SNEEZE-WOOD.
Amongst its many curious products South Africa includes the "sneezewood" tree, which takes its name from the fact that one cannot cut it with a saw without sneezing, as the fine dust has exactly the effect of snuff. Even In planing- the wood it will sometimes cause sneezing-. No insect, worm, or barnacle will touch it; it is very bitter to the taste, and when placed in water it will sink. The colour is light brown, the grain very close and hard; it is a nice-look-ing- wood, and takes a gt)Od polish. For dock work, piers, or jWneS, it is a useful timber, lasting- a long while under water.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 46, 23 February 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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