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Show TRIED THEM ON THE INDIANS. Raspbsrrls Looksd Tempting, But Ha Waa Afraid to Eat Them. "When I was out In Oregon, fifty-three fifty-three year ago," aald a pleasant-looking farmer, who baa boon In the red raspberry business for twenty-five years, according to tho Dotrolt Free Press, "I first saw red raspberrlea growing wild In the thlcketa and along the edgea of the wild Oregon roads. They were aaucerahaped, and not ao deep as the modern berry-Just berry-Just like those which still grow wild In Michigan. Aa the Oregon berries looked tempting I picked a lot In my hat, but did not dare to eat tbem, as I did not know whether they were polsonouu or not. "On my way back to ramp I met a number of Indlaue whom I had aeon before and knew to be friendly; In fact, they bad taken such a fancy to me that they once offered to adopt me Into the tribe. To these genial Indians I presented my hatful of fresh red raspberries, and my Joy waa great when they ate them all with relish. rel-ish. After that I ate all I wanted. "In old New Kngland, I under stand, they used to rail the raspberry the 'thlrableberry' on account of Its resemblance to a woman's thimble." |
