Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1879)
February, 1879. 42 THE WEST SHORE. Tin: bamboo. On l the mo.1 beautiful feature o( the KaaUrn Un.lt. sp. n tin- graceful nl leathery lauiibuu. Few persona wlio have not aeeii it growing in lU native clime at) get a troer iilas ( ita grace ami beauty. A rual lineil with them ami their feathery apraya drooping alxive preait nu. nf the niuat beautiful avenue. p..s ailila In have in a warm climate. Hut mil Ironi ita peculiar Innn ami aa an ornament almie it it an object of luterett. It la una 11I the mint iimiIiiI plant, luunil in the wurlil, umt the HimliHia nay "blessings mi the liemboo." in view nf ita many ami important uaaa. A .ingle umt 11I tlila plant will develop int.. a large grove, il care lie taken Uicut iluwu the older .leuit ajul nut let them gu ki aeeil, fur aa annii aa they have perfected their need they die iluwn tn the rout like ulher raaiea. It haa lieen knnwn tn ahnut ni twenty feet in Inglit in aix weeki, ami tneaaura ten inches aruuml. Mr. Fortune 11 U the nliaervatliiii ul a (row th n( (rum 'J Ui V) (eet ierilay. The ttalka uaually attain the bight ul Ail I eet, arid 111 the Imlian ialamla ulten reach 70 fet ami upwsr.lt, with a diameter o( 10 r I'.' inch, at the lutkim. There are a large inimlier n( varietiea ilia, luiguuhed hy the aiae, otto if the loa(, etc. One haa a van.gated leal like the ttriiiod great, anil 11 quite urnameiital. The color of the item it tm rail) yellow; hut the China, anil .lap aneae p..., .. the art ..I changing this tn hlack 1 lieatnut, etc The Mack varietlaa are culli aUd in the garden, nl the rich; and the Km pen It aaid I., have an nrtuvr whose aide duty ia to alk-n.l Ui the haml.me. The thimla MM mil nl the kmiiiuI nearly lull tintd; ami the larger varialiee, I ki inchea iu diameter They are cut in thia young atate and eaten aa aaiiaragua, in.kled, preserved aa iweet. mania, ami ! nr alawed. When grown there It almoet mi end k the purpura which it t made to an Th. rouU are carved into a great van.lv nl image, and fumith the line punted walking can., lantern handle, ami ..1.1.1. IU stick.. "Th. tapering culma" (lay l the II.,, S Welle William.) "are uaeil lor all I . I-.- . that nlee can h applied Ui in carry, ing. propelling, tup.rUng. and meaaunng, lor winch thru light, eleelie, tubular atruclure guaided hy . , ,i,,,m, ,k1Mi ln, .tn,.,!,' eo-d hy a thick teptam at eaeh Mai moat ail mirekly tile lhe,. The pilUrt ami pn.p. nl hnuaM. the liamraorkol aauinga, the rilj nf mat aa.lt. and Ihe .halt, id rakea. are ec, fur J? ') f MM -V aim, are MM and all kind. ..I frame., copa. and cage, the wattle, j analtit, ud the nh. ( umlirellaa and fans 1 lie Wave re -.red ink, ram cloaks (or farmer, and aa,l..r, ihalchre (or ,,.ng the.r huU and koala, pumed inu. lining lor MtoM idalte.1 ink. ,, i.,t.reTl. k. reel, t huektk and I,,. ,u im th, ' "u " " .healer, and ,hU Ph. .C..I. .ul ink. .-ma. la M ,u. UatkeU ,.( .h.p, leawy. reared ink. wind... curtaia. . d,w. a.rej-.pU,u-l ink,. .am,, , ,, H "rte.l U,rel. .1,1 a-dW thing, in stalling imL,,; hll , part, reiud, 0,, .alre.,.n. .. I. ' "T' Ihe Wx ( aweep.ug The niallreiT k. ail upon, the UUe wae w we i,.t to eat, ami Ui to cook il wilh, are alao den. .1.1. IWMBtbna Tlit ....im l.. i i . . 