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.Tiuniary 13, 1001.
New System of
Fruit Preservation
Tho dccllno or tho tropical regions of
America has of Into years been a fruitful
toplo of discussion. Well provided ns tho
public has been with statistics as to tho
condition of thoso onco favored countries,
says tho New York Trlbuno, no ono who
hna not seen with his eyes tho present state
of affairs can fully reallzo tho change In a
land whero naturo Is so prodigal that al
most tho casual thrusting of a branch Into
tho earth Insures a tree, desolation and
poverty nro overywhero found. Tho reason
Is plain enough; It Is only tho remedy that
has remained tho problem. Tho products of
tho tropica aro fruits, nnd tho exportation of
theso Involves a greater risk and a larger
knowledge of tho subject than has been at
tho command of theso countries. On every
sldo there Is a wasto of food fairly maddon
Ing to tho student of economics; but how
to utilize this superabundance, how to con
vey It In proper shnpo to tho millions who
win only a baro sustenanco from over
worked soils In other countries, Is tho great
nnd hitherto unsolved problem.
Tho solution now suggested is ono which
has tho sanction of Australia, nnd this
menns moro thnn nppenrs on tho surface.
Whothor it bo becnuso Australia hns fewor
lives to caro for and finds them moro
precious, or becauso tho authorities have
less to do, cannot bo now dobatcd; but tho
fact Is that Australians nro not permitted
to poison themsolves with adulterated food,
os Is tho glorious prlvllego of freo citizens In
this country. Tho government watches with
n nover sleeping eyo tho food which sup
plies tho tables of tho people When, thero
fore, tho Australian government Indorses a
process nnd gives It medals gnloro It menns
that science hns sot her seal on It. Tho
systom of fruit prcsorvntlon which is now
being Introduced into tho West Indlos and
Central America hns for somo years been
successfully tried In tho countries of Aus
tralasia. A Simple ProccMM.
Tho now system Is ono of evaporation,
but tho process differs from others in that
it is quickly dono and Insures absoluto
cleanliness. Tho fruit nnd vegetables nro
not dried on tho ground for days togothcr.
Zy:JlT,rl
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change fresh
will keep for months and years, and still
prescrvo tho original flavor In somo onsen
nil. mil, uu lirWCIU WniCIl
actually Improvo It. It Is not, howovor,
so much tho mochanlcal process as tho
effect on tho tropics which Interests tho
ordinary observer, nnd It Is in thla direc
tion that it la at present being dovoloped.
Thero la no fruit In tho world so easy
nnd cheap to ralso as tho banana, or which
contains moro nutriment nnd can bo served
in n grcntor variety of ways. Yot thero Is
-nn iruu wnicii is so carelessly exported
nnd tho general valuo of which Is so little
till it n 4 n,1 mi. 1 . .
...mU.luu. lllo unnnna is tno main ob-
Ject of attack under tho now evaporation
system. Tho exporting companies uso only
Mm largest bannnas, nnd every year thou-
sands nnd thousands of bunches rot on tho
plantations in tho tropics. Tho new ovap-
oration process takes theso smaller bananas
nnd mnkes them Into a dozen rtlffnrnnt
marketable commodities. Thero Is bnnnna
flour, to begin with,
used for tho mnklnir nf rnirna friMo,,.
ktho like. Thero Is hnnnnn nr.n.,...
substitute (an excellent ono) for citron nnd
mains in mm rnko. It nlsn mnlfna An.
iiKnmu preserve not unllko nnd quite ns
dolleato ns fRs nnd prunes. Hnnnnn butter
Is nnothcr product; this Is n sort of jnm,
which Is not unknown In tropical coun
tries ns a great delicacy rather difficult
to mako by tho old-fashioned process. AH
theso products ean now bo marketed nt n
small cost. Tho machinery Is not olnbornto
.nnd tho orlglnnl cost of tho fruit Is almost
ro hlng. It is estlmnted thnt tho bnnnnn
niiiiT, nir instance, can hn
put on tho
I'-uropcnn market nnd sold
thero nt less
man nnir tho price of
any nntlve condl-
ment. To tho
POor Of Rtirnnn iv 11.1
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... uuuuiiun-H is so limited, this will bo
smnll blessing.
