Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-31

| Specimen of cotton cloth of the Ucayah
! Weaving apparatus Ucayah
Spoon made of of MARINA or sea-cow This is
sh of about feet in length and eight in
grth that feeds grass and sucke its young Its mouth
and ips are shaped like those Of an OK and hence 1t is
called seaoow in Spanish and hsh-ox IN Portuguese
think we have the same animal in Florida rivers call
ed manatee had a young one alive for several days,
and when died stuffed the skin and brought it home.
The flesh is good fresh salted and oil is made of
| its fat.
Pitch said to be the product of ant 1t is not of
good quality is used for paying the of vessels
on the river.
Phones, a nut somewhat smaller than an almond Two
or three eaten make SAFE mild and efficient purge
Two cases of dried bird skins of them very
and beautiful: fear that those which prepared myself
worthless account of using arsenica soap which
does in that climate Some which purchased
from English taxidermst, and which were cured with
dry arsenic, are in good condition.
Box of river shells.
Box of butterflies and insects These Of rich and
beautiful colors.
Shells of land and river tortoise There immense
quantities of turtle in all the of the river They
one Of the principal articles of food and from their
eggs made large quantity of oil used for burning and
cooking This oil is great article of traffic and many
persons employed in its manufacture.
Castanhas de Maranham Thisis the triangular
nut commonly known in commerce as the Brazil nut
number of these from eight to twelve are contained IN
round hard shell about the size of FOUNDER shot
These shells fall from the tree when the fruit rpe and
it necessary that the gaherers be the alert that they
do not fall their heads nut somewhat similar IN
TASTE but of finer flavor and more delicate, called sapu
caa has been but recently introduced into commerce
These nuts also contained in large SHE'LL but IN
stead of the shells falling when the nuts are ripe the bot
of it falls out showerng the nuts to the ground and
leaving an inverted cup hanging to the tree
Specimens of the useful and ornamental woods Of the
country: Most of these woods hard and heavy and
susceptible of high polish One of them called by the
Indians mura pinma, painted wood, and by the Bra
zians pao de araruga turtle wood from Its resem-
nd
net The ita1ba of which most of the vessels
the Amazon built strongly resembles India teak.
Vegetable wax, made of berry that grows a kind
Of laurel.
classes Of bees The black deposited in cells made
in the ground it is and is principally used in
combination with resin to make better quality OF
pitch The white is deposited in the hollow branches OF
a small tree which made purpose: the wood is
SOFT that the bee penetrate it, and the branch is
divided into cells like the hollow divisions of cane.
Large quantities this collected and the churches
Of Peru and Brazil are principally supplied from this
country 1t is used money the Hualaga and Uca-
yali, at the value of .'rea oneeighth of dol
lar the pound The bee though little longer is smaller
than our household fly.
Cinnamon: This is the coarse thick bark of large tree
but possessing all the properties of the delicate cinnamon
Of commerce. have doubt but that If it were cult
yated and the bark attended to and cut when young it
would be quite good as thai from the East Indies.
Lacre, sealing-wax; The gum of tree coored with
urucd.
Bottle Of the sap Of called in Peru and
sac in Brazil 1t is very aorid and poisonous. The In
dams use it as an escharotic on old duh sores
Scales of the fish called paishi in Peru and praruc1 in
Brazil This is the commonly used salt fish, and it
supplies all the valley of the Amazon, finding its way
far among the Andes Moyobamba and Chachapoyas 1t
is large round fish of between FIVE and six feet in length
and about four in girth The scales tipped with
vermon color give the fish the appearance of
having red stripes around his body and makes it very
pretty.
Balls of twine made of the chambra, called ucum in
BRAZIL This is the long cabbageke leaf that shoots out
from the top of palm beaten into bres and twist
ed All the hammocks fishing lines, and rope Of the up
per Maranon are made of it.
Huinba, called in Brazil sumaGma A light glossy wild
cotton, used by the Indians TO the OF the
of the blowguns, that they shall fit the tube
Mattresses made of it in Guayaqui where it is call
ed believe lana saba 1t is the product Of large tall
tree; mixed with silk, would probably make beauti
full and cheap fabric for ladies' dresses.
Vanilla bean: common product of the woods.
Carajurn brilliant scarlet powder made of the leaf
Of plant am surprised that this has been in
troduced into IL is quite equal in richness Of
color to Cochineal
Guarana: cake, like chocolate, made Of berry,
PRINCIPALLY sy The Iaa. o- r. drink =
the Brazlians.
Puxir or Brazilian nutmeg: The fruit of large tree
growing principally the Rio Negro This has quite
fine flavor the nutmeg of India, but it is larger
and think that cultivation would make it good
Cumar6, Tonka beans, Rio Negro: These the
aromatic beans that commonly used give flavor to
snuff.
Nuts Of the Andiroba A bastard sort Of Brazil nut
from which is expressed good and clear burning oil
Cacao The principal cultivation Of this is about Obidos
and Santarem tits Of the largest exports Of the
Oil Of Tamscuarf The sap Of q tree, used a remedy
for cutaneous affections.
Audiroba OIL turtle oil, balsam copaiva.
Tobacco Of Borba, the Madeira This is the best OF
che country.
CurauA A coarse but white and strong fax, made Of
the leaf Of plant resembling the pine apple French
man IL cuuvatng it below Santarem and hopes to bring
Il into use as an article of manufacture.
Caierana bitter bark extract OF which is used TO
cure chils and fevers
Specimens Of India rubber pure and adulterated: This
Is probably the most valuable export Of Para II is sold
by weight and is frequently aduerated by mixing sand
or isrinha with IT, requiring considerable Judgment on
the part Of the purchaser secure himself against i'm
posture.
Annatto considerable article Of export from Para
il is often, also, much sduiterated
Parca This is kind Of snuff made Of the burnt bark
Of creeper and taken by the Indians Of the Tapaos as
preventive against disease. It's effects are said to be
very powerful depryng Of sensation for short time
Hotus siccus containing specimens plants and leaves
from Lima to Para
These, with seeds Of plants and flowers Indian COS
tunes, arms and Implements and few live birds which
brought home form small portion Of the products coun
try rich almost beyond ina in bic wealth Its
fertile lands and offer homes for many mill
lions Of the human race closely packed in Europe
Its immense water communications give every facility
for trade and intercourse and u needs but population
OF money TO commerce. and to increase immensely the
GaRRE IF hs nece'saries comforts and Injuries Of the
sEnrous ACCIDENT HUDSON RIVER RAuRoAp
serious accident occurred on Saturday evening upon the
hudson River Railroad which resulted In serous onh