The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-25

| IllNfHE
nuaIly 10 China IS contributed by the
forests of northern Ohio. Nevertheless
! II Is true. Large districts there were
and still are comparatively well stocked
with the herb, and many residents
have made hundreds Of dollars by gath
erlng the roots In years gone by The
first sign Of spring calls the ginseng
dlggers from their homes, ana many OF
them are already ahcld, seeking prob
ably the most precious plant that
grows. 4 spade and bag over his
shoulder identify the man who seeks
ginseng from other men. He goes 10
rich woodlands and then singles ont
the buttcrnut trees, under which the
! herb is most commonly found.
The roots Of the plant sometimes
ncshy tubcrs the size Of a fOrcingcr
are Of that shape and easily go 10 make
up a pound of the matter desired
when dried they bring from $3 To- SO
pound, according 10 their size, the
older and larger the higher tlc price
Although gathering the roots is prof
liable business, that Of selling direct
10 the consumer is much more profit
able. In China 10 is sold by the ounce
ana ofttlma. brings as high as 5000 an
ounce. that weight I'm all cases bringing
more than the pound upon the Amcrl-
can market with the Colcstials 10 is a
prize, and upon perfect specimens aS
high as $500 has been laylshcd. with
them II is supposed 10 possess q super
natural power 10 strengthen and inyig
crate the weakening tissues, so that
the eater will live TO be 100 years Old
And not only is the power thus aacrib-
| ed. but 10 the poor mentally 10 lmparts
knowledge and. above all, prepares
the olive eyed prince for long ana
| luxurious soioun on earth.
In fact. the ginseng root is almost
| sacrod 10 the Chiuamau of the upper
class, and 10 present II to ones friend
| ls homage difficult Of appreciation
by the sons Of the west who gather ID
| I'm the woods The entire growth OF
| the herb is protected by Che govern
mcnt I'm the Chinese empire At one
time tlIc emperor detailed 10000 Tar
tars to gather all that could hc found
I'm his domain Each man was Obliged
to give two pounds To mis- majesty ana
for what me- succeeded iu gathering art
crward ne was repaid by its weight In
| silver. This. however was no more
than one eighth of IT'S value, and soon
! II was exchanged event" for its weight
! I'm gold, as is often the case at the
! present time.
The American crop does not compare
at all fayonbly with that of Korea.
| In that country. however, ID is found
practicable to raise IL In gardens, ana
| here II is impossible to produce good
| roots bv so doing. IL is q crime pun
ishahlc by deaths for q Korean To sell
| ginseng outside of his own country
without imperial permission Thus
| protected II forms one of the staple
products OF Korea ana Is much upprc-
ciatcd by the Chinese owing To It's SUI
pcrior flavor There is naturally n
prejudice ON the part of the Chinese 10
receive from the west anything so
highly regarded by them. Up To the
dawn Of the nineteenth century II was
| exported from America in small quan-
titles, but as early rs 1880 the ship
| mcnts amounted to nearly 100000 i'm
one year
There seems To Ice an idea prevalent
In this country that the Chinese pow
der the roots and smoke them. This is
| an error II iS never used g> 20 UulDtUS.
The commoncr classes cat 1t much as
we do the common liruriyc root, but
those who employ II most are thc gran
does ana even the royal households
4 truly oriental aud luxurious man
ucr of administering the powdered root
obtains among the higher classes. by
the highest caste the treatment is talk
ON during period of to days once i'm
two years The patient is taken to "a
! beautiful garden where flowers arc
blooming. birds singing. water SPAR
king from fountain aud usually
where music is to hc heard through the
hourS OF lh' "al' I'D '''I7 I''''"l "' ~
told uoihIuE ol the ol'N'uv N"''u '""
Is a'"N'u lo receive no "''''N ''"''
Il'huS lo' rear 'l'N "'-"' '""'''' u".
pleasant news here h' Is I'u '"c
ginseng powder Il sol' E'''"" S'uH
with slightly aromatic U'N"r Ms u
natural consequence oi nus rest from
trouble ANA worry 'h' paU'n' comes
iorlh Ih nIIG9'rf Spi'"' ana 'Ih '"'N
way 1t is sounded abroad 'hai IL was
the ginseng treatment Wh'rh mauc MN
So
1t is "a singular iar' lha' the name
given the pianl 10y the 'h'l''S' ana '.e