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Show Miscellany j i ' Lichens as Food. By GARRETT P. SERVISS. In clew of -a p'ss!! fiM-si s!i.irt:ize nil over ihc we.r!.. tl Is Inreresiln to know lh.it attc'it:"ri V.as re.ent'.v been d'rc-tei to llcbens as food rn Ccrm.iny It ha? b-en pr-ipo-c,i ro iitil.Te rund.-rr nevss for .animal toiler and lc-l.iti.1 moss tor lcad latmr. Both of ti..-se forms of ll--b.cn rev :on 1 .-.-ii known as .-.bb vmet.. K-Urele-r iti-: 1. principal aiisf of f.--. for r..c r. m0.-r. . anirfi'l in.l mber hiiI::'.h!s In ho-r'-r-n re-icns o. o h ibe new i.e. I ;b- oM uoi'.. Kvcn in l'ie winter nine nv i 1 upon lies 'moss." bru-h'iic ;iw,i me snow lo oMic.n It. lr.lun.Jr feel tlu-ir domesticated relr.d..r mii It. b-.snn. mo-, on the o'be-r- hain't. oftri enr.stttu-e I'l : I .1 i Ti'.c orilv lh po-r in bflnrvl. wbere t 's tr.ole into a kimt "f fi-vir. vl hak.-.l Into , .ik.-s. ..r hoi!e. ks .PU-llni:... nnO rs-'-n wit.' ml.k K'-r. o-ni'l'-r n.o-s hn e. en uwl S.r lium.in U" I In I nc-s of .inlly. In .ii,.;.n !l s in roiic.cr'.v iomh.I iiito flour ;nd for t.r.'.id. and n-l for t!'e pto- cbi' tlon of t. .k-.ir. The f I ti le of reindeer ico.s he. been esliT.llcl !.v pr J.i.c'.l us three fine . IC-.VI I IImii in n of ti e p-CA-o Ncvortn-le-i-i. rp'-ciri'ii.-n Is I "Ci-I mos. r ; r.-.-u! Ti.-ikin-r. lint rettrb-cr n:" 'or fo.bb-r tel. in I reos. w ... b. for,, fb.e In-lro, In-lro, ii t..o ..f .'!--. ln.o-ie. In c, r.- s;.er.lt,l- .IHII1IIM." IPt.. lenii.el.lle . IllV.eS. ,tnl o-npow. In cis.m . ,;ies. In b l.m. I It .overs till- 'i i.'s of land, and sums lo a hcit-M of from on" to three or , even four tcche-, Kill It muni riol be :i:.r.r.l t!i it h' ; lh iienp. are, cnnf.ne.l to Ar. ii-- or s-ii'-Arctii- ret-cn Pro' r A. A Ilnn-n of l'.-mi- .-. vania Sl lle ...II. e MVS that he b is een Kr- ll nilS' e- of rrln'le.T llio.-l fri - Irsr .'cools' the s'.oi.-s of I. ike riP'-tior. iil.fl I'll! In Mllllies.,1 , J,.,t -ll. .I eOVel 1 1 1 1 ..11 aere or more aie not I n f r i -1 e-ri t . II prol,- ; ll.lv e!f. or i Oil!. I '.e ,.,tlvae.1 III O'lier . of t! e 1 n.le l Stal.-s. Waste Ian !. ITo'r-.-or llnns-n mni;.'.l.. mU-ht be H'!l.e. for Ibl. pcrpo-e A I IcT -I-- (!. of l. ben. t'-.v .ire lo he f. oi li'l I : I e r -Rill lib over the Wo! ill. Hi I he W.iUTiest as well a. the ohl-si -Illicit.-.. In vaij. -.s. ,,,, i. i, .bore, :iii. ill lire tr.-a lest riio'iu- ti.ln rle'. a t ions. r eti blu'li ahove I h.- Ml -w line Tl'elr r:--,.:r.l pll I on I llllll---. MV. 1-f 'r-pe.l i n Hi Matinh a. Isoior. r!enle I, n that "f .'HI- o-her .tars -if plan's. In n, billion to beh.n.l nm- and reindeer ,,,., ever il o'h. r ; ... I. r lire . ,Phb-. k-i. h nM the "irlpe .1- ro. he" of north, rn mi--i.la and the "in.. ti ti a II. Iifn" foun-l Ah-l'.-is Ihroufh nollbelll Africa mid west-e.n west-e.n Asia ax far us Tarlarv. This son,e-llmes son,e-llmes appeals us onlJlIII1a rtiln " llelnc eisllv ib dri. -hod from high r' k s by a slroinz wind when II Is In n dry stale It la blow n 1. 