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Botanical Freaks Rival.
Those Found in Animals
Poached-Egg Tree, Sausage
Tree Among Oddities.
Washington.—Add another plant to
the already large collection of botani¬
cal freaks. A Princeton professor re¬
cently found among his experimental
plants a new variety of evening prim¬
rose. Its claim to distinction lies in
the fact that its buds develop to full
size but never' open.
•Most interesting among peculiar
plants are those which hear uncanny
resemblance to something else,” says
the National Geographic society. “Lady-
slippers, sunflowers, and jaek-in-the-
pnlpits are obvious examples to most
nature lovers. Dozens of other re¬
semblances are not so well known.
“Central Africa boasts among its
many unusual sights a sausage-tree,
from whose widespreading crown hang
what appear to be bologna sausages.
A good accompaniment to it would be
the African ‘poached-egg tree,’ so-
called because of its huge white flow¬
ers with golden centers. Australia
presents as rivals a tree whose tlfick-
hased trunk tapers upward like a
soda bottle; and the blackboy tree,
which thrusts a spear-like shaft six
feet above its shaggy crown of leaves.
From a distance, a group of these
might he savages on the warpath.
Sinister Lilies.
“In South Africa, one may shrink
from what seem to be huge red spi¬
ders lying on the ground. They turn
out to be lilies. Equally sinister-look¬
ing are that region's bloodlilies, whose
intense red blossoms and stalks are
thrust up like the heads of dangerous
snakes. Similarly, in hot desert can¬
yons of the United States, wanderers
have quickened their pace toward the
curling smoke of a friendly camp¬
fire only to discover it the deceptive
bluish-green branches of a smokebush.
In New Zealand, some of the barren
mountain sides appear dotted with
sheep. Closer examination proves the
large rounded gray masses to be Haas-
tia plants, or ‘vegetable sheep.’
“New Zealand claims possession of
many remarkable plants, such as but¬
tercups three inches across. Large as
these are, they shrink into insignifi¬
cance before the rafflesia. There is
little to this East Indian parasitic
plant except its flower. But it is the
largest single flower in the plant king¬
dom. It sometimes reaches three feet
in diameter and weighs as much as 15
pounds.
“An equally weird plant is the
welvvitschia, from Africa. Aside from
its cotyledons, or seed leaves. It de¬
velops only two leaves. But these con¬
tinue to grow for dozens of years,
stretching out on each side of the
Foresee Distinct American Type in Future
-
Expert Sees Gradual
pearance of Blonds.
Minneapolis.—If gentlemen of
future will still prefer blonds
may have a difficult time to find
in the United States. So believes
Albert E. Jenks, anthropologist of
University of Minnesota.
“Our first group of immigrants
cluded British, Germans, and
navians—tall and blond,” says
sor Jenks. “Our later arrivals
ed the short and more heavily
ed groups from southern Europe.
different groups have intermarried
the result will lie a typical
race—fairly tall, dark haired,
eyed, and darker skinned than the
ent average.”
In time, doubtless, will evolve a
tinct American type—a composite
CHIEF OF F. I. D. A. C.
Jean Desbons of France, president
■ I- D. a. C., tlie federation of
national '"k the war other veterans, day and arrived is visiting in
groups of American war
/' an extended tour of the
States and Canada.
Lady Bugs Groomed for
Counter Attack on
h ' ^ er,( are Ueto being n , Ore.—Several million
^ groomed here by
‘'’■ers for a counter attack on
chief insect pest of pea
“ aphis parasite, lady bug,
to a
“ *ame as dish of ice
a cream
• ungry school boy, growers
trunk like green ribbons several inches
wide and over six feet long.
Tree That Catches Birds.
“Those who have had experience
with poison-ivy do not need to be re¬
minded of the venom lurking unsus¬
pected in innocent-looking plants. From
the strophanthus vine of the Tropics
comes strophanthin, one of the most
powerful poisons known. Natives of
West Africa use it to tip their deadly
arrows. Juice from oleander shrubs
is so poisonous tiiat even eating the
harmless-looking pink or white blos¬
soms may kill a person. In the west¬
ern United States grow powerful
herbs, locoweeds, which have a weird
effect on animals. Cattle, sheep, and
horses that eat them soon lose their
muscular co-ordination. They stagger
drunkenly around and may eventually
die. They lose all sense of proportion
and act as if crazy, rearing up to jump
over small sticks as if they were log
barriers.
“A tree which grows in Sumatra has
an effect on birds equally disastrous.
Not poison, but a glue-like gum cov¬
ering its fruits, is the cause. When
Winning Fire Chief and His Trophy
Fire Chief E. E. Cureton of Owensboro, Ky„ photographed witli the placque
awarded him for winning the United States fire waste contest in fire prevention.
The contest was limited to cities with population between 10,000 and 50,000.
several principal strains. Whether
the eventual type will be as Professor
Jenks predicts can be answered only
by time. The history of other nations
can be cited in support of the blending
processes.
In the year 1776 the population of
ttie United States was 2,500,000, most¬
ly English, but with a smattering of
other racial groups. In 1930 the pop¬
ulation was 122,775.046. This growth
was phenomenal, almost 50-fold in less
than 200 years, with the biggest gain,
47,000,000, from 1900.
This meant immigration from coun¬
tries other than the old contributors,
and today, while the old solid, native
American strains still predominate, the
foreign groups are far from being a
small minority. This is shown in the
complexion of ttie nation’s several
thousand counties. Before 1870 they
were almost 100 per cent homogeneous.
Today they are only one-third homo¬
geneous.
