New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-14

" ~ = - - -,,-e,,..y 4nich would nj llIef-
TeYe silh those u me raENe hn@''-i-s. -,
,noW edge which p<eFsiis among 49, si.hcrSs IN
-nlture e mesgTs IA the extreme ara sl-hy9eu -
p,ras,sv thev are principally al asfcul'1Iai ~
he they Know VeTy iitI.e OF the seleLee' 80 -
N he greatest wafs Of al agEicu Iuia .emsi
urOn each OF y o. n me ihH"-t.tl VIM
raient for ten YEAR,
PRODUCTIONS or PARAGUAY
Beginning with he head waters Of Tue RlTef 80
quay, We md the Productions uron me DfeN-i'-A
sice TO be gold and precious s,onts' sasef' mo
hi6es II extraordinary size, hzT, taloT, rAt, ceei
and tiger skins. win nee, com, ana tne oil5ieit
o. the uacdiOCa root u So-sia, So
ard precious stones, silver, coffee cp.s4eie4 y
good judges 20 be equal 10 Aocn1, ana rela -.
bark Though undoubtedly. we could Gfar ifo u
Il sc TWO countries many Oiher productions 81 -
ical America Vet y Is IN Paraguay ina. We III .ne
greatest wealth OF ali these alleys o lAs 1olhiy
and its commercial resources, can speak n.'n W
grc atest certainty, from my o"p peIscl a "A
lmOst divided BY the tr0pc OF JhpIlcoih' - '.i
face IS like chess board checAeIea hefe a.
with beautiful pastures enc magnlhcent IoIrt.s. -
like al other lands with which ] an acGl2uteu' u
seems destined especially for the latiiaiion Of iheh
Here, in the easteTy portion Of cur Own lduS' t.e
first settlers found the whole ceiniry c9'tie VIZ
woods West OF the Mississippi me olh'i eA,l my
exists in the vast extent Of prairie ces;luIe o. I'm
ber In the north OF Brazil, m similar naohsf' arc
upbFobep forests IN Its southern parts ana lhioush
out the BANDA Oriental. EntFe Rios, tornen'eS ana
the Argentine Rspa3llc, Wc md CONTINUOUS pAAp1s,
the necessary fuel even for h0usshoid purposes.
Not in PARAGUAY, where, addedio suihciehcy ~
BUILDING fleets o. a thousand steamers. Us l3ies"a
TEEN with every description Of ornamental anu USE
ful woods.
The vegetable Kingdom Of Paraguay presents tns
richest attractions. not merely 70 the professional
botaHist but that important lass "hrh isdeFot50
to meTcqItle enterprise. The medicinal herps
v hich abound ~ me gTeaest prOiusoh are rhn9Ho'
sHsapaTila, JSap, Ofy onlat, INC Ca stssais' H'is
wood dragons blood, ba.sam o. coDa9ia' hlN 'ohn-
e.f.I 4
sf immense varietv-tne cscflneal WI = i. llnee1
az insect, but requiring for ~ food species OF Inc
cactus plant Two distinct kpfS OF lnllsO Feee5tole
ycrBilhOn. saffron, golden IOi, win Oihef pants
producing all the tus Of dark red black and green.
Many OF The forest trees yield valuable "a rs, not YET
familiar TO commerce or medicine M they com
prise some of the mos, delicious perfumes ana M
cCuse that De imagined. DhcrS, again, arc IKE
auber-hard. brittle, aud .nsOlub,c 10 wafer. some
cedaIs yield a gum equal 20 gum Arabic diners
natural glue, which, when once dred, IS ~ liecled
by wet on danpness. The sertHga, or riooer tIee,
the product Of which rs nOw almost mon poly WIN
Para, and also The PalO Santo. which produces the
gum guiacum. crowd the forests. ready 10 give up
their riches to the hrs, conner and the sweet ttYsfed
Vanilla modestly founshes as II inviting tae mana
Upon the hills, the celebrated Yerba Matte, which
"a the exclusive beverage OF one half OF So1tn Ame-
RIGA has only 20 be gathered rs preparation Is IN
an exceedingly crude state, and could be beneacla.-
~ improved By employing some of our corn-miis
and probably lis use could be introduced into TINS
country with advantage.
