Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, May 03, 1821, Image 4
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!? ROM THE OKLhANb GAZETTI.
HEIGHT LIBERTY'S STJR.
With the sicht of a star the nation v\as blest,
'Twas a lunnnous star'. the star ot the W est!
Its brightness <uk 1 glory was setn from alar,
It was known, ajid was called Bright Lib
erty's Mar.
The star spangled banner then soon v.as
display 'd,
And tyrants and despots were sorely dis
may'd :
The tyrant sent forth his command for a
war,
But nought couid extinguish Blight Lib
erty's Star, ,
Its lustre and brightness shall ne'er be'
eclips'd,
On Liberty's Zone this star shall he fix'd ;
And the star-spangled banner forever shall
wave, -
* O'er the land of the free $nd the home of
_ the braved ?
T/ike Bethlehem*^ star, it sends forth a ray,
To shew to all nations fair Liberty's way ;
'Whilst despot's and tyrants continually jar.
We have freedom and. peace under Liber
ty's Star. _ PUBLICOLA.
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EPIGRAM
Tfw a lady who had a remarkably loTignosc.
<>nce on a time I fair Dorinda kiss'd,
/f - ? Whose nose was too distinguish'd to be
J . miss'd : ?
v . 'jCSays I ? my dear, I fain would kiss you
- , jl . closer,
?< But though your lips say yes, your nose!
says ? no sir.
Miscelian eons.
AN EGYPTIAN DESERT. I
From IiclxorfTs Travels. J
It is difficult to form a correct ideal
of a desert without having been in
c.ne ; it is an endless plain of sand
and stones, some times intermixed I
Avitli mountains of alt sizes and]
lieights, without Tonds or shelter,]
without any sort of produce for food.l
The few. scattered trees and shrubs]
of thorns, that only appear when the]
jainy season leaves some moisture,]
barley serve to feed wild animals,
and a' few birds, Every thing is]
left to npAure; the wandering inhabJ
itants do not care to cultivate even]
these few plants, and when there is
* no more of them in one place, they]
.go to another. When the trees be-]
1 -come old, and lose their vegetation]
in such climates as these, the ?un,
which constantly beams upon them,
burns and reduces them to ashes. 1
have seeu many of them entirely]
Inmt.^The other smaller plants]
have iff" eooiic# risen out of the eartlij
/than thpT ^re dried up, and all take
the colour of -straw, with the excep-]
lion i# the plant J m rack ; this falls]
oil* before it is dry. Speaking in]
generaL-of a desert, theie are few ]
wpriugs pf water, some of them at]
the distance of four, six, and eight]
days journey from one another, and
not alt of sweet water : on the con- 1
ifory it is generally salt or latter, so
that if the thirsty traveller drinks of]
it, it increases his thirst, and lie sum
I*th more than before ; but when the]
dreadful calamity happens that the
next well, which i* so anxiously]
sought for, is found dry, the misery
of such a situation cannot he well
described. /The camels which afford
tlio only means of escape, are so
thirsty that they cannot proceed to
another well; and if the travellers
lull them to extract the liquid which
remain in their stomachs, they them
selves cannot advance any farther. ?
The situation lyust bo dreadful and'
admits of no resource. J must not
omit what 1 have been told happens
in such case?.
Many perish victims of the most'
horrid thirst. It is then thnt the)
value of a cup of w ater is really felt,
lie that has a xenuibin of it is the
iichcst < f all. In such a case there
is no distinction ; if the master has
none, the servant will not give it to
l?iuij for very lew are the.
v, here a man will voluntarily lose In*
hit* <n ii?u i?i another, pariitu
! ?i l\ in a < ..i ?n an in the desert, w lieie
%
y>copte ar?" sti:?nu,ei> u> each other. ?
W ha! a filiation tor a man, though
tt Tirh imr, perhaps the t? * tier of all
I lit' caravan*! He is dying lor a cup
of water- ? no one ui\ t s it to him ?
in' ?>iTer* all he p*?s*e*ses ? no out'
hears him ? they are all dy ing? though
? ?v walking a lew hours tarther they
ought he saved, ? the camels are 1 \ -
ii i ir (low n. and c annot be made to
. ? 11
l ine ? no one has strength to walk ?
only he that has a glass of that pre
cious liquor lives to walk a mile far
ther, and perhaps die too. If the
Novates on seas are dangerous, so
are (hose in deserts; at sea? storms
are met with; in the desert 1here
cannot he a greater storm than to
tind a dry well: at sea, one meets
with pirates, ? we escape ? we sur
render ? we die ; in the desert they
rob the traveller of all his property
and w ater ; they let them live, jver
haps ? hut what a life! to die the
most barbarous and agonizing death.
