Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

milk Il 10 much like tho Juice ~ m,
milk weed. The Taper now takes "a
little cup Of tan OF clay about aH hlr
nH an nftcr-dinncr coffee cup and Its
u into another cut which Dc makes
below tho cash. no that the drops of
milk run down into it. Ito makes three
nr four gurhca In each tree, utflur zach
with ~ cup. and then goes on 10 the
next. iio continues hia work until eve
- trct allotted 90 him has been tapped.
lie does this early Ia tho morning
when the sap runs best ny noon Do
has gone again from tree a. trecc and
cmptlCd tho milk from the cup into a
rourd'iiko bucket. Each cup viii have
Tablespoonful or n0 uf milk. aud v Tor
his mornings work be- gciH gallon ~
luid h. has done well The milk flows
slower and slower aH the day goes on.
The air cohFulntcH u and after "a Tow
hours the sap has stopped up the
wound
a rubber tree which has been tapped
looks like "a mass nf fostering sores.
The bark which o. 10 a smooth and
beautiful silver gray where ID has not
been touched. becomes SCARED and
Wnrty hY the wounds ~ tho Ratchet
A. the wounds close tears NJ yellow
rubber Elnk down In tho bark about
them This comrs out after the Gun
huH been removed. II On carefully picked
OK ana iH sold nH scrap OF second grade
rubber bringing from 20 90 90 per cent
ices than tho rubber gathered ln tho
cups. which can be properly cured.
Rubber PATHS AND Rubber
ROADS.
neglected 20 say whore tho rubber
trees nrr found In tho forests. There IL
40 such thing as a rubber Rr1yo or
rubber forest. The trees dn not grow
in groups. but they are scattered among
tho other trees 30 that you often have
a. 30 Ions distances FROM rubber tree
Go rubber tree.
The forests are divided IN into maths
or from sixty o. one hundred rubber
trees. The paths lead IN and out of tho
woods now crossing streams and now
going through aWampH. until an tho
trees on them have been reached. Each
path " allotted 20 one man who garhra
the tres and gathcra the rubber upon
y. The Hizc 81 a plantation H. known
hY the number N paths or roads II
contains. There nro some plantations
roads
II was along such path an this that
We went from trDe Co tree gathering
rubber I Eashed one ~ the beat look.
ing trees and fastened the cup under
a. Later ON I gnshod others and In
due time I gathered my rubber ana
brought u back Co the house.
RMoISING THE RUBBER
Tho mex, process was the smoking. To
produce the best rubber the sap must
Do smoked the same day that ID b.
gathered The sap soon cnnrulntea ON
exposure tp tho air ANA hardcnH best
under the influence N smoke. Togeth.
&C. with tho rubber employees / made "a
Gre ln corner OF tho shed under "a
! little clay chimney The fuel was palm
nuts. which, when lighted. caused "a
dense smoke 90 puur OUT tho chimney.
The chimney was Just about as high
] nH my knee, Just high enough 30 that
/ ! could easily hold tho wooden paddle
| IN the snake ANA turn Il around with
out trouble.
Now tho rubber zap which had
gathered WlH poured into bowl much
/ like that IN which our cooks knead
bread Il looked iuat like milk and
was about on tho same thlckneHH
Into this bowl ! thrust tho end on the
/ paddle. 10 came out coated with milk. q
held d ln the smoke. turning u rapidly.
! ana No about % minute the rubber had
] hardened upon a., then thrust %
3 into thf bowl lralu Tor fresh coat OF
mix. hardened this IN the smoke in tho
I Same way ana thus went ON until
had built up layer after layer of sap
| on my paddle.
Tho smoke came into my eyes. I
] went almost uH many tears M There
| were drops uf rubber zap Boo the bowl.
] ana nuulll, having made o. very small
! qulnilty. : handed The Job a7rr 20 the
| urnfH7FllnnlH
Thay continued at tho smoking for
] hours nud iu tho end had one OF the
| rubber hams nt commerce about the
| paddle This war now eat often with a
! knife and mo paddle taken out From
| the cut part I could easily SEQ the lay
] ora made ItV Tho ennNlnw IL was IA
| cheese. ~ the smoking the rubber
loses IL beautiful white, Il turna yell