Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-19
Lrlosttios Of the Brazilian Forasts

ON tho Anglo brazilian Times
At the hadre Dc Dios plantation on Tho h.nL
The Camajippo, the "atnraiist saw. on The
Bib, q bunlsnma Tree, whose trunk ten man
Ito osstrstched arms could not embrace and
pdsr whose wide spreading top, reaching 70
It above the ground, 1000 persons could stand
|ith eass. Al the same place he received !.
)scimsn Of that rare reptile, the Chel,,n.o
hIch resembles tortoise, but has long neck
Iur times a. thick N its feet, and a Aat heal
pmsthing like snakes. ltis considered U,..J
Ling, both AZ regards its flesh and i,s eggs
On The YIN hs had the opportunity of exam
Inga hne baccaba PALM on the fruit of whicI,
Dd The AsS.'hy the poorer clssSes chiefly live
baking kinds Of lemonade, that from the Assnhy
tine purple color, from their lu,itS. As,he..
slus grow In abundance, and their frni,s cn,n-
nand rsmunerat've price ut Para, they de-
ps0d aIso upon their collection for the I,,I,
poney they need, and deliver themselves M, n
Pabl!ual and careless Incidence, cult;yaiiny
bolhing. "s
Almost at the seaside lie found large As,acu
hafa brasil'e''sis) y euphorbiace. s,, is,i,onm,s
hat Two GALLONS OF its joice thrown here and
mere into the waters of an ixarape (na,ur,I
1res' canal Is sufficient 10 kill all the fish in II
|aurlng three tides The juice il causlic. and il
leared 20 much that no one ventures ,o ont
down tree until two or three DAYS after max
|llg deep cut in the bark, To allow the san Il.
drain out. '"' sap 10
In The same woods he saw some India ruhhor
Trees; and the jutahy. whose resin empoyed M
Gas anu 10 glaze pottery, and of whose. bark the
aaua,S n,', made canoes. In the same place IN
a'h, he noticed some Atureas, a low sn;nons
, ,'ss' belonging to the legnminous family wbn,.
long extending and superficial roots are nse.i ror
InuAon ior colds. and whose bark Is valuable
Tor tanning '"'""o'o
Inc And'roba from whose seels a 6ns Hwe..,
o. extracted, existed there also: and in H.
aLle* Pen wss curious hypiricineacea. which
~nea W. 70 mower, exudes beautiful red asn finn,
81 psns ana yields = small quantity of fine
Wa1' which serves as sealing wax and pives ,I;s ill.,
I.Ie =. " inc tree. From the grated red vein. nf
we !ioer Of the bark 4 resinnu,s ,nuc;i... - :,
D.:,I which Is good for itch, ~ il .l., tho
inner bark. ''A~' :" "'"ue 'ro'u the
-. "anosome Amaryllis of small bsivbt and
\. s"u ooio Of only one inch diameter. grrv in
~ ~ ..oo and lowered within the water carry
y Ms OF three flowers ionyIy peLun,ui.ted.
I, Among the creepsss wss one known a. ~.
,ua'1 y c'po which when cut Yields uu.nt;,v
|" !. c'ear' 'asse'ess water. But to obtain this /,
: u.D us.sary y 10 cut 4 psce of quickly. and n
S0 s.a .As upper snd At ouce into the mouth cor m
"s oo. . nows 70 fast that a piece over two fre,
h.s .ua u,;. aa inch thick, becomes dry in len.
D. w ANA des Oness, At the entrance 10 III.
,...a. ..ans (faro), there 5oO yards wide. which
/. 80 M through the Island, he hsd IN. oDnort,,nI
H. Y ., n .ssng hut made Of the miri,y and pa.
y ,st .m, Inc wahs were formed Of the insides
4 1...s e s',ity leaves, sawed in half inch thick
Sssea planted vertically, aud secured bv ,xo y.
I'll. '. horizontal strips torn from the p.x iubs
r,.. s.@ trunk and tied with palm leaf. ,vins q
n. ho'oaay two tier. form the height Of the vail.
y Shiu PALM. ''A'' " tue '''s''''
ne doom we're made Of 4 mat Of m;r;,v
~. .aa rolled up By q cord The partitiocu
~ ~ coostrncted Of the same material and In
manner - the outside walls. "