In short, to be thirsty in a desert,
without water, exposed to the btrrn^
ing sun, without shelter, and no hopes
of finding ei'hor, is the most terrible
situation a man can be placed in ; and,
I belive, one of the greatest sutteriugs
that a- human being can sustain : the
eyes grow inflamed, the tongue and
lips swell; a hollow sound is lteaid
in the ears, which brings on deafness,
and the brains appear to grow thick
and inilamed : ? all these feelings
arise from the want of a little watery
In the midst of all this misery, the
deceitful morasses appear before the
traveller at no great distance, some
thing like a lake or river of clear
?fresh water. The deception of this
phenomenon is well known, as 1
mentioned before; but.it does not
fail to invite the longing traveller to
wards that element, and to put him
in remembrance of the happiness oi
being on such a spot. If perchance
a traveller is not undeceived he has
tens his pace to reach it sooner; the
more he advances towards it, the
more it goes from l?hn, till at last it
vanishes entire! v, and the deluded
passenger often asks where is the
water lie saw at no great distance :
he scarcejy believed that he w as so
deceived ; he protests that he saw the
waves running before the wind, and
the reflection of the high rocks in the
water.
If, unfortunately, any one falls
sick, on the road, there is uo alter
native; he must endure the fatigue
of travelling on a camel, which^is
troublesome even to healthy people,
or he must be left behind, on the
sand, 'without any assistance, and
remain so till a slow death comes to
relieve him. What horror! W hat
a brutal proceeding to a sick man !
No one remains with him, not even
his old and faithful servant ; no one
will stay and die with him; all pity
his fate, but uo one will he his com
panion. ? Wh^ypot stop the whole
caravan till better or do what
they -can for the best till ho dies."
No, this delay cannot he; it will
put all in danger yf perishing of
thirst if they do not reach the next
well in such a time ; besides, they
are all different parties generally of
merchants and tra>ellers, who will
not only refuse to put themselves in
danger, but will not even wait a few
hours to save the life of an indivi
dual, whether they knoU him or not.
in contrast to the evil, there is the
luxury of the desert, and also its
sport, w hit h is generally at the well;
there one enjoys all the delight of
drinking as much w ater as one likes,
which tastes not uVtiko cordials or
other precious liquors, with the others
ifi'ihat situatioon. 'I he beasts, mix
en with birds, drink together close
to the well. Theie is a kind of
basin made with clay w hich is tilled
tip by the drivers, from the well,
where the thirsty animals all drink
together, camels, sheep, dogs, don
keys, and birds, as it is the timetheyj
can partake of that liquid; for if M
is not drawn Up frOfn ifii well, they
cannot reach it. I only saw foui
<vet ies of birds, viz. the vulture,
inw, wild pigeon, anil partridge:
of this last we oat suuu\ ami iom.tV
them e\< i'i <] ngl\ good : the ciuvs
are (lie rnoM numerous; they tea>.
the cnmel* I > v picking their wounds .
til they have liny. The other ami
jiuost pleasing diversion is the beauli
j 1 11 1 damsel* who come us shepherd
; t'KMeS to water tlpeir flocks, who, after
il>eing assured that there is no dan
ger in approaching strangers, become
inofe sociable. On such occasions,
our observing their gestures afforded
? us great, amusement : hut, our water
skins filled, and the camels loaded,
we were obliged to quit these dear
sports, with the hope of Meeting
another tike it in a few*! ays, antTso
on till we reached the bussed Nile;
hut the journey was pleasatij entmgh
this day, as we had a well out}
within a few hours. ?'?
DOTANIC SfUSJTION,
The most luxuriant, *. beautiful,
and generally useful Plant, in iliis
part of the Union, is very little un
derstood, in its character anil eco -
nomy, Indian Corn, f'S6ea JttayseJ
the Plant alluded to, has properties
the most peculiar, in its fecundating
character. Those who cultivate if
from year to year, who reap the vi
tal return of the prolific harvest, re
warding with ample abundance their
labor, are yet, entirely, ignorant of
its natural or botanic properties.?
