The daily union., 1856-03-28
IsTERIoR DEPARTMENT.

Agricultural Dri.ioa Of the Patent Oce.-A Sugar
short time since published extract Of letter from
gentleman residing in Provo city, Utah Territory to Hon.
n. Bernhise giving account Of the manner in which
new kind Of sugar had been made in that Territory from
white substance found cottonwood trees and
what resembling honey dew. Since then cake Of this
sugar. which had been placed in Mr. BIS hands for the
pose, submitted chemist TO be anayz We give
below the result of this test:
The physical characters Of the substance resemble much
the maple sugar OF our country has, however, dsrk
side which less sweet than the
owing probably to the etracve matter evaporaed with
the leaves the tree that have been boiled down
with the liquor The not cysazed but granular and
and contain considerable portion Of
asses Is Of clamuy touch unlike the maple
gar and its second to that Of the last aforementioned
kinds The chemical characters Of this follows
have sscertaned my full satsfacton, that Is grop
sugar similar that made from starch Tromiuer cop
solution of this sugar, with the addition potash
suphae Of copper, w after few minutes boiling, change
subo1de copper even II the cod at an extremely great
diution, Zone grain TO ounce Of water) While for
the sake Of comparison, a solution Of sugar treat
ed in the same way with copper, change Of color
cond be detected either by boiling aer standing
ss arsn ~ 70, yoSr % S S be
large district in Utah Territory that the nhab
very short period and by the most simple process such
collecting the leaves of the washing of the
wbon s
after reflection to the that had produced this
ran which some Of your friends appear 70 attribute to
@ while in the desert Of Arabia and which by special favor
the same Being h. granted 20 the hormons found that
the formation of this sugar could be explained phyi
ologcaIy, upon natural principles, and In the follow
ing manner II Is well known fact that the sap Of
will coutinue 10 circulate through the cellular It's
sue as long the organic life h sustained by and
light while sudden change in the empersture viii produce
an interruption the circulation and thereby chemical
II has been observed so that the leave,
many and shrubs will 10 consequence OF such sudden
ca,eg bsm with .we. Substance enscy ~ the manner as
scrbed By collectors In Utah. observed
walnut and chestnut trees Therefore, il IL disease in the
organic disorder called forth BY the decompo
ment and support OF the vegetable fo A. an ustra-
ton OF the chemical change, will roeDton the potato,
state any sugar, yet when attacked by
frost the juice thereby becoming decompo.ed and
ss .. % oen on r.. ss
black alder linden, and rose bash occasionally the
beach and oa and which ssS @ with The
very tspdery constructed by nature, and therefore
ectsd easily sudden change and also exposed this
gathered which may be surprisingly large frs neverthe
r, may be srP.insd The vegetable juice contains in the
tall of the year the greatest quantity OF starch which
easily BY The natnrsl well artificial process
into sugar. a.,
uuence the formation Of sugar mould lice and other in
sect are created those trees II steady rain does
the secretion remove all the sugar from them, the
mdew Is therefore not the bat the result, from
creation Of those parasites"
posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Nsr Pos 06css.-The following named post Offices
have been established and the following gentlemen appoint
cd postmsstsrs:
Brazos Bottom PuresOn county Texas Reuben wiIkin.
son, postmaster.
Kowsliza, Tslspoosa county, Alabama John c. West
brook, postmaster.
Bsrseld, Mississippi eo.nty Arkansas A. n. sisvey,
postmaster.
Asksw, Philips county, Arkansas WIN. 8. Miller, post
master.
PsinviIe, Saint Francis county, Arkansas Thomas B.
Hay, PostD.steri = n u..-,,-