Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, March 22, 1836, Image 1
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.HEWfAL.
Rule': for wet applied to c
the feet i* injurious?flannel? ventl- ]c
lation of beds. b
From Combe ?n Health end ."Mental Education. Q
Great differences in the power of gen. h
crating heat and resisting cold exist in dif. b
ferent individuals* and it would be absurd b
to apply the same rules to those who never r<
feel cold as to those who arc peculiarly sen- ti
sitive. The former may be benefitted by n
cold bathing and degrees of exposure which g
would be fatal to the latter. The rule is, \
therefore, not to dress in an invariable way h
iu all cases, but to put' on clothing in kind w
^ and quantity sufficient in the individual case u
to protect the body effectually from an abiding
sensation of cold, however slight. "Warmth, cj
however, ought not to be sought for in cloth- 1}
ing alone. The Creator has made exercise a
essential as a means; and if we neglect this t!
and seek it in clothing alone, it is at the risk c
or rather certainty of weakening the body, t\
relaxing the surface, and rendering the svs- si
tern extremely susceptible of injury from the tl
slightest accidental exposures, or variations c
of temperature and moisture. Many good c
. constitutions arc thus ruined, and many nor- b
vous and pulmonary complaints Drought on pi
pvictAnro. nn<l to reduce the suf- w
IV *1 IIViUVA
ferer to the level of a hot-house plant. a
Female dress errs in' one important par- si
ticular. even when well suited in material artd
in quantity. From the tightness with*, c
which it is made to lit on rue upper part of c
the bodvv not only is the insensible per- v
spiration injudiciously and hurtfully confined tl
but that free" play between the dress and the it
skin which is so beneficial in gently stimu- s<
k lating the latter by friction on every move-; w
* ment of t' e body, is altogether prevented, 'i
and the actiou of the cutaneous nerves and b
vessels, and consequently the heat genera- ai
ted, rendered lower in degree than would tl
result from the same dress worn more loose- si
ly. Every part and every function are n
^bus linked so closely with the rest, that we b
can neither act wrong as regards one organ tl
without all suffering, nor act fight without v
all sharing in the benfit. n
We can now appreciate the manner in b
which wet and cold feet arc so prolific of tl
internal disease, and the crudtv of fitting up u
schools and similar-places without making g
adequate provision for the welfare of their t!
young ocpupants. The circumstances in p
' which wet and cold feet are most apt to ti
cause disease are where the person remains c
inactive, and \yhere, consequently) .there is b
nothing to counterbalance the unequal flow of tl
blood which then takes place towards the a
internal parts: for it is well known that a c
person in ordinary health may walk about tl
or work in the open air with wet feet for f
hours together without injury, provided he v
put on dry stockings and shoes immediately 1
on coming borne. It is therefore not the
mere state of wetness that-causes tiie evil,
but the check to perspiration and the'unequal
distribution of blood to which the ac- 1
comparing coldness gives rise. Wet and
damp arc more unwholesome when applied to
the feet than when they afiect other parts,
In-.*- v/v>.nivn n larce Slinulv
VUICUJI UVVUUOV. mwfT ?w?? 0- it*
of blood to cany on a high degree of per- c
spiration, and because their distance from t
the heart or centre ofcirculation^diminishes c
the force with which this is carried on and <
thusleavesthcm more susceptible of injury c
from external causes. Thev arc also more s
exposed in situation than other parts of the r
. skin but Cold or wet applied anywhere, as to L
the side Cor Instance, cither by a current ofair t
or by rain, is well known to be pernicious, t
The advantages of wearing flannel next v
the skin are easily explicable on the above r
principles. Being a bad conductor of heat r
flannel prevents that of the animal economy r
from being quickly dissipated, and protects t
the body in a considerable degree from the \
