Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29

slona. The Glove Of commerce named
clou by the French. because OF liz re-
scmblance to a Nails not the fruit
Of the tree, as n commonly supposed,
but the unexpanded nower-bud. borne
In clusters az She ends OF the bourbp.
In their earliest stages the buds are
white, graduallychanging to green. aud
then TO bright red. when they are
ready for the harvest N ungathercd.
they develop into punches
or GORGEOUS FLOWERS.
which are succeeded by a dark purple
berry. The brown half-inch long spikes
that come into market-the calyS Of
the fower-buda, terminating In four
spreading sepals and four unopened
petals which form small bali In the
ccntcr-are powerfully fragrant, with
n taste too hot 10 be pleasant When
pressed. they oxude a volatile oil. 60
the usual proportion Of Is per cent. The
essential OIL Of which such vast quanti-
ties are used all over the world. Ia "A
mixture OF two oils one n hydroCar-
bon isomeric with oil OF turpontinc. the
other an oNygenutod oil-ouusnic acid.
There IN practically no limit 90 It's use,
as oondimont In ordinary operations.
In confectionery, In the preparation Of
liquors, and In matoria medica.
sim more general II possible. is the
use u cinnamon, the Inner bark Of an
other evergreen which belongs by ma
ture In tho FAR East. Most Of tho
worlds supply now comes from CCylon,
Java and southern India; though the
French have done considerable with "
In recent years. In their South Amcrl-
can territory. The tree IL smaller than
either the Glove or nutmeg, rarely at
taining height OF twenty feet, with
large. oblouH leaves and flowers OF "a
dull green tint which emit a Disagree
HfHN. No. Us.HH. "a
ia peculiar, the plant being managed
on the coppice system. the bark taken
from shoots under two years growth.
only four or nvo shoots are allowed TO
grow up from each STOOL" aud these
to an average length Of ten feet. Tho
shoots are cut down twice year. ana
the bark detached In lengths Of about
q foot. After lying IN bundles for q few
days. each separate piece ~ acrupcd, by
hand. 60 remove the inner and outer
layers reducing the remaining portion
TO the thlnnoa8 Of cobwcb. Tho pieces
are then made up into composite quills
by placing the smaller pieces inside the
larger ones. Thus the cinnamon sticks
are formed into firm rods, three or four
feet long. and after drying In the sun
nrp ready for expectation. It's peculiar
sweet. warm flavor IL due TO the aro-
matte OH contained IN the bark In very
li-rae proportion. The coHrHor pieces
arc utilized FOR the extraction of essen
tinl OH IN Ccylon by roughly powdoflng
the bark and mnccrntinr II a few days
In acu -wnter. when the whole u quickly
distilled. a child can do that part Of IT,
and the Trinidad cNporlmcntrr has nl-
ready produced from his little patch Of
cinnamon bushes some
GOLDEN-YELLow OIL
which nobody could distinguish from
the best product OF Ccyion. 10 r. Inn
possible 60 calculate how many thou
sands NJ pounds of cinnamon are used
every year. not only az a condlmHnt aud
nnvoriug In cooking, but ln the prcplr-
alton NJ chocolate. confectionery and
llqucura. In cordtnls and medicines. We
have excellent acrlpturnl authority FOR
lts use. since In Exodus tho Lord come
mnndcd Moses 60 employ both "hnnn-
mon" and Cnasln. From tUmotest am
tluuity the aromatic bark was known.
and 70 highly thought uf by the an
clients that a tiny Bit was considered "a
ne Eift FOR n king, Scion and Plato fro-
uuontly mention ~. 20 do HUrodotuH
and other classical writers. The Arab
traders who FIRST dealt In precious
spices. surrounded the history and pro-
ductton 81 cinnamon with special tales
Of mystery. the last fading remnant %
which will speedily vanish when the
business falls into proHalo Yankee
hands
Pepper. the commoncst Of "thc four
seasons" includes a dozen pungcnt
spicca-blnck. white. rcd, long, Jamaica,
Ashantcc. ctc.-derived from several