Show I 1 from experiments that have been made by a san francisco chemist de natured alcohol can be profitably manufactured from the deseret caeti cacti his first idea of the possibilities of of the commercial value of the cactus was obtained from Tl mexico exico where 4 it is well known that the natives make a very potent liquor from rom the plant from the experiments made lt it was found that from fhe pounds of f distilled pulp pull more than a gallon of alcohol was obtained which yas was clear in color and burned beadily with wilh a very bright warm glow the product contains four times as much energy as wood alcohol and can be produced cheaply the nevada cactus grows from two to five feet high and at about the same rapidity as corn it is expected expect cd that the growing of cacti will vill at no distant day become another valuable source of revenue in the agricultural litie line |