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On tho bottom shelf of Case 88 observe a seiies illustrating CASE 

 the preparation of Corn flour from maize. Also a cornball, 88. 

 made of popped grains of maize by heating them on a metal 

 plate or in a wire cage over a brisk iire, the heat eaufees the 

 grain to burst and expose the starchy white contents ; upon 

 being sweetened with sugar or honey it forms a well-known 

 sweetmeat. Popped cornballs are usually made in New York 

 about the size of the fist. 



Note near this a door mat from Natal and a hat from Jamaica 

 made of the husk which envelopes the cob of maize. 



Observe also stigmas of maize used in medicine in North 

 America, and a Grinding Stone, Metate or Muller, fiom 

 Costa Rica, used for grinding corn and other grains. 



No. 169. Ears of Maize from Peruvian tombs. Samples CASE 

 of Sugar and Glucose obtained from maize in North America, ^9. 

 are here shown ; also Tobacco pipes made of Maize Cobs after 

 removal of the grains and sold in England ; and Fire-lighters 

 as used in France, consisting of the core of Maize Cobs 

 and sold at from 12 to 20 francs per 1,000. 



Room No. 9 (Gallery). 



Tribe HI. Oryzb^. This Case, which is the first on the CASE 

 left immediately upon entering the Gallery from the stairs, 99 

 contains on left-hand side of the Case long stems of Zizania 

 aquatica^ L. largely used in the manufacture of paper in tho 

 United States; a sample of half-stuff is shown. Various kinds 

 of Paddy, bearded and naked, from different parts of India 

 are also shown. The term Paddy is always given to rice in 

 the husk. 



The Rice plant {Oryza saliva, L.), is an anniiftl grass, 

 growing from 2 to 10 feet, or more, high. In India, where 

 it is found wild, its cultivation is of the highest antiquity. 

 It is <<aid to have been introduced into China about 5,000 

 years ago. At the present time it is grown in nearly all hot 

 countries extending to Southern Europe, and into several 

 of the Southern States of America, especially Nor^th and South 

 Carolina, where some of the finest rice is produced. Patna 

 and Arracan rice also command a lai'ge sale in the London 

 market. This grain furnishes to the human race a larger 

 proportion of food than any other single species. The imports 

 of rice into this country amounted, in 1893, to 4,313,020 CAvts, 

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