The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-09-25
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CULTIVATION OF AMERICAN INDIGO,

blues and greens. 1t is made by dissolyng
finely pulvcrized indigo in pure strong SUI
phuTic acid. Tho very best indigo is re-
4uircd for its manufacture because inferior
indigo requires more sulphurc acid, wl,iIo
1t gives out far less coloring matter, thereby
involving loss Of material in connection
with an inferior product. All indigo CON-
tains more or less lime, but the inferior
kind the most; this is the reason why it
takes up more sulphuric acid to manuf;,c.
ture IN inferior chymic
AT the present moment, and for the past
two years, the supply of the first quality of
indigo has not been equal to tho dcmaud
Tor 1T, and that demand is constantly iu-
creaSing. Some very excellent indigo,
well adapted for making clymic, used to
be obtaned from Guatemala, but the kind
most esteemed is the first quality of Bengal,
for which wo arc dependent ep a colony of
Great Britain. About twelve years ago the
best Bengal indigo could easily be obtain.
ed, but at present it is almost unknown in
the market. a spurious article, however,
much resembling it., is abundant, but it does
not possess one'half the coloripg matter Of
the genuine, and yet it is sold at q retail
price varying from six to fourteen sl,illinos
per pound.
Our Object is to direct the attention Of
| our Southern planters to the cultivation Of
the indigo plant, and the manufacture of
the best kinds Of indigo, for inferior kinds
are by far too plentiful.
About sixty years ago-and within that
period-somc very fine qualities of indigo
used to be culLiv!cd in South Carolina; it's
character was much higher than the finest
Guatemala or the best bengal, but it is now
unknown in the arts, to Tie great regret Of
calico printers, dyers, and leather dressers.
In tho fermentation Of the indigo plant, SO
much oxygen is absorbed that its manufac-
ture was found to be very injurious to tho
health OF the negroes Oh the plantations
this was one reason for giving up its cul-
ture; and another, and perhaps the strong
est, was the higher profits derived from the
cultivation of cotton. It appears to us now,
however, that with the exercise of sufficient
care, the health of the negroes may he MAIN
tanned as well as in the rice culture; also,
that the price which could now be obtained
for it, would be very remuuerativc. There
are hundreds of persons in our country
who would rather pay two dollars per
pound for the best kind of ipdigo-that
quality which was manufactured at ono
time in South Carolina, or the kind that
was sold for the best Bengal twelve years
ago-than that which is now sold for sev-
cnty-tive cents per pound. We think these
considerations ought to induce somo of our
planters 10 engage In tue cultivation of the
finest qualities of indigo.
Since our planters lave beat all the Of
forts of the East India Company TO rival
them in the cultivation of cotton, it appears.
to us that their honor is somewhat at stake
to regain their lost reputation in the cult
vation Of indigo.-ScienGfc american.
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Il Ioogue.-A man who cheats in short
Ifhe gives short measure in wheat, ho is
rogue in grain.
Or in whisky, then lie is a rogue in ,pir-,
Il. If he gives bad title to land Ae is,a
rogue imdeed - l..4;
And if lie cheats whenever lie can, Fhe Is
indeed, in spirit, in grain, measureless
scoundrel
Beautiful Ertract-The velvet moss
grows on sterile rocks; tho mistleto -four
ishes on the naked branches; the Ivy oiings
to the mouldering ruins; the pipe and cs-
dar remain fresh and fadeless amid the mo
dation Of the receding year-and, Heaven
he praised, something green and beautiful
to see, and grateful to the spi,l, will, iil ttls
darkest hour of fate, still twine its tend
around the crumblipg altars and broken
arches of the desolatc temple ofthe lisilaau
heart, slss $50
Tho comparison between American and
East India cotton shows difference of Sf,at &
hundred per cent. in favor of the sfSrtiitt \
The cotton Of the East Indies cbiitxii1sl
twenty-five per cent. Of waste, while s3iiat ssf
tie United States contains only twslys ass l
half per cent. The fibre also pf I'D III
ter excels that Of the former. nv
At a late trial, the dsfsndant Who was
not familiar with Tie multitude Of .worda
which the ylssteetnploys to make q tsiAing
charge; safssr listening while TO the reads.
lagsof the indictment, jumped up and
"Them ERE allegations 10 falses md Hut
alligator knows it, ~
AS prisoners M llooai uat 66f their
grated windows st stnaMg lspdscape.
where the mn p0sgss ana goo, 20 we nom,
this lifs, ssftem Geop gbars, looE sfatks
tosthe Hssyes lAads ii are ysl Mi