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Show J PLANTS THAT DEAL, DEATH. I Two Destructive Members of the Vege- table Kingdom. Thoro Is a tilnnt In Soulii America, which hrts all tho worst qualities or a Kioloilrama villain, nml Infinitely I yroator success. It Is called tho i "knottor," ami Is well known to. nml avoided by scientists. On thn approach ap-proach of any HvtiiR object tho vine I casts out lta tontncles, ami twines round it. It Is then dragged into tho honrt of tbw foliage, while its flesh Is I iiutnt Into by tho clutch of the ton- ' tncles. Whon there, tho cronturo'B ' juices arc drnlnett In a manner ronil- ) nlscont of tho vnmplro of romance, j Tuo Insidious villainy of the plant has been tried by sondli'B n dot; or other animal into Its clutches, nnd, Judfilng i from tho agony inflicted on tho "poor I animal, tho pain nppeurs to ho worso thnu It Is possible to conceive. Another egetahlo nuirdorcr Is a grain called "hhat." It Is much Ilho rice, and grows with It In tho Orient. Trading on Its resombtnnco to th popular grain, it gets mixed with It. nnd is devoured by the unsuspecting Oriental. A few grains of it aro enough to bring on n most horrlblo death. Tho first symptoms of Its Influence In-fluence aro a state of virulent mania. At first tho victim becomes drowsy, end, later, suddenly cheerful and gay. Then lie goes raving mad. nml experiences experi-ences a form of self-cannlbnllsm, tearing tear-ing himself to pieces with Ills Angers, and seeking to devour himself. |
