Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
PRODUCTS or BRAZIL
The Mess Wsndcrfuliy F~rsns Ara % n,
Pound on Earth

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H.AHAos'ihlA AND fAs esors 90
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hcssfk rkxk-ooooA CULTIVATION.
I'M fhoDOcis OF BRAZIL HAVE ny
= come OF serious interest "a the pcopl. az
the Omitted State. nov ,h., NJ, Ri.,,,. =
s.curas an. ..,.h,,.A..---
:, 49, '',e .'Aonshnen' OF q system by ~hsch
,-..I,. wv Sou"el'es are mutuAuy
- s,'a. euv' os @okno~seased NAT
.on W 'he World republics IN
80, $40 A.os' "onuctiaiiy tsrthe ARIA b. 10
iouna on eArth' watered - 10 h BY the gresasst
OF all rivers and lie tributaries O. well "A bx
two other uirhty Auvi.l ,v.,.,a. N,
dnetix.De,x .,,a.,.. a. -. A.. az
!" si,eh w we iehnriAncs
~nu 'AiNS VI y" vegetable growths, The ysst
ek'ent and density OF its forests. the
range OF lie varied nor. ana IN. .hr,a..,
animal life made possible and proliso h, an.
exuberance of thea Nowhor. - -. -
.co,,.. ,r.. ~ -, h,.,....,.,,- - ~
-,,- % eou"'iiui'' Proaucins an
nuaA'. more than Tour times the weight OF fFufs
.nas Is yielded by the same plant in MsxicO.
Cotton and the sugar cane grow hke ~e.a.
vines yield enormously and the grain fisla,
afford crops NOT ,nfer,or a 49, =, 80
Northwestern mains.
The fruits OF brazil mn. ~ t,e,,,. x.,t..x
and the ornoyes snS h.r.s,. - sA.s H.C
are unriyaiej So -, ~ ~. MA ooenu,
California and Florida or,nse, ,,a .eeakcs. "a
Brazilian ulant. NJ, l,s..,.,s $50 -.
there which are eu,irsix ursnown a. az. 80.
OF the United statss Amons No. n, =.
mentioned the shacaxi tbe s.sab,, ar -
cate. the cum Of d. anssos ~. 80, ~ ~.
manga. the coco and the ssnst,. Tbex ar N
delicious. and yet who knows Of them in fhis
, aa.uaet BRAZILIAN ooeoanut are largely en-
~ OF ohhAr VALUE
A"e inehnAusuole forests OF Brasil abospd
IN woods OF great value. Some Of the most
beautiful and precious Of them arc entirely an
khown IN THIS country and in Europe. ess.-
iogue has been complied OF p 600 specie. Of
woods found in the valley Of the Amazon alo,e.
The best known Of these are rosewood. satin
wood and shell wood. from which exquisite
sheii,iike articles are made But these AZ ard
merely suegestion OF the riches stored In The
trees OF Brazil
Among the medicinal plsut. az thu Amaze,
valley may be mentioned ipeo,euanhs n.1x-
carp, cubeb, nux yomica aud tbe .voors,i',
from which the natives extract po,son For tl..ir
arrows. On the Atlantic coast grow sngslic.
enemy Of naval construction- tbs tereda ~.
forests abound in plenta proSnc,ne s.xs,L.
ibers. Brazil wood" which gave ia n.ms ~
the country. was once largely e,portsd Tor shs
dNtiuk tetaDll6lmeutf OF EurOne lint the llS-
covery OF cheaper aniline dyes has deprive IA
OF its importance in commerce. The lovely
vinhatico, so much employed i'm the oou,erx
described for furniture and cabinet worl =
destined 10 become widely known ana eel,.r-
ally utilized. Its shaded yellov eolorins m..~.
n remarkable among voods liuttsperoha-
which Of late has gone up 90 much in price. q
obtained in Brazil from two species Of sre.s
ApuSp.xcr ar oovr,,
Coffee A. a.. ,,roa,,., =. -.,.A
Oh Brazil chiefly depends The plant vss
originally obtained from Africa and ID found
az .ue enhAte ana SOL 10 which Il IVES trsns-
On sraw,h d' ,son necessary Ior marvel
bags of coffee last xa.r ~ -. 'a ahs
5000, 900 bags OF ls2 pounds each on 40
quantity the United States buys as mucb a. h
sold 10 all Europe. For the cultivation Of re
berry virgin forest lands are preserred Tbs
latter are cleared of trees and brushvood Nv
burning and the roots ana stp,nns az. Ia, ~
natural decay. The plants are raised fr.m
seeds and planted when one yesr oiS ~ 80.
dug for their reception. Al The and ~ 60,
years they begin to produce. reschins thsir
maximum of bearing at nine years ana CO..
tinuing TO be fruitful for forty yesrs Th.r.
are three crops annually. The berri.s =
gathered in baskets and either .prs~a enc -,
dry in the sun or subjected for tue sams mr.
pose to artificial heat in pans. Machiperx -
sratss the outer shells and inp.r bu.ks fr.,n
ket Its quality u greatly imnroyed by -
From the same crop are obtained Moch. r..
and other varieties which figure An the n,ayI.t
reports. The grades are sssorted in Rio a.
Janeiro and In New York and Broollvn rhs
beans Of different sizes and weight< are sep-
ar.ted mechanically and sre sold ~ Mocha,
80 ~. DC, acco.aihg 70 me TASTE or gulhoh.y
know no better IN. lieh, 80 ssas,ea aSss sne
dyed 40 n he.ntifnf 80. Sss.s 4. 49,,
washed ofs IN v.rm 49, proh.hl. -,
OF real Noeh. ,t1rs ,h. rn,ssS &c.. -.
nuaIly-
-
VIVA CULTIVATION.
Until within q Few years the cocoa exported
from Brazil was obtained exclusively from via
trees in the forests but recsctlx "A. cu,t,x.t,,,
has been svstematicalIv becun Ths f.rnis-,
OF this product il yery stumble. inyoly,ne e
more vors than /. nece.s. Nv 10 49, do.1 80
weeds Dnyipo the first ys.rs hsp.ns ,l..,s
are grown between the rows TO shsde the fouae
plants. The trees will produce on an sser..s
after the third wear 200 fruits with from thiTfy
10 fifty nuts each and A plent. tion of sD l,,so
trees would Weld $50. 900 pound of nuts. Apiso-
tation Of cocoa trees ia an inheritance for AZ.
children 81 = family ssit nroducea from ,,stx a.
eighty years. The mandioca- or s.rnapioc .
orows every vbere in Rrazil Prom AZ h NJ.
The tanioca of commerce. and m.ndiac. meaI !.
the chat f.rinaceous food on The lowsr ci.s...
n affords nm errelIent starcb for l.nndrx No.
80 s. .xoi;fa - :, So . e "a 49,
go ill nroduca "a ooo ,,onn.is 20 s.,,,'s.
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