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Artichokes.
| The following communication on the
[subject of cultivating the Artichoke, we
[copy from the Columbia Planter. The
[ writer would, no doubt, be doing a ser
[ vice to the farmers of this State, by for
| warding a part of his surplus seed to those;
[ editors of newspapers who would take the
I trouble to distribute thorn throughout
i their neighborhood.— Edgefield Adver
tiser .
Mr. Editor :—l wish to communicate
[ to the public through your valuable paper!
an experiment which I am now making
with the Jerusalem Artichoke, the seed;
i of which I procured last spring in the
.State of Tennessee, I was present when
my seed were dug and a piece of land
193 by 69 feet yielded 200 bushels, they
were planted 4 feet each way and culti
vated like corn and grew about ten feet
high and completely shielded the earth
from the sun. They are recommended
to be laid by at about three feet high.
They differ from the common Artichoke
both in the appearance of the plant andj
the r«»ot which is long like a sweet potato,!
and run so far as to become interwoven
with each other and cover the entire;
space between the hills. The usual I
quantity of seed to |he acre is 4 bushels
ullhough it is thought by some that a less;
quantity would be equally productive if
cut into smaller pieces. All the planters
in Tennessee, who cultivated this valu-j
able plant had fat hogs, calves, and sheep,;
without feeding any kind of grain to
them, even during the severe weather
of the past winter. The stock was freely
salted. The hogs rooted up the Arti
choke ; the sheep and calves followed in
the rear picking up what the hogs left.
I have a few acres of this valuable plant,
in cultivation and they are now begin
ning to bloom. My.design is to save all
the seed I can for sale, and this commu
nication is made with the view of giving
all who feel an interest in agricultural
improvement an opportunity of coming to!
examine for themselves. It would afford
me much pleasure to show my growing
crop to such as will call on me; as soon
as they are dug, I will communicate to
the public the particulars of my observa
tion and experience.
J. GUNNIN.
Gunnin s Mills on Great Generostee
Anderson District, S. C. Sept. Ist 1843.
Preservation of Vegetables.
In several European countries, partic.
ularly in the north, roots of all kinds are
preserved merely by secluding them en
tirely from air, heat and w'ater; this is
done by digging deep ditches in a dry
soil upon a spot a little elevated, and de
positing in them the roots, which are af
terwards covered with a layer of earth
of sufficient thickness to prevent them
from suffering by the frost; over the
whole is then laid a bed of straw, broom
°r fern; in order to protect them from
rain and from the water of melting snows :
which might filtrate through into”the pit.
Roots to keep well, must have their sur
faces entirely free from moisture before i
being thus buried.
The roots have in themselves a preser- i
ving principle, which does not exist in a <
dead plant or one that has terminated its i
period of vegetation; they hare as yet <
lived but a portion of their vegetable life; s
they have not formed the seeds, which i
secure the continuance of their species; i
AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1843.
|and to fulfil this great design of nature-!
they profit by every circumstance which
can favor and confirm their vegetation:
but when placed for a time beyond the ac
tion of air, water and heat, their organs!
’remain at rest till again excited by the j
presence of these powerful agents.
As dead bodies do not retain this ani
mating principle, the energies of which
are only suspended in roots, grains, &c.,
during the winter, so they suffer decom
position, though less rapidly, from the
! contact of air, heat and water.
In this way of which I have just spoken,;
beets, carrots, potatoes and many other
vegetables may be preserved uninjured
till summer.
A very simple method of preserving
them, at least free from decomposition,
is, to heap them up in piles upon a very
dry soil, and then to cover them upon all
isides with straw enough to protect them
j from rain and frost; in England, this is'
jesteemed the best method of keeping tur-:
nips.— Chaptal.
Small Productive Farm.
I raised the past year from 30 acres of;
land TOO bushels of potatoes, 80 bushels
of barley, 25 bushels of beets, 14 bushels
of wheat, 10 bushels of beans, 4 tons
iof mowed oats, 6 tons of English hay, 10
tons of meadow hay, 40 bushels of corn,
20 bushels of carrots, 75 chickens, and
turkeys, and a great variety of garden
sauce. I have killed one hog weighing
'390 pounds, made 400 pounds of butter,
kept three cows, a pair of oxen, two heif
ers, two steers, eight sheep, and four hogs.
