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Show Paraguayan "Sugar Plant." An herb, called by tho natives caa eho, but botanlcally Eupatorlum re-baudlanum, re-baudlanum, grows wild In Paraguay. It Is remarkable for Its sweetness. Indeed, tho native name means the "sugar plant." It grows along the borders of tho river Amambahl, and 'attains a height of oiUy about Ave Inches. Tho smallest bit of . this plant when placed upon the tongue produces a surprisingly swoot savor, which, It Is said, lasts for hours. Tho saccharine power Is much greater than that ot sugar. Recent Investigation Investiga-tion Indicates that tho nectareous clement cle-ment In this plant closely resembles that of the licorice root. |