injurious influences of sudden external clian
ges. From its presenting a roggh and un- I
oven though soft surface to the skin, every i
movement of the body in labour or in ex- t
ercisc gives, by the consequent friction, & # 1
. 1 j ,
gentle stimulus to tne cutaneous vessejs uuu >
** nerves, which assists their action, and main- \
rains their functions in health ; and being
at the same time of a loose and porous tex- \
lure, flannel is capable of absorbing the cu- [
taneous exhalations to a larger extent than i
any other material in common use. In c
some very delicate constitutions, it proves [
even too irritating to the skin; but in such 1
cases, fine fleecy hosiery will in general be \
easily borne, and will greatly conduce to the t
preservation of health. Many are in the t
custom of waiting till winter has fairly set r
in before begining to wear flannel. This o
is a great error in a variable climate like j
ours, especially when the constitution is not v
robust. It is during the sudden changes c
from heat and cold, which are so common a
in autumn, before the frame has got inured I
to the reduction of temperature, that pro- g
tection is most wanted, and flannel is most b
useful. s
The advantages of flannel as a prcscr- d
vativc freni disease in warm as well r.? in If:
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joU climates are now so well understood, lv
;hat in the army and navy its use is co- di
gently, and with great propriety, insisted er
}n. Captain Murray, late ofH. M.S. Va- b<
orous, told mo that he was so strongly im>rcssod
from former experience with a sense hi
ifthe efficacy of the protection,afforded by cl
he constant use of flannel next the skin, a
hat when, on his arrival in England in De- w
icmbcr, 1823, after two years' service amid j 01
he icerbcrgs, on the coast of Labrador, the !
hip was ordered to sail immediately for the c(
Vest ladies, he ordered the purser to ?z
traw two extra flannel shirts and pairs of to
rawers for each man, and instituted a rcg- ac
lar daily inspection to see that they were rc
rorn. These precautions were followed by hi
lie happiest results. He proceeded to his 02
tation with a crew of 150 men ; visited al- m
lost cvety island in the West Indies, and
lany of the ports of Mexico ; and notwith- ef
tandingtbe sudden transition from extreme .111
limatcs, returned to England ^without the | tic
>ss of a single man, or having any sick 011 j ju
oard on his arrival. In tho letter in which j b)
aptain Murray communicates these facts, tit
o adds, that ever# precaution was used, dr
y lighting stoves between decks and scrub- th
ing witii hot sand to ensure the most tho- tei
jugh dryness, and every me?ins put in prac- ot
ce to promote, cheerfulness among the in
ion." When in command of the Recruit i to
uu-brig, which lay about nine weeks at j be
'era Cruz, the same means preserved the j su
calth ofhis crew, when the other ships of j w<
ar anchored around him lost from twenty i
> fifty men each. fili
That the superior health enjoyed by the; ol
rcw of the Valorous was attributable chief-! it
tothe means employed by their humane j di:
ud intelligent commander is shown by j dc
ic analogy of the Recruit; for although j wl
onstant communication was kept up be- Tl
vecn tiie hitter and other ships in which th
ickness prevailed, and all were exposed to cli
ic same eternal causes of disease, yet no ar
rise of sickness occurred on board the Re- ar
ruit. Facts like these are truly instructive ol
y proving how far man possesses, tlie T
ower of protecting himself from injury to
lieu he has received necessary instruction su
nd chooses to adopt his conduct to his th
The exhalation from the skin being so | tk
onstant and extensive, its bad effects, when of
onfiacd, suggest another: rule of conduct, | m"
i 7.7 that of frequently clianging and airing1 "s
ie clothes, sous 1ofree them from every j cr
npufity. It is * an excellent plan, for in- to
lance, to wear sets of flannels each being J as
orn and aired by turns 011 alternate days, j on
'he eflect is at first scarcely perceptible, T
ut, in the course of time its advantage? |-l*?
