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Show MANY VARIETIES OF DATES. Arabian Experts Can Distinguish Between Be-tween Them, at a Moment's Notice. . "Theio aro date exports In the Sahara," Sa-hara," snld a sailor, according to tho Now York I'reSs; "men that can distinguish dis-tinguish varieties of tho date us easily anil accurately as you or I can distinguish distin-guish tho various vegetables. . "As 1 went from Biskra to Toug-gourt Toug-gourt labt winter I learned a lot about dates. I'd thought, tho same ns you, that there wns only one kind. 1 found there were 79 kinds. Anil tho Arnb expert, the date merchant, tou'.il tell thofo 79 kinds apart with easo. "All the world's dales comes from tho Sahara. They grow In the ouses. The tlato palms need Just a llttlo wator, along with tho hottest kind of a hot sun a desert sun. The variety of the date is amazing. I know noself now nine kinds. "It's ia srio with rlco In Burmah. Tho best rlco comes from there, and there are J02 kinds of it, which tho Burmese rlco grower has no dlftlculty lu differentiating." |