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MY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1867. VOLUME. XV. NO. 11.
STONEWALL JACKSON?THE PECULIABI.
TIES OF HIS GENIUS.
A lato correspondent of tho N. Y.
\\rorld has furnished tho reador of
that journal with eorao graphic remarks
upon the gonius, in strategy
and military resources, of Stonowall
Jackson. AVo tuako a fow interesting
extracts:
Jackson's military movements ivoro
always based upon a closo calculation,
and bo was certainly not wanting in
foresight and caution. IIo ecoms to
bave known perfectly woll what it
wan in his power to achieve, and an
thoroughly what was boyond' bis
strength. Ho riskod much, upon many
occasions, but appears to have
been justified in bis calculations of
tho ultimate roan! L.
It will be objcctod to him by miliil.nl
1. _ 1 1 - J i-_ t- !
WIy IJIL'U, I'JUb 11U liaxuruuu IUU IUUCUj
at times, aud was only extricated by
good fortuno. There appears to bo
soruo justice in this; but tho resources
of his genius wero enormous, and
doublod his numbore. Sorno of his
idoassoem absurd whon coolly looked at
When asked what ho would have done
if, after tho battle of Winchester, tho
converging columns of tho enemy had
out him ofF at Slrasburg, he replied,
"1 would iiavo fallen baek upon Mainland
lor ruinforcoinents." ?Sach" a
lildl'AltimW if ! ' - ? i
>?VTVU4V?IV UlUO j iU WVUiU U|tpOUr}
have terminated i:i his distruction ;
but it would be diflioull to find a uian
in his old command who would have
doubted his ultimate triumph oven
then.
His gonius was for greet movemmcntH
and decisive blows; and, thus
his services becamo moro and woro
valuable as his rank increased. lie
was better as Brigadier than as Col
oncl; better still as Major Goneral;
and as Licutvjuant (Jeneral was best
of all. It is useless to a.-k what lie
would have been as Cuinmai.der ir?
Chief, with a superior at ltichraond.
But tho brain which conceived and
executed tho campaign of tho valley
must havo been equal to any position.
JLIo kept open, gen orally, his line of
retreat, and provided for disasier?
though it was hard to realize that
failure ever entered into his calculations
lie had tho soldier's oyo for
position, and choso his ground both for
infantry and artillery with tho exactness
of genius; but if all his arrangements
were made, and his plans
required battle, would give it on any
ground, lie depended most upon his
.infantry, but loved artillery from hia '
?V A#%,t1.T ... lit. I L -/? I
%jiktiy uoouuiuuuu \vitu tllUb UrmifJU UI
tlio Fervico, nevor appearing fio woll
pleased as when directing in person
the firo of bis cannon, amid a shower
of shot and shell. When onco engaged,
ho seemed to discard all idea of
defeat, and to regard the iasao as assured.
A.nd, what was moro important,
his men seemed to sharo his
conviction. A man less open to the
conviotion that howas whipped, could
not bo imagined. His indomitable
combativoncss, it might have been
said, mado him sot his teeth against
Fate, and endeavor to place his heel
upon Destiny itself.
It may bo said of him with truth,
that he deserved victory. No man
was moro careful in tbo uso of ovary
precaution to insure sncccsa. The
idea that ho blundered on with
out prudonoo or ByBtem, and achieved
bis buccobb only by some mysterious
good fortuno, is a moro fancy. No
soldier was over loss indebted to
"lack;" no ono ever proceeded in military
matters upon profounder logic.
He know his strength and his weakness,
but tho difforcnco botwoc*x him
and otheze was this, that ho mado his
estimates moro correctly, llo did not
look to numbers only, but to morale,
the situation, tho spirit of his troops.
With tbe thrco hundred of Iteonidas
he would have attempted groat things;
4 U fliAHQO n A onwnitTA??o r\4
VVIUA ?UO BJLM.VJ VUVUWIUU DUIVITVIO VI
Napoleon's Orai\d Armie, crushed in
moral by Waterloo,, he .would have
attempted nothing.
In eveiy point of vlow, as we have
said, he deserved success. No General
ever .made a greater use of mystery.
