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me n.ing 01 luujr m iouw.—^uuyu NoticTit-Bits.nof RoyUSES FOR CAT-TAIL I 1918 n— i I No. 031The cat-tail is a plant of roanj I eiNEJ uses. The pollen is said to make Sec. 22 an excellent grade of bread, and' M. P. it was so used in Germany during tentiot the World war. The catrtail promises establi to become of considerable commer- cribeccial importance as a fiber plant The c;omn^1 the 24!1 aiDSfine, fluffy down that comprises a ularge part of the heads is also of ^ar]value - in stuffing * pillows and yesae3cushiona In addition, a process | \fontahas been developed recently formaking artificial silk from cat-tail 11st pufloss. The roots are fairly rich instarch and sugar. The Iroquois In- I N(dians formerly dried and pulver-i zed the starchy roots, which yield-lt| ed a sweet-tasting flour from whicjie excellent bread and pudding was ^jotmade. Cat-tail flour is highly nu-tritious. of Evit I - 1921. iOffice
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Winifred Times
Winifred, Montana, US
Fri, Oct 19, 1923
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