ia. In these countries, as well as in f Africa where it is used with maize, it little culinary preparation, being, art, simply boiled with water, and oily substance.

es, on the other hand, where it is condary article of food, it undergoes of preparation for the table. Rice except in combination with milk, which take away the natural in

water is then drawn off until the rice is three or four inches above the ground, when the fields are again flooded to kill the weeds.

8. The water is again drawn off until the rice is full grown, and in ear. For the last time the water

VIEW OF A RICE FIELD IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

is admitted, and covers the ground until the seeds are fully ripe. In Lombardy the rice is cut by men, who have to wade up to their knees in the water for that purpose. Other persons follow them to receive it, and to carry it to a place to dry.

9. As rice is a marsh plant, its cultivation is extremely unhealthy, and in some parts, near Milan, its cultivation is restricted, and its production beyond certain limits forbidden.

10. Rice is most extensively cultivated both in

China and India. In these countries, as well as in those districts of Africa where it is used with maize, it undergoes but little culinary preparation, being, for the most part, simply boiled with water, and eaten with some oily substance.

11. In countries, on the other hand, where it is employed as a secondary article of food, it undergoes a greater degree of preparation for the table. Rice is seldom used except in combination with milk, eggs, and sugar, which take away the natural insipidity of the grain.

What is rice?

What corn grown in this country does it resemble? How do the ears terminate? What is rice composed of? How is the outer husk separated from the seed? Where did rice originally come from?

Where does it form one of the chief productions of the country? Why is Egypt well suited for its cultivation? In what part of America does it flourish? What are swamps? How is the rice planted in Carolina? In what part of Europe is it cultivated? Why is its cultivation restricted there? What preparation does it undergo for eating? In countries where it is only occasionally eaten what is used with it?

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