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(1899) [MARC] Author: Albert Alberg
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(one being the daughter of the proprietor) to the phenomenon,
and we were all highly interested and amazed.

I have since continued my espionage into this secret
branch of nature, as I shall further relate, but only in
celery have I found the extraordinary vital force displayed in
such an amazing capacity as to form its counterpart in
quite thick or heavy bas-relief, which conclusively proves
that there is no other plant endowed with such an extraordinary
powerful vitality, and must, therefore, truthfully
bear out the assertions of its life and energy bestowing
power. Make the experiment and judge for yourself.

Enticed by this glimpse into the secrets of nature I
began a pilgrimage in more down town situated districts
and also on the north side, and everywhere I have found
that these tracings are no freaks of “Jack Frost,” but are
the result of a perfectly-arranged system of nature—as
how else could it be? And I have endeavored to classify
them as follows, which everyone can compare and verify
for himself as I have done over and over again.

My next observation was in the kitchen of a friend,
where I told his family that they had had cabbage for
dinner. “Yes, yesterday. How do you know? Do you
smell it still?” “No, but I see it on the windows. There
you see the cabbage leaves quite plainly.” And so they
did. My friend, who is of a very investigating turn of
mind (being an eager spiritualist), next drew my attention
to two large windows on a saloon on the northwest corner
of Thirty-first and Dearborn streets, nearly opposite, and
here a most gorgeous display of tropical plants, interlaced
with feathery tracings, presented itself. It lasted several
days—as long as the intense cold did. Later on I saw its
equal only at a large saloon, corner of North Clark and
Superior streets. On numerous other saloon windows were

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