| Show tibetans Tibe tans depend on species of worms to provide the necessary tick me up A curious little worm which Is used by tibetan natives as a pick me up has attracted the attention of missionaries locally known as grass worms 0 they make their habitat in lofty mountain ranges of the Ti tibetan betait border near the leper home conducted by the friars minor of the natives eat them dead or alive tor for medical purposes in either form they bring fancy prices they are in great demand tor for the mentally depressed and for sufferers of stomach trouble when dead they are mixed with boiled chicken in this concoction they are said to react wonderfully as pick me ups 11 when live worms without cocoons are dug up they are mixed with a strong liquor distilled from maize taken in this form they are considered a potent patent remedy against stomach ius ills so valuable Is the grass worm considered that hundreds of hunters make a living by gathering them the hunters swarm the mountain slopes to search for these worms they easily find eager buyers acx lous to purchase all they can dig up in the winter season 4 the ground is covered with these insects more often they are found in the cocoon less often without iri in either form forroi they find a ready market c though somewhat smaller they resemble silkworms silk worms in appearance appear arfee the head bead is covered by a bright red crust As winter approaches they burrow headfirst head first straight down into the ground here they spirl spin thin cocoons in which they wrap themselves rhems elves when the snow an ow melts their heads begin a sprouting process thin hairs resembling grass grasa spring from the soil J tle the people of the district believe that the sprouting blades open like flowers and scatter spores chich in due time develop into othe worms |