7 , hi. lemir inmi iL. te oaipenktr kit loot meemire, th Una hie U gn .it fl and ,,0 cupa, and the man .Ian. 1.1. drendJ inelmmenl t --' - T ,JrJTt to. ttu.iv Ma the .ri u. wr.k will ,(.. .1 1 to fuel Irom the jwucila, and the covering of the lattice windiiw inateail of glaaa, arc all indclited to thia graat in their manufacture. The ahaft of the anldier'i iicar, and n(tentime the apear altogether; the plectrum (nr playing the lute, lie reed in the native organ, tiie akewer to (oa ten the hair, the hat tn screen the ln-.nl, the bucket ki draw the water, and the eaay-chair ki liiiliigc mi, betides hird-cagea, crab-iieta, liah-iiiu-IMilin. auiimitana or a) ting tubes, flutes, lifea, ek., etc., arc among the things furnished from this plant, wbnae lieauty when growing il i iimmi'iiturate ki ita usefulness when cut down. A score nr two of luinhon.iiloa for joists and rafters, Ml fathoms of rattan ropua, with plenty of palm luavi s and liainlMMi inattiug for roof and tides, tuiiply mak'rial fnr a cnmmoii dwelling. Ita coat la afxiut five dnllara. The decks, inaata, yards, anil framuwurk uf the mataails of the small Imata nf thu islauders in the archilKilago are all RMT Of less made of this useful plant. Thrniighoiit the snuth of Asia it enters into the dally life of the people in their domestic ecnuomy lunretlian any thing else, or than any other one thing does in any part of the world. The Japan ese supply us with fans neatly formed, ribs and handle, from a single branch of bamboo, and covered with paper madu from mullierry bark, and their skill is shown alao iu the exquisite covering of line baiulxHi threads woven around ciiim and saucers." In llurmah the ImuiiIioo is ao extensively used that large cities are comixiecd almost entirely of it. The planting generally takes place in the spring or autumn, and requires very little care. It it always pnqiagated by suckers, which are deiosited in pita IH inchea or two feet deep. The culture variea according to the aoil, ex iMiaure and variety o( the iilant. It irenerallv grows in a sandy or alluvial aoil, which the roota can easily ienetrate. According to the vigor of me yimng nmi me snoota will lie more or lesa numerous. Thoy are destroyed at an early age during three sucueeaive yeara, and thoae spring ing in the fourth rvaemble the parent stem. It reiuires 30 yeara or more t,. reach the bloaaom ing periixl, when the plant pnslucea a profuse quantity o( seed. It ia quite certain that this valuable plant could lie succeeafully grown in many parts of uur couutry. It ia found in abundaiice at Yoko hama and Yedo, where snow falls a foot deep and ice forms au inch and .me halt' thick. The introduction nf thia plant furnishes a moat laudable Held (or euk-rpriae, and which will undoubtedly meet with a due reward-'ucif innil I'rt. Una in '"" 1 1 1 mi MUmiMm .. . . i it . 8 - - j, ... wan waw-r sytwin is carried nil in large dairiea, an apparently etrectual plan hat been hit uHu fnr preventing the milk t ii rn 1 1 . l' ' n . I . I I . . - - . , , nj-.iii..ii. weallier. A thin iron wire chain it iaased through the milk ina. LIm cud. of which are kept Don. .Unify ia the OoU water. Ir. Kleiachinau, of lW.len tt,t to the practicability of thin mil lin f..r Ii. . I .1 , ..w . . -auvni. noes nn the subject maintain that milk is leaa sensitive to he ele.-tncity of the air than ki the temiiera Jure that surniunds it more iminoliately The M that milk kept i enamelled or tinned ves sell It Icei liable ki turn ...... I. l.. o. afieakt well for thia new theory. AV"T" I'-Tlvr- An .mmenae lo ...nlr ha. rrantly been built at tkOUk pU for U.e Mexican and Southern IVilic rlul r.b The engm. weigh, within a fraction of ' km. h H dnv.ng w!.eela, and . I . ,11 17 ',ln1'. Ml which it must 1 1 not ,.rm u, p uw b Uk lo piece, ami carried oveVin ZSkm. ltparel over all the bndgre f th. .tho.t b, duganUe.1 Jt Umj. Mi to U,JL I u H"x,- turh.y weighm,, MS J hereupiin U.e former SUt, S (or imhre out of th. m. -(Vni,.W "TOpI,ASM. Among the recent discoveries in science, none perhapa will prove of more utility to man than thoae relating to bioplasm, because they throw light on physiological questions, particularly those concerning the