The 1930 census showed the largest
foreign groups in this order; German.
Italian, English, Scottish, Welsh and
North Irish, Polish, Canadian, Free
State Irish, Swedish, Slavish, Norwe¬
gian, Austrian, and Hungarian.
Year by year Intermarriage among
groups grows, pointing toward an
eventual American type.
Fewer Farmers Fail in
1934 Despite Drouth
Washington.—Although the drouth
cost farmers plenty, fewer were bank¬
rupt in the fiscal year ended June 30,
1934, than in the corresponding peri¬
ods of 1933 and ’34.
The bureau of agricultural econom¬
ics reported a reduction of 20 per
cent in the number of farm bankrupt¬
cies in the 1934 period. There were
4 716 bankrupt farmers last year, com¬
pared with 5,917 in 1933, and 4,849 in
1932.
Largest bankruptcy declines were
noted in east north centra) and Pacific
areas, while twelve stales, mainly in
the south Atlantic division, showed
increases. Illinois led all states with
527 cases.
Oklahoman, 80, Is Still
Running Spinning Wheel
Waynoka, Okla.—Spinning wheels
have come to be regarded as fit mu¬
seum pieces—but not so with the one
owned by Mrs. Phoebe Davidson.
Mrs. Davidson, now eighty, has
owned a spinning wheel since child¬
hood and has used it since her father
gave it to her on her twelfth birth¬
day, two years after the Civil war.
She recently demonstrated to a
DADE COUNTY TIMES: THURSDAY. MAY .31). 1935
Four Million Cars
Listed in Storage
Atlantic City.—Out of the 26,-
000,000 motor vehicles in the Unit¬
ed States, between 3,000,000 and
4,000,000 are in storage. But by
the end of 1935 Improving condi¬
tions will bring 1,500,000 of them
back Into service.
Edward P. Chalfant, of Detroit,
president of the American Trade
association executives, gave that
forecast. He added tiiat flip end
of 1935 also will see 2.500.000 new
cars and trucks produced and sold,
and 1,500,000 old autos junked.
small birds alight near the fruits, their
wings become so glued together that
they cannot fly and fall to the % ground.
“There are many odd plants among
those that man eats with impunity. In
some sections of Ceylon, the large
ivory-white blossoms of the agati tree
are eaten as vegetables. Aristocrat
among the plant products used In mod¬
ern western cooking Is vanilla, de¬
rived from an orchid. One of the
strangest fruits encountered is the
so-called miraculous fruit. After eat¬
ing one, everything, even a lemon
tastes sweet It causes this effect by
temporarily paralyzing some of the
papillae of the tongue.”
group of friends just how their grand¬
mothers and great-grandmothers used
to make the family’s clothing.
Mrs. Davidson carded the wool on
cards tiiat showed the wear and tear
of years of use. She displayed numer¬
ous articles she lias made, including
mittens, sox and wool-filled comfort¬
ers.
Johnny Whitehead, Chicago White
Sox pitcher, is one of the most success¬
ful of the rookies this year so far.
Coming from the Dallas team of the
Texas league, this is his first major
league campaign and he is doing won¬
derfully well.
Texan* Favor Farm*
Fort Worth, Texas.—Tarrant county
experienced a back-to-the-farin move¬
ment during the past four years. The
farm census released here shows that
on April 1, 1930, the county had 3,366
farms. Figures last January 1 listed
4,058, a gain of 692.
Calf Top* Records
Gloucester, Ohio.—A Holstein calf
born on tiie dairy farm of D. M. Sawyer
weighed 130 pounds, topping all rec¬
ords in the county and possibly In the
state. The largest calf of record here¬
tofore born weighed 105 pounds.
HERE’S AMERICAN
OF THE FUTURE
As Depicted by Prominent
Anthropologist.
Those of us who might be inter¬
ested in science’s quest to deter¬
mine ttie »xact nature of the typical
American so far a.- his physical
makeup is concerned, probably will
find some small comfort In the
theory of Professor Albert E.
Jenks, a noted anthropologist of
the University of Minnesota. The
gist of Professor Jenks’ opinion is
that whatever the number of con¬
flicting conceptions might exist at
the moment as to the physical Iden¬
tity of the American, the time is
not too far distant when he will
lave a definite and recognizable
racial classification.
The typical American, according
to Professor Jenks, will not bp a
tall blond person, as some might
have supposed. He will be only
“fairly tall,” dark eyed, dark-haired
and darker skinned than the pres¬
ent average. This, he asserts, will
be the ultimate outcome of the in¬
terbreeding among the early and
late arrivals on this continent. Upon
the whole, If Professor Jenks’ the¬
ory Is well founded, the typical
American will not be an unattrac¬
tive person, assuming of course,
that he Incorporates a portion of
the better physical qualities of each
of the racial strains that make him.
Man's concern over the question
of what he Is, as well as what he
does, is not motivated solely by con¬
siderations of vanity. Curiosity also
plays Its part. In seeking the Hel¬
lene of the ciassicis and the Roman
of the Etruscan line he finds them
not in the Greek and Italian of today.
He becomes giddy, striving to fol¬
low the ancient medley of races
that swarmed and intermingled on
the Spanish peninsula. In striving
to trace his family lineage he isj
dismayed by the multitude of his*
own ancestors, enough to populate a
small city within a surprisingly few
generations.
In any event, and whatever we of
America might eventually become,
there is comfort in the thought that
we shall be a definite something.
Since we are a nation, there is lit¬
tle reason why we should not also
be a race; and it must he acknowl¬
edged that there Is some excellent
material here.—Manchester (N. II.)
Union.
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