Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-12

ny WHO gyration, thence leaving u g'iues tnfoush
a smy inclined Pain, and soon hurls itself, leap
ng, dashing and cleaning in the faint sunshine,
over another precipice even deeper than the first
An athletic young man, Of a party who visited
these falls, perched himself upon the bough Of one
Of the sycamore trees, but suddenly losing his BAL
ance he fell into the vas, abysm below. lie arriv.
ed iu the basin unhur,, however, and possessing
uncommon presence of mind and strength Of nerve,
he swan around with the circuitous current; now
buffe,ing the water which would carry him over
the basin, now vainly endeavoring to snatch hold
Of some crag and there maintain his position TIL
further aid could be extended to him. All the
while the gentleman wa, sustained and encourag'
cd by the shouts of the fair portion of his party
Meantime his companions FASTENED up the track,
returned at n speed that greatly ieoparded their
own lives, and with carriage lines, brides and
pirths soon constructed rope which they threw
to the drowning youth. and which he caught Just
in time 10 save himself from fatal plunge over
the hungry precipice. Binding the line fairly
around his person, he was drawn up by his COM
panions. from point 10 point of the Prec'pice, until
he safely gained the table rock. lie at least Will
never forge, the Falls of TaIlulnh.
There are other beautiful falls in the vicinity
ofTaluah. Those of 'Amacooah h'-or the slid
ing waters, are said to be the highest in the Uni
ted States, but the stream is small.
We are glad to see this engraving, and trust
ba If
many an engraver's skill. There are scenes of
the widest and most sublime cast in Arkansas al
so, which ero long we hope 10 see embeIllshng
some OF our national ANIMALS and monthlies.
From theI.ouisville Courier
HEMP.
In all parts of Europe, the greatest attention is
paid to the preparation of the ground. 1t is inva-
rab bIy poughed three times-once before winter,
and twice in spring. AT the last Poughing; no
more ground is pIoughed up. per day, than can be
followed mp by sowing on the same day; as the
seed falling into loose md moist ground produces,
IN consequence, q considerable increase in the
crop. Hemp, as cultivated in Europe, requires
deep ploughing. The hemp seed IS selected with
much care, the good success OF the crop depends
much on the selection of the seed and, 1t is said
seed from one and the same field can ouIy be
used for two years on the same spot In Brittany.
they procure seed from Russia; IN the vicinity OF
Anion, they obtain seed from the DauphIne; and
the Dauphine gets its seed from Piedmont and
Naples. The quantity Of seed required fora GER
tain .rnc, of land depends on the purpose and
fabric for which the hemp is Intended to be used.
Thnv sown seed will produce strong and
coarse hemp, suitable only for the manufacture OF
cables and The coarsest kind of weaving. Seed
sown very thick will produce tall and thin hemp;
the fibres of which, being soft, silky, and flexible,
are fit for :he manufacture Of fine white llnen.-
In the Dauphine, where the most hemp IS cultlva-
ted for the manufacture Of white linen, forty pounds
of seed is used per acre.
After the plants commence growing; they are
carefully examined two or three times, until they
reach the height Of six inches. Wherever the
plants appear too thick tho weakest ones are pull
ed up by tho roots. and in such q manner as 10
leave the remaining ones every way two or three
inches dstan, from each other, II II is desired to
produce ibrcs fit for the manufacture OF fine linen
if intended to produce coarse hemp. suitable TO
make cables and sail cloth, the plants are left
more than twice that distance from each other.
The maturity of the plant, towards fall, is
watched with the greatest csactness and Par'cu-
larity. The male hemp is pulled first, alter the
dust from the blossom ceases to fall, and the upper
leaves begin to turn yellow. TO secure white,
soft, and silky fibre for the spinning wheel, the
male hemp is pulled before the leaves beg to get
yellow. For!he purpose of spinning and weaving
into fine linen, the male hempis always preferable
to the fibre of the female hemp, which is Invaraby y
roatse. About six week, after the male plant is
pulled, the female natures. and is pulled. The
male and female hemp should never be pulled
logether. as they never ripen or come TO maturity
nj the same time, and the two kinds cannot be
rolted together.
When this is done, the stalks are ready for the
process of immersion for the purpose OF rol'ng.
which is the most important operation in the pre-
"a ration of hemp. If this process OF immersion
should be badly managed, the whole crop would
be destroyed by it. 1t trequres practice and exPe'
rience but, above all, strict attention and cons'an'
examination. :,
10 France, the re is n certain class Of men, call
cd "mas,ers," who follow exclusively the business
of the immersion Of hemp. The farmer hands to
the .mas.er" the hemp in bundles, as taken from
the field, and pays him one bundle out OF every
thirteen. The hemp is immersed, whenever L
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