I have been on the place but two years,
and have laid six acres of laud to grass;
the land a clay loam easy to work. 1
have no convenience for my hogs to
‘ graze, neither do 1 believe it economy for
the extra manure that can be made by
j yarding them, will pay the extra feed,
jlmix lime with my compost,'and plaster
my corn, potatoes, and grass. I sort my
| potatoes before sale, and by that means
save half a peck per bushel, which would
|be lost to me if not sorted. Finally I
' cook every thing I give mv hogs and feed
' warm, and keep warm.— Maine Farmer.
A. T. PERMINS.
Blooily .Milk.
Below we publish three answers to a
I call ofa subscriber for suggestions for the
'cure of cows that give bloody milk.—
| The first is from a practical farmer in
.{this vicinity.— Louisville Journal.
I Messrs. Editors: —l send the follow
ing recipe for cows that give bloody or
. slippery milk. I have always immedi
ately relieved them by giving them (say
. morning and evening,) a piece of pork
i root, (or as it is called in the Eastern
i States, garget root,) about as big as a
, man's thumb. They will readily eat it,
by cutting open a potato and slipping the
root into it. Yours, &c. C.
Messrs. Editors: —ln answer to the
enquiry concerning bloody milk, in your
paper, I would say, bloody milk in cows
| is generally the result of irritating and ac
rimonious food. If the udder seems to be!
| influenced, irritable and tender to the
touch, yeast and soapsuds applied warm,
will be useful. If it is swelled and hard,
the smoke of burning loafsugar will of
ten be a relief. The blood should be
j milked out three times every day, or be
evacuated by making incisions with aj
knife. Marsh mallow ( herba allhea)
common mallow ( herba valvce,) with!
glauber salts, or common salt, in large
quar,tities, gentle exercise and good feed,
are usually effective remedies. A change
of pasture sometimes will effect a cure.
Bloody milk is not of itself, a disease.
The farmer has the power of preventing
it by good food.
E. HERRINGEN,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Louisville , August 4.
Messrs. Editors: —This season has
been very rainy. Vegetation took place
early, and the grass in general has been
rank. Some cows make more blood
than others; for instance, a good cudder
or musticator. Those that give bloody
milk are of that class. If you will ob-!
serve their milk veins, you will find them i
unusually large, showing they are too
much forced by the overflow of blood, as i
all milk proceeds from blood. ; |
In the course of my practice as ave- :
terinary surgeon and cow-leech in Lin-t
colnshire, England, I attended a great! 1
many cows giving bloody milk. Then
disease is very dangerous on that rich s
soil, as it often turns to milk fever; com- i
monly called downfall, rendering the cow c
unable to get up when down. r
Cure. — Copious bleeding in the neck
vein, and drench with 1-4 pound of dis
solved alum in 1 quart of water, and add
to it one quart of stale wine.
DAVID DICKINSON,
Veterinary Surgeon and Cow Leech.
Louisville , Ky.
Let every one cultivate flowers. —They
require little space, they furnish a tasteful
and healthful employment, and contri
butemuch to the happiness which forms
the grand object of pursuit with all.
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From the Southern Advocate. -
The Btacksmitli.
A gentleman by the name of Wilson
passed late one evening by the shop of a
i blacksmith; he heard the sound of his
;! hammer, and stopped to ask the reason
why he worked so much beyond his usual
time. “lam not at work for myself,”
replied the blacksmith, “but for one of
. my neigh bers, whose cottage was burned
blown last week ; he has lost every thing.
v l mean to work an hour earlier in the
'morning, and two hours later at night for
| him. This is all I-can do to help him,
for I have to earn bread for my family ;
j but provisions are cheap, and a little now
will go farther than it used to do.
| “This is kind of you,” said Mr. Wilson,
’ “for I suppose your neighbor will never
' be able to pay you again.”