He saw from the first that ho
commanded iqen*?f $duc$tion, thought,
speculfttion-r-the most inquisitive of
private soldiers. Without duo precaution
Uk?u:tboy wero cortain to know
what it was inexpedient for the pri
vato soldier to Icr.ow; his designs
would bo ponotratod, and bo noised
abroad, llonco his inscrutnblo mystery.
lie would not pormit his men
to inquire tho names of tho towns
through which thoy passed, and on
the march against General McCIcllan
I at ilichmond issued a general ordor
directing tho troops to reply " I don't
know" to overy question.
Meeting a man straggling toward a
chorry treo ho said.
" Whoro aro yon going?"
" I don't know," was tho rej.ly.
" To what, rogimontdo 3'ou belong?"
"1 don't know."
" What do you moan V
" 1 don't know."
Jackson laughed quietly and passed
A *1 .1 fn ari/l 4 lwi I i (' Iiiu /-?/-?o f Im/iitf
V>1< A A U (1UIU bllUl> II UiO V?l/4?*J iVUV tf
wliaL lie designed, ho would take it oil
and burn it. He would encamp ior
the night at cross roads, and tho quidnuncs
were in dospair at their inabili.
ty to dctermino toward what point of
tho compass ho would march on the
morrow. About to abandon tho
valley, ho publicly directed carcful
maps to bo mado of tho rogion, as
though intending a campaign therein. I
Wlion one of his stafV en^a^cd dinner
CJ D
a few miles ahead of his advancing
column, bo admonished himof error, i
How did ho icnow that the column,
would pass that point?
There were few who failed him at
such momonts. Tho sight of Jackson
upon tlioso occasions seemed to turn
tho heads of tho troops. They forgot
all else and grew recklesr j and when
men became reckless they go far
Cedar Hun furnished an instance of
this. Tho left wing, formed of Jack- !
son's veterans, was broken, and in ten j
minutes tho battle would have boon
lost. There were no reserves to put
iu, and Jackson rallied tho troops in
pcreon.. The result was such as we
have described. A single shout of
".Stonewall Jackson !" ran along the
line, and it was reformed in a moment.
In front of them they saw a sword
tiliiiiinifr 1 c rv* nlrz-w ? ?
vwftx/u^ii iuu niliunv Ul t*v> UA VSI IJ
and recognized tho old faded cap, and
the piercing eyes of their cliiof. The
result was a new assault, and one of
iho most important oi Jackson's victories.
His tenacity and strength of will
seemed to havo no limit. Nothing ap
po.ircd to atTcct that supremo resolution.
Such a man is the master of
fato, and, with his iron hand, directs
events. Napoleon trusted to his star,
and Jackson it'is said, beliovcd in his
destiny?a word which ho constructed,
to mean success against his enemies
wherover he encountered them.
Jio was a man of great kindnoss, erf
an extraordinary sweetness of tomper,
tender hearted, easily moved to
pity, and all pure emotions. lie was
simple and Unostentatious in bis manners
and habits. Ho earod not what
he ate, and would sleep in a fenco
corner as willingly as in bod. llis
old coat was covered with dust collected
from tho battlo fields of man}'
rogions, as he slept upon tho earth in
rudo bivouac, after tho hard-fought
day. All this endeared him to his
soldiers, at whose camp fires ho would
stop to talk in the friendly fashion of
the officers of" Napoloon, and whoso
rations ho wonld frequently share.
The sight of bis faded coat and cadet
cap was tho sign to cheor, and "Old
Jack" was poraonally adored, as, in his
military capacity, ho was regarded by
his men as tho greatest of lcadors.
llis manner was stiff and his voice
curt, but his smile was one of extraordinary
sweetness. A lady declared
it "angelic." It was certainly the
moat friendly imaginable, and charmed,
all. who conversed with him.
Eron bis peculiarities became sources
of popularity, and endo'ired him to
his troops. It was said of Suwarrow
that his men mimicked him, gave him
uiuMxmoitts, anuaaorca mm, it was
the same with Jackson. His moo
laughed,at hi^dingy old, uniform, hiB
cap tiltiog foitaard on his . nose, his
awkard strides, his abstracted air, and
christening him "Old Jack," made
him. their first and greatest favorito.
