"LONGARROW!"criedtheDoctor."Howsplendid!Showhimin—showhiminatonce." "I'msoglad,"hecontinued,turningtousassoonasthefootmanhadgone."I'vemissedLongArrowterribly. He'sanawfullygoodmantohavearound—evenifhedoesn'ttalkmuch. Letmesee:it'sfivemonthsnowsincehewentofftoBrazil.I'msogladhe'sbacksafe. Hedoestakesuchtremendouschanceswiththatcanoeofhis—cleverasheis. It'snojoke,crossingahundredmilesofopenseainatwelve-footcanoe.Iwouldn'tcaretotryit." Anotherknock;andwhenthedoorswungopeninanswertotheDoctor'scall,therestoodourbigfriendonthethreshold,asmileuponhisstrong,bronzedface. BehindhimappearedtwoporterscarryingloadsdoneupinIndianpalm-matting. These,whenthefirstsalutationswereover,LongArroworderedtolaytheirburdensdown. "Behold,ohKindlyOne,"saidhe,"Ibringyou,asIpromised,mycollectionofplantswhichIhadhiddeninacaveintheAndes.Thesetreasuresrepresentthelaborsofmylife." Thepackageswereopened;andinsideweremanysmallerpackagesandbundles.Carefullytheywerelaidoutinrowsuponthetable. Itappearedatfirstalargebutdisappointingdisplay.Therewereplants,flowers,fruits,leaves,roots,nuts,beans,honeys,gums,bark,seeds,beesandafewkindsofinsects. Thestudyofplants—orbotany,asitiscalled—wasakindofnaturalhistorywhichhadneverinterestedmeverymuch. Ihadconsideredit,comparedwiththestudyofanimals,adullscience. ButasLongArrowbegantakingupthevariousthingsinhiscollectionandexplainingtheirqualitiestous,Ibecamemoreandmorefascinated. AndbeforehehaddoneIwascompletelyabsorbedbythewondersoftheVegetableKingdomwhichhehadbroughtsofar. "These,"saidhe,takingupalittlepacketofbigseeds,"arewhatIhavecalled'laughing-beans.'" "Whataretheyfor?"askedBumpo. "Tocausemirth,"saidtheIndian. Bumpo,whileLongArrow'sbackwasturned,tookthreeofthebeansandswallowedthem. "Alas!"saidtheIndianwhenhediscoveredwhatBumpohaddone. "Ifhewishedtotrythepowersoftheseseedsheshouldhaveeatennomorethanaquarterofaone. Letushopethathedoesnotdieoflaughter." Thebeans'effectuponBumpowasmostextraordinary. Firsthebrokeintoabroadsmile;thenhebegantogiggle;finallyheburstintosuchprolongedroarsofheartylaughterthatwehadtocarryhimintothenextroomandputhimtobed. TheDoctorsaidafterwardsthatheprobablywouldhavediedlaughingifhehadnothadsuchastrongconstitution. Allthroughthenighthegurgledhappilyinhissleep. Andevenwhenwewokehimupthenextmorningherolledoutofbedstillchuckling. ReturningtotheReceptionRoom,wewereshownsomeredrootswhichLongArrowtoldushadtheproperty,whenmadeintoasoupwithsugarandsalt,ofcausingpeopletodancewithextraordinaryspeedandendurance. Heaskedustotrythem;butwerefused,thankinghim. AfterBumpo'sexhibitionwewerealittleafraidofanymoreexperimentsforthepresent. TherewasnoendtothecuriousandusefulthingsthatLongArrowhadcollected:anoilfromavinewhichwouldmakehairgrowinonenight;anorangeasbigasapumpkinwhichhehadraisedinhisownmountain-gardeninPeru;ablackhoney(hehadbroughtthebeesthatmadeittooandtheseedsoftheflowerstheyfedon)whichwouldputyoutosleep,justwithateaspoonful,andmakeyouwakeupfreshinthemorning;anutthatmadethevoicebeautifulforsinging;awater-weedthatstoppedcutsfrombleeding;amossthatcuredsnake-bite;alichenthatpreventedsea-sickness. TheDoctorofcoursewastremendouslyinterested. Wellintotheearlyhoursofthemorninghewasbusygoingoverthearticlesonthetableonebyone,listingtheirnamesandwritingtheirpropertiesanddescriptionsintoanote-bookasLongArrowdictated. "Therearethingshere,Stubbins,"hesaidasheended,"whichinthehandsofskilleddruggistswillmakeavastdifferencetothemedicineandchemistryoftheworld. Isuspectthatthissleeping-honeybyitselfwilltaketheplaceofhalfthebaddrugswehavehadtousesofar. LongArrowhasdiscoveredapharmacopaeiaofhisown. Mirandawasright:heisagreatnaturalist. HisnamedeservestobeplacedbesideLinnaeus. SomedayImustgetallthesethingstoEngland—Butwhen,"headdedsadly—"Yes,that'stheproblem:when?" 