nd comfort become very manifest, as in
?c writer lias amply experienced. For the! 11c
jjne reason, a practice common ?n Italy j dt
- - J O I . 1 _ 1 i.r
icrits universal adoption. insteau 01 oous iu
cingmadeup in the morning the moment tu
ley are vacated, ami while still saturated 1c1
*ith the nocturnal exhalations which, before ' to
lorning become sensible even to smell in a al
ed-room, the bed-clothes are thrown over m
ie backs of chairs, the mattresses shaken 1 oc
p, and t!ic window thrown open for thc'sc
;roater part of the day, so as to secure a J to
borough affd cleansing ventilation. This ; ci
racticc, so consonant to reason, imparts a I th
eshncss which is peculiarly grateful and ! si
onducivc to -sleep, and its real value may b<
c interred from the well-known fact, that oi
lie opposite practice, carried to an extreme, rt
s in the dwellings of the poor, where three -si
?r 1bifr beds are often huddled up with all si
heir impurities in a small room, is a fruit- tl:
ill source of fever and bad health, even th
vhere ventilation during the day and nourishnent
arc not deficient. ^ c<
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PlUEXT'i DEPART.HEAT. si
d
Diligence and pcrscvorcucc necessary C(
iu (hc?overnm:nt and instruction of
children. ?j|
'rom Hall's Lectures ou the Religious Eiluc?- .
tion of Children. s
No parent has a right to consider children K
jiven to him as a benefit merely, but, that 0
ho -parent may become a blessing to the *1'
diild as well as the child to the parent. The &
jood of the child ought indeed to be the great fc
>bject in view, both in government and in- 1{
itruction. For this, punishment, encourage- ^
ncnt, reward or instruction, should be grad- C(
lated. To this one object, all the efforts of 0
he parent should be?directed?it should be
.? >|M frt. pi
IlC governing iuuuh; in tin .w- .
vards those, over whom they are the com-'
non guardians. ",Thc importance of pa- w
ental government,7' is acknowledged gene- P<
ally, though its great value docs not, it is c'
o be feared, produce the practical effect, c'
vhich is desirable. w
" Eycry parent ought to remember that C}
lis child is committed to him ; that ail his v'
nterests arc put' into his hands : and that to
rain up his family for usefulness and for si
icaven, is ordinarily the chief duty which ai
3!od requires him to perform; the chief good o]
vhich he can ever accomplish. s<
If ho nrrrWtc this dutv. he nurrht to ex- Sf
filial piety, amiable conduct of his chil- i
pen, furnish a rich liopf^ that lie will in the ]
id assemble around him his little Hock, and <
3 able to say with exultation and transport. !
Behoki here am I and the children thou t
1st given inc."* On the government of .<
liidren, 1 shall give sopje of the uiws of (
late able theological writer, and in con- t
ixion with them present suggestions of my t
,vn. _ \
1. Let the government of children, be i
nnmcnced very early. It would be un- i
itural to see a gardener defer his attempts i
bend the direction of his tree, till it had t
rquired the strength which will cause it to
sist all his power. But we expect to see s
in -make Jus efforts wlule it is a tender c
:ier; while it is pJiant, and may easily be
atle to bend to his wishes.
" The habit of submission can never be t
feetiiated without difficulty, unless com- 1
enced at the beginning. Tlie first direr- i
>n of the infant mind has been often, and c
stly compared to the .first figure assumed c
r the twig, which is ordinarily its figure i
iring every period of its growth. If chil- <
en an11 taught effectually to obey at first,
cy will easily lie induced tb obey ever af- <
rwards. Almost all those, who are dis- i
>edient, are those, wlio liave been neglected i
the beginning. The twig was suffered i
stiffen, before an attempt was made to i
>nd it into the proper shape. Then it re- 1
med, as soon as the pressure ceased, its <
Diited figure. (
If begun in season, the task of securing
ial obedience will usually be easy, and the
jcci effectually gained. If neglected early,
will be attended with many ditliculties and
scouragcmgnts, and its efficacy will be
lubtful, if not fruitless." Is it asked at
!iat age, government mav be commenced?
Ilis must.be decided by the forwardness of c
e child. Generally at six months, the c
lild is sufficiently attentive to the objects \
ound him, to distinguish between reproof s
id approbation in the parent. If so, he is 1
i enough to be the subject of government, t
his is not to be done by having recourse <
the rod at that age, but by being forced to
ibmit to the will of the parent, whenever
* ? ? d- ? ? ? ? !rth /\^ tKn
ere is u uwcrciict; uciwrai iu?- man ^?i mv ,
trcnt and that of the child. The child will <
?n be able to read the decision in the eye j
' the parent, and will easily learn that he .
ust submit. This habit of submission, j
hould be formed so early," says Dr. With. (
spoon," that the memory will not be able f
reach back to it." At this age lie may .
