The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-11-28


Probable few l-fies who wear and al
mire she besatifsl fabric called Alpaeca
ere aware 81 the source Of it, production
The Alpaca u awool-besfing animal. N.
digsnous 70 Sauih Am. ries, and n on,
of faslrv-rieiies, whig "a bear general point.
of resemblance 10 esch other. The La.
ma. one Of these varieties, has been lana
kHaxn. and allen drsrri5ed; but Il is nnly
within few years Ihr The Alpaca Ia.
been coasifswd Of sufficient importance d
merit particular notice.
Nine-tenulss &C the wool Of the A'naees
isblsek. The renIainder being parlIy White,
red, and q xzisds II Is Of very long STA
pie. aflen aehingfwelve inches, and re.
sembles soli. glossy hair-whieI chsrae.
Ter Is mol los' BY dyeing. The Indians
in Inc Sou.h American fn0aaiains manu-.
fsciure nearly all their clothing from this
vol. and a.e enabled 10 appear 10 black
dresses, wiihaaithe aid oflhe dyer. Roth
ths Lama aud Alpaca are. perhaps, even
more valuable 10 the natives a. beasts Of
burden Than As wool-bearing animals, and
ih- obstinaey of both when irrita,ed is
well known. The importance Of this
aninal has been already considered by The
English, 10 their hat, wooden and stuff
trale, and % essay on the suhirs. ha.
been Published BY DR.. Haailion. of Lon.
don. from which some Of these details are
collected.
Tine wool Is 90 remarkable, being lei
black. glossy, silk-like hair. tI,ai il i III.
led for The production of textile fabrics
differing from all others. occupying me-
dunn position brtwecn wool aud elk. Il
is now mingled with other materials in
such Singular manner. that while par
tieUlar d,e will affect those. il viii leave
the Alpaca wool with lis original black
colsr, and thus give rise 10 great dirersi.
~.
When the value Of This commndi,y be.
came appreciated in England, il became
an important 90 siipn wheihe, The animal
itself could be reared in Tie country.
From the power possessed By the Alpaca
Of living on very scanly heritage, j, has
been proposed 10 !. iruduce The animal into
ih Sc districts e Scotland and ireland,
where the English steep cannot flourish.
Mr.. Wal on. rccenI writer ON ibis sub.
jeci, remarks: " To the tender of an An
DIES flock, the snow storm is disarinel Of
al ! 8 ierrors. and as the stranger, when
naiuralizrd among US, would feed upon
herbasc, ief, behind by The cattle and
sheep which had gnne over the ground
before him. he would notcon. eqncnlly in
terferc With The pasturage Of our present
herds and nocks. nor diminish in the
slightest degree the provision of fnod re.
served Cor them. The income which
farmer would derive from this new breed
ing-slock will be readily calculated, when
il is taken into account that the South
Down fleece seldom weighs mere than
tso pound whereas the Alp .cca yields
from six t. eight, aud This wool always
mMands o higher price, besilcs keep
ing, for seven years, il the market should
be low"
The late Duchess Of York introduced
the Alpaca as deniycn in her pleasure
grounds. as did likewise the late Countess
of Iiverp oil. The Earl OF Derby. a,
Knowles. has small duck of AIpaccas.
some &c which, were born upon the estate;
snd one. a fine male, has wool eighteen
or twenty inches in length. At lie Glas-
Cow meeting Of the British Association in
1910, Mr. Daason intro luc, d the subject,
nnd stated The grounds on which IFS rear.
ing in England may be advocated. Among
The matters addured by Mr.. Dawson, as
the following: |" that The Alpaca wool is
een-,all, free from grease. and 4 iIers ma
'erla'ly from the sheep, attributable To its
rersplfing through lie skin. and conse.
quent!y not requiring the artificial pro-
lection OF smearing with tar and other sub
stances injurious 10 the wool as far as the
manufacture is concerned. and in shear
ing the animal requires no washing prera.
iat"ry to the operation" Another paint,
considered not less singular and valuable,
Is mt ,,of "their peculiar coat of silky
wool rro'i ing complete protection
against the atmosphere. a, all tis's ex.
c.eSs.v,ly humid, and aga,ns, the delug-
Ing rain, which, among the Andes. con
iinue 10 fall upwards Of four months in
'he year; thus rendering then well suit.
ed 10 the Gramp an and other noun p.
'ainoas districts Of Scotland" lastly, |
TIE" animal is not only cap bile of under
gong great fatigue. hut likewise lives on
mountain h.rbage. little better than kind
M withered erase, and in times Of SEARCH
", has teen sustained several days with.
OUT waler, takingnnly ahandf OF maize. !"
a lew ofthese animals have been introduce
60 mo this country. bu, al plescas ,he