'American, Canadian and German' chemists have been showing consid. erable interest in this collection of the herb they have begun to study 0 recently. It is hoped that trans~ port to the coast and markets may be found for the whole purchase. As relief scheme, though not a pro-Tonged means of relief, this purchase of ephedra happens to be an extraordinarily timely one. The herb proves to be at its best for the extraction of its alkalied just when tone year's grain harvest is about eaten up and the next one has not come in, This year is the third bad running, and people who are ort are borrowing, not usually for} nothing, from those who have spare grain. Also nights are getting cold here some 5,000 fect above the sea, and peasants are glad to have fa bit of money to buy stuff for} warmer clothing. It has been good to see the appreciation of the men who have earned the relief workers'
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