The trunk, although porous, yet
makes beams and rafters for the native dwellings, and the broad leaves
serve for thatch;--of these also are made umbrellas, and mats, from those
in the dwellings of princes to the poorest cottage: and whilst ropes and
cloth are spun from the outer covering of the fruit, that nothing be
lost, the shell is cut into devices, and thus provides a goblet
to be filled with the palm wine, made from the young tree.
makes beams and rafters for the native dwellings, and the broad leaves
serve for thatch;--of these also are made umbrellas, and mats, from those
in the dwellings of princes to the poorest cottage: and whilst ropes and
cloth are spun from the outer covering of the fruit, that nothing be
lost, the shell is cut into devices, and thus provides a goblet
to be filled with the palm wine, made from the young tree.
Childrens - The Creation
