| Show COCHINEAL IS NEAR END soon so on to become thing thine of history like tylan purple of ef antiquity rt in iii the lie opinion or of 31 leon figuet ho las lag been studying ille ilic state ot of I 1 the cochineal industry in iii mexico for wine soine lime ian that wore before many years have flare amic cochineal is will hav leave J giue a thing 0 only like the lie tyrian purple or of antiquity how many people are ar abare of if the method or or of thi uis s nell sit knonz dye dj e it Is made from the dried female it 1 hie l e cochineal cacti they are gathered gabber ed by brushing the branches ot or tile the cactus cac liis on which tile ho insects infects feed as aa soon as they liftin to lay their eggs cues they are then in ovens or killed bilth boiling water it has been estimated tat one pound of cochineal contains no 1 1 ewer than distinct Insect il tile color is brought out and fixed hy by jot tin in the indiana had cultivated the cacti in in pre columbian days tut but the commercial or the llie insect seem deem to have been iret first by tile alip Span taNts in ISIS it was waa introduced into furbie about 1521 ana nia ano ail ia h ri 1 cay 1118 th cochineal country in ili lie ilia days 91 f but only a tw kantat lons of tate aadal clas vows beace thle fear dye aft awn ician becO ft thing or the patt past kt fet any rate rome oine other found zin tin wilh to feed he be infect inte ct |
