The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-08-03
VEGETABLE WAX,

ton Ol correspondents ~ ~ pIou"c'"
from the fruit of several trees, belonging
to the genus Rhus, amongst which the
Rhus S@ucccdrica is important, Inc lac'
Qucr tree, Rhus Ncrnicifcra, also, yields
wax. The Rhus Sylycstris Is the VIVA
wax tree. The cultivated wax trees
were imported from the Loo Ch0o lS
lands. The berries, the size OF a small
| pea, and united in punches, contains the
| wax between the kernel and the outer
skin. They are crushed, wlnnowcd,
steamed, placed in hemp cloth bag',
steamed again, and afterwards pressed III
a wooden wedge by hand. To Facilitate
the flow Of wax, u percentage OF lie no
abnraI (oiI from Pcrilla Of cimoidcs) Is
added. This wax is made into candles
the art was introduced from Loo ChOo
towards the end Of the 10th century
Another tree yielding a kind Of yegcta-
Bile tnIlOw is the "Cinnamomum pcdnn-
culatum." There is also an insect pro-
ducing kind Of wax exclusive Of the
honey bee. They are identical with the
Chinese "pcIa." They live upon the
Tigustrum Ibata. 1t Is wonderful
the variety Of designs made from this
vegetable wax. Candles are painted and
of a variety Of shapes, crude and artistic,
This wax tree ~ well ~ the wax insect
could be- introduced into the United
States with the most productive fruits.
There i. no,hinp known to the varied
field, of agriculture or horticulture, and
their assault. in any part of the world,
but can he REPRODUCED in America, and
thc necessity for this introduction il APP
parent when we consider how diHcrcntcIe-
ments exhaust themselves, and a balance
Of power can alone be preserved by pro-
m,,ino .uppIuptine Gifts whose strength
will take fine place of the rIrtc produc.
lion nr , coil dryotcd ia a spcriIlty for
generations. Let our people study Japan
and her resources and fine consequence
will he n resulting proGt.
IHE SE'RhIAhl o'F''H'
This i. really the executive head of
tIr ccl''c'I'lal movement as nom Us 'I'
Tho cvrrrirnrr Of fine secretary and the
romnc,rul cyprrt. he has gathered in the
lnrnoiinu If his clerical staff renders all
fine rulings of the Hon. Jno. /. Camp
holI orrcntohlr ia the commission. THE
,tuT or fine office have been selected for
thcir intelligence and address, a necessity
in this ca,c. rs contact with the brains
and manners of tho educated and mol.
ishrd Of thc circle forming the upper
str,t, or international society de-.
m,nL, c~orrrsnoudinp ability. Chief
If fine office. + G, de SauGuc. Chief
n,Ji,ina rIork Wilrrcd Patterson. r. s
EIoicLrr rhiof hurnnu or cnr~rc.unudencc.
~ II I,nJolI load or mailing dcnort.
mcu,. - e U,mvLurst in rhprrc If the
rnuir,ct Lc|n,rtn,eut these gentlemen
,rr thc nrn'ninrnt aid to the oSnice. As
rorrn.nondont nr lhe Nrwsuuper Union
am Indebted ia them for many courtr.
sics and fine ouutry il under obligation
70 these gentlemen for their efforts in
occomnlihino fine tn he dc.ircI rrcot
rnd. ri fine centennial cyhihition of 1876.
Ml'cEllANH'
Austria exhibits some rare specimens of
]parauclry. Some of the patterns are
beautiful. Austria exports largely of
this spcciaIty to northern Germany,
Russia and Greece. Vienna sends from
one baking establishment thirty varieties
If hi,rui, Russia exhibits bituminous
coal from n mine that has been ON fire
since I7O0 and il sin hurns-how
wonderful !. c,u Inc ,nnrori,tcd hv
hosn whn havr cynrricprcI tLr hcat If
pLiI,deInhin fir The n,st twn wcrks
lInrc wn ."n tho sun,. rnys tho, nnne.
tr,tcd tLo o,rtL thnus,nds If ycnr! onn
,yhon snIidilying info r,rhon lis intcnsr
Lr,t has rwnkrned from hi. ,nrnor and
bursts ont in fire and smoke from his
toncn,ont to dcst row mr. dorructifv Cor.
mnkcs . snlcndid cyhiLit or
I have blinded tn those If
J,n,n THE immense voluc nc those of
Grrmnrv deserve sncri,I mention Tho
rrnductions nrc rrcn,rod in
small furnace. and o,s mulIlo'rurnorc.
The fine crushing Of Glazing and enamel
!. rorEnrmrd with Steam nnwcr in
mill cnutriycL far This rurnosc Thn
snnt or L,mn hl,rk il nrndurcd in
furnace. Thcrn orc cmnloypd twn nrn.
rrs.,nu,I chomi.ts r,iutnr, ON rn,rolain
ia trv colors on divers ceramic shurds
male and eicht female workers in
tLn artistic mart, of tho factory mnkinn
thc exhihit The nroducts for The u.e If
arc supplics of liouid and tori.
fled manufactures of metallic ingredients,
gold. cobalt. uranium. iron, antimony
chrome, and alloycd with nuxes and
rcduxcs. liuuid lustrcs are metallic
oxides dissolved in volatile oil, mostly
applied to glazed articles. Enamel coIors
are metallic oxide alleged with luxes in
terrified powder, which compounded
P"i''Ia'n' VI III mm''r. c"'oII' nhch
maEcd IN an oven tht hfc Is Whlte neat.
ms 'alu1pI' pralcii OF INDUSTRY was