“I do not expect it,” replied theblack
’ smith, “but if I was in his situation, and
[ he in mine, I am sure he would do as
| much for me.”
Mr. Wilson thought he had better not
hinder this good man any longer, so he
wished him good night and proceeded
home.
The next morning he called again on
the blacksmith, and wishing to reward
his kindness, he offered to lend him £lO
j without any interest, that he might be
L able to buy his iron at the cheapest rate,
I and undertake more work, and thus in
crease his profits.
His surprise was great when the black
smith said—
“ Sir, I thank you, but I will not take
1 your money, I would rather not have it,
; because I have not earned it. I can pay
■ for all the iron I want at present, and if I
i should want more, the person I buy of
would trust me.”
“ But if you took this money to some
one else, ’said Mr. Wilson, “you would
■ perhaps be able to buy cheaper.”
“Why, as for that, sir,” replied the
■ smith, “I can’t say I think it would be
1 right on my part; I know he is a fair deal
ing man, and when I first took this forge
> and had nothing I could call my own ex
cept the clothes on my back, he trusted
me; surely I ought not to go and deal
elsewhere now. Keep your money, sir;
' I thank you for the offer: or, stop, per
ibaps you would lend it to the poor man
i who was burnt out; it would go far to
■ help him in re-building his little cottage.
And this would be helping me too, you
know, for then I need not work quite so
i hard for him.”
. Mr. Wilson complied with the blayk
' smith’s request. The loan of the money
' | was very useful to the poor cottager; and
1 Mr. Wilson had the pleasure of making
two persons happy instead of one, as he
• j had at first intended.
My reader, remember the words of
: Christ: “ All things whatsoever ye would
i that men should do to you, do you even
so to them; for this is the law and the
i prophets.”
Are you Ready!
The gates of the burying ground of
Bunhill-fields were open ; a hearse and
four horses stood near, with a long line
of mourning coaches, and a coffin, cover
ed with a pall, was conveyed to the silent
tomb. As the mournful procession moved
slowly through the gateway, the passer- ,
by was obliged either to cross the street, i
or to wait till the mourners had entered i
the burial-ground. At this moment a I
working man, with a paper cap on his
; head, in crossing the street, accosted a
companion whom he met with the words, <
“Are you ready?” As he spoke, he <
turned a significant glance on the funeral c
j procession, and gave a shrug with his <
i shoulder, by which I understood he meant (
to inquire if his companion was ready to c
be carried to the grave. The question f
was put in a light-hearted, thoughtless fc
spirit; and his companion replied, “Noti;
yet!” The question and the reply oc-ti
cupied my reflections for some time;a
after; and I thought to myself, Howie
many there are among us, were the samej
inquiry to be made, who would answer, ,
“Not yet?” 1
I well knew a minister, a man of un- 1
usual talents, and of great integrity, who, '
after preaching the Gospel more than <
thirty years to a large congregation, met >
with a serious accident, which placed his i
life in danger. He thought that he was
about to enter into an eternal world, but,
alas! he was not ready! I heard him
declare from the pulpit, with great humil
ity, this fact. “Yes,” said he, “often
as I have urged you to prepare for death,
I acknowledge with shame (hat I was
not ready /”
Are you ready? is a heart-searching
question: for no one can be ready to!
leave this world until he has a well-;
founded hope of a better, a hope that rests j
on Christ, and on Christ alone. Are you
' ready?—Old Humphrey.
I
Books and !Vten.
Conversation is more pleasant, and!
; sometimes more profitable than reading, ;
I but there are several serious difficulties!
,in the way. In a large library, or book
! store, we can select from a thousand au
■ thors. It is not so easy to pick our com
, pany among men. Books never tire—
; are never in particular bad humor, and
are always ready to communicate to you
all that they contain, which men are not.
, If a book begins to bore you, you may
r throw it down. Men are not so easily
disposed of. In a book you can stop,
. reading here and there no more than
I pleases you—in conversation you must
; take what you can get. Authors arc, or
should be, superior to most men, and in
t their books they give to the world their
; best thoughts in their best language.