construction and nutrition of the In idy and the causes of disease. It was formerly ..opposed that our bodies were alive from top to toe, inside and out ; but this is found to be a mistake. Only about one-fifth part is alive ; the rest is formed material. Everybody knows that a tree may become so hollow that only a shell is left ; yet the tree may grow and mature buds and leaves and fruit. It is Ticcause the outside of the tree the bark is alive ; the wood iH non-living ; it is simply formed material. Now the body is not like the tree alive only on the outside ; but theliving nrtinn and the formed material exist together in every part in every tissue, organ and ves sel. A slight abrasion of the cuticle, or the rupture of a cell, is followed by particles of fluid which were formerly overlooked as of no account. But the microscope has revealed to us that this ap parently useless, insignificant ooze ia the vital, living part o( the body ; it is bioptatm. This is the mechanic, the skilled artist, that constructs the cells, builds the organs, and per haps, under the direction of a higher power, adapts each part to one harmonious whole. I 'or the last 15 years, certain English and Herman physiologists have spent much time with the microscope, watching this little work man. They have seen it forming tissue, muscle and nerve, changing food into blood, making the secretions; and, as parts of the body became worn and effete, silently disintegrating and utilizing them, or removing the useless parts from the body. The first decided knowledge of bioplasm came by accident (if finding a thing we are searching for can be called accident ; is it not rather revelation ?), by ascertaining that when a pieoe of live tissue is immersed in a solution of oar mine the bioplasm is stained, and the formed material ia not stained. This discovery has enabled observers to find and watch this little workman, while buay in constructing every part of the body. Hi. .plasm is the builder not only of the body, but of all animals and plants. To it every or ganized form, whether animal or vegetable, owes its formation and growth. Rioplaam is a clear, colorless fluid, like thin mucus. Unly microscopes of the highest power are of use in studying the substance; for the largest normal masses are not one-thousandth of an inch in diameter ; but such microscopes fail to detect in it the least sign of organization. Yet this apparently unorganized substance is the cause of all organization. It ia a medium through which dead inorganic matter becomes living, organizod. Journal oChtmulry. CoiWkMtura the Buut or Floor. A French cheilllNt ...inn fan. ... ...... - - . .... ;. I . that it would be practicable to compress flour SO at to (limini.k tl... 1...II. I . 1 , .in- uua an. i yet nut iiij.uv it quality. An experiment was accordingly made. I I. .or .nl...., ....) tA - i: - "nujwww in . utuitUIIUHn.. of .TliO kins was reduced in volume mora than '-4 . On cloae examination it was found to I ..... all the qualities it had, previously to its violent treatment It was then pot into aino boxes and sealed up. At the same time other Hour manufactured from the same wheat, bnt not compressed, was sealed up. About three ........... .,u,r several, boxes containing doio kinds of Hon. i j : 1 I he pressed waa pronounced to be the best ,. . .i i. . i . . . .1 ..ii.uuii alter uiis, another examination tk place, and with the same result. Th two k 1 1 1 1 1 a.M L 1 J . a J i 1 1 -. . .uowini into loaves ami ututvu. Hie pressed flour made the bast Mad. In u..v..r year xtit Unes were opened and ex wmued. and while the loose floor showed midl ines., the pressed was sweet, and retained all iU qualities. Made into bread the earn difference waa observable.