; easily as ever be made to know that he (
innot be indulged in consequence ofcrying. (
wo or three principles ought to be estab- j
ht-d ivo***, rriu'ch w 111 save much time and ,
uch perplexity in after periods. First, :
:ver deny a child at one time what }*ou inilge
him in at another. Secondly, deny ;
m nothing, but that which will by its na". j
re or its influence, be injurious.-- Thirdly,
t no importunity of the child be sufficient ;
induce you r.nder any circumstances, to ,
ter a decision which vou have deliberately I
ade. The presence of company, the haste
pensioned by business or engagements, or
>me other thing, induces parents frequently
' break this rule for once, and thus a present
is formed, which must be followed, or
e bitter crying of the child will invariably
iccecd. Children arc not slow to remein:r
an indulgence, and when it has been
ice .allowed them to break over general
lies, there is an end to peaceable and quiet
ibmission. The earlier habits of submis011
can lie formed, and the more uniformly
icy can be continued, the more eas'ly will
ic work of government be conducted.
2. Let government be administered with 1
;>nstancy. " The views manifested by the
irent concerning the conduct of the child
lould be ever the same. His good connet
should be ever approved; and his bad
anduct invariably disapproved. The meajres
of the parent should be invariably of
ie same tenor. All proper encouragement
lould be holden out to obedience, and all
itional opposition be steadily made to disbedience.
The active superintendence of
ie child ought to be unremitted. He should
k?1 that he is ever an object of parental at ntion,
ever secure, when his behavior mernmvmtnl
favor? and ever conscious
... ? ?e"?? * j ? ? ?o >cct
that it will bo left undone ; for no other u:
jerson will, usually be found to undertake c<
t. If he does not accomplish this good, he fr
night to believe that it will never be accom- d<
dished. On the contrary, the child will be
eft to himself; to those evil companions, ltvhose
business it is.to corrupt the young; j v.
o unbridled Justs; to unrestrained iniquity; ni
o Satan and to ruin. He ought also to renember
that childhood is the seed time for sj
ill good; the season when every useful iin- n<
ression is most happily made; the time 1
vhen almost all wlflfch can be done for the h;
:hild, is to be done. He should remember w
ilso that the encouragement is very great.
Experience most generally proves that well j c
governed children are almost always well K
ehaved, and that almost all religious perons
are of this number. What experience p,
eclares, the Scriptures ratify. In the mean i
me, the peace and pleasantness ofliis fami- f
^ 419 Ui |/VfiV??VV?4 j
lat his faults will expose him to frowns and
ensures. This unremitted consciousness !
f the child can never be produced, but by
te unremitted care and watchfulness of the
arent. Tlic Roman maxim, " Resist the
sginnings of evil," is in all cases replete
ith wisdom, but is applicable, to no case,
?rhaps, with so much force, as to those
rils which early appear in the character of
ijldren. All their tendencies should be
atched. Every commencement of evil.
,-ery tendency towards it, should be obserL:d
and resisted.
The efforts of parents, in this employment,
louid also be unwearied. Discouragement
id sloth are two prime evils, in the conduct
Fparental government. The parent seeing 1
) many, and so unceasing exertions necesiry
for the accomplishment ofhis purpose, '
sually feels, cither sooner or later, as if it '
Duld never be accomplished ; and hence !
om mere discouragement, relaxes his en
savors.
Frequcnllv, also, lie becomes, after a
loderate number of trials, wearied of a duty, ,
hich he f;nds so burdensome ; and, thro'
icre indolence, desists from every strenuous j
tempt to discharge it. But this is incon- ,
stent with parental obligations. Hence
filing can be urged as a justification of it. '
That! be wearied with those efforts, which j
ive a primary regard to tiie everlasting
elfare of our children ? Shall we be wea- ,
ed in performing those duties which are of
ifinitc importance to our offspring ? Are ,
e not unwearied in efforts to teach children
i read, to work, &c., and are these as imortant
as habits of cheerful submission to
Dr. Dwight.