Upon the fertile alluIial banks Of So many iaIge
streams sugar cane, cotton tobacco OF superior
quality, nee. mandoca, Indian corn, and thOus tni
other productions, vcgeiate with pIOilslon WhAa
seven varieties Of the bamboo line tAe river banks
and dot the frequent lakes with isietS, OF t9ncang
BEAUTY On the plains quantities Of hides, haIr horns,
bones tallOW &c, are lost for want OF transport
ton. II we 90 10 the forests, we ndtwOor three kinds
Of hemp, vast quantities o.. wax, the ma Sa7oaca, or
soap nut the cocoa, and vegetable OILS m abundance,
with two kinds Of Wild cotton, admirably adapted
for the manufacture o. paper
But ID is With the forest tIeeSol Paraguay that l
love most to dwell. Giants There they are, vas, and
obe in their aspect, and able, as 10 were. to utter
toT themselves the sublime music OF The wilderness.
SIXTY varieties already known, furnish timber Of ali
kinds and cooIs and degrees Of durability elasticity
and buoy ancy. have seen timbers Of the LapachO
that have supported the roofs Of houses, in Buen0s
Ayros, for more than two hundred years. TaeY are
now as sound as ever and 90 all appearance, capl-
bic OF performing the same service to the cad OF the
woTlt. A door SD OF the same wood. half imbedleI
IN the ground, and marked " 1892" belonged 70 the
'front.' door of the house which inhabited IN the city
ui Asuncion. ipon the closest inspection, Il was n
state ot perfect preservation Several other
woods Of this same yaleiy are 50 heavy as 20 sink
I'm wafer, and al, while di1icutto burn in houses,
form, under strong cratt ire almost equal 90
s'OuC-Cuai IN intCnHiy.
Another tree. the SClb0, when Green. IS spongy,
~ q soft IS cork, and can De cut Ike IN arp.e DIt
when dry, II Is 50 hard almost e. tciy The action
steel. Again, We have the Pa'ode Ayora, " snake
senons bites of serpcu'S The Pal0 dc ieche, or
milk tree may be called vegetable COW, AID the
pao De hoGraccho, or drunken tree. es1table dis
nlCty, he lsica RESIN IS found 10 inc fop's OF
trf s., under ground, ana rs natural qil eh ready
prepared, 20 pay The seams of vessels.
PROFILE or PARAGUAY
q the lnrop2'oey of Paraguay have 'ai no,h-
lns. Blum bach l'u j. ool.i ~ puzzled 20 sell
thc original of some az ,he monarc. breeds. 20 be
found there But The urncr classes have ever been
more rcgni.ni of THEN blood than On any o.acg pant
60 81. sob ID
s'ou, and healthy, no 3l, BE ana ap.e hearted N
thc ordinary relations 1l ll.c, and exec eiog.y intel
hgcgt and Keen In business affairs. lCrcc. c0ai-
tencc m Che Government, ans s1borda4tiJa @ tAo
laws, enc two o.; tacil cardinal virtues ana sccu-
rifF FOX life and property is The blessed con agu ace
Tyranny enough they have already suffered. 20
haNe leaned 20 escape ts tolls in iGturc and thelr
cUcf desire ls, 70 Learn those arts WlisA may c0u-
tltr cosntN 10 ITS pfof ar p0sI on among The ma
lions az the world iI return tor Chat Know lrc,
heir commerce wil BRING 20 US much that We have
HeYer seen and VIII cheaper, ior our ml etlrars.
Whai We already import iron other pars III SOUTH
America while 90 tao naturalist sr., the h..t-ri.n.
nc most extensive fields ~ uOtsvt'upCl richness
and incX1ress5ie beauty VIII open a. conn1ud.
As fer ne character " tNios Antonio Lones, the
President 4 Paraguay must not QUt has country
lttout passing ast eUpgium upon his talents and
patriotism Tor s. man who has never nerget me
frontier % his country. be isre7llv rrmlka0le. Ie
h1s been stained Pr no arbitrary hoClshel. and even
under ihe circumstances, which have described, OF
Isolation from litAe world, Pee has reformed art adj
yancei hs country ga no ordinary degree l-s whole
'onJiltion. civil political ara religious. Is the work
cf fls hands and ks deCTecs f1r the inTiH rance of
commerce ana agriculture, show spirit of en.ieht-
ertralc} exhibit lunler similar cgcgmstu. ,es
However, Hufn remai us o. fe done De Fn0as trlr
t uius. bee done slowly that 100 rspii an Improve
'-n. mus stand Hf0h aU insecure bass, W tn may
cluI3.o away and leave tgt ts runs eehaa.
COMMERCIAL Irr1ErANE..
Under ilce D@t1s alton -al these delightful. re-
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