Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-09-28

VEGETABLE PRoDucrs AND ARTS or CHIN ~ climate
perfectly Identical with that Of tie ntcd States
the climate OF the Chinese empire Ii hes like country
the side OF great continent tie Snatiln OF
like ours, stretching fo the southwest 20 the
nuTth-o asst lies between the parallels Of latitude
winters cold and is hot, and westerly
winds prevail most all the globe, prevailing winds
blow from the Interior n country and subject
the region 10 great vcissudes OF temperature ca course
the vegetable products Chinese empire whltevcg
they may be- perfectly we'll suited t country
IN the same tudeS ana such Of them as are worth nitro
ducng might be cultivated here with perfect certainty OF
The March number Of IIoveys MAGAZINE Of UoRrIcuL-
TURE, letter from Dearborn # NIa,chu-
sets in which Chinese plant, which he
supposcs might De advanta geoisy introduced here Am1u,
them the Tall w-tce, lat-c!op re and beautiful
with brilliant leaves AMI pale blue blossoms, yielding
abundance Of vegetable for which cultivated by
the Chinese Throughout their country large pana
General Dearborn nies that the wax OF taow produced
from this must be exceedingly cheap, inasmuc te
Chinese apouson Of candles made from it, all classes Of
people using Lanterns with which they decorate the entrances
OF their houses. There also the pl-a-shJO, wax
bush, species Of prim priv which yields vegetable
wax The camphor tree a kind Of laurel, beautiful
evergreen, and in China far north b degrees of
latitude. The OIL tree yields excellent oil, with which
the mberS OF vessels and boats covered prevent
decay The rush rernir vanish Tree, Is valuable
plant, yielding the famous varnIs with which the aclueCd
articles of japan and China rendered beautiful
General Dearborn very Sensiby that several
ful and ornamental arts are pacted an thina winch well
deserve attention. and that TO be regretted that az
the long intercourse which has existed between that
ton and ours efforts have been made to II nSpnt them
hither We copy that part Of ms letter watch relates
this subject
M,soxRY-Nrr Anderson represents the work of ma
sony very superior any be found in Europe. The
best bricks smooth, and have polish like marble
They sixteen inches long, eight WIDE and two and
half thick and lad with 50 much that the
If mortar sa thread, and accurately
bricks placed in each row. that the lines between them
If drawn by painters pencil. The bricks dark
blush color and in many place, they are black o
the character Of the oby of which they male.
House. PAINTiNG.-Ihis Is done very superior
ncI, that the paint appears with gloss equal 10 that Of
japan ware AID only preserves t4diu
but suffers from exposure the air rain
This elect produced by ingredients mixed with the paint
and not by after vaTniSh
The of making such paints their importation into
this country, would be an immense acquisition for there Is
skill IN painting, in Europe this country either for
the internal external walls OF houses other ees.
Our paints do not last month without changing
OF three years are absolutely eaeod, when exposed TO the
open ar ne Egyptians ana "Ite"s understood t> ~
Tar better than the moiens, FIR The paintings the tenn
pies OF the former, and their tmb, after lapse of two
three thousand years appear flesh If the work had
done within week and the external archie
tecurl stone ornaments II many Of the mos, magnificent
Gsecan cdhccs the paint is yet perfect There a. not BID
fact single art, which universal import cc
where little progress has been made; ard notwh>tani-
M the discoveries Of chemistry, and the brilliant pig
which thus produced still the mode OF apply n them
t0 render them durable, yet 20 Dee found our. il
subject well worthy of research and extensive x9ementj
AMI probable, ii all the best kinds of paints
ported from China, the mode IN which they prepared,
well as the Ingredients might be a>ceralncd and sshly
the Litter could be found oountry but ii
should not be The Csc II be bter ID depend that
nation for paints than o. those winch worth be-
in applied om their rapidly fading chac e. and want of
durability, for ornament the preservation Of WOOD To
which they applied
Excellent pies and pears presented 20 The gentle
of Lord Mccartney embassy 40 the n5lhera Provinces
they passed down the Pekn canton aud
the pear, from the number of kinds, AMI the length of
time they u be enjoyed, is tie valuable fru Vi the
largest portions of the United States, should
made to procure the Chinese vactes as It probable
Of them may be OF very superior chaIacte.
The Camcliia jar J. excessively cultivated IN the
southern provinces of China, the which obaineG
from IL large seeds Vast plantation frequently sce
the hill sides and borders of the rivers and canals