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Show COCOA PALM'S MANY U9K" from II I lllll Im.i ll.t Kno.l. llr.iiU, Mli.ll.r, lliip..L llrnoin. n,t ov There are severs! spcclts of cbco palrrtl growing in the Philippine n'rchl-pelago. n'rchl-pelago. hut the ordinary coconnlU tree (CtttiM niir ir.-rnl Is the, most Imjwirt-ant. Imjwirt-ant. The Indians mnko use ut It In n K(hhI many ways. Inn only tho prlncl-psl prlncl-psl ones need be enumerated. )s tho Journal uf the gnelety of Arts. The kiruel of the nut they use for food, while) the liquid the shell contains innkes a nfrinhlns ilrlnk. It allowed to stand for some time this lfqulit forms a very aansl'ie milky Juice" thst Is rrllahi-d nui only liy the native but by Ciirupenii. m Moil After this Juice has t-onjiilMul 11 . Mited with atfgar and made linn bvnhnns, known n 8 cocoa co-coa sugar and also Into virions other delicacies ArcoriTIng toft recent rc-pftft rc-pftft of the tilled WntMiIeWtlncht of ngrlculturp by tapping the crntrnl bud that crowns the roroanut n kind ot wlno called tiibi. nf an agretwblo im"" gent taste Is produced. This titln, when nlloneil tu ferment, produce vinegar, and when distilled n kind of brandy, thst Is highly relished by tho nntlves. l'rnm the husk of tho cocoa-nut cocoa-nut the TsrsIs make rope and ruds and a mntrrlnl for calking their bonto. From the woody shells they rarvrt spoons, i ups beads for rimnrles and many other nrllrlea The lcnr tins' uso to rmer the roofs ot their houses. Hoofs made In this manner nro thick and tight, but they havo tho dlsndrnn-lago dlsndrnn-lago of burning rrntllly. so that Inline towns and villages where tho houses nro thus covered ciinllngrntluns spread with great rapidity The ctns-i and smaller ribs ut lhaloaiearp used to tnako broom thtnldrllis7servo' as fuel nndthe nidies nrr utllliefl In making mak-ing soap The trunk of thpalm ts made to rrrve as a pillar-!)) support the bonnes that Its leaves overshmlow. Oil barrels tuba casks and water pipe nro fashioned from hollow sections ot tho trunk from the roots the natives 'extract a red lining matrrlsl.that they chew In plate of the arera palm nut or bonga when the Intter cannot lie procured, pro-cured, targe quantities nf cocoanuoll are manufactured In the Philippine. This oil Is much prised by the native-. The men and women both uso l( to anoint tho thick growth ot hair that adorn their heads, and It thus finds' n ready tnlo nt remunerative prices, It Is nlsn used In the lamps thSt take tho place of gas burners In tho streets nnd In those usid by tho natives and Chlnren In their homes Manila exports ex-ports annunlly about 160.000 pesoa (Jl?5 Ouvl worth nt coconnntn to China and llrlllsh India, nnd nbotit SSS.OO'I worth ot cocoanut all to China, |