Why, (one asks) do the different
kinds of Corn, whin contiguous, in
growth, intermix? Why, (another
enquires^ does a siugle stalk, separ -
ated a distance from ihe field ||ho
duce a few or ho grainy however
luxuriant the growth? A third wish
es to kuow, why, by cutting off tti
tassel, from a number of Plants, in
the midst of the field, they yet bear
full ears,, when if all are cut off in
this way, not a grain would be pro*'
duced? Yf.rious reasons in answer
to eech. question, are attempted to
be given ; none Satisfactory, none
even a pj Citable.
t This noble Plant is characterized,
by a separation of those organs of
; generation, generally located togeth
, er, in ot hers. Tbe tassel is the male,
[the silk the female age nt, in the pro
cess of procreation, 'Vhtjlr&t9 has,
| when fully unfolded, a line dust of
pollen, slightly adhering tothe wjiole;
when tins is dry, it detaches itself
from the tassel, and with'the slight
est breeze is promiscuously wafted
over the whole plantation of Corn,
settling upon aii ancU every object,
within its range, among the rest the
silks, which are simultaneously pre
sented to vie\v, receive this pollen in
abundance 'These silks are all
tubes, rather expanded at the exter
ior extremity, and have their radix
in the cob, which at this point of
junction is called the matrix , or seed
bud. This impregnating dust or
p lien , is, when thus located, infused
into, and absorbed by, each spire of
the silk, which has an expanding
and contracting power, always (at
this particular state of the great pro
cess) iti action, and through the
tube, conveyed to thi? matrix or seed
bud, producing tin* grain or seed, to
cadi tube, thus impregnated, and
matured ou^the great base, whence
'sprung those silken tubes. Thus is
this mysterous process consummated,
iiiLthe production of that great sup
port of life among almost every des-:
criptiou of animals, especially man.
The questions are therefore, easily
solved, in their order. Inist# (his
intermixture or mutual, though par
tial participation, by each, of differ
ent kinds of Corn, in the properties,
appearance and qualities of th|5 other,
is caused simply by this promiscuous
and interchangeable dissemination,
by every breeze, of fhe^otfin-or
male dust, and its consequent settling
on and absorption by the different
Minds of silks, mntatisp mutandi #.
The nou production of grain, by a
detached single stalk, arises fil>m
the uncertainty of this fecundating
pollen on the single tassel, reaching
the proper organs of procreation on
<his single stalk, it being gone with
the first slight wind, leaving behind
but a few scattered particles, sonu
of which only find their way to the
fto* or siik. Hcuce the scattered
grains of this Plant. l>y culling off
? proportion of tassels iu the in it! - 1 ^
? >f many others. or the &U'at bulkj
?f liit' l''iehl or Plantation surround
:ii? n in) conli^iou* to uiose decapi-,
ated Plants, no possible iiijtu v re
sults. TLe tl?s bein<* amply sup
plied w it h the neighboring property
;if antherial dust, without, w Iiicli
there would not he a single grain. ?
These answers are complete corol
laries from the given character and
botanic properties of the Indian Corn
Want. It is believed, that $pme
knowledge of the botanic economy,
or nature of Plants, is necessary to
their successful cultivation ? it is
therefore thought useful to the agri
culturists in this btate, U) kinjw the
properties of this* four favorite, al
most indispensihle product of the!
soil. They can speculate la<.e, and
perhaps improve its culture.
Richmond pujjcr.
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J?rom the Connecticut Alirrqr.
RU AGAIN ST SLAN DER
Set a watch upon your voids,
and never speak without deliberation ;
than winch nothing in liiitfliji Jiife
jean procure you a greater rew aid.?
Pursue your own affairs nilli dili
gence, and concern yourself as little
as possible with (hose of others,
whether they differ from you either
in moralconcerns or in modes of it*
ligioit; for he who speaks without;
charity, and is officious in rendering
an individual, an institution, *r>the
, member* thereof odious, merits con
teinjil in this world and ensures con
demnation in the world to come* ? jj
Such a man bears not the mark on
piety, Take care 'always to have]
so much business upon your handsJ
tlrat you may not, for want of ne
sary employment, be led, to sji
evil of others. Never take a pit
sure in hearing others reviled, but
accustom yourself to liave compas
sion 011 their infirmities on their in
iu'niities, rather ? than- -to. rejoice at
them. If you bear a person s)*n
deied, and know any good him,
reveal it ; jghich may at lea M conn
terbalauciRhe detraction, and m
preserve his reputation. Let it
ways be a maxim with you, that it
[costs you nothing, and that it is the
jsmallest favyr you can sliew
neighbour, to speak well, or
'not evil of him, particularly
lie places. W hen you -find an itic
ation in yourself to defame another,
pay your hand on your heart, and
ask yourself whetl&r you have not
merited the same or a worse repre
hension. Examine your mind ; how.
you have been able to bear aspersions
cast on you by others.; and though
you- may ha*e the resolution to des
pise ithem, consider another may not.