no
The bnnnnn in . tu "
which I , bJL ,Z U ? My tr0p,ca' fru,t
nv one wb , n Vy.tho. n0W proceB8-
frtea knoJI thn. tr0p!ca' coun-
on th .track n 'pi -m "m"""8 T0 nro not
wmVTLf $ nU0?,T?B frm th0
. 1 "r "our wwen Is extremely
Tried on t. n,,
f 1 fl tl t
" """ tins is niso nolnc
put up for
i- uu exporrntion. The ntlrnmr.lv
nutritious okrn (tho valuo of which la fully
realized In tho tropics, whoro lt I con
stantly used ns food for Invalids) Is being
propared In quantities for exportation. In
rnnneq rorm the okra necessarily falls
f. retain nil Its valuo ns a food, but the
n(. .u.iiiii vi-Kommo nns neon proved by
analysis to contain nil tho nutriment. Tho
mnn who mnkes okrn soup a stnndnrd food
among tho poor of nny country Is bestow
ing n pormnnont benefit. Sweet
flour Is nlsn mndo for exportntlon.
potato
TllO Tlrltlsh government Is IiirI rnw nn.
sunny Keen ns to tho condition nf Hp
U Indlnn nopsopslnns. As inm, . f-.. It
. M It Mtb
,no (,n,nr Product of thoso countries nnd
ns long na old methods of exportntlon pre-
vnll so long will the dccllno of
tho West
enormous
i ,J iiiij mill
v wnsto hv finding n market for the Inn
V "ifc!0 Prnductfl of tho south nnd tho li
inun-s continue. Onco snvn Mm
numer-
Islnnds
W l"n "in iiresiiKO. ri no gov-
Lljiernment of Jnmnlcn hns been Interested In
inn nvnnnrn? nn i(nnin j
- .ir-.i iitiwii ii ii-p i iiiii fiiiii n
fnvornhlo
itcomo seem8 probablo.
In Control Amor-
lea tho proccsB Is now fully appreciated.
Prom Santa Tomas, Quatcmnla, tho Ilrltlsh
army Is now tecelvlng supplies of cvnpor-
ated food. Tho republics of Ccntial Amor-
lea liavo all Indorsed tho process and aro
beginning to experiment on their own nc
count. From a trado point of view tho In
novation is important. Km It authorities
think that It lb likely to revolutionize tho
tropical fruit trade. Do this as It may,
thero Is great Interest In wntchlng tho at
tempt to glvo to dwellers In tho compara
tively unproductive north somo of tho
blessings of tho prodigal south.
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SllOrt SlOriCS Well TOIU
"it isn't safe to bo funny theso daya
unless aim Iniinin nn'a ini,,.. - ni,i n ,.
man who went abroad this past summer to
a Washington Tost man. "You know I've
always rnthcr fancied myself as a wit, nnd
TUCKED BODICE TUCKS EDGED WITH
WHITE SILK.
the steamer coming homo I really let
myself ut. Everybody was a bit seasick,
ntn
I well, oven I had times when I
thought I'd rather own nn automobile than
any kind of a yacht. Ono day wo nil fore
gathered on dock nnd talked nbout what
wo'd gono through you know how pcoplo
do on shipboard. 1 was talking In my clev
erest vein with an English family.
" 'I'm like n" famous lady,' I chortled
gaily. 'I'll bo extremely glad to set foot
on terra cotta again.'
"That evening tho mother of tho English
family took mo aside.
'My dear,' said sho, 'I'm so much older
than you that I'm suro'l may make so bold
as to tell you something, and I want you
to tako It In tho spirit In which It Is meant,
Vou said this morning you'd bo glad to gut
foot on terra cotta again. I thought I'd
Just call your attention to tho thing so
you won't mako tho same mistake again,
It Isn't terra cotta; it's terra flrma.' "
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"T1, CouBressmnn'a Wlfo," In her lottcrs
to tho Saturday Evening Post, tells many
good stories. Hero Is ono of them:
Finally, theso men cot around to tho.ro-
cent vlslt of ox-l'rosidont Hnrrlson to
""aniiigion.
"Goneral Harrison," said Senator P , "is
ono of tho strongest, soundest, nblest mon
wo havo over had In public llfo. Ho hna
always been reserved nnd la rather handi
capped by an unresponsive cold mannor.
Why, I remember" nnd hero tho senntor
begnn to chuckle to himself, nnd tho wholo
tnblo leaned forward full of expectation.
Tho senator wont on;
"When Harrison was In tho senate ho al
ways used to bring his luncheon to tho
committee room. Ho carried It In hla coat
pockot and would eat it whllo ho went on
with his work. Ono day whon ho got It out
ns usual from his pockot wo saw him look
It all ovor ruefully, and It did look rathor
flat and dubious. Ho finally remnrked to
us that ho guessed ho must havo sat on it
ccuicntally. Ono of his colleagues, ono
who had recently been Ignored by Harrison,
8P0k0 up Impulsively: 'Well, by Jovo, Har-
rlaon' " you'vo sflt 0,1 lt nl l,ot 5
ponco lt 18 'rozon 80,l,,:' nntl of courao a
shout went un from Mi
How did ho tnko It?" nsked I, whon tho
merriment had died away.
