious knife he VIII carry a husking stick prying
moluslls from crannics of rocks.
in order to preserve his uniform and yet be we'll
dressed native style, he tailor himself lon cloth
tfom he o'd reliable coconut stipule.
The trained castaway knows what parts OF the cocout
palm and other trees and herbs
at what stages their growth These medicine
unless he happens to need them and how
take When the castaway finds himself with embarrass-
mont of riches such pork a wild pig than
be can eat in day ne the spoil if
ne considers IL worth the trouble OF canningi
Now whore would Robinson Cusoe get a cam From
the hardware store" alias bamboo tree The bamboo
nlotends 10 be tree. but really gloriGcd
Blade of grass that has Cotton up the world by encasne
I7 with shell Of Eass-kc hardness due the pres
cree of tho glass-lkc mineral silica.
DR. Emory reveals that tho canmindcd native cuts a
joint OF bamboo fills il with meat with
t-caf and cooks 10 in his ground However you
can't put this away your shelf and forget it.
TQ Keep the contents preserved it must be re-cooked
every day But then be wouldn't want hoard treasure
ilr pork very long anyhow Though the burning sun Us
hard and skin il US useful preservave. For
instance clans laid out the dry a condition in
which they will keep indefinitely slightly indefinitely
There poisonous fruits, too, and. II euesscs
wrong apoisonous fish there herbs handy will
antdot6 others that are cathartcs, astringents
aud EarUicdos All This and store Of other valuable
knowledge applying 20 The speciality OF being