The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-27
;. spice of Life, "As Grown in Cuba.

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western Hemisphere. Cuban Coffee.
s-+f.a correspondence of The Journal.
r.f1lgAD DE CUBA, July LIST, 1899.
.n. tue new industries which are be-
..4nduced into our recently acquired
...~,ious, the very strongest thing that
.ne under my observation is spice
.,.r.. 1t has at least the charm of
r,-, among multitude of American
-.,r ses, and the certainty of not be-
ludone-at least during the next
.l.- er two. In this case, variety is
,le spice of life. Think of dwell
laiJ perpetual odors of Araby the
laly Iightest zephyr redolent as a
,.Mg Hiled rose jar The fact that
he spicy growths are extremely
,.r maturing will be an effectual him
.. 90 over production. The spice
r must have some other source of
while waiting several years for
r.,s> 10 reach the point of profitable
. tr, Ike the pioneer in the bust
.. u.ra referred to, he may set out his
rs Duares and rows, growing quicker
N--Heen them. The ideal spot for
kind OF farming is the Valley
r~r d, midway along the southern
aba, where absolute perfection
5 found-continuous northern
adiy varying ten degrees in ten
e scenery is beautiful beyond
.H..e and the healthfulness of the
g, unsurpassed. The central rail
nq.eted nearly to Casilda, "a port
.a1uQ, affords ample shipping
es and as yet the land Spectator,
Wis made the ravages of peace al
IS destructive as the ravages of war
portions of Cuba, has not put up
e Of the wonderfully fertile soil.
tmeg tree, for example, which
les Wild in the Molucca Archipela-
-al, singapore, but not in the
mes, and was brought by the
Is 1t some long distant day to Brazil,
anas and West Indies grows to
r-gfection in Cuba, under cult
IAN even in its native home. 1t
tDdid evergreen, towering from
evenly feet high. Unfortunately,
the nutmeg tree is TOO slow in
10 suit the Anglo Saxon mood,
letter accord with the tempera-
he race which loves the proverb:
plants an olive, plants for his
children" Grown from the
aegins to bear fruit in nine OF ten
- -9t does not reach maturity under
FL II century. A present not
rowing trees could be found in
-s 10 supply one good sized planta-
~ import them from the other
he world is both risky and ex-
sl- In view of the demand that is
me, would it not be worth while
start nurseries for nutmeg and
lce trees?
PEOPLE are aware that the nutmeg
4erce is the kernel of a seed. in
nit which resembles small pear.
st., nature splits the fruit in two.
,a % crimson ariIlus, surrounding
s+r In the Banda islands, whence
=. # eur supply comes, the fruit is
af0 small oval baskets at the end
udoo, to prevent bruising. The
i IS first removed; then the arillus
-.- tAe mace of commerce), is
- stripped OFF and dried. Then
enclosing the valuable kernel,
1tu drying house and exposed
Leaf about Two months, being
very second day The shells are
ken open with wooden mallet
-.. 4ulmegs picked out and sorted,
..- ones being reserved for eX-
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