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lecessary government? "I have," says
t)r. Dwight, "elsewhere compared the mind
}f a child to a rude mass of silver, in the
lands of the silversmith* A single stroke
A' the hammer, a hundred or even a thou.
>and, change its form in a very imperfect
legrec, and advance it but little towards the
igure and beauty of the vessel which is inended.
Were he to stop, nothing effectual
vould he accomplished. A patient continlance
of these seemingly inefficacious efforts,
however, will, in the end, produce the
proposed vessel in its proper form, and with
he highest elegance and perfection.
With tlie same patience and perseverencc,
iliould parental exertions be made, when
'inploycd in forming the minds of children,
riius made, they will usually find a similar
ssue. " inflexible perseverance is no.where
nore requisite, than in guiding, guarding,
estraining children, and leading them in the
vay they should go. To be discouraged,
>r yield to difficulties in the way, betrays
uthcr want of affection or criminal supineless.
A nd who of us are willing to bear the
rharge of either ?
Every parent should labor with the zeal,
constancy and perseverance of the statuary,
vho frames the shapeless block of marble,
nto the beautiful statue. Yes, parents, the
statues you are to form are living statues,
mimated, intellectual and immortal. If
ightly formed, they will stand in the palace
)f the King of kings. They are to be fitted
or his sgrvice.
RCRAL ECONOMY.
From the Southern Agriculturist.
THE CORN CROP.
Mr. Editor,?The com crop may be well
jonsidered among the most important in the
?T t fio mi
JJ'L'S U1 IMC JJ]iUlU'i 11 vumuuun,o} us uiuvu;
>crhaps. as any. other grain to our national
subsistence. As the season approaches,
vhen preparation will be made for setting
his crop, I shall present you <with my plan
)f cultivating it.
PREPARATION OF TIIE LANDI'use
the plough almost during tlie whole
.rocess of cultivating my corn ; and i consider
it an objection, not based upon the
ruo state of fact6, that our low country lands
ire too heavy for the successful use of the
plough. If our soil is not too heavy for
eur negroes to work, it' is an inhuman reflection
upon them tfl?say, that it is too stiff
and heavy for our horses. The truth is,
most planters, who speak against the use
of the plough, have never used it. As an
instance of this, a friend of mine, several
vears ago, was a great opponent of the
ploughing system,"upon his sea-island land.
Upon his heavy lands, he urged as an objection
that the plough killed his horses, while
upon his light lands, he contended that it
made the soil tco loose. I prevailed upon
him to try my sy stem of ploughing, for one
season?he now confesses, that lie gets
through much more work ; does it better;
bis negroes are strained less; and he makes
better crops than formerly. One reason
for this last fact may be, because he has
more time to devote to manuring. But to
return to the subject of inquiry.
In preparing my land for the corn crop
T ' * +* 1 f.,..
1 mane out me nne 01 my oeus me ieci upan.
with the daggon plough. I run a deep fuh
row-first one side of tho line, and then return,
doing the same upon the other side;
thus throwing up a bed of about two feel
base. If I have manure to apply, my first
consideration is, whether it bo- decayed or
pr not. . If it be undccayed or only partially
decayed, or if the manure bo cotton-seed,
I invariably-spread the manure where I intend
maKing the bed, and then plough upon
it. This gives the manure time to ferment
properly, and "to impart its nutritive qualities
to the land. If on the contrary, my
manure be well decayed, my plan is differcnt.
After making my beds, as described
above, I convey the manure to where I intend
applying it. With' the hoe, I make one
or two deep chops where I ihtend dropping
the seed. These chops I make three or
^ f?i. ??' nn/inwlinn nrimnfll
IUUr leei ujjun, atvuiuui^ iv
tility of the soil; each chop thus made, I fill
up with the rotted manure from baskets,
which my wenches carry. I next drop the
seed 'won the manure and cover them over
with Joosc (Wrtb.
This mode, i have found from long experience,
to be the most economical way of
applying manure, where it is wcii jotffd.