There was one peculiarity of the individual,
however, which they regarded
with something like superstition.
Wo refer to theaingalar position ho
, t% *. i .? _ 1 A a .?
| jiaa m<TaiaiDg. uib nanu *ioi6> ana- id en
suddonly lotting bis arm fall at his
side. Oil many occasions lie made
his strango gesture as his votorans
moved slowly beforo biro, advancing
to tho chargo. At such a momont
his faco would bo raised to hoavon,
his oj'cscloscd and bis lips would raovo
evidently in prayer- Tho gesture
was observed in him at Chancellorsvillo
whilo gazing at tho body of one
ol his old command. lLo was plainly
praying with his hand uplifted, for
tbo welfare of tho dead man's soul.
ON COLONIZATION IN BRAZIL.
JJY Ill:v. I). M'XEII.I. Tl'I'.NEII, U. I>.
LHTTF.ll :il>.
auiif.vii.Li:, S. C., June
My Dear Docron: I must tum nsido from
the traiu of remark with wliicli I closet] my
last letter, to tell you that 1 have just finished
reading " A Ilunt for a Home in Brazil," by our
friend, Dr. Gustou. You may know how much
I liavo been entertained and inalrueled by it,
wheu I tell you, l'1Rt although I have boeu
compelled logo without my ''hominy"('he very
staff of life with me) rcpeatodly for want of
each, I do not begrudge the ?1.50 which I shall
have to pay for that book. If you have not
seen it, let me urge you, hv all means, to seud
to Prof. It. J. JJrumby, Marietta, Go., for a
copy. To any person who conlcirt?>lates emigration,
the information afforded by l)r. L?- will
be worth a great deal more than the cost of he
book ; indeed, tlio entertainment and instruction
imparted will amply repay anyone, whether he
fuel interested in emigration or not. The style
of the Doctor's narrative is eo simple, and there
is Bo much life in his descriptions, that you are
made to feel as if you wero a spectator of the
scenes Dial passed before his eye. Ilia narrative
bears the Impress of truth on the very face
of it. It ie manifestly the work of a candid and
impartial, as well as shrewd observer. I have
knowu tlio Doctor from hit boyhood, and am
aware that lie is regarded as very enthusiastic.
But there are no traces in his notes of travel
of any other enthusiasm than that which marks
every man who accomplishes any good in this
world. lie certainly fulfills tlio " rii um tcna
cent j>rojiosili" of Horace. lie is so "tenacious
of hrs |>ui'|iose," that he heeds no obhtacles iu
liis path. Ilia enthusiasm and his cheerful temper
carry him forward in sjiito of difficulties.
You arc obliged to take what lie e.iys not
"cum yratio for, as you re?<l tus dinrv.
ynu fuel certain that lio 1 ?l*s not put on too
much paint. You ace the dark aa well as llic
bright hues of overy picture. lie lioljti it up
just ?s lie taw it, and leave* you to judge for
yourself. But the advantages presented by
Brazil so far counterbalance*] tlio disadvantages,
that the Doctor, after "hunting for a
lioitir," concluded that he had found one. Accordingly,
he left with hi.< family, and about
three hundred other persons, iu the steamer
which sailed from Npw York for Rio Janeiro
on the 22d April last. Mr. Cougar, of Chester
District, one of the most practical men in that
District, went to ftra/.il last fall, and was absent
several months. Oil bin return, in the
spring of this year, lie stated that, notwithstanding
all that Dr. Gaston had 'written, the country
far exceeded his expectations- lie was so
favorably impressed by his explorations, that ho
I .Ul - 1 1 * -?
UUUgllL U JUU1J LULIUll uilU l l'llU lieu 10 IRHd 11 IS
family, us well as llie families of several others
who had gone out. The opinion and practice
of Mr. C. will have great weight with his neigh*
bors. The repoits of General Wood, of Mississippi,
Itev. I?allard Dunn, of New Orleans, Major
Meriwether, Dr. Shaw, of Edgefield, Dr. Warner,
of Tennessee, Dr. Wesson, of Tennessee, Mr.
