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Literary
June 6, 1850
The Mountain Sentinel
Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Description of the Mauchancel tree in the West Indies: attractive with beautiful wood and golden apple-like fruit that is fatally poisonous; its sap blisters skin and poisons arrows. Providence places remedial white wood or fig tree nearby.
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The Wonders of Nature.
There is a tree called the Mauchancel, in the West Indies; its appearance is very attractive, and the wood of it peculiarly beautiful; it bears a kind of apple resembling a golden pippin. This fruit looks very tempting, and smells very fragrant, but to eat of it is instant death, and its sap or juice is so poisonous, that if a few drops of it fall on the skin, it raises blisters and occasions great pain. The Indians dip their arrows in this juice to poison their enemies when they wound them. Providence has so appointed it, that one of these is never found, but near it grows a white wood, or a fig tree, the juice of either of which, if applied in time, is a remedy for the disease produced by the Manchancel.
There is a tree called the Mauchancel, in the West Indies; its appearance is very attractive, and the wood of it peculiarly beautiful; it bears a kind of apple resembling a golden pippin. This fruit looks very tempting, and smells very fragrant, but to eat of it is instant death, and its sap or juice is so poisonous, that if a few drops of it fall on the skin, it raises blisters and occasions great pain. The Indians dip their arrows in this juice to poison their enemies when they wound them. Providence has so appointed it, that one of these is never found, but near it grows a white wood, or a fig tree, the juice of either of which, if applied in time, is a remedy for the disease produced by the Manchancel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Religious
What keywords are associated?
Mauchancel Tree
West Indies
Poisonous Fruit
Indian Arrows
Providence Remedy
Literary Details
Title
The Wonders Of Nature.
Subject
Description Of The Mauchancel Tree
Key Lines
There Is A Tree Called The Mauchancel, In The West Indies; Its Appearance Is Very Attractive, And The Wood Of It Peculiarly Beautiful; It Bears A Kind Of Apple Resembling A Golden Pippin.
This Fruit Looks Very Tempting, And Smells Very Fragrant, But To Eat Of It Is Instant Death, And Its Sap Or Juice Is So Poisonous, That If A Few Drops Of It Fall On The Skin, It Raises Blisters And Occasions Great Pain.
The Indians Dip Their Arrows In This Juice To Poison Their Enemies When They Wound Them.
Providence Has So Appointed It, That One Of These Is Never Found, But Near It Grows A White Wood, Or A Fig Tree, The Juice Of Either Of Which, If Applied In Time, Is A Remedy For The Disease Produced By The Manchancel.