The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-11
BRAZIL AT TIE BIG SHOW.
PRODUCTIONS WHICH ATTEST IEs
WONDERFUL REyOURCES.

PHILADELPHIA, June 0.-The proposition
before Congress to remove some OF the trin
restrictions between the United States and
Brazil, makes II worth while to consider whb
kind OF a country Brazil is and fortunat ely the
Exhibition in this city may give ia some clear
IDEAS of the matter In the Main Building Brazil
occupies greater sp zee than any other nation;
and In Agricultural Hail mono is equally con-
splcuous. whlIe a few individuals have made
exhibits, the whole Is under tho charge OF their
Government, which has provided not liked
sum, but such one, be II more or less. as nall
be sufficient, and being under the direction OF
the Emperor himself, assisted by leading sci-
entlsts and practical men OF the empire, we have
a display eminenty worthy OF attention.
Brazil embraces a region That may Oe said to
be l400 miles square-the northern limit being
the nth degree Of north latitude, the southern
the tbirty-third. The western portion rises TO
vast elevations, and thus all the varieties OF
tropical and temperate climates are presented.
The extent Of the seaboard is fully equal to that
OF the United States. The rainfall Is every
where sufficient TO grow crops, except In Para,
aud there irrigation Is practtsed
Noticeable among the natural products In Ag-
ricultural Hall are about one hundred varieties
OF woods, the greater part OF which are ex-
on tbese choIcs wnods one sopt. when take.
beautiful polish, Ia so plentiful that u IL made
into charcoal and sold IN cities at about cent
lnto lumber Is about SIS per NJ. delivered on
barges. They have a species OF spruce, used
Their pine looks like California red wood, and
specimens OF boards ~ feet wide are presented
There are few samples OF lumber resembling
white wood or tulip, out the quality Is inferior.
They have steam saw mills winch do tolerable
work, but IN the interior water power 10 univef'
| sally employed
sUCCuTENT PRODUCTS
An immense variety OF roots and vegetable
hbres Il displayed the last embracing hemp, hat,
! jute. and other sorts scarcely yet utilized, and
| their commercial value may be considered i'm
mense. Then they have the castor oil beam
which grows luxuriantly, ali kinds OF Rums
| sarsaparilll, Peruvian bark palm fabrics nuts
in great variety, pepper, spice. cloves. cocoa
| tapoca, arrow root, manioca, IN Snort tho
| stock OF these products Is numbered by the
| thousand. 1t appears that arrow root, tfripr1,
| and all that class OF vegetables re exceedingly
productive. and being OF a starchy nature they
| are "A substitute for gr lin, and their lalltles
seem TO be developed In dark soil In hot NJ.
| mosphere to a much greater degree than tasf
could be grown In Hight aud GOODNESS. From tue
, manioca Is made, among other things, soft of
| food which IA perfectly white, IN the shape OF
large curled leaf. IL Is porous and cris,., no
| being toasted md served with sugar and cream
| II 10 very delicate eating. Tue ulant Ia easily
grown, the yield Il heavy, and Its product should
and extracts of tropical fruits embraces hundrcds
In number. OF medicinal preparations the mum
Der Is also large. Iurtle butter seems to he an
article extensively used for cooking, ana 81 full
Is their exhibit that samples Of native common
butter are shown, quality not examined. The
price OF table butte III CUES u w cents
milk ~ to I, cents aquart; cheese ana lara come
from tire United states, and hams also; but
often they come by way II Engl ld with English
brands. Brazil Is the great India rubber cOun.
try, and they can supply the article to AN IN.
limited extent The specimens here are In vari'
No nation has a greater display OF strictly
agricultural productions than Br I'll. kioe IL
au important staple; ninety varieties OF beans
are shown, and all kinds Of garden vegetable
seeds Wheat oats, rye, and barley are In the
sheaf and In tnreshed grain. The wheat ia not
remarkable, but there Is dOuDt IL would he
of better quality grown further West on plateau,
and mountain elevations, which now are inhabit
ed only by savages.