It may perhaps be an affliction to
him ; and this affliction may be at
tended with other evil consequence*.
Inquire narrowly into the certainty
of what yon intend to say of another :
whether yon .can affirm the truth of
it of your own ki^pw ledge or only
by hearsay.^ If the latter it wtfy be
groundless, and you may justly
draw upon yourself the character of
a wicked defame v. If the former,
then consider whether it may not be
as friendly an office to conceal jl, as
to relieve a neighbour under m
Pei haps the person in qu
has at some time w rouged you.
not, yot) are about to commit a p
of cruelty : and if he have, yl
slander is,' at best, l>ut the fruits of]
revenge and malice. Hecollect,
likewise, whether that person has
never done you a favour ; if Jie has
you add to this vice the sin of ingra
litudc ; and if not, may he not have
an o|iportuuity of doing it in future ?
May not the time come, when, by
(lie instaWjiy of the things of this
life* his good will be of service to
you? Never retailor believe the
slander which comes from one re
lation against another ; it general!}'
proceeds from some family pique, or
some vile passiotf of the heart, torn
person who regards his relations as
be ought and as he is commanded,
villi uever defame them, but will
forgive, or at lea*?t cynceat triflin>
faults. Think as far fo.watd a
possible, and reflect upon the vaiiouJ
cmtsiMjui-nces wit;* ii itiny ruin* ih> ?
dellaelion. Though tit i\r-t 1 1 ? >
may he liule 1 elided: the
er may he the danger In reatu'i. A
Slanderer alwavs finds hi* m Ul1\
%
Julio pa} s in his u w n coin: he ?->
hated and dispised by all men : is
liable to be involved in law seit^,
and Jails into broils ami ipunreK.
w bicb are often not to be ended i-ui
hy bloodshed. Consider that though
detraction mav not alwa\s be nub
? ? ?
lishable in thi> world,. vet if* i* a
- %
tided breach of the ninth command
ment and incuss eternal punishment
iu the woild to come. ];ma!l\.
mind your own bn-?ne*s; ^oveut
your passions; p^y vom debts: he.
chaiitable to\^ at ds those who happen
to differ from yon ; relieve the poor
and lite oppre.-ved : be hind to the
sick aiul ailiicled : he indtMiMus in
getting and prudent in -pending. and
you will .grow- in rii hes ; be boutM,
jiUtik. obliging to \ cur family and
I neighbours, and \ou will j.row in e>
blasphemer or fanalick,
huluaobcrly nTn:ious and you will
grow til the favour of God and will
be happy litre and hereafter.
Control and subjugate ijnuv paosions.
Originally, order pervaded human
uakire. The bosom of man was
calm? his .countenance was serene.
| iieason sat enthroned in his heart,
and toil^ jpunlruul (lie passions weie
subjected. J$ut ti c <lays of innu
cen.ee are past, and wjih them has
also ||>ast the reign of reason. ?
P&reiisy ensues, lie n> ho was om e,
calm and rational, is now blind and
| impetuous. . A resistless influence
I impels him. Consequences are (lid
ded, and madly pressing for
to the object of desire, he ex
Wfatp <> Mf honor, my property,
? iait is never heard to
?religion, my duty, my
maintained her em
svme again a geni
rting warmth to tho
gently accelerating the
an. hit
soul :
said <1
I come the
4t the blood. But, the*,
verted, tliey kindled into
iviiis, burning to \UT centre,
out ou:erery side its
lava. The [Missions, said
Apostle, waragaiust the
same Apostle who
ids you to over
NOTT.
mMK
A CLsrgyman
in Kngland, hi
reform the Li
views, on |h
Sunday, when
of it jn which' tl
mentioned, prayt
please thee to blew m
most Gracious J\laj(
line" The Clerl
expected Response, j
ded " Good Lctfd del
inti
iiiy is
vm
A clergyman in
ilarly prayed for
Jay earnestly Ireq
nr of his clerical I
up the. practice, replied
nj$y for the Queen, and i
chief of sinners even' for
for you an<} for you (
different clergymen) ? nay, e<
theKiM^
Excellence in ft
Handel, the celebrated
in London, the public
filled w ilh the praised
ed/ Capt Dash wood,
Jy gaiued great hpplausc
hibition of fire works ]
festival, brought into
of the pa|>er^ and read
graph : which, aftei
time on the gei^
Handel, conclut
gone to the
harmony
" Ves," pl<
Nvhen you die, captain, they
have if in orint^ thatjou have
to the outplace where y
works can be exceeded.'*
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Togtft an estate fairly require?
itie*} to Keep and improve ojiv,
* without oiij&cr.cc and