Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1920 — Food Plentiful in the Woods. [ARTICLE]

Food Plentiful in the Woods.

It is said Daniel Boone could take his rifle and a bag of salt and live in comfort on what the woods provided. Several men on wagers have gone Into the forest virtually naked and worked out a living and suitable clotbing equipment. According to foresters of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse, it is still possible to find in the forests of the state, even without the use of the game which is so carefully protected, Sufficient food to make life not only possible but pleasant, says the New York Evening Sun. This forest food supply is divided into several groups such as fruits, nuts, herbs, roots and vegetables. And this makes no allowance for the types -of edible mushrooms, for a special knowledge of varieties is necessary if one is not to be poisoned by the deadly toadstool.