Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-27

mclCe' Ouc OtiuS pAVNuNN VI NCA'NS
and Central America, called the Castil.
loa elastica. aud the other the rubber
found in Brazil. especially in the prov
ince OF Para, known as Para rubber,
or hevea. which has ranked as the
best and purest kind being the freest
VI all from resin, Another very good
variety In Brazil IS the Caucho bianco,
called virgin rubber, which Is obtained
from various species OF Sapium India
rubber is now produced throughout the
tropics from a large number OF trees
and plants which belong bOtanicully to
three large groups. These are the fam.
lily apOcynaccae represented In the
north temperate zone by the dogbaueh
the family euphOrbiaCeae, or Spurge
family, aul the tig family In com.
mcrce no distinction is made 10y DO.
taniCal names, but the varieties are
designated 10y thu place ~ origin. IA
the Para rubber, the Central American,
the CenrA rubber lManihDt glaSiOviN
and the East Indian or Assam rubber
Hicus eastiCai. The last named kind.
which becomes big tree in the trop-
les. il familiar here ~ the rubber
plant that is grown in pots for house
hold decoration
New rubber plants are SIN frequent.
ly discovered, \ number Of years ago
new aud superior species VI rubber
was found in LargDs in Africa. MIl.
a alAN ',r,
rubber WITHIN Il comparatively rc,'ut
period. Ia eastern and central Africa
several new rubber plants have been
discovered "a IrC"ut years. Even Mex
ic) has yI,.irI a Lew rubber called the
glUyu,e. but ms is OF inferior value
The Nils vi the rubber tree Is not
Simply nGu.d cJOu,,uour, tIl contains
the latter a. IN ou.i,k" master, winch
is suspended IA the ni..A Is an rMu-
s,oa Ga'ArrrrS OF this iu.sr When
or hat,hrt must take rao greatest care
not completely To- penetrate tur inner
bark, a. TIA, would proyidr means
of entrance for BORING Insects which
would destroy the lie ut tur tree.
There are Nar,ru, method, of effect
Ing the lnAGniLtipn of the rD,a, but the
Para gathvrc,, depend almost wholly
upon the operation Of smoaug Nar,- |
ouI palm nuts ar" commonly used IA
Il fuel. and the quickn,~s with which |
the smoke from these rrpLH.rS coagu'I
iatiou has been attributed e. The pres /,
rucr Ia It vi a,"'lc acid The smell, Of f.
brazil nut, have also been used for /
the same purpose with far,y good re-
suits
In burning the fuel II i, sought g. .
prevent perfect combustion. ~ AS h
secure Il greater quantity Of smoke, .
and an inverted clay Pot with hole
Ia the bottom }, placed over the hre.
The mia j. rNpo-,i 10 the smoke is'u-
ing from tn" orih,e. a paddle, which
has been q ,p,.i into n large vessel VI
the l.luiI, hcug held Ia the cloud ot
smoke. which - quickly rpaSI!Ite- the :
mi,A that Ia" paddle can be- dipp"i
aIa.n almost immediately IhI' proc.
rss Is repeated until The mn,s ~ iuita
rubber on the paId." becomes VA
when Il i removed
Despite the extensive prduc'.pn OF
rubber 10 yJriou, couutri". IN" de-
maud for - rs, Increased more rapidly
than thr supply N" better 10" quality
VI tn run,,.r The longer j. he growth
VI Tho tree producing IL aud the longer
u takcs - Weld the material The
p.pJrrr rUh'yts 'au b. obtained much
more pul,k,f ~ IL comes - market
the bulk VI crude rubber contain.
lArEv p"r,~utas" %: lmpur.u~. esp"
r.ai1v resins Para fu1p"g WI, fJTtI"r
~ sgb.tauta FREE ftlfs resin nBd
q r. bot - IL >Ah that .pme ~ tho
m ...-r u.v pr.!Jced "u psa'.'nns u
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