However, I think, that where you (fan plant
early, and prepare your lands early, more
corn will be made by applying the manure
in its undecayed state.
TIME FOR PLANTING.
In a country so* various in its tcmparalure
as this is, thirty years experience has
taught me to make two plantings of com.
One in March, say about the 20th, the other
in May, say about the 1st, longer than this
will prove uncertain. It is well here to
observe, that I would rather put no manure
upon my land, than unfermcntcd manure,' in
my May planting. It will cause the com to
bum; or if it should not do this, it will cause
it to shoot up too suddenly, and thus produce
nothing but stalk. Jly selecting these
two periods f% planting, I am sure to hit
the right season, for at least one half my
corn ; and I am clearly of opinion, that, one
halfofa field of prime com, is belter than a
whole field of corn that has been injured by
an adverse season. I have generally observed,
that where we have no rains to put
die corn forward in March and April, that
the reverse is the case in May and June, and
vice versa*
SELECTION OF SEED.
Too muclrattention cannot be paid to this
matter. It is an opinion, with most planters
that little is to be gained by selecting corn
seed ; but the testimony of the vcty best
farmers throughout the TT. States; proves
incontestable that the greatest advantages
are to be derived from making these selections.
Were it necessary, I could present
to you the names of hundreds who have
practically tested its utility. Selections of
seed might be made in three ways?
1st. l'rnn imported 6eed.
2d. Seed selected from the field before
gathering.
3d. Seed selected from the corn-house
after gathering.
1st. It appears to me, that, from certain
unknown causes this State is not as well
suited to the growth of Indian corn as the
more Northern States. The Indian corn,
there, produces much more to the acre. I
have seen fields without any manure produce
50 and 60 bushels us an average.
You may frequently find upon the North-1
ern corn, as many as five and six ears,
.1 1 ? ? i ?
wilier, uiuugu ijoi au mrge us our unn mm
corn, yields much more to the acre.. Why
this fact is so, I shall not stop to discuss;
but it certainly appears to me, that corn
which will make such a yield, should certainly
be in'roduced among us. In the
summer of 1828, while at the North, I sent
c?q to Charleston ten bushels of this corn,
and in the following spring, planted a small
part of my crop with the seed; my expectation,
as to its yield,was not in the least disappointed.
IVlany of the stalks bore six ears;
and four and a half was tho average to every
stalk. 1 was not very accurate in tho measurement
of the produce, but I think from a
rough estimate, that, it was near 40 bushels
to the acre. My other corn, from seed
which I selected, did not produce me, with
the same attention, near so much. The
year following, I planted my whole crop j
from Northern-seed, and made a much bet- J
tcr crop than I had ever done before. I
v as warned by many of my friends that the
corn would not keep. When I gathered
it in, I put it up in the shuck, and
found that it kept equal to any corn I ever |
planted.
2d. Corn might be very much improved
by selecting your seed before picking in
your crop. For this purpose, selfcct your
most trusty pickers, and send them out to
gather from every staik that contains the
most ears. From such stalks, let them select
the largest cars, leaving the others to be
collected in with the main crop. From the
ears thus collectedshell ofFthe corn from both
ends,in order that you may have only the ful
lest and largest grains for seed. This work
you may allot to your little negroes, or infirm
and sickly-hands. From corn thus
selected, the improvement in your crop will
be astonishing.
3d. After)*ou have picked in your corn
you may also improve your crop-seed by
selecting the largest and best looking cars.
, Thfs may be done either as a set work; or
by select from time to time, us jhe negroes
shell out to take their allowance. Let
j each one as he comes* across a fine sized
ear throw it aside until wanted for seed.
This mode I find much the easiest and
, most expeditious in the end.
I rREPARATIOX AND QUANTITY OF FEED,
i Tarring the seed, th#ugh not a complete
i preventive against the attack of crows, is
nevertheless, u considerable check to tliem.
