100 years ago

CAMELS: About a mile north of the Red Cliffs Station, the driver of a jinker had his attention attracted by the peculiar shape of some tobacco bush bent before the wind. It appeared to be that of a camel, as did a second bush then he remembered that there were no tobacco bushes there and his horse bolted. Later the driver learned that he had passed a team of camels on their way to be engaged by their owner, Aga Khan, in humping fencing and trellis posts.

LAVENDER: The secret of the old-fashioned-bag associated with the linen presses of past days consisted of a mixture of lavender with a few other ingredients and fragrant herbs. A