PRAYER ON A GRAIN OF WHEAT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 249, 20 April 1912, Page 10

PRAYER ON A GRAIN OF WHEAT

Among many other wonders which the Peace River country is destined to produce in the wheat, lino , according to Bert Hendley, a .homesteader from that country, is a challenger for the peculiar championship, claimed by I'auch Modrecai, son of Zee'bi Hirscli Scheinemann, of •lersiisalem. This would-be champion is Aaron Kirschlicl!'. a homesteader. 'He has selected a particularly large, perfect grain of wheat, and is engaged in his spare winter evenings in inscribing upon it in letters so small that only a powerful microscope could make it readable, a prayer for the Duke of Oonnaught. Kirschlicl!' expects to complete his task this winter, and will then forward the odd little token to the executive. The only other known instance of such difficult and painstaking work is that of the prayi r of lißo Hebrew letters unon a grain of wheat for iS'ir Moses Monteflore. Sir Joseph kept the prayer until the time of his death, and it is now in the possession of one of his friends.; KirsehlielT intends to inscribe 300 letters 011 his grain of Peace River wheat.