watermelons WATER MELONS SAVE LIVES water would have boiled in desert so the story goes loa angeles cal stranded in th the lesert desert and dying from thirst a large larg patty of indians rell relieved eved by an expedition carding cari Ing three wagon loads of watermelons water mater melons the rescuers were ere unable to carry water which would mould have boiled in the deceit where the thermometers registered the part composed of Mo Jilves and crossing cros qing the desert near the needles when their mitter give gave out and their horses became exhausted one young indian volunteered to ride to needles tor for aid the officials m were ere puzzled as aa to the tha manner of bellof rell f homeier as they knew water nater would mould boll or evaporate sa aa soon its as the d dkeith was reached then the watermelon plan 11 was as hit upon and au all of the ind indiana 1 ns were mere saved except one old chief who e aired pi red before the relief relict party tame lame