The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . e time. The result of these fiscal arrangements hasbeen to favour large monopolizing companies. Altliough there arenearly thirty manufactories in the States at present, practically thematch trade of the country is in the hands of, or entirely controlledbv, the Diamond Match Company of New York, consisting of acombination of large manufacturers. During the year 1881 therevenue d
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . e time. The result of these fiscal arrangements hasbeen to favour large monopolizing companies. Altliough there arenearly thirty manufactories in the States at present, practically thematch trade of the country is in the hands of, or entirely controlledbv, the Diamond Match Company of New York, consisting of acombination of large manufacturers. During the year 1881 therevenue derived from the internal tax amounted to 83,2/2,-jb,while the customs duty on imported matches yielded no more , these receipts lepreseutirg prob- onsumption ^ ol 40,000,000,000 matches. ^•- ^ MATE 627 M/Tfi, or Paraguay Tea, consists of the dried leaves of/-^ , St Hil., an evergreen shrub or smalltree tolojipiing to the same natural order as the commonlioUy, a j>i-nt to which it bears some resemblance in sizeand habit. The leaves are from 6 to 8 inches long, shortly-stalked, oblong wedge-shaped, rounded at the upper end,and finely toothed at the margin. The small white flowers. {Ilex paraguaijensis). PoiHon of pinnt, hair nautnil size. F]nwci- (Iniio and nuts, twice natural size. Part of nudersidc of leaf showing minute glands, natuial size. .grow in forked clusters in the axils of the leaves ; the sepals,petals, aud stamens are four in number; and the berry is4-seeded. The plant grows abundantly in Paraguay,Corrientes, Chaco, and the south of Brazil, forming woodscalled yerlniles. One of the principal centres of the mat6industry is the Villa Pieal, a small town above Asuncion onthe Paraguay river;another is the Villa de San Xavier, inthe district between the rivers Uruguay and Parana. Although mat(5 appears to have been iLsed from time im-memorial by the Indians, the Jesuits were the first to attemptits cultivation. This was commenced at
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