, 1874-08-29
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.

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! Sparks OF SclENcE
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n,,. ,r.'.t = 80 ;n,:' RaTrhN. ..~,.;- - ~"
. Tho rattan, which Is uBod to groat oxlent il
Vattous manufactures, ,bo1onga to tho oxtouaLv
and IMPORTANT family OF ralmb, anld Ina Nh
generic, nsn1ito of Cdia;m,is. ia lonp. aloiiior
,c aooa,l.ko a'onl ond tho sll!eeous deposits IN 1t
r.A.' so"' i""'cato hh htilhlty With tho grasses
cor.a'n species Of tic rattan.pa1mf Which Iii
ncyor nonotrnto fo,,n s,,;,o. IT, 5s = tno bi
atr,ot ~, ,,as".' 'u,m ap'nus 'usnca thas on
a.s. n..aos ~ passago through tho jungle. Tllo
Of "1 to ';n Spo;t % a9ng , to rose' toying hol'
With tho tendrlta of thoir oavca nn5 ,,r1 r.. Z
evoEy height ID maza AZ r' tamEoG usGop s,om3 "
GRACEFUL faStoona ,r,s,r icnvoa ~ ara ;scu ,';'s Ai
yy ysGy p%eantiial b soaeih'es ewosol 's s s,on'I sa
Sir ,Jnnca = onnant o"9n n -, iions a.ea. ,east
M ie IN dM anet"r m wlthnt urt "as a9o toet long
ity, aid llu annoa,,co nr fn,;nro Ha n;,a M
bunch 81 foasory ioaycs at tic 6strenv v.'' y a ~
6o0 feet. :; :, ''"6''' u
ti'oro aro many anceica Of rattan, and nil aro
sttf9s q tMe liaat !n'liea fax grow in the
aong lie soifiorn font ~ .I,a oY nneiY aDonnu
tagong. Ylbot Aiyan, southoaaiam hs;s, I'M III
tlle islanqqs Of lilo noighborlng region. In In
n1acfn nn.vS ,r,s,e countries tl1oy Aarvo niahy
ro,os. njaicj on info tnny ,nais aro twisted into
CABLES atd made Tito brdrcs nn" nrn j. r1,n 'o
nportol, into Europe and tho United statog,
az oo"e pP n bundles OF 100 eancs. each from 10 to
stntna - ~ 1n1n rS'n. ING import into tho Unltod
unI IL ill., Ma ESTIMATED at W, !J. 1t 10
tia tntai nro;1,ot eosu'ios tlrco-1ourshe OF
irany apeces % %fnrn1Ysl lin mi ,or;s, :,
T,nsc w1,tc; e. t ~ lno nhttoEa OF commorce
stics oaifa ~ @ 1as" ''lao tue elegant Walking
tho c noin,,s asaaaeea cannS aro tho product Of
iiownycr IN sialnans nt l., Ivy IT, no NOT grow,
H. o smooth. sinins otnn out 1'5q nf r. T, sgat ts
ahanSd citnor nInMnE cna'ts ana tie inside,
Wnrtoi ,,;tn Eas,tstn to.'t 9r nat " macory Is
woyon nrouni 1l"minlm'a lAa.gi a, a'au nlattihg.
furniture. Ii ono rinmfs fac''ors % +; mug ta iht9
fatns' Whit a.rpa ~ r., eacrtsy III the United
onnn Il n.g p, o to outside Of The rattan,
Spjt rattaii IA an inin 5omo o1 1,f EyovS ene.rs'
ciit niZoHS md tion XII ,r ~ m dI9r-
finest diaiIlica nro mani Ii, Viii, ens Iho
capital used III tic United Slatas T.; tho ;,s,,,, me
facture Of rattan IN sa,i io I,n oiot az naH nnn
Ia ono factory m Now Enciani nm ,ovu,oeo.
ata cmploycj. e''A A'''' 'poia'oea
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,ro ,,.,,,,fsn..,.s ,o va t1.s VINES. e
dnstry Of considerable Importance In tho United
statos. In 1870 tho nroductIon omo,,ntoa :,
12,450, 600 eaailons, ~ th;a roi,to.,,,. :.s;,s,
7o0o NM NJ ~; = nos 0aaao'n1a ~ s!olaea
I on, nm , Nr;,,o, mn ~, A".toto
l.ooo,o ,ooo. At tho Exposition In Vlonna tho
United States, stood ninth In to list OF exiibit-
oirs. Tie four leading ooi,inatriaa n t,,o ~
1oruo ,yoro Au4tr;, ,v;t,, Ga 49,. = ~ eAt1-
11s". ,a'a ~. =, Ni'n l,ota- Hlnaa or vino;
naMngary, nae aoo I;5A ki'ia; spain. 1,2o0 kinds;
a;un4s atse; @ W." Ganaa. Iho United States displayed
esagsmo speclahen1, sont by sevontoon manu-
tnus.eah fo,,. any received two medaa Of progrcss,
1oir III medals o. actonco, and three dipioinnn
,.ns ane report Of Dr. Adolpl OFT, monber Of tho
- n".an @ commission, says TINT tho United States
,,ara nr"t x,n paouary ana sparkling cata~ba. Dela
tr,o !' ,.nt nt1., ana ehamhagne. swcos md dry"
a ,na feeeived much conln1endatiou
1 nd vas uooared TO 10 equato the best spanis
,vnro H. osF Wlaos lilo sparkling wnos
tta, .Ia h,eo ,.iea apnro'cu: 1t Is vol known
tni,r;ai, =; 'iae' o!As o7n!era. does not
c!a,ses 1t lempe1atnre' aild oven tho bastards
upsd',,aa aro worthless for the
Vi Wlne. on the otlor hand, North
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