The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-04-16

Awriter WHO Says IL Is True sugar
Cane.
GRHiGsvILLE, April IA, 1880.

EDIToR SILVER STATE: cannot re-
frain from throwing ray Of light on
the explanation of Mr.. Lovelock and
Mr.. CLARK il regard to the Piute sugar
cane. As every old Humboldter has
observed in the Spring of the year, a
honey-dew fallsen all kinds Of grass,
SO thick thay the hair on horses get
matted with it, as have experienced
on the jackson ranch near Black Rock;
and the hay stacked with the substance
on makes rich food for animals. ] am
of the opinion that that this dew arises
from the alksi earth, which l consider
producer Of sweets, and therefore
soil that will prove prolific in producing
sugar-cane. There are different quail.
ties Of cane growing in Humboldt
county, but the genuine sugsr-cane
grows near the Sink of the Humboldt.
l have cut It, ehewed and swallowed it..
and pronounce it a true species OF sugar
cane. / have seen the Piutes squeeze
the Juice from it and make sugar from
the juice. When the sugar-cane is
ripe, it producesa white. tuft or effior-
escence. If not cut when ripe, it will
wither, decay aid die, except some in
sect punctures The stalk for the sac
charine matter 10 exude, when the cane
will continue growing. As consider
that in few years all well-to-do farm
ers in Humboldt will make their own
sugar and syrup, especially when they
know that it will cost no more than to
make their butter, | Will make the fol-
lowing remarks on
SUGAR:
It is well known that all animals,
from the animacule to man, are fond Of
sugar and syrup. 1t is nutritive and
beneficial to ALI and deleterioas to none.
The best and -purest sugar is the Nus
covado plantation sugar, which has
light straw color with an adamantine
luster. Unfortunately, when unseru-
pulous spectators import it, to make
their profits large, they repack and
adulterate it with poor quality Of
flour and sand. and therefore it's, very
rare that we can obtain pure article;
and much less from those vile institu-
tions called refneries, where they leech
ont and destroy all the nutritive prop
critics belonging to the sugar, and sell
you the skeIeton-a white article, nice
to look at.
In the year 1850 happened to be in
the city of Havana, on the Island of
Cuba. While there a friend pointed
out to me the ruins OF sugar refinery,
the history of which he gave me, as
follows: Two Americans obtained q
charter from the Cuban authorities to
carry on sugar refinery in the city of
Havana They commenced refining
and produced beautiful article OF
sugar. The Government found cat that
they were using poisonous drugs in the
refinery, and caused the sugar to be
analized, when traces of sugar of lead
were found. This caused the refinery
to be Immediately discontinued, and up
to this day, understand. no rehneries
are allowed in Cuba
When I see person using rehned
sugar, think of a young woman who
shortened her life by using arsenic as a
cosmetic to beausify her complexion.
In making Muscovado sugar, all that
rs used in it's manufacture is about two
Troy grains of unslacked lime to q gall
| Ion of inice; which is used to clarity it,
throw ap the Swimming, and to cause
grannlation-
The people of Humboldt need not be
alarmed that the the Piute sugar-cane
is not genuine article. Every farmer
should have few stalks of it planted,
If only for seed. Any Pinto cam pro-
cure it for them, for the Indians know
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