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Show THE VVIIiJrl fritt-A fritt-A Natural Curl jsii Ylfcit Ii Found t A most remark 10I3 :re which gros near Tu -xi 3 V bed 1 1 the Populai Si lh tt 1 tree, as the saTjuau IrjJmnr. r-aii it-grows it-grows to a 1 1 t i i -V11 f e L with a trunk v:i ; b.i ,0 i--, tlinv times the size of a:i o." .n .' m in a wrist. It has numiKr.ju nvauches und twigs, and resemble i sj ;v.iat tta barberry indigenous t3 e.-.-tain regions in the 1 eastern states. 1 The truly woaa-.-riu '.haracteristic of the tree is its lusavia-'jly. which is so. great that on t.u uarkest night it ear. be plainly seen a. mile away. A person, standing near could read the finest print by its light. Its foliage is extremely ex-tremely rariK. and its leaves resemble : somewhat tuosj of ta3 aromatic bay-tree bay-tree of California in shape, size ami color. The luminous property is due to a j gummy substance, which can be trans- ! ferred to the hand by rabbins-, x'et'ier ! with its phosphor escent light, n.Wie X'.v.' light on the leaf disappears The lu- j minosityis thought to be clue t,.-.'i.paraj sitic growth. The Indians will nevei- I approach it, even in dayUy ht, with sash, superstitious a-.ve do they regard, its, mysterious li'j-bt. J |