Show SPICES AND OTHER THINGS Indigo li tho lap ot the Indlgofern Cork la I the outer rind of the cork cakGinger Ginger li the dried rootstalk of the ginger plant Aiphnlt la I a combustible mineral pitch of a brownish color Cotta pcrcbn la I the milky lap of tho Iionandra pitta tree of the East Indies Camphor la contained In the wood sad Ibo root of tho camphor treo of the East Indies Madder la I the root of an herb 11ke growth It la I about tbo alto of a lead pencil and much longer It la I cleansed dried and ground It li I dye tuff Logwood li I the marrow of a peculiar tree In the Wet Indies It U I shipped In long thick pieces ot firm heavy dark red wood It la I split up and moistened by water or ncld for inc Litmus la produced from lichens which rrow on the shores of the Mediterranean Med-iterranean The lichens are ground moistened and treated with potash lima and ammonia nod converted Iota dough It li then fermented and afterward after-ward mired with plaster of parts and dried and pressed Caoutchouc India rubber la I obtained from the milk accretion ot various trees and cluihnt plants of South America Thu jark of the tree li I thoroughly thor-oughly cleansed after which they cut through the bark and let the milky sap run Into clay troughs or Into hollow pumpkins The sap la i then dried For practical use It Is cooked for two or three boors It li I finally dun chem cal treatment vulcnnlicd |