Robert Brown, of Alabama, Mr. Kernan, ol
Florida, and others, representing several different
States (General Wood alone represented
seven States) have induced hundreds of families
to einbark for their new homes in Brazil. These
are bo many confirmations of Dr. Gaston's experience,
and should excite in others the desire
to kuow what he says in his narrative.
But if the inducements to emigrants to Brazil
were ever so numerous and great, and the ob
jccuoub 10 me peopio, meir language, meir customs,
their religion, ?tc., (matters which will
pass under review in a subsequent letter) could
be overruled, the want of meanR would seem
an insuperable obstacle to multitudes, who
might wish to get awuy from this ill-fated land,
when they can never again feel that they have
a country or a home. I am glad to have it in
my power to meet this difficulty. Suppose thul
ft hundred families, with their pastor, teacher
physician, and blacksmith, were organized ass
colony, and ready to embark, having their tools
clothing, cooking utensils, books, Ac., f6r future
use. Let thein imforin tne of it. I should then
write to Senor Don Galvao, the Emperor'a agenl
of colonization at Rio Janeiro, to acquaint him
with the fact, and(to iuform him as to the time
when these parties propose to be in New York
Ha would writ? In Kntinr HnnnvuvA. t l>n F.rniinmr'i
agent id that city, to give these emigrants the
prefereuce over all others in takiDg passage on
board of the steamer to sail at the given date
On payment of five dollars in gold, (to be refund
ed a fur having sailed,) tbe agent in New Yorl
would famish each individual with certificate o
transportation. On arrival at Rio, the colonUti
would be required to give bonds to the Government
for the payment of -fifty dollars eaab, Co i
transportation, in five years. Free board wouli
be furnished them there, and traueportatioc
free of coat to their place of destination.
Ia liaaa alalo<l (lint nna.ltnlf nf fhftir at.
pauses in gettiug to New Yoik would be refunded
by the agent in that city.
Mr. Cousar and his companion* last fall .obtained
thflir traup?taiion in this way. A1
BlffBfy which they wero required to ad
' vance was ?vo dollars, and this was refunded
, after tliey had loft New York. The fee was rei
quired at tlio office to ensure their einbarkatiou.
j Each emigrant is required to sign tho following
| bonds:
| "The undersigned, in consideration of the
! Undertaking of the Imperial Emigrant Agency,
hereby agrees to sail for Brazil, as emigrant,
j with , upon the following conditions,
' which he hinds himself to abide by faithfully :
| 1st. To purchase land for cultivation or grazing,
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| imu iciinn t>[>i-i:iiieu Oil (I1C UftCK Ol tills
Agreement. The lands will bo mortgaged to the
| Imperial Government of Brazil, as a guarantee
I for the advances made by that Government for
j transportation, which will bo tho sum of fifty
'dollars. Children, half price. Ud. To give
j satisfactory security for his debt to the Government,
in ease he should prefer some other branch
I of labor than tliut of farming. In this case,
i thu payment must be effected within one year
1 after arrival."
" Unoccupied lands of the government will bo
sold at the rato of 2a, 4u, 70 and !<l) cents per
| acre, payment to be made in fivo yearly install
| inents, to commence one year after possession,
i Government will pay all expenses fur mras'
urement."
I am indebted for a copy of this paper to a
j letter of Mr. Julius Raider, of Cheater, now in
I Santos, Hra7.il, who is the son of an old friend
1 of my wife, ami who was among the soldiers
I nu'sed by my wife, near Fairfax, in 1801. Willi
I these data before you, you may easily calculate
j the expenses of one of Ihe hundred families
; supposed to be ready to go. Suppose lliat there
I are six in family?four adults, two children, equal
i to five adults. The expenses to New York from
j Augusta at 030 each, will be ^ I SO, of which
! SOD wil! bo refund-d, leaving the familv minus
*1)0. If il icy make their calculations correctly,
their expenses in Wow York will not be more
than $10 or iiO. In other words, such a family
may go from August."* to Itio Janeiro with an
outlay of $120, or even Jess. Their expenses
from Itio to the place of settlement will be met
| by the Government, so that the average expense
i of each person from his place of residence here
| to his new home will not be more tliau $25. A
provision must be made for subsistence duriug
the first year in Brazil. It will be advisable for
each family to ship as many barrels of flour as
they will require. It will not require many
dollars to poy for the com and meat that will
be needed. A family of six persons might veni
turc to start from Augusta to Or. Gaston's set|
lleineut with only ?2;">0 in cash. To those who
' aie willing to go to the colonies already started
i by the Government, tho following inducements
are offered : 100 acres of land for ?200, payable
! in two, four and six yea's, in equal installments.
