Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-31
JAMAICA'S PRODUCTS.
A "sPIcy" CORNER OF THE NEW Or
LEANS EXPOSITION.
Nutmeg. Peppers and Pimento-CoTs>
Grown at an Altitude Of 5000 Feet
The Annatt0 shrub-Coc.. Co
coanut and Cinchona.
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All through the graceful court that the
island government has erected in this our
exposition, there ever comes and goes q
spicy smell, an odor that has surely strayed
from the inceEse-swept plains Of Araby the
the Blest Shut your eyes and compliment,
yourself IL it il grateful to your nostrils, foi
h. in the koran it is written that yours is q
fine nature and it for the appreciation ol
paradise! Did not tie grent prophet lack
tread that he might have spices in his Ifs
time. AMI, pressing them to his lips, breathe
out his soul to Allah with the ascending
fragrance when il was overi
There is something organically wrong with
tie moral construction Of him who hates q
godly smell II yon haven't opened item
around you are neither Arabia's sands nor
Jamaica's streams, bat only q few dozen
jars Of scraps and seeds more generous than
they look. Here Is the brown nutmeg Of the
family pudding. with its three coverings,
the shell, the pulp like that Of peach. and
the red and decorative mace. Here are tbs
large mild pcprers and the small and vicious
bird variety. Cinnamon also. popularity
supp0 ell 10 be obtained only from the East
Indies and pimento or allspice, with which
than any is the swaying pimento tree, Eore
remucrative than any, for it asks no eulti-
walton and grows in TIE pasture land. Tn
der its grateful shade sprins q the succulent
pimsntc grass, on which the cattle feed and
thrive Ard in the curing season. when this
spice is thrown Jsmsicans get q special
revelation Of future bliss Tue close con-
junction Of this exhibit with the alcoholic
eontriLuiion j. strongly. strangely suggest
i've OF an empty 'eat during entractes.
Two distinct classes 81 coffee are shown,
that produced in tie lcwlanis by the negro
settlers. and that grown at an altitude Of
5000 feet. The fresh gathered cherry. the
husk with the double lean in it, and the bsan
itself. raw. roasted. and ground. of taa va
rlety that las taken tn. gold meiaI st ever
great exposition. form a proud feature Of
Jamaicas display. Among the strange
sreis are ,h - Of the cacao. from which
Chocolate is made. A tree that grows ia the
. aade u the broadly waving banana. Jobs
tears, small purple seeis s-si iy the negro
women rs ornaments; the black. round,
shining soar-terry that nature has patented
for the wssh-t1b; sea beans Of every variety,
and many more. In . large jar IS shown .
branch OF the papsw tree. foliage, Ao~er
AMI fruit From 1t is made q valuable pep
sine powder called pspaa,e. Ths coca leaf,
used by the natives - . substifut. for to
tacco. and recently discovered to Be local
Acesthetic, u also hera The extract was
used successfully in IN operatioa upon tbs
tongue undergune mot long ago b. Gen.
Grant The discovery makes . valuable adj
dition to modern sciencs. Ths waxy sod OF
the aunAtto shrub Is used in coioxinS fan
ne:s Light tan, and gives IN golden color b
much pure country chessa
An unpretending tAr of bark illustrates .
product without the aid Of which every
European IN the tropics would shake and
shake until be ayrassd hin.self into grave
tho chsnchona Foresseing the possible
exhaustion Of the qutnins bark OF South
America, from The rockies cutting OF tie
tree for immediate profit and character
iSsicaiiy desircus Of retaining everything
colonial even 10 Tia co.onista. ths British
govsrnmeat lately planted 80 acres Of
ckiEchonas This department Of ccltiya-
ttcu has net exi<ssa twenty years in ia
maia, yss l. airescy largely preffabls.
The cocoAnut nth iss ecgnom;e product,
has case Co itself The sproufing pant
surnc7afs 4, tie ciovea mt showing ;h-
ever npeoesznbss mystery of lie fran
death On The Shelves ne find the eel, tie
cake. small russ Ct yognS trees asI sr-1s-
meues mads froO thsn. scrubbaps aashss.
mass. and coAfse hats Into whi<a The Cher t.
masufacfurs1 TIE small tsowa. ferret
ike mraeoona. IN Indian import. il ehs>iaS
ra.s thrs q n . w.ldsrns<s q s,.,;s yElisDest 10
Ten yeaxs ago TIN va,uakis coSoaiss wss ia
srotnc-d u tie rodents Of JamAica sngzr
plaAtationA Siure thea hs has pasd his
ecfsl ts.ks q: the n se 4 tsSe co usr aanum
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IN cUstroez Aatsroara ecao ssss sUfsa
wpassd % Q essntoes-sunyssi Dc 9i>
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