, As to the quantity of seed, I always set
from three to four times the number as the
plants I wish to stand. There are so many
of the seeds that never come up; so many
.I,-. ..rv ?i?ul o'rv mnnv flmt sif
mat UUUIC U|' civrvi y I wum ov ikui* t ?* ??? ?? !
terwards grofc feebly, that this is absolutely
neccssar}'.
thinning and supplying,
? Com, like cotton, should be thinned two
i or three times, and,sometime even more:
care should be taken to leave only the
healthiest plants. I usually thin just before
each working; taking out, as I proceed, until
I have reached the oxact number required.
I prefer supplying, by planting over, much
more than by transplanting. A stalk transplanted
never grows as vigorously as that
from the seed. N1
. ' aft?r culture.
Whether troubled with grass or not, corn
should be worked after two weeks old. In
doing this, I use the bull-tongue plough, in
the following manner:?I plough upon
both sides of the beds, within six inches of
the plant, by which means the earth is completely
loosened about it, the air is admitted
to its roots, and it is thus strengthened. In
. two or three weeks after, I again commence
work with the daggon-plough, and run a furrow
in the alleys, by which means the earth
is thrown up to the young corn, which about
this tutl$ needs sbme hauling up. Immediately
after this ^ploughing, I go Qver
the crop with the hoe, haul up ihe dirt prop,
cr'y to the plants, and cut all the grass which :
may be growing between them. I have!
never used the skimmer-plough^ myself; but
I have seen it used with such complete sue- j
cess by others, that I shall try it this season
upon both my corn and cotton. It is a mistaken
notion, to suppose that our lands ofj
the lower country are too grassy for its sueccssful
use. In Barnwell District, I have j
I seen it used upon the deep swamp lands, j
where the grass grows more luxuriantly j
than I have ever, found it with me. When
properly used, I have seen it cut the grass
from the beds and alleys, as handsome^ and
effectually as any hoe. I wish some of your
correspondents would furnish us with a full
description of this plough, with its uses, and
modes of using it, and if you, Mr. Editor,
would present us with a plate of the implement,
I am confident 'you would introduce
a new era into the com cultivation of the
low country.
Respecting the time and mode of gath.
ering in blades and curing them; the gath Tliis
plough may ho had at Mrt Martin's
JRaeh smith Shop, Wentworth-slroet, Charleston;
we aje authorized in saying, he will take pleasure
in exhibing these ploughs, and in showing
h<V,v thej' are to bo urcd upfrn our !??$.
e ip*
?ring of corn; and planting of peas among
corn, I shall wait another opportunity of
saying something. Meanwhile, you must | excuse
mq, if I have expressed myselfvcrf -z
imperfectly in this communication#
St. John's CollelLn, Feb. 18, 1836, <|
We feel highlyjndebted to our correspondent
for his valuable article oh the "Com
Crop." Althovgh not permitted to publish
his name, we must, nevertheless, take,
the liberty to say, that the author is known '
to us, as one whose skill and long experience
a sa planter, entitle flim to the greatest
confidence from our readers.
We think, that such a writer needs no '
excuse in appearing beftflj the 1 public.
Once for all, let us assure him,and through-* v
him, the public, that it is riot fine writing
that is looked for in this journal. * Our chief
object, is to impart informat/cn-infohtoation '
of facts, and of experiments made upon
facts. Where such information can, be con- *
veyedf in a neat and perspicuous syle, we of '
cours 2, prefer it; but rather than loose it al o- *
gcther, we arc perfectly billing to receive it in
the clumsiest possible mauner. Labouring
under the disadvantages, which many of our
planetrs'do, it is not to be expected that they"
should write with the same ease hnd grace of
those who make writing a profession. In imparting
agricultural imformatioh; the best,
style for to adopt, is that which comes
easiest. Be assured if this be done, they
will write pleasantly, and no one, so long:
as information is iiis object, will stop to
inquire, whether each word is the best thai
could have been used, or whether just in
the place, the grammarians Would have it.
It is said that a traveller in a desert, about
to die with hunger, discovered a bog. . Believing
it contained food, he seized it withthe
utmost delight; but upon opening it ho
found it contained the richest diamonds.
- . i _ i?> /vistlmr it' awav.