Subsistence for six months, at the rate of one
dollar per diem for each porson. Working tools
free of charge. Small houses, schools, churches,
aud the service of the parish priest, free of
! charge, If colonists prefer, tliey can ha.vc their
; own schools and churches. The only exception
in, in the case of a steeple and bell. They cannot
have these 1 They may sing, (tray and
|>rcach hk llicy choose. The Government will
not didlurb them. Persons who go on the terms
just specified will require very littlo money.
As for labor, the expense will be light. Major
Meriwether says that he changed his views upon
this point after examining the country. lie
6ays that " the plough will not be required at
first. A man can clear and fenco and plant ten
acres of land in two months 1 l'ive acres will
innke him at least two hundred and fifty bushels
of corn, the oilier five an" much cotton as he
can pick, without other culture than the hoe.
So that not only a support may be made the
first year, hut also money* may be saved."
i These are the statements of a practical man,
' made for the benefit of the many families represented
l>y him in Urazil. It is evident, then,
that much money will not be required to enable
a family to emigrate. To those who may read
inv letter.* In von n?nl ?*l>" ????
need the answers to objections which I shall
give, and tlio considerations in favor of emigration,
which I shall offer hereafter, allow me to
: say: Mako your arrangcinonu to leave this
country, D. V., next Apiil. Oct all the money
I that you can in the meantime. Be prepured
with a good supply of clothing, household and
kitchen utensils, farming and other tools, books,
aud a year's supply of flour. Send me your
I nuines, the number in family, (adult and children
separately,) the name of the Church to which
you belong, or which you prefer, and your post
i office address, carefully written, so that I may
? nnrrpflnnnH wit It unn. onrl ou! wah i?% ilin
i of migration. Iu the meantime, read Dr. Gas1
tou'a 11 Hunt for a Home in Brazil." More anon.
' Yours truly,
1 IX Mt:N. T.
, To Dr. \V. P. Hampton, S. C.
! Exchanges will |>lt*&ue copy.
t
, Beneficial Effects of Music.?The
t effect of music on the senses was oddly
and wonderfully verified during tho niour'
ning for the Duke -of Cumberland, uncle
' of George tho third. A tailor had an order
for a great number ot black suits, which
. were to bo finished in a very short spacc
i of timo. Among h;s workmen there was
I a fellow who was always singing "Rule
Britannia," and the rest of the journeymen
r joined in the ohorU9. The tailor made hit
j observations, and found that tbe slow time
t of the tune retarded the work ; in conseI
quonce he engageel a blind fiddler, and
- placing him near tbe workshop, made him
- play constantly thfeJivcly tone of "Nancy
Dawson." The design had the desired el
(ItA ( nil Aro' oIKaiua aKo/1 i an f 1/1
I ICUlj vuu inuuio giuuno IIIVT9U VWV/UIVUV w
I the melody, and the clotfies were eem
- homo within thfeprescribed time.
A
THE FBUIT GARDEN.
Gather fruits as tli?y ripen ; Pears especially
lose tbeir flavor if ripened on tlio
tree. .As soon as they will detach themselves
when gontly raised by the hand,
gather the crop and place on the shelves
of the frnit room to Boften. The Jargonelle
must bo plucked even earlier, or it
will bo found rotten at the core. Dartletis
and some others will ripen perfectly in the
house at any time after the fruit is nearly
grown. Peaches fur shipment, if freestone,
should bo plncked as soon as thoy begin
to feel elastic before they are so ripo as to
retain a mark from the pressuro of the
fiugers; clings, however, must bo noarly or
quito ripe, or they will shrivel; for home
use they should ripen on the tree. Apples
should bo plucked bo foro they are quite
ready to drop, and they will be found
more juicy. Preserve a supply of fresh
fruit iu self scalincr cans, or with finn*!-'*
Solution for winter use.
