The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-01
From the ~ Y. Mercantile advertiser.
VALUABLE DISCOVERY

VALUABLE DISCOVERY.
| 10 the discovery of the Perpetual Motion
recently made By a citizen of Pennsvlva-
MA Cora Patent Right of which. we nm
dersiand, 100000 have been ret,se,N W..
have TO add that of a citizen Of the S,.te.
OF New ork, who IN a common but hi,her
TO unnoticed vegetable has discovered 4,
substitute for FLAX and HEMP. greatly
superior to either, and Which mnlt;,
plies itself so abundant as to Weld From,
800 to 1000 from roots and seeds per an
iuin.
! Mr.. Baldwin, OF Montpelier, Vermont, the
Ingenious Inventor of the Patent Machine
Tor Spinning Hemp and Flax, has made tr;-
! al OF 1t, and saws it will work better than 81.
| ther OF those articles.
DR. Eddy, the Lecturer on Botany. pives
IL as his opinion that owing to the bull
borus or tuberous form of its roof e,-.
should the old root die, the plant will he
continued by suckers or shoots from the
parent root; that it may be cultivated in
good upland as well as in its natural sol,
"hich IS low and moist /; that it will bear
from fifteen to twenty stems Oh one ROOT
winch grow III circle not mere than els,
inches diameter, and arise to the heiyht
OF from four TO six feet without branch es -
IN hohor OF the discoverer, Mr.. Charles
! Whltiow, 1t has received the ciassica, nam.
OF Urtica Whittoni.
"A committee OF the Corporation. to whom,
Mr. Whtlow's memorial on this sutdect
was referred, have made the following re-.
port thereon:
" he Committee to whom was referre,
the memorial of Charles Whi,low, Oh the
subject OF newly discovered plant AS !,
substitute tor hemp and flax, respectable
report. 80
That they have had several interviews
and conferences with the Memo,lalisr q,
which he has exhibited specimens of his
newt. discovered plant in its various sta
ges, from the Dettle i'm its natural state
interchangeable flax and tow, to a strong and
fine spun thread (; that from the accon,na..
nyinS Certificates and Documents. pubIish.
ed III the Baltimore Medical < Pbilosoriyd.
Cal Lyceum, 1t appears, that il is a hard,-
perennial, and believed to be species noe
hitherto discovered by any Botanist. Is
further appears, from a certificate signed
! 6y number Il Manufacturers of flax aud
hemp, Iinnen and cotton, that thev had
examined the plant above described in ire
| d fferent stages of fax, tow, and thread .
AID were unanimo usly of opinion, thatit is
lar superior to any flax or hemp they mad
ever seen, as well i'll the quantity it prodo
| oes from single stem. as its SUPERIOR
strength, beauty, and fineness of textu,.
That, from the experiments made by them.
they were. further of opinion, that it will
produce from twenty to twenty five per
cent more from the hakle than any fax or.
emp known to them and that they are
fully persuaded it will become great be-.
NETT to any country that will encourage it's
c Itivation.
From these and various other documents
exhibited to your committee as well as from
their own view and observation, they are
decidedly Of opinion that the discovery Of
the Utica Wh3lopi, (the name by which
the plant is now distinguished) is of the
highest Importance; and as far as thew
are competent judges, the plant will be
found a valuable substitute for hemp and
flag, and its cultivation and manufacture
viii be highly beneficial to every country
which will afford it patronage and encCsr:'
agement.
All which is respectfully submitted,
C.Nichota& Fish,
(&gned) 3lo. IT. Wendoper,
{ Vim. II. Harden6rooK.
NoVerl6er 9. 1912.
The Discoverer has obtained q Patent