Show 1111 COLOA NUr IN 1 the tile fol follow loIng ao 10 facts on the tile commer r clil product products of cocoanut were c in tit piled from front a lecture delivered livered ft recen ly y it the rr franklin anklin institute by edward mcclelland of boston ays gays tit tl e iella dilphia record the cocoi nut N one of the most alu ala uble fruits known in its native lan I 1 it furnishes furnisher food eheler shelter clothing and a I 1 leasing lea int sint livelihood the majority of the cocoi nuts used in this country come from rom central america as far down as colun bla and the spanish main the different islands of the west Ind india lits especially pec specially lall ally the idanis of calnan and st andrew contribute large number num beri the little island of san bias furni the nut with fill the heaviest meat the handsomest hand somes nut and the easiest to work A ork the Then of them however hoever Is I 1 ex greinel tre tremelt inel small the only cocoanut roco anul trees in thi this country arc are in southern florida but they the are insignificant in number the trunk of the cocoanut tree 1 I a hard firm wood and N used largely target for building purpose purposes wharfs 01 and bri bridges ages iges the cocoanut Is lit singular singularly worm proof there lit I 1 however one worm orma a kind of bort r which attack attacks the tree itself it start starts from the ground and works its way up through the middle middie of the tree where the ahli runs and eventual een kills the tree the leaves of the cocoanut tree are like palm leave IS 15 feet long the blossoms and buds are treated by b the natives to produce a liquid called arrack which Is ery intoxicating the tree grows frore so 50 to years and 3 yields felds ever every year abou about loo nuts there are on one tree at the tile same time bud buds blossoms and fruit ripe and fruit green and in all stages of ripening the tile fruit drops off at night A pulled nut Is worthless the milk inside of it turns sour our shortly afterwards att erward ind becomes green brushes are made of the tile fibre of the tree the tile coco cocoi nut wood takes a very fine polish and Is largely used for floor floors being polished poll thed with the husk of the nut and t I 1 little beeswax the nut in its na live tive state Is soft aft tender and spongy to take off the tile sh lill 11 the nut Is 14 perfect is freb Is ven veri aas easy I 1 lit tit up here it requires tonic little skill the boston 1 t I 1 ault company compan owns 26 6 plantations on I 1 iland jand of jamaica 18 13 being coco cocain in plantations and the bi lincic bit banano nani plan gatlon 0 input of thi this company compan Is att between aaen 6 cx oooo and per an all num until I 1 few veir ao ilo the only two outlets for or the cocoi nut product wera were the confectioner net and the tile retailer but hi 16 I 1 now In increasing creating at it 1 it remarkable rate the milk of the cocoa nut in its native home Is called the tile water each cocoanut cocu anut has hall one soft and two hard e eye es the milk of 0 the cocoa nut or as it Is 16 anoa known n there the aa water ater Is butted as s a drini there by the natives the construction of a public building it tt Che cheyenne enne wyo wo Is it to be commenced his this year yar |