Of varieties now first fruiting, if seedlings,
observe if their quantity and mode
of bearing are such as to make them worth
resolving. If old varieties, note if they
are true to the name as described in the
tluit books.
Coutinue to thin overloaded trees. Let
all insect punctured fruit bo daily gathered
(as it falls) and cooked for stock, or admit
young shunts to the orchard to consume
it, if you would diminish the insects in
your fruit the coming season. Peach borers
are about to leave the tree, and mu3t bo
exterminated now or never. If not found
in their holes, look for and crush the cocooh
of agglutinated saw dust in the soil,
close by the tree. Destroy the aphides,
leaf rollers, aud other insects that infest
the viues.
Wash apple tree trunks with ashes and
water, in dry weather, to prevent the
borer. Salt and water is worth trying for
ibis purpose, in tho shape of old brine diluted.
Continue to summer pruno, as directed
lust month, removing lateral shoota and
suckers from the vine, rubbing off Useless
shoots, or stoppiug them by pinching their
extremities, in order to keep growth in
proper channels; check iu like manner
the too luxuriant shoots of fruit trees, to
restore the balance and throw them into
fruit. Do not cut off large limbs when a
tree is iu a growing state, unless it is over
luxuriant, and such a sudden eheck
is needed to induce fruitfulness. It takes
a tree a long time to get over the shock of
a thorough summer pruning. But when
trees aro growing out of shape, a moderate
pruning must be given, removing all suck
| era, pincmng or shortening in the roots,
] in order to keep the treo iu a pyramidal
form. The leas cutting required at this
time, the belter for the health of both tree
and vine. If, however, a tree of proper,
age fails to fruit, a more severe operation
is justified. Slit the bark longitudinally
of all bark bound pear trees, to let the
trunk expand, and prevent stagnation of
sap and blight.
Cut down old raspberry canes that have
ceased to tear, leaving but few shoots to
each Btool?three is enough for the American,
and six or eight for the European varieties.
Keep fig bushes clear of suckers
from theis roots. Keep the runners of
your strawberries clipped, unless you
wish the plants for new beds. If allowed
to exhnuBt themselves in mnking runners,
the quantity of fruit will be vory muoh diminished
next season. New beds may be
made. It is now the proper time for budding,
but tho operation should only be
performed when tbe bark of the stock
parts freely from the wood, aud when tbe
buds employed are somewhat plnmp, And
the young wood h growing firm.
Clpft grafting is often performed successr_.u_
a I. ?__* c it.. iL At..
iuuy, >uo msi 01 uie momn, upon ino apple.
pear and plum, bofore llie second
growth begins.
Dry largely of peaches, unless you are
near a good markel for the fresh fruit.
Apples, also, should be dried more than
sufficient for family use. Peaches will,
however, prove the most profitable fruit
for this purpose. A good business can be
done, in the preparation of frniU, by preserving
and canning foy the large markets,
by those who are 10 take the
necessafy pains. For t(iis purpose, the
would prove very profitable, as well as the
poach. The fig makes excellent pickles if
taken just as it isaboutto soften.?Southern
Cultivator. .
i Ever Present.?Do- not conclude
tho Lord is not with (yon, because
. things go oontrary, anfl ho do?s not
i appear for you; he wfcs in tho ship
notwithstanding the storm, and the
diciples thought of perishing.
DAIRY FABtfXlTQ.
Mr. Willard, a New York dairy farmer,
has recently returned| from] an inspection
of tbo dairy farming in England. Ho
delivered an address before the New York
State Agricultural Society on the subjeot,
and his results are thus condencod by the
editor of the Country Gentleman:
Although Mr. Willard had been surnrivarl
#rk finr? ot\ IJfi 1a ?n i,":? *?
uuu uv ilkbiu III UUgllOU Vlttirjr I?I ?
ming which conld be adopted hore to advantage,
there wero nevertheless, some important
aespects in which that example it
worthy of imitation.
