Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-12-26

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Great Discovery Ssf tie Ssati:
The pamphlet on the use Of Ramie, BY
DR.. Roexl, contains all Information ntoes:
sary to those interested in tEis val able dis:
covery-and describes this plant, with al
its advantage over cotton and ii i sabsti:
tute for it. 1t 10 conceded, by the results
obtained by eminent French botanists; that
this plant possesses the following advanta,
gss, (and machines ate already patented for
its preparatory:
l. That the fibre Of the R.h;x L. strong:
er than that Of the best Europxai hsmp.
2. That il is fifty per cent stronger thaa
the Belgian, Aaxen or linen hbrG. Ha
8. That the Ramie fibre ihay BE spun u
fine as that Of fax, add thit " win bt
doubly as durable. -}'i
4. That the plant is vigorous grower
and will produce far the greatest amount Of
textile fibre Of any plant hitherto known:
S. That it will produce, within the bSlf
in which it Aourishes, from three 10 ~
crops year, each equal 10 IL bet gaGh:
cred from hemp. . m 1t (
1t requires lsss labor than cotton, Is not
destroyed by the caterpillar, does not saf:
fer from excess Of rains, and witmtGid5
the longest drought without injuzy; ei1
be taken from the field in the morning aid
few hours after nice 6ne abrc may bS
had by machine patcated BY Roesl. .
The abre Of this plant is, when cleaned;
without bleaching, purely white. far finer
than cotton or fax linsa. The piaat in
warm latitude, is perennial, aud the crops
taken FROM it are taken like those Of the
the cane, by cutting it at the ground; ffo1
the roots new crop springs dp II once,
giving ffom three 70 four and even Ave
cuttings per sfuum in Louisiana, niddls
and lower Mississippi, Alabama, Texas,
Georgia, Florida aid South Caroiinl. Rich,
sandy ground suits il best. Il Il 20 visor.
ods that il viii grow anywhere, add the
roots and pteSss Of roo6 cad b tbsd ID ID;
crease the pladsatioI:
~ On tho south side Of the ColhIS
Company's joiner shop, Il Hartford, c.;
the water in the poHd co&ssditsealy dtdsf
the windows. TEs verkaed hayS hcsIil
the habit Of thpxiss pAftielSs u ssoa i.As
the water, which Ms attfsstGa ldFli lS.t
bsu Of ash 70 The spst; aid nov, = ~
hour, on fappius On tie side Of tie SAop
over the water, a. fsh viii eotss homall
parts Of the poHd; i, thatths xitxtdk , blaek
viii tho vast nuIbsui: They soals n
any tims, whether food S tkrsvl Or iet;
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wAick ths lAms of ths st1tiod appsasiR
letter of about tkrss iIclss ii lsdxtl,
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lsasued nEaa i sducattd. No saeh thing.
That nan i sdaSassd xtO ks.iv'ss kiiiinbslf
IA taiss sccutaas, een1ss- -ssss ttiiSvus u
nsa aid stsSes s.ousd lin. sSas Wy
learned men are TIE grsatast 1bsb 3 -
world; 0srsaso6 b; thsy sss ~ SdUtuted
non. LsasriSy 4, csly - 1ilsla.I; =. ~
end; IL value esssisis = sisisg ~ oSsss
Il acquiring. tla ~ 4 vhist. ltssaH
masagsd, eslisAtsss ~ vssM.
- Lnss vssltA asy = saolissl bys
eouns ef Industry, ~ wissk 4 AaaAt
may bssspairsd y sousst 4 tsdrssasss.
forgotten knowledge restored By study.