The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19
The Crystal Palace.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRITISH GUIANA.
We have received catalogue Of the articles transmit
ted from british Guiana to this city, and intended for OK.
hibition a. the Crystal Palace. They consist Of the ma
ural products Of the country principally and speci
mems Of its manufactures. or sugar, which British
Guiana produces in great abundance there are less
than six varieties and of three They cassed
under the head Of saccharine productions, and form the
sm alest part Of the collection The hbrous substances
compose the second class and consist of the fibre OF plan
tain ochro agave wild aloe banana. TIA palm, cotton
silk grass hammock rope aud mahoe Some Of the spe-
cimens of the plantain Hbre prepared BY very
primitive mode of manufacture the fibre having been
obtained by scrapng the stem with blunt cuass, and
without any process of maceraton washing said
to favoaby in regard to quality ard mercantile
value, with Manila hemp The ochro is exceedingly
abundant and troublesome weed which is found growing
most of the rcadsdes throughout the country, and
could be easily cultivated to any extent that may be
CURED Some Of the specimens Of The cotton OBJ.
tanned from wild self sown plants the remains Of
plantation which abandoned about twenty seven
years ago.
Under the third class are enums rated the substances
used chiefly food in its preparation consisting OF
rice maize, coffee, cocoa pigeon peas, capscums plain
taines the celebrated bread fruit, VANILLA cassava
arrowroot and few other articles. The psntan is
Ct the principal articles OF food used in British Guana
and is prepared for eating in great variety of ways
The pantain is not unfrequeny dried and converted
into meal which done by first stripping off the
hulk, slicing the and drying it in the This
mass, may here state when beaten in motar con-
sutes what is called TIE foo foo Of the negroes Tea
made from tie meal has very fragrant odor and is par
tcuary adapted as food for children and conyasscents
account ofits being exceedingly easy of digestion.
is the opinion Of that it will become impor
tanf he Dla miph not in iia
fresh state be used substitute for the potatoe.
The materials used in the chemical arts in medi-
cne form the fourth class of the productions Of the pro
life soil Of this country. Some Of the al
most unpronouncable and we do not like to inct them
upon readers We will, however, mention few o. the
most valuable at weed, fever bush, popular
domestic remedy among the lower classes Of the popua
ton and is used to prevent commissions in the evers
children and adoescents The laurel oil is extensively
used in affections of the joints and is admirable sol
vent for India rubber. The harri is employed by the
natives to ntoxicate fish for the purpose of capturing
them.
There less than hundred and thirty three
specimens of woods for building and other purposes.
The wood of the mora. which grows to the height
Of one hundred ard fifty feet, has recently been
employed in ship building 1t grows abundany bar
sand reefs very plentiful the banks of many Of
the rivers ard when has attained its full size the
trunk will square about eighteen inches. The bullet
tree very useful account Of the variety Of purposes
for which it be used The weather has little effect
upon it. and it employed for house rames posts Aoor
Shingles wheel spokes, &c. The wood of the ducallba
is Of a deep red-fner, equal and compact
than mahogany, and is much used for furniture. Of
each of the different deacripon of wood table top
has been constructed making 1873 specimens, besides
large number of picture frames
snecimens fr ON the animal vegetable and mineral
kingdoms are both numerous and interesting. Among
the vegetables may be mentioned the ocu tree and the
COW tree which yields kind of milk The Indians have
contributed largely Of their manufactures which OF
most primitive character and particularly interesting
If the contributions from every other part of tho world
are as numerous those from Guiana, the Crystal
Palace will not hold hundredh part Of them, and
doubt if New York itself would be sufficiently large to
contain them.