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Supplement to the “ Tropical Agriculturist. 
[October i 1891, 
to a depth of feet, in holou d feet wide, 
before the young plants ure set. [Subsequent 
manuring will bo considered Inter on.] 
The plants should be removed carefully from 
the nursery bed without injuring the roots, if 
possible with the ckal of earth holding on ; 
and as soon us ouch i)hint is taken up, it 
sliould bo planted in one of t lie prepared holes, 
watered and sluuled. The shoot should be sup- 
ported by loosely t icing it to a stick drixeu 
into the ground. Watering sliould be continued 
regularly morning and evening until the young 
vino is well established in the new place. It 
is however best to avail ourselves of the wet sea- 
son for the puniose of transplanting. 
K. T. IIooT.i'. 
Ilapiitiile, il4th September, ISill. 
('J'o be continued.) 
CRUDI-l TIIMORllCS RllUARDlXd TIIK 
ORICilN Oil’ CKRTAIN I’hAXTS. 
hike most economic jilants the jak tree was 
originally found growing wild, and its value ns 
a food was known to none. It was iii fact con- 
sidered to lie a poisonoii.s growtli, till the god 
Sakru made its value known by a strange nielliod. 
This divine benefactor is related to have descen- 
ded to earth having a.ssiimed the form of an old 
man, and caiTying a large-sized jak, to have pre- 
sented himselt before a village housewife, 
entreating her to boil for him the fruit he 
carried. With some persiiastion the woman was 
induced to do the service naked for. After 
delivering his burden the old man went away on 
some pretended business, giving the 'vomau strict 
injunctions not to taste of the fruit. The strange 
plan of the god succeeded well, for with the 
proverbial cimosity of a woman, the housexvife, 
like her mother Kve, xvas most inquisitive to 
knoxv what the fruit tasted like, for the aroma 
of the boiling jak rather plea.se<l her. Having 
gingerly tasted a portion of a seeil, she xvas quite 
fasdnait'd by its agreeable llavour, and eventu- 
ally partook of tlie greater jiortion of the boiled 
fniit before the old man arrived. The trans- 
formi'd god on his return seeing what had occur- 
red, accused the xvomnn. calling her Hem Leeyu 
(xvomnii thief) and disappeared. Since that time, 
the jak was knoxvn by the name ot Ilernleei/a, 
xvhilo the fruit (like the roast-pig of hamb) 
became, a favourite fooil xvith the peojile. 
The coffee berry too as it originally grew in 
its wild state was looked upon a.s a jjoi.sonou.s 
fruit. It is related that a certain woman having 
quarrelled with her husband made up her mind 
in a fit of anger to put an end to her miserable 
existence by taking some poi.son in his absence. 
Rushing into the neighbouring jungle, she found 
a tree laden with red berries, and gathering some 
of the fruit, ])CBled off the outer husk, and at- 
tempted to eat the seeds; but these were so un- 
palatable that she decided on roasting them fiast. 
The roasted coffee, however, proved more bitter 
and distasteful than the raw beaus, and being 
unable to swallow tliein, Rho coucoiveu the idea 
of reducing them to a powder, and after mixing 
this xvith water, drinking it doxvii. By a strange 
chance there was a pot of hot xvater near nt 
hand, and this water she poured over the coffee 
lioxvder, drank off the infusion and jireiiared her- 
self for death. To her astonishment, hoxvever, 
the enraged xvife found that the coffee, so far 
from acting as a poi.son, seemed to enervate her, 
and at the same time to calm her rage, till she felt 
ashamed of her coxvardly attempt to take her 
life. On the return of her busbaiul she xx-entto 
him ill contrition and confessed all, and he, after 
mildly rebuking her for her xvenkne.s.s, decided 
to himself to try the infusion of the berry, xx'hich 
he iironounced e.KCelWnt. Henceforward coffee 
became a favourite bex'ernge, and the berry wn.s 
called Kopi (anger), since it xvas the anger of 
the woman that xvas the meams ot dascovering 
its virtues. W. A. U. S. 
OKNKRAh ITEMS. 
Jf. Leon Afandereau, a French mvant, claims 
to have made the discovery that in case.s of 
“localised" tuberculosis (such as is conllued to 
the lungs, pleura, or liv«r), the acjueou.s humour 
in the eyes contains tlie characteristic tubercle 
bacillus in sufficient numbers to bo readily 
identified, in different Ktage.s of the disease. 
In the case of living animals the aqueous humour 
is obtained by jmneturing the cornea. 
IHugxx-orm, xvhich commonly occurs among 
cattle, and especially calves, is due to a vege- 
table parasite — Trichophi^on tun.mmns. Affected 
animals should be isolated and taken in hand 
as soon as they shoxv signs of the disease. 
The spots should be xx'iished xvith plenty of 
soft .sonj) ill xvarm xvater, but care mu.st be 
taken not to spread the fungus — scales and 
scabs being removed by soaking xvith carbolic acid. 
Among the remedies commonly euqdoyed are 
solutions of corrosive sublimate and biniodide of 
mercury, both active iioisons and re(|uiring care- 
ful use, carbolic acid and iireparations of iodine 
and iodoform. A safe and effectual dres.sing 
which shoubl bo xvell rubbed in, is jirejiared 
by mixing one part each of tincture of iodine 
and ordinary ])araffin xvith ten jiarts of vase- 
line. Thi.s should be ajiplieil daily for or 4 
day.s, and in casi'S of old standing the xx'aahing 
xvith soft soap and (he dressing should be 
repeated every second day for a xveek. To 
destroy all traces of tbe jiarasite, all manure 
and filth about the cattle sheds should be re- 
moved, and the (loor.s and xx'oodwork xx'etted xvith 
a onc-thou.saudth solution of corrosive sublimate, 
xvith xvhich also all harness, halters, clothing 
and hrmshes should be xvashed or boiled. 
A report sent into the (Queensland Deiiartment 
of .Agriculture deals xvith oxperimonis in jam 
and jelly making xvith mangoes. In Ceylon, jams 
anti jellies made of these fruits are common 
enough, but whether their manufacture fur com- 
mercial puiqioses xvill pay remains to bo seen. 
The abovementiuned report refers to an excellent 
marmalatle than can bo made of the fruit, and 
goes oil to speak of “ the great possibilities" in 
connection xvith the mangoe crop, and declare.? 
that if the fruit be put iiKo the market in the 
sliuiie of jelly and marmalade, it xvoiild be certain 
to come into iiniver.sal popularity, and that it 
might be manufactured and sold at a handsome 
