The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-18

,ackberry, shellbark hickory and slippery
elm Maine from her thick forests has sent
the pitch pine. large-toothed aspen and
Eastern hemlock; New Mexico from her
mountain sides has given the bull pine,
white birch and walnut !; the white oak, white
ash and chestnut trees take up New Jerseys
place in the row Washington, not long ago
all forest, helps to uphold the roof with
monster canoe cedar, an alder tree and
Western larch; Missouri bears her burden
on short-leaf pine, mocker hickory
and bald cypress, cut from the forests.
Nebraska furnishes spruce tree and OAKS,
and California has q redwood tree, a sugar
pine hemlock to do duty for her. The
buckeye tree is Ohio's own. On the homeiy
buckeye is tackled sign which reads
.:ssculus glabre." But the loyal Ohioan
prefers the common "buckeye."
Rows of polished woods, all labeled. occa-
sionally arranged into some senlblance OF
order and sometimes used as the material
for a pavilion, make up the interior OF the
Forestry building. British India, Japan.
Siam, the South and Central American Re-
publics and France and Germany among
the European Governments have contributed
exhibitions to the display.
Teak Is the wood of India most universally
used. In Europe teak is used for the wood
work of iron ships and war vessels, and in
India tor the construction of houses. The
South Arcot and Nellcre districts OF Burmah
furnish the greatest supply OF teak. There
is carved doorway in the Forestry Build
ing which is marvel OF the wood oarver's
art. It was executed by a famous Mandalay
carver, Maung Shevi Daing, and required
wears OF labor. The detail work is elaoo-
rate. The work was done under the direc-
tion OF the conservator of the forests OF the
eastern circle of upper Burmah, and by him
exhibited. The general outline and design
of the doorway is the same rs those used IN
the thrones and in different parts of Manda-
lay palaces. The doorway is about nine feet
high. The carying~in triangular space
over the door represents the city OF Manda-
lay with the king and his .courtiers IN the
foreground. The lowest tier shows the clty
walls with one of its seven-roofed gateways,
about which stand the guardian Mats" and
other NEUROLOGICAL figures On the tier
above are carved the kings ministers, while
above all are tho king and his queens In the
palace.
has n strong odor OF sandal oil. There are
tables and mantels delicately carved in ORR
entail designs. One mantel In the exhibit ls
of shisham, redwood, walnut, book wooo
and teak wood. and was raised from the
ruins OF Vijianager, near Bellary, IN Madras
The teak Is 600 years old, and the shisham
dates back before the Christian era. The
mantel was designed by three Sikh carpen--
ters, Aar.nan, Utam and Gopul, subjects OF
the Maharaah OF. Kapurthala. Here also
are slabs OF ebony from Indian forests and
dyes and tanning substances used BY the
Hindoos. Adoorway OF psdouk wood forms
| the entrance to the British India exhlolt
| The wood in color is between mahogany and
| cherry, and IN the beauty OF the grain ls
more perfect than either.
The woods OF Japan differ from those OF
any other Nation. The grain OF the trees ex-
| hibted is exceedingly fine Among some OF
! the most beautiful and valued woods are tho
| ito-mass and sugi-moku. The ito-masa Is
| pht-grained and hard, while the sagi-
moku has beautiful wavy grain and issoiter
| than the ito-masa. The yearly rings OF the
| sugi-moku form tn waves, and the "ooa ls
| largely used in interior decorations. The
forests OF Ono-(ior and Hidi in the province
| of Shinano furnish 4 purplish red wood.
| called kait, which takes a beautiful poIlsh
and is chosen by the wealthy Tor the adorn-
| mept OF their houses. The largest part otthe
Japanese exhibit is given up TO bamboo. The
stocks OF bamboo shown range i'll diameter
| from haii-inch 10 one foot and from i've icet
| in length to over $50 feet. Satsuma, noted
for its bamboo. furnishes the largest part OF
the display. Special varieties are used for
| special purposes by the Japanese. The
vushio-tsutsIii is knotty and is used Tor the
| ornamental posts in tho cha-Shitsa, or cerr-
monial room Of the Japanese mansion.
The lotus wool. which grows in all parts OF
Japan, but is found in the greatest Quantities
in the GENITAL part of ths main island, Is used
for the ornamental posts Of the toxic, or place
of honor. in the Japanese parlor.
On the south porch OF the Forestry Building
| is u mahogany loS thrty-one feet long ana
| forty-two inches square, the largest slao o!
mahogany in the world. 1t was brought from
the mahogany forests Of Mexico.
Oregon's lumber men have built mouse
in the space allotted to them out OF thirty"