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It would not be difficult, at a small expense, to thrash the hop 

 with a properly constructed machine, so that the lupulin would 

 be entirely separated from the leaves, and thus the valuable por- 

 tion of a bale of hops could be soldered up in a tin can of small 

 size, rendering the transportation cheap, and the value exact. 



The brewer could aiford to pay an increased price for the sepa- 

 rated lupulin, as compared with the value of the hops from which 

 it is taken ; for the presence of the great mass of leaves in his 

 beer, must necessarily soak up a large portion, which is thus lost? 

 while the leaves themselves are of no use. 



During the transportation of hops in bales, much of the lupulin 

 dusts out. The leaves are subject to decay by moisture, and thus 

 the aroma, one of the valuable properties of the lupulin, is mate- 

 rially injured. Separated from the leaves, however, the lupulin 

 may be preserved for any length of time, and when thrown into 

 hot water, its soluble portion is readily given off, which no doubt 

 constitutes almost its entire mass. 



We are aware of the difficulty of presenting an article in a new 

 form, and of finding a ready market, but a single trial by any 

 brewer, would convince him of the advantages arising from this 

 method, and many simple tests could be devised, by which the 

 exact value of this increased pollen could be known. The curing 

 of hops by such process would be rendered comparatively simple; 

 for the very machine used to separate the pollen, might be supplied 

 with fan blowers, capable of assisting the drying of the hop, and 

 thus much room might be saved, now required for the curing of 

 hops, when to be sold in their entire form. We should be glad 

 to hear of objections from practical men, if any exist. The fact 

 that the value of the hop is due entirely to its pollen, and conse- 

 quently that the leaves have no value, is too well known to be 

 disputed, and the only points, not settled, are those connected 

 with its separation, and the readiness of dealers to purchase the 

 separated article. 



DRIED OKRA. 



The N'orth American Phalanx placed upon the table specimens 

 of dried okra, which the members present took home, to try the 