- ** AJUS CACJUKiJiu ? ?-, D
" the bag contains nothing but 'diamonds,
and I am left to die of hunger." This fable
is an excellent lesson to those, who refuse
to write, because they ?Annot do so in
the roost showy manner. Editor* ?
CARROTS. . . I ,
Mr. Lauren Beach, of Marcellus, raised
lastsummer on 6 1-4 rodis of ground, 90
? ? i?which is at tlie rate
UU^IICD Vi vtuiviwy *? ?? .
of more than 2,300 bushels per ac?Cr He
sold his personal property at rendue, and
among the rest, 50 IwsheJs of the carrots
were sold, (to one of our best farmed
and one who feeds n good many roots,)
for 814, and he was anxious-to purchase
the remainder at the same price; whichis
at tiie rate of nearly 865#*per acre. Mr.*
Beach informed me that he onto spent
11-2 days' work on them before he commenced
harvesting. His ground was a rich
sandy loam. s. P. ju
i Genn. Farm. ,
Preserving Meat.?Meat may beprcserved
fresh many months by keeping it immersed
in molasses. A joint of meat or
any provision suspended in a v flannel bag'
will keep sweet much longer than by most
of the modes commonly practiced. - The
pooler and dryer the meat is when the fldn-r
1 "* *L - 1?aiuI tlia Aimnfil
; nei is put rounu u mo. uciua, <m>u ?
| should be perfectly clean. Fresh mca|(>ut
in a close vessel containing vinegar, will be
preserved a considerable time. Tainted
meat n>ay be rendered good by picklm^it
in pearl-ash water some time. .Before" A-h
cooked, however, itshould4>edipped?yfa. ?
egara short time and-then salted m brine. *
v . - - Gcme&e Farjner. *
J - "
f Contents of the last number of the Farmer*
and Gardner, i /
Notices?-of Messrs. Prince's commtfaf- caiion
on tiie propagation of morus rritilti- caulis
by.seed-i-of the YVfestchester silk Cdm- pany?of
the New York agricultural cmwvention-?of
the Greville ros^-underdttm.* I
insr of clay lands?description of a cheap
( C* 9
boiling apparatus?Norfolk agricultural so*
I ciety-^-Notice of professor Ducateft report . "
I ?the Messrs/ Prince on.rooms trmlticaulis ; '
| ?Mr. Welleron Gtuna Grass?water jproof"
mixture?large potato?destruction of weeds. ?new
mode of cultivating hops?indepen- *
dencc of the farmer?large cabbage-^pro- .
fessor Ducatel's geological report-advertise- mcnts.
^ - "2
I-VDEPENDENfeE OF THE FARMER?TliO
merchant or manufacturer may berobbed of *
tiio reward of his labor, by tlic changes of *
tlie foreign -or domestic market entirely be- yond
his control, and may wind up a voar, j
in which he had done eyery tiling which in-;
* - AJ J- incnw> s
teiiigencc ana raausiry couiu UU IV/ success,
not only without profit, but with an
actual diminution of capital. The strong r
arm of mechanic industry may be enfeebled
or paralyzed by the prostration of those ?
manufacturing or commercial interests to whose
existence it so essentially contributes, - I
I and on whom in turn it so essentially dc- I
pends. But what has the intelligent and in. J
dusfrious fanner to fear f His capital is in* J
vested in the'solid ground, he draws oar**. I
fund which from time immemorial, has nev- I
er failed to honor a If justice demands; bis I
profits may be diminished indeed but never I
wholly suspended: his success depends on I
nn mere earthly guaranfec, but on~tte as- I
suraucc of that great and Beneficent Bang
who has declared that while the earth cn- I
dureth, seed time and harvest shaQ not cease. I
<S?ae Blacking.?Perhaps the best in the I
world is elder berries: Mash the becrier'
with 'your hand in a large kettle of water, set I
themin the shade a few day s, filling them
up with water. After it is cool, strain and '
wring them thro' a coarse cloth,& then boil it I
down to the tbicknesf of molasses. Put.
, a small quantity with ajeathcr on a brushy
rub the shoe till thcroB a fine gloSs. Tbo I
same will make good vtiuqf ink. B
? Gardtnir. fl