Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1913 — TREE AS UNIVERSAL PROVIDER [ARTICLE]

TREE AS UNIVERSAL PROVIDER

An even more marvelous tree than {the date palm Is the Carnahuba palm, [which grows In Brazil. Its roots proiduee the same medicinal effect as sarleaparllla. Prom parts of the trees wine and vinegar -are made. Its fruit {is used for feeding cattle. Of the straw, hats, baskets brooms, land mats are made. It is also used |for thatching bouses. The public has lan agreeable taste and the nut Is

sometimes used as a substitute for coffee. Its stems affords strong, light fibers, and serve aIBO for joists, rafters, and other building materials. It yields a saccharine substance, as well as a starch resembling sago. Of the wood of the stem, musical Instruments, water tubes, and pumps are made. From the stem a white liquid similar to the milk of the cocoanut may be extracted. Moreover,

salt Is extracted from the tree, and likewise an alkali used In the manufacture of common soap.