SUGARS AND swEATMEArs.
Fifty-oDe samples Of sugar are on exhbi
ton from various provinces, ranging from Tie
and great variety Of sweeS,nsats snd candisd
fruits, indicating that the country yield
saecharine products In abundance. the sugar
industry only needs encouragement to become
enormous IN yield.
Their corn. or maize. Is In large ears. belnI
both white and yellow. The weld Is alleged Il
be seventy 1--WE bushels and upward to the acre
but 1t docs not look as II II were SO produc
tive. The heaviest corn at least IN the United
States. is from medium sized ears and stalks
Besides, the brazilian corn has the marks VI
this grain In warm climates, so tuat 1t l.
safe to say that Brazil is not a corn country
The pastoral Industry Of Brazil Is well known
TO be extensive On the vast steppes or plain,
millions OF cattle are herded by wild rancheros
whose chief outnt 10 said to consist Of "a hor,,
aud pair Of spurs = ana sbeep are kept In yap
herds, whereby wool, though OF Inferior quality
Is produced at mere nominal cost.
The product that Is most remark able Is cotton
Commercial samples shown from nini
provinces, and neither India, China nor Egyld
shows staple 50 long, and a gloss 81 brilliant
III these samples truly represent the crop Of the
country, Brazil must Inevitably become com
pp eiIIor Of the southern States, but th's q,
crease as TO make new demands.
MANUFACTURES
In the Main Building, aud In a pavilion OF
great beauty and extent, Is display Of manufac.
Mt ant aGln art.sa al atr..Ap
Government charts, maps, surveys ana enter
prises, embracing so many objects that whOle
day would be required TO give even a partial ek
animation. The Educational Department, nov
putting It's EXHIBITS in place, will he pecuiiarl,
interesting. Some woolen dress goods are nigh
ly cfeditable, and there is large stock OF BROW
cotton shirting OF even thread. The general I'M
preston that one gathers Is, that IN uiactnic
are not extensive. only the plainsst KIND Vi
glass Is made. The implements and tools ar,
far from having symmetry ana finish and th'
pouRhs are wrought all anvil by hand, no
pressed by dies. That great triumph Of moderS
manufacture, the neutrality-suspicious. of parts
especially u iron implements, seems 10 DO un
known.
one object of this brazilian exhibition Is t.
secure immigration. The advantages onsIcC
are represented To he great, especially to colo
nes, and printed documents In English are CIR
culated, showing how successfully various tpi0
MES have been Organized, All these COLI a. z,
were from different parts OF Europe. and VIVA,
mlSnt Dc thought desirable for them may not
perhaps, he considered So Tor Americans. 1t I,
remembered that the cOlonists VINO went from
the Southern states, just after the war ere
glad to return, but they were untitled to develop
new country, while proper leaders ana pro pel
materials might do extremely we'll, proVniinl
due regard were paid u location and SAINT Igl
requirements.
LANGUAGE.
The chief foreign language spoken in Brazil IL
French, and yet the trade with France Is not great
nor can II ever become sucn. The nation wihol
has natural commerce. i AmuiiY with Brazil L.
the United States because the trade betNrct
! cations having different climates lasts forever
while the trade between nations or Stdtes uu Iut
same lines OF latitude must, ~ necessity I'D
temporary, because their productions ar tden
teal.
A friend of Horace Greeley once asked il.n Il
sign petition to Congress to suusdise liit o
steamships To En- gland. NO. viii not u II.
said he "but viii sign petition for iilo u
South America"
The trutn is, England has become imm rnsely
riCn 10y uflcturng Tor such COuutric- ~
Brazil, anu she has maze far more money b,
manufacturing southern cotton than the plant
ers have made in growing II. She wants IRE,
trade with America; we want tree trade witt
Brazil.
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