"Oh," roturncd tho senator, "ho Joined In
tho laugh. It was too good n ono on him
nnd ho hnd to unbend."
In Dr. Weir Mitchell's recent book n
pleasant story or two is told of Walt Whit
man, tho writer to whom somo would deny
tho namo of poot, whllo others regnrd him
na ono of tho greatest of nil poots. Ono of
tho chnrnctors In tho story of "Dr. North
and His Friends" says that Whitman waB
entcn up by his own vnnltv. rmrnrillntr
OVorvthlne hn dirt na nf mini, atinrnmn i,nl..
that ho had lost nil nownr nf snif.rpitinUm
nnd rmilrl nnf toll rmnA nm i,n,i nH i,u
. ..wW vw. huuil lull) UU Ul IliUU
feront. Onco ho was nBkcd If ho thought
Shakespenro aa great a poet os himself.
Ho replied that ho had often thought of
that, but had novor been ablo to como to n
decision.
Ho went to a physician upon nn occasion,
thinking himself seriously out ot health. I
When ho learned that his ailment, whntovor
It was, could bo treated best by living as ;
much as posslblo out of doors without dos-!
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Ing hlnuelf with medicine he was leaving
In all good humor, when ho bethought him
self of tho physician's fee. "How much
will It be?" ho Inquired. "Tho debt was
paid long ago," said the doctor, who knew
and liked his writings; "It la you who nro
still tho creditor." Whitman thanked him
and went out. Another patient, a woman,
had taken his place when ho leturncd. He
put his two great hands on tho table oppo
8,to 1,,s ,iu'l,,cn' adviser ho hud not stopped
to knock or announce himself- and said:
"That, air, I call poetry."
Tho woman wns scandalized by his abrupt
appcarauco nnd demeanor and asked, aa
soon aa tho writer had gono for tho second
time: "Is tho gentleman Insane?" Hut,
learning his Identity, sho wished sho had
nsked for his autograph.
"Colonel," tho falrglrl nsked, "what wns
tho closest call you ever had?"
Tho hamlsomo soldier looked thoughtful
for a moment, rolatca the Chicago Times
Herald, and thou replied:
"I waa at Fort Laramie, several years
ago. I waa In command of tho fnrcea there
at tho time. Somo of tho ollloertt had
frlenda visiting them from tho east, most
of them being women who had come out
west to get a glimpse of real frontier llfo
Well, wo got word from ono of tho agencies
that tho redskins were nctlng ugly and Ii
was feared that thero would bo a terrible
maBsacro unless tho soldiers were hurried
forwnrd to settle matters.
"It happened that my horse hod stum
bled a few days before and fallen upon ni)
left foot, hurting It so that 1 was unable
to got around except on crutches. I hated
to remain behind when there waH troubh
anywhere, but It waa simply out of Hit
question for mo to try to do any cnmpalgn
Ing, with my foot nil dona up In bandages
ao I wns forced to let tho boys go nheai
without mo. Our force nt tho fort wns un
usually small, for which reason every uiai
except myself waa sent forward to deal
with tho Indiana."
Ho paused, and sho, In agony of suspens
cried out:
"Oh, colonel! And whllo all the rest wen
away tho Indians camo swarming nroum
tho fort and you, single-handed and alom
had to hold them at bay. Oh, how did yen
ovor do lt? How heroic! And how Ion
was lt boforo "
"No," ho Interrupted, "It wasn't that
"You see, thero wore two grass widows
among thoso visitors from tho east, and foi
thrco days I was tho only soldier around
the fort."
A wearied Clovelander stepped from n
train nt Pittsburg tho other morning at an
early hour and rushed Into tho depot lunch
room to got breakfast, reports tho Cloveland
Plain Denier. Ho was extremely tired
from a long rldo, and consequently not In
tho best, of moods.
"What do you want?" snarled ono of the
wnltcr girls. Sho bad a got-up-too-eoon
expression on her faco and spoke savagely
"A llttlo courteous treatment," responded
tho traveler.
"Wo don't keep it hero," rejoined tho girl,
"I thought so," was tho lnconle reply of
tho Clovelander. "Olvo mo some regulai
egga."
"Wo only keop fresh eggs," replied the
girl.
"Everything fresh nround here?" queried
tho Clovelander.
"Yes," sho hissed through hor teeth.
"I thought so," tho traveler replied. A
tho travelor ate his breakfast In silence Ik
wondered who had tho best of tho skirmish
From tho look on tho girl's fnco, she, too
was pondering over tho samo question
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