New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-21
A Tree TINT Destroys Afu.aria.


At the last meeting OF the French AcAd
envy OF Science very Interesting paper
was read by ID. Gin bert f.. subject WAS
the alleged iebrfngal properties of the Aus
tralidn tree, eucaly plus giobuious. whioh Ia
said to have the curIous and vaina Die power
OF destroying the iaalarous ciemt Lit in any
atmosphere where il grows. The species in
question - ono of that family indigenous to
New South Wales, which the cUlouists call
gum trees. They shoot up very quickly and
to an enormous heigth, some o. Them reach.
ing l5o feet, with grth of from twenty
hVe 10 forty. The sparse and strangely
twisted foliage grows in % thin crown at tho
top OF the pillar like stem, but the charac-
terlstic OF the whole genus il the rapid habit
OF increase, seen equally III the Iron bark
the "blue gum" and this particular speci-
men, the eucalyptus globulous. The tree in
question absoi bs an immense deal of water
from the earth, and at the same time emin
an aromatic Odor, which has perhaps some
thing to do with the benz foial iufiueESa at
tribured TO it.
Where it is th;chly planted ID mashy
tracts the subseil is said to bo drained in .
little while as though by ex eusye piping
Hilasma ceases, We are told, wherever tho
encai, Plus tourisbes. IL has been tried for
tbs parpose at the cape, aud within twoor
three years has completely changed the
climatic condition of the unhealSg, parts .!
The colony. Somewhat later It's plantation I
was undertaken on a large scale in various
parts OF Algeria. At "a farm twenty miles
from Algiers situated on the banks of .
river, and noted for its extremely pestlen-
tial air, about 80, 900 eucalypti we're planted.
La the same year, al the tile when tho
fever season used to set in. rot {. siu.le oasU
occurred, yet the trees were rot more than
nine feet high. Since then comDIete i'm.
lnnGftv h,a he. II
the nelghborhood OF Constantine, it is also
stated, was another noted fever spot, coy.
ereo with marsh water both 10 winter and
summer; In i've years the whole ground was
drIeo up by / 600 OF these trees, AMI farm
ers and children enjoy excellent heath.
Throughout Cuba marsh licenses arc
last disappearing IRON all tho unhealthy
districts where this Tree ID, been intro.
cuced. station house, again, at ono enc
OF railway viaduet in tho ds part ment Of
the Var, was 30 pestllential thai tLo officials
could not be kept there longer than a year
1orty OF the trees were planted, AVID it is now
as healthy as any other place on the line.
ouch a.e some OF the facts brought forwsru
ny Nj. Gimpert. Ifthey are wei e III bIohsu
1t would be most desirab bic to try whetbe.
the eucalyptus would thrive % the wef'
coast OF Africa, aud other fualiriotis az
tI1cts OF the warmer latitudes it ~ stirmec
that the suntower possesses a similar cs
pacity to dry up he subsoil aud neutralin
miasma. Nor should botauats negises
these suggestions. There are more woudelss
yet In the vegetable world than are dreauea
OF IN their philosophy. How passing straDs.,
for example, is that property Of %, papss
tree to turn meat tender! A jninT OF mar
ton, stepped in a eolution of its juice, W
comes instantly succulent, and the fesn.v,
animals fed upon its leaves "nelts IN ""
mouth" when cooking.