24 SUGAR AND SUGAR PLANTS 
The Abbé Hue, a traveler in Thibet and Tartary, says 
the brandies of the North are made principally from a 
large millet (Holcus sorghum). It is probable that when we 
gain access to all the knowledge possessed by the Chinese 
as to their mode of cultivating this plant, and of erystal- 
lizing its juice, we shall not value the information very 
highly, and it is of more importance to know what are the 
fruits of careful study of the nature of this cane as it is now 
found in our own country, and of chemical research as to 
its value in the production of sugar. 
