Logan Republican | 1904-04-30 | Page 6 | Clay Used as Food

CLAY USED AS FOOD. Its Consumption Comrron In ,rtlany Eastern Countries. Consumption of enrth ns food' Is nld to ho common not only In China, Nov: Caledonia utd Now Guinea, but In tho Malay arehlpeligo as woll. Tho testimony of many travelers In tho orient Is that the yellow rncos nro especially addicted to this practice In Java and Sumatra tho clay undergoes under-goes a preliminary preparation, being mixed with water, 1 educed to a paste, and tho sand nr.d other hard sub-stances sub-stances removed. Tho clay Is then formed Into small cakes or tablets about ns thick n.-. 2 lead pencil nnd baked In an Iron saucepan. When tho tablet emerges from this process It resembles a pleco of dried pork. Tho Javanese frequently cat mnnll figures rougni; modeled from clay which ro-,semblo ro-,semblo animals or little men turned out In pastry shops.