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Show JUMPING BEANS FOR GIRLS Sick and Wounded Veterans In New Mexico Hospital Are Hungry for Cheer Letters, . Trained to leap through hoops and stnn 1 unhitched, thousands of genuine Mexican Jumping beans are awaiting girls of the United States who will wri(a a little letter of cheer to a disabled dis-abled soldier. The exchange of letters for Jumping beans rs treing made through "'?rn,an O. Baca, Santa Pe, X. M., adjutant of the American Legion Le-gion of the slate. Five thousand sick and wounded Teternns of the TTorld war. reenperat-Inc reenperat-Inc In hospitals In New Mexico, have tniV.vl tbe hearts. The yonng meo are terribly lonesome, Mr. Baca writes, KP.d they will end a bean to every girl who will wrtf a letter to them. The Jumping beans are dark brown, somewhat larger than the ordinary Ivan. Tl animation of the vegetable Is caused by a tiny worm that crawls into the bean and consumes tbe edible portion. After the worm is dead, the bean keeps on Jumping. |