The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24
n the Uruguay River.

EXPEDITION
al correspondence of the Journal. |
BENros, URUGUAY, Feb. 10. 1t
.. matter of interest to the thous-
- inyalids all over the world who
i 1aily on extract Of meat, to learn
ninq of how and where the strange
mating. molaSses- like substance is
Everybody knows that the highly
osrd preparation that comes put up
II white jars, was invented by Baron
leibig, the eminent German chem
.+ II is universally used in hospitals
,sserihed by physicians, as tonic
,dehjiitated rather than as an article
a Though it is also largely EN-
4s-hc foundation for various soups,
and made dishes, and for havoring
.rews. game and fish. But most
blieve that it is still manufacture
lntNerp, as formerly, and find
dives puzzled by the English trade
taw years ago British Com
.nrNaSed the business which Herr
had founded half century be-
,o. jn 1866 transferred the works to
If I-uguay. An idea of the magni-
i ,hp industry may be gained from
~, that the Company claim to sell
n1ion jars of the extract every
ard HAT eighty ship loads of it are
Il, sent from this mandatory to
HI, Each pound of extract is guar
i -a contain enough substance to
r.. 10 portions of soup, equal in
hi ~ that obtained by boiling 10
/. If meat for several hours. And
re may infer how it was that the
IMAM who, centuries ago, declared
was nothing new under the sun"
,pied in Scripture as having eaten
Strength of an OK every day"
trneer in this portion of South
Fra Will find it worth the slight ex-
Enre If time and money required
h these famous works, although a
sentimental expedition cannot
/, imagined, or one more trying to
H. nerves before it is finished.
8n tie Rio de la Plata half a days
h. ~ i north westerly direction
baes invisible on cloudy day, and
Lows vet SO boisterous that you find
lit to believe they are not OF ''the
|wiId and wide::' turn suddenly in
luguay and sail due north an
halt day, and at length you will
|nfraY Bentos-a little town on the
hnau shore of the mighty stream,
!, here several miles wide and with
h strong and rapid current in its
h ruSi to the sea. Having passed
h hundred miles of monotonous
hFuently unoccupied country. with
NAM there an insignificant village
4 Inhabitants seem to be all dead or
Ea-ysiring, about the only signs of
: D- % lew lean dogs blinking lazily
\ ,n-you are amazed to see in this
u lrYior a crowd Of ships and
a Hoating the flags of England.
e1y France, Italy and vari )us South
6caa Countries, anchored in front of
Iull} Insignificant looking village.
gutI there is nothing about Fray
If any consequence whatever eX-
heibig factories, and they are a
Bgty. on a high, bold promontory
G into the river But no better
&CQuld he found in which a weary
hi may rest awhile from travelling,
q aclnote books, and prepare for
new. The town occupies another
pANy which also extends far into
1t has a tolerable moson that
o a hotel, macadamized streets,
Pnd Vide, leading directly into a
sea Jt verdure that stretches away
tly eye can see, and a lovely plaza
with old trees, under whose
h- branches we propose to spend
m waking hours during the next
But of course our first bust
present our credentials from the
an government to the Alcaldi,
'ltant parsonage in the rural dis
El7Se office corresponds to that of
y IN The [. S. and send out a few
Introduction which Montevidian
nave kindly furnished, thus secur-
yourselves all the courtesies and hos
ot the place. And next we must
@ entire day to visiting the Lei
FIory grounds are surrounded by
4Ick wall, entered through an i'm
aNhway; and within the walls are
ldlngs, including machine shops,
An-smiths, carpenters and en-
Az on complete scale so that
iepalrs can be made on the spot.
t{ runs from the works down tC
j. new mon pier where vessels are
With the extract, and we notice
u sal ships arc waiting for theil
A HE workmen' S cottages art
outside the walls, forming q
9W Village, as more than thOuS-
arg employed who reside on the
lllelr wives and children. First
Q''7cted to the private office OF
aver, who insists upon serving us
'1pasne, crackers and cheese.
handsome cido boarJ +b,4 ;e, to,,