The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-23
The Cinnamon Tree.


Of the island of CeyOn mikes the following statements
respecting the and cultivation of the Cinnamon
tree;-
First, as to cinnamon culture. This production
in its perfect is almost monopoly OF the Island
of Ceylon, and its growth is confined to a very mar
row track Of land the southwest side of the Island
chiefly in the neghborhood of Colombo. This does
not seem to be the result of political Arrangement
merely, but to arise from some iuappr eciabe virtue
in the combination of climate. soil, and water, and
their relation to ench other, in this Island of Ceyon
and in this par; oft. Some Of these peculiares it
Is easy to Indicate without its being easy UNDER
stand why the particular consequences should follow.
The track Of country in which alone the cinnamon
grows to perfection, is situated on the seacoast expos.
ed to the air Of the II is 10 climate of equaS
BILE temperature, which is at once hot and moist-hot
from it's tropical position, and moist from the equen-
cy and Plentfulness Of rains. The general level Of
the country is low in the midst Of fresh lakes
divided from the sea by riband of land. And
the water in the soil fthe 'cinnamon gardens is OF
extraordinary purity, to be for that reason much
in request in the neghborng city as beverage This
exact combination of influences does not occur any
where else in the island, at least atleast not in the
same degree
D"N ''S N'o""'hS 'nCt 10 Nle nature OF tne s0ll.-
1t IS in great part pure qualz sand ola greyish to
Pearly white lusture A specimen oft being care
fully dried by DR.. Davy, was found TO consist of 9sB
slieious sand o.5 Vegetable matter. and water.
This circumstance impresses one very strongly on
visiting the cinnamon gardens, seems so strange to
see plain of pure quatz sand whi,ened in the sun,
and covered over with luxurien growth of trees. In
richer soils the is said not to develope itself in
the same concentrated form.
Perhaps the name of the garden, which is applied
to the cinnamon plantations, may lead erroneous
conception of their nature. The cinnamon tree (lau-
rus efanamonium in its natural state grows to the
height Of about twenty fact; bat the bark which 10
the only valuable part, is found to loose much OF its
highly aromatic quality in the mature trees Accord
ingy, the trees are cut young, when the stems arc
only FIVE six feet long, and less than an inch thick
at the largest end Tho bark is then stripped off or
pealed off in long pieces like willow bark, scraped
carefully to the cu,icle. and laid out to dry
during which il curls up in quilts they are called,
and 1t is then ready for the market but improves by
keeping for while. The wood is good for nothing
but fuel Owing 10 the mode Of cultivation this Gin
| namon garden has very much the appearance OF
scrub onk. the rich brgh, green leaves of the small
trees being stkngy in contras, with the white plain
in which they grow.
II is possible tina, the fragrance of the cinnamon
groves may have been sensible to voyasers along the
coas, Of Ceylon; but do not believe that it often
happens; no such fact was perceived on board the
Brandywne. TIL ere is very little Of this fragrance
perceptibe in the gardens themselves; and the idea
OF its extending out to Is laughed at in Colombo
TRUTH is the boundary which separates vice from
virtue; the line which divides heaven from hell. Ito
is the chain which binds the of integrity to the
throne of God; and like tho God to whose throne
it binds him, till this chain Is dissolved his
word may be relied on Suspended on this, your
property, your reputation your life, are safe. But
against tho malice Of liar there is no security He
can be bound by nothing His soul is already re-
pulsed to an Unreasonable distance from that Dvin-
~ sense OF whose presence is the security Of virtue
He has sundered the last Of those moral liqaments
which bind a mortal to his duty. And having done
sothrough the extended region of fraud and fasohood
without bond to check limit to conine him, he
ranges-the dreaded enemy Of innocence whose
lips poute truth itself as passes through them
and poisons all 1t touches.-tDr. Mott.
PIN-MoNEr. That there Is something more In
pin-money, than the name, is shown by the
following paragraph from the Springfield Gazette:
W. Aa'N9s "dte:ss NoTHieriy hBeht OF tno NniCOS
pee Falls CO., in this town, is engaged in the
manufacture Of pins by machinery of his own inven-
ton, at Derby, CT Mr. Waters informed us the 9TH
er day that he is turning t,Oo tons and hall
OF pins per week.-We should suppose at first
thought that 100 tons of pins in one year would
suffice to pin up the whole country, but it !, proba
bly, very small proportion ofthe amount consumed
annually in the United States. .i ..5. ..,s....
POPLAR Popular Populous A newly married
couple went to housekeeping not long since at Boston
in Poplar street. At breakfast the next morning after
their entrance, the gentleman said his lady sMy
dear. this is Poplar street, and by putting (you) in
it. it becomes popular 20" .9aI aafat1
And BY putting US in it, promptly replied the la
dy,'it will become populous. '-.M Y. Morning
.NeWs POI 'i ''a" aas Ufs'..' tetl lu ul.E5u tf3
iCPAn editor somewhere in the west has become
so hollow from depending on the printing business
lone for bread, THAI he proposes TO sell himself to,
some geneUan, to be used as stcve-pipe "'