Washington County News | 1919-09-25 | Page 2 | Find Upas Tree Valuable

FIND TREE VALUABLE native of java procure ready mada clothing from ite branches i with little effort one of the strangest myth Is that which concerns the deadly tree of java whose poisonous exhalations exha lations were formerly alleged to kill any man 0 animal that ventured into its keiu boyhood doubtless it had its origin in soma travelers tale for the tree in question rather widely in southern and southeastern asia has no errors for the natives of these countries nho on alie contrary find it extremely useful it Is the only kind of tree in tha world that produces ready made clothing the inner bark Is a natural cloth only the removal of the soft stuff in order to render it available for use A cylindrical section of it from a small branch will furnish a iak for a pair of trousers or nn arm tor a coat while from a branch the body of the garment Is obtained