| William Roxburgh - 1832 - 706 pages
...a single fleshy leaf, on a smooth bit of board, on one end of which (leaf,) they place one of their great toes, and with a thin bit of hard stick held...them, and very quickly remove every part of the pulp. It can also be removed by steeping the leaves in water, till the pulpy parts rot, &c. as is practised... | |
| John Forbes Royle - 1855 - 446 pages
...leaves. The natives place them on a smooth board ; then press one end of the leaf down with one of their great toes, and with a thin bit of hard stick held...and very quickly remove every part of the pulp. This can also be removed by steeping the leaves in water till the pulpy parts rot, &c. MOORVA CULTIVATED... | |
| 1868 - 872 pages
...' the natives place them on a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf do«"n with one of their great toes, and with a thin bit of hard stick held...them, and very quickly remove every part of the pulp.' Steeping in water is also practised, but it discolours the fibre, which is beautifully white. One pound... | |
| 1868 - 858 pages
...leaves, ' the natives place them on a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf down with one of their great toes, and with a thin bit of hard stick held...them, and very quickly remove every part of the pulp." Steeping in water is also practised, but it discolours the fibre, which is beautifully white. One pound... | |
| 1878 - 500 pages
...portion. The native method of preparing the fibre is to place these leaves " upon a smooth board, pressing one end of the leaf down with one of the great toes,...thin bit of hard stick, held between the two hands, scraping the leaf from them, every part of the pulp is quickly removed." This is also accomplished... | |
| 1879 - 876 pages
...leaves, '*the natives place them on a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf down with one of their great toes, and with a thin bit of hard stick held...them, and very quickly remove every part of the pulp." Steeping in water is also practised, but it discolors the fibre, which is beautifully white. One pound... | |
| Washington Govenment Printing Officcce - 1880 - 762 pages
...The native method of preparing the über is to place these leaves " upon a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf down with one of the great toes,...hands, they scrape the leaf from them, and very quickly removg every part of the pulp." This is also accomplished by steeping the leaves in water until the... | |
| United States. Department of Agriculture - 1880 - 780 pages
...The native method of preparing the fiber is to place these leaves " upon a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf down with one of the great toes,...hard stick, held between the two hands, they scrape tbe leaf from them, and very quickly remove every part of the pulp." This is also accomplished by steeping... | |
| Charles Richards Dodge - 1893 - 104 pages
...The native method of preparing this fiber is to place the leaves " upon a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf down with one of the great toes,...accomplished by steeping the leaves in water until the pulpy portion decays, when the fiber is washed and cleaned, though in some cases steeping dissolves the fiber.... | |
| United States. Department of Agriculture - 1893 - 862 pages
...fiber is to place the leaves upon a smooth board, then press one end of the leaf down with one oí the great toes, and with a thin bit of hard stick,...accomplished by steeping the leaves in water until the pulpy portion decays, when the liber is washed and cleaned, though in some cases steeping injures the fiber.... | |
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