1 con.hlei ahle .11.1 -es. falUny. In the form of ronirli grains, widen are l-alh-red. conked end rate,,. This l believed lo ,e (lie historical bn.ls'of Ihe linn- In the llihle of the nirmna mlraei.lonMv furnWhrvl to the .-till-,!,, of Israel In the wIMcrne-s of Mii.il. Ir. .la pun. nlo. Iliere is no edlhle Ih hen crowing III Ihe mountains end utlli.e.l for '"-levcrnl .pe.-l.ei of II. hens r.irnl.h niedlc-In niedlc-In il eslraelH. and ne. er I'v inlcht tlevelop other edible vari-lles II would seem a If we bue hl'lierlo been renii-s 111 ullrr.-Itur ullrr.-Itur all Ihe possible Mini. of food Hull ,e "irlli nffei" !! Wh.lt liliviil not he a.T-oliil'bs-hi.d bv all Intensive liaililnit ol Ihe direnllVO ,weis" Ii V Sllollld S lll-m. wllh bis ruiperlor I.,,. In. l.e,-l.h of Hlntva-tion Hlntva-tion In III" mi. bit of ,i rich mra.low where -i boree, a i ow or a sheep would ci-ow f-i 1 ' If were prbllecel In Inivel lhroir,-ll tl. ivnrldl-. of HUl." I should especl Hi find solnewliere rrenlill ' Intelligent nu wn are live upon Ihe "lasn or Ihe fields I. Il'l. Ihir.UKll llollhllllC. I he,, I .el veS ,. .ihonl Ibelr food suopli, have more lime lo eulllvnle Ihelr nilii.li nnd morals. f We ever do come lo 1. diet of II hens we shall in. ike liillinnle ii. .iiiiiliilance wllh ,,e of ll,c alreiiC'l loims of vo.relilllc life I I ml 1 1 1 1 H pialiel eonl.iliis Thev are Plnnla of a .bial nati. to. or Ihev ,,.r u .oinl.lnallon of two 1:1,,. !i of plnnls. rhev ,.,,,,-h.l of uii alca comhllie.l with a futicus It li.ichl 1 11" I " tnairluce In vvhl.-l, Ihe llV.l nallleS Hie biell.le.l llllo oil.' ludlvld-I ludlvld-I ,11.1 The lesilll IS llll oiK.llll-U.I wllh ll ,,, survive ,, r c.uidllloii at would destroy rllh.cr of the partners, or coni-p.u.rnl., coni-p.u.rnl., if in In.- ..lore. ll ,.;:. ilml ii i'ens are very l..ns-Ilve.l. l..ns-Ilve.l. ii. vy. II ,.s nil.- to live in s'.l kin Is of eon. Plum. 'Ih.-v irrow on l.ir enHl. on in., hiirk of tic on slones ;,n.l I o. M, In ,... and I.e..!. Ill mois I I e Hll.l .li'V-Oess .li'V-Oess It . le.leV.d thai SO!,-.,, J--Cl,-. nut I. A Ihe Innt-.t -in ed liees. Th.-v uppeir in the form of truv. ve iovv or hrown .rust, ot tn'.ss... M'.riio.r ro-rv- v here upon lr.es. IN- k rfll.l SO'l. I''1' thev k-ep mv.iv troll, Hies nil 11 'nee -,!f... .- ii f.i.i.-ns wo d.l .he from .,! of ,., ..u.lc .uii ' lime, ami an a.ca fl..m drou'.l mill "-..in of I r r -. I eu.i-.,,.-... hul Ihe In en I- e.m ...n 'Hon of I e two! Is -1.le L. k'-oW A" I1'"' H 1 H S'H'- ,he , oi ml.'- food n .ileri il .,:ci the f " i.,'. h-i, devehmed ii Mlterv of IO ..is which em.hle ll 1-IU.iv lo , I, SH.MVO 1 -e .,,.,, r ,., ro . so 1I-...I ii mi:t!c I.eed. 1 mine, .1 .. I - ' I, . r ., V, 1 I C I S tie doni.'e ereaiure. which l.-iks rlncc lo Ihe eve of s--l.il. e. oulwlts ' '''-To' ro -inv fnrlher we should have In enter i. l rrv wondeif ll .-..bin", of scleive 'over yliose door Is vvrilhn the word i .,v,t.i...U." mid wh.ee shelves ale 1:1. ie wlln the ..Ion of j-.ii tnei'sliips In low li.c i whh h exceeds .. 1. v human p.i ll Imrsh U'S in j closeness and . ompl ness of unity. |
