86 INDIAN TURNIP, 



of Nortli America. ' l)ut would nevertheless become damrcrous 

 poisons in the hands of ii;norant persons." 



The nseful Cassava, (Zduipha Mimiporl of the West Indies 

 and tropical America, is another remarkable instance of art over- 

 coming natnre, and obtaining a positive good from that which 

 in its natural state is evil. The Cassava, from the (lour of which 

 the ))read made by the natives is manufactured, being the starchy 

 parts of a poisonous plant of the Euphorbia family, the milky 

 juice of which is highly acrid and poisonous. The pleasant and 

 useful article sold in the shops under the name of tapioca is also 

 made from the Cassava root. 



