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kerchiefs made of it were shown. The Corchuous or Jute of 

 India, of very long fibres were shown. Fibres from the mallow 

 tribe, and also from the stem of the cotton plant were exhibited, 

 the brown hemp of India, the Sunn plant, and the Danche, which 

 latter is valued in Bengal for making ropes which stood the wet 

 well. 



Test offihres at the East India Company's Military Stores Office. 



Petersburgh hemp, broke with 160 lbs. weight. 



Jubul pore, (India,) do 190 do 



Travancore (India,) do 175 do 



Mudaror Tercum, common to 



to all India, do 190 do 



China grass, Bachmiria Nivea, do 250 do 



Rheea fibre do from 



Assam, do 320 do 



Wild Rheea, Bochmerioi, spe- 

 cies from Assam, do 343 do 



Kote Kangra hemp, (no breakage at,) 400 lbs. 

 India House, Dec, 1853. 



The family of Nettles was noticed, a beautiful fibre from them 

 was on the table from China, which sold for .£120, ($600,) a ton. 

 It was greatly admired. Thecalove was pronounced the strongest 

 fibre ever seen by Dr. Roxburgh. 



The quantity of fibrous matter used in Great Britain was about 

 614,000 tons. Electricity is recommended in working fine fibres. 

 A fiax fibre will work very well, if passed through machinery by 

 one of its ends but not the other. 



The average yield of grain annually in England, is about 20 

 million quintals (160 million bushels). 



In Great Britain and Ireland there are 70 million acres capable 

 of growing food, and that would supply 100 million of people. 



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