Show blankets grow on trees blankets grow on oil trees in ecuador and ilelle the idea of au an all wool fresh from tile the forest bed covering might give insomnia and a backache to ther tha child cf civilization who likes to snuggle comfortably under several layers of down and v ool the natives flud firidl it all right as in fact it is when N lien an ecuador ind indian in wants nants a L blanket lie hunts up a de majagua tree and cut from it a five or six foot section ot of the peculiarly soft thick bark this Is dampened and beaten beatea until the flexibility of 0 the sheet la is much increased the rough gray exterior is next peeled off and the sheet dried iz in zi the sun the result Is a blanket soft light and fairly warm of an attractive cream color it may be rolled into a compact bundle without hurt and with ordinary usage will last for several years |