1. English grass lands carry more stock
than ours, because freer From weeds, and
more highly fertilized bv the use of farmysrd
manure, bones and irritation, and because
they seed more heavily and with a greater
variety of seeds. The area of pastures is
extended, as compared, with our practice,
and that of meadows reduced to a small
COmpRRS.
2. Tbo English system of feeding accomplishes
more than ours, because, hating
thus secured a larger and more prodnctive
area for grazing in summer, they alill
make up fully for the lack of hay in winter,
by using cut straw, with oil cake?iu
this way obtaining also much richer manure,
which brings additional elements to
the soil, instead of only returning those derived
from the grass crop.
S, TIlA Fnnflioll rloiftt fo frwn* I* An -Am*
w. ? ? - uuu j tutiuvt uws ?uuiv*
thing to depend on, besides his dairy products
orJy?he adopts a mixed system of hut*
bandry, which is not only better for himself,
but better for his farm. Tbi? system
ncludes tiro branches?the feeding of
stock and the raising of grain. Dairy
cows are kept fat and sold fat to the butcher.
But still more important is the feed*
ing of sheep, while pigs are also fcttmsd
to a considerable extent. Thu?, Mr.
Harding, a leading dairy farmer ? Cheshire,
was cited as. having, oo a farm of
three hundred acres, (two thirds of whioh
is permanent pasture,) from one to two
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uuujicu oiieep or uuuro pjJJB SDUAU^
(besides sixty-five to seventy cows,) halfa-dozen
heifers and eight hones,) The
ope hundred acres of arable land are under
a four course system, which would
give twenfv-fivo acres of wheat on one
quarter, the same quantity of turnips,
vetches and taroa on?th* second, barley on
the third, and grass and Ci'orer for mowing,
on the remainder.
In other words, the Becrets of the En'
glish dairy farmer's success, out of doors,
are, feeding the land, feeding the cowi and
increasing his resources to do both, by the
cultivation of a portion of his farm and
the feeding of other stock. His income i*
thus made one-half greater than- it could
be from cheese making only and the com*
bination of the various branches also en a*
bles bim to k?ep the lands and cows ia
such condition tbat tbe return from chaew
itself ia perhaps fifty per cent, higher than
could otherwise be the case.
Treatment of Croup.?Halft Journal
of Health says: "Croup ia an itflammation
of the inner surface of the wind*
pipe. Inflammation implies boat, and tbat
beat must be subdued, or tbe patient will
inevitably die. If prompt efforts are made
to cool the parts in case of an attack of
croup relief will be as prompt as it ii surprising
and delightful. All know that applied
to a hot skin cools it, but all do not
as well know and understand tbat hot wa
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wr appucu wu au iuubwbu B&Ui will U CtP?
tainly cool it off. Hence the applioatioo
of ice cold water with linen clothes, or of
almost boiling water with woolen flaanel
is very efficient in the cure of croup. Take
two Or three pieces of woolen flannel of
two folds, large enough to cover tho whole
throat and upper part of the chest; put
thesfc in a pan of water as hot as the hand
can bear, and keep it thus hot, by adding
water from a boiling teakettle at hand;
let two or three of the flannels be in the
hot water all the time, bad one on the
throat all the tim?, with a dry flannel cor*
er the wet one, so as to keep the heat in to
some extent; the flannels should not be so
wet when put on as 10 dribble tbe water,
for it Is important to keep the clothing aa
dry ft# possible, and keep up tlfe procece
until the dootor comes, or until the phlegm
is loose, the child is easier, and begins to
fall asleep ; then gently wrap a dry flannel
over the wet one which is on, as to
cover it up entirely, and the child is saved,
when It wakes up, both flannels will be *
drj."
A Beautiful Thought.?Prayer is
the silver trumpet of the salnife.?
When they walk, it Is the lattthetbf
the sandal; when they wrestlej It fs
the knotol the girdle; it is We goldeti
key of heaven, by Which the child of
God has access to biB father's treasures.
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