The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-10
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CAMPHoR.


Com,bor i cono,o,o .,,n ,u;h
b;,,sr;,h aron,o,;o 49, ~ 5"n'' VII"
49, = u"sarr,,I - I;,sh.i. ~ - . u Tt
- Can,.to = Jan;n1l 70 -, 80 nv nv
- 80 ~. ~ IL ~. ''0n r 'uo ne
moe ben.o n cloansa - ~ y ", ~
mcnt The Am, wha, 80 '
wb;,isb troosIneen, snhs,.ppaa poa'' ~ %
,bo nroan., nr ,Lo Ja,,H,,s S,,.i "I1
or IpJ;an l,nroI ,r,a LII II ''.,"
of rhina Jansn anJ ,ha ;.ia',i " i % 80 nna
noo aad Snpo,r, Tho aanrLau ~ ~ w,
i of lar,o s;qo aud fro,n~n,in -;
the ha,,b, If 9o0 f.oi II, - | ;,s
n.n,I ha;,,bt ;s ahor, fs6 cao, NJ M
trnnk Is some,imes of ;mnonsa o;-o,n,
rsrencc grnws verv s,rai',b, an5 has
,,;cantic crown oi Inxn7;an, -
,h9t overtons all other ,raes Thron
varieties of c,mnhor are known 70 oon,
meree, The best !, fonnd in Snma,r.
and Borneo The trade in ,h;s ! noe,
Iv nonor olized bv the ,,binose Who
bold il NJ yorv birb nr;css Th;s onai
;,v is tnown e h. or NJ
Cymnhor and has brou,,h, 16t, .niIJey,
nor c,ttv whom lito onani,i,n 81
.Jananess pum was valued A. oniy Il
gniI1srs The natives of S,n,,r, rro
f.ss N dist;neuish thrce ki,ds or n,,,
nbor-tree os ur,w;n, nm ,b,, ;sIana
Alone. These thew name M,7,aonon
WnyLi3 Tuo,n avd T1r,ao ,ccoyJ;ng
IN the o,tw,rd coloring or tbn III
which varies he;ng NJ ,;mss ,oIln,v
hlack and rod The bnrL "a aIw.vs
rn,ch md erooyea nna "a n.naiI,
o,orgrown with moss In ,avtnso ~
rin1 i yo.v thict and "a eloso 90, an5
verv strony The difference /, color
which !, undereoes is bv MANY norsons
a,,r;hnt 4 ~ tho ,oo of ,hn ,ros or ,ho
nature and nceuliarities Of the s;,ua,;on
tbat mark ne dcyelonment Ths Io,ros
,ro = anrk rreen obIong,oy,l IL sh.ne
and no;nte5 Tbav arc rrarr,n, Ina
r.rv ,nu,h Those ,r,os - crn;,
mucb resembling an acorn bu, Il has
snrround;nc IL five METALS sbon.d some.
,h;no Gke l;lv Ths cr,;. 4. ;,,nro,
n,tod with c,mnbor ond !. ea,or h,
,ha n.,;yos whcn r;na ,na r,osh ~,
tree drons i,s fru;t IN tho sr,;ng When
oa,e, with sng,r !, n dsomad varr
greot nynry Dnr;,g ,hn aowor;no
sesso, tho tree emits unhealthy axbsls'
,;ons .na Il consonron,i,, a.o;aod b.,
,bo ;nh,h;,an,s Tbo ,,rn Ca ,rh;oI
This tree il chiefly valued ia ohtained
he felling the trnnk diyia;ng /, into
n;eces and then snl;t ;n,o o,ar,nrs
rbe substance i toppd IN smaII com
nac, Ais s;tu,,oa /, ;rro,,,,lar -,
a. 6ssures near Tho be,r, oc ,he wood
These concrete ln,nns Of c,mnhor arc
ox,r,c,cd by tho III of sharn no;n,aJ
ins,rument made for ,hat nnrnose
Trees v,,v greo,ly in ,ha o,.n,;,v ~
ynm which they contain many Of them
Welded from n nound IN three Times tb.,
.mount VERY large and excoed;nglv
fine trees have hscn k,own 10 nroJnc,
as h;rb ne twenty nonnds hpt ,has1
were cxcen,;onnl c.ses a,,or ha;nn
obtained the substance i renea,edl,
soaked aud washed in water. 70 sepa,
rate from il all extraneous matter. |,
is subsequently passed through sever a
sieves of different fineness. aud by thi.
process is divided into three sorts des
ignated as head, belly, and foot camphor
10 show the estimation in which tn,
Chinese regard the true Baros gum
they paw for it from 81 81, to $50 ner
pound. according 10 its quality. w6ile
the drug grown in their own country
aud 10 the Empire of Japan. is some
times valued as low as ten cents ne,
pound. True camphor Is every yeal
| becoming more scarce ip consequence o
the ruthless manner, in which the grove.