A MAN living in the country invited a friend io dine and spend the evening with him.
They did themselves well. The night was dark, and the guest begged to be allowed to borrow a lantern to light him on his way.
The next day the host sena man round with the following note:—"Dear Hughes, I shall be glad to have back my parrot and cage when you have finished with them." sively in many places, including India. There. the lo re cut into pieces and the juice is allowed to run out: after the sediment Has subsided, the clear liquid is placed in the sun to solidify. This is soluble in alcohol and water. The American aloe is a name frequently given to a species of agave, these plants have swordlike leaves also; but they grow to a much greater height than the aloe. They do not flower for the first ten years or so and this fact is probably the origin of the fable that they only flower once in one hundred years. The yellowish-margined form is generally seen grown as Pot plant for the decoration of verandahs. Fibre of great strength is obtained from the leaves of the agave and we believe that in Mexico it is used for making rope; in the preparation of this, all juice and pulp is pressed out of the leaves. It is said that the rope is lighter than that made from hemp. Humboldt stated that the main ropes of a bridge, having a span of 13] feet, over the Chambo river were four inches thick and made of agave flbre—w.ixK.
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