I The chances are that you gain more by
reading, and generally time is better
i spent with books than in any other socic-
I ty. For all this, men must not be too
l selfish, and what they gather from the
: dead, they should freely distribute
, among the living.— Sun.
The Lord’s Prayer.
How many millions and millions of
times' has that prayer been offered by
s Christians of all denominations! So wide,
, indeed, is the sound thereof gone forth,
• that daily and almost without intermis
-1 sion, from the ends of the earth, and afar
off upon the sea, it is ascending to Hea
ven like incense and a pure offering.—
i Nor need it the gift of prophecy to foretel
| that, though “ heaven and earth shall
pass away,” these words of our blessed
! Lord shall not pass away,” till every peti
! tion has been answered—till the king
. dom of God shall come, and his will be
■ done on earth as it is in heaven.—Mont
. gomery.
The Mortality ot Mankind.
The population of the whole earth has
been variously estimated between eight
hundred thousand and a million of souls.
According to the English Pocket Diary,
if we fix upon an intermediate number,
say 946,080,000, and assign 30 years for
the continuance of each generation, we
shall find that the “children of men”
come into this world and go out of it at
the following average :
Every second 1
“ minute 60
“ hour 3,600
“ day, 24 hours 86,400
“ week, 7 days 604,800
“ month, 30 days 2,592,000
“ year, 365 days 32,536,000
“ generation, 30 years 946,080,000
It thus appears that every stroke of a
pendulum ushers a human being into ex
istence, and heralds the departure of ano
ther to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns. It would be well that
all should ponder and consider the cer
tainty of the latter great event, and set
their house in order as becometh good
members of society, having the interest
of their children or relations at heart, by
endeavoring, while they have the oppor
tunity, to study their welfare by assuring |
their lives.
U. S. Coinage.—The whole amount j
coined at the principal Mint and Branch
es, between 1824 and 1842, from mines "
of the U. States, is $10,784,642. North
Carolina yielded $2,876,864 in gold, and
Georgia $2,201,285. Alabama is set
down in the table as having turned out
from her mines only $13,373, that has
been coined. The amount of her gold j.
in bars and ingots, is not exactly ascer- ,
tainable. When the Goldville operations
are reported, some idea of it may be form
ed.—Tuscaloosa Monitor.
[One Year.
Great Iron Steamer.
Since the days of Noah, no vessel has
been launched of dimensions equal to
the steamship “Great Britain,” lately
completed at Bristol. She is composed
entirely of Iron, and is to run as a pack
et between Liverpool and New York.—
She has no paddle wheels, or boxes, but
is propelled by the Archimedian screw
under water. Her burthen is 3600 tons,
being 2000 tons more than that of the
Great Western, —the engines are of 1000
I horse power combined.
| Length from figure-head to tafirail
322 feet.
Length of keel 289 feet,
Extreme width 50 feet 6 inches.
Four decks—the upper, flushed, 308
jfeet long.
Second deck consists of two promenade
!saloons, the aft or first 110 feet by 23
feet, and the forward or second class, 67
by 21 feet.
The third deck consists of the dining
I saloons; the grand saloon 96 by 30 feet,
i and the second class 61 by 21 feet.
> The whole of the saloons are 8 feet 3
■ inches high, and surrounded by sleeping
■ births, of which there are 26 with single
■ beds, and 113 containing two, giving 252
-;berths, exclusive of the accomodation
I I which could be prepared on the numerous
sofa's.
• j The fourth deck is appropriated to the
j reception of cargo, of which 1200 tons
7 will be carried in addition to 1000 tens
> of coal.
1 The engines and boilers occupy a space
t of 80 feet in the middle portion of the
r vessel.
1 Three boilers, heated by 24 fires, will
' contain 200 tons of water.
• Four engines of 250 horse power each,
' the ca lenders of which are 7 feet 4 inches
r in diameter.
The vessel is fitted with six masts, the
) highest of which is 74 feet above deck.
5 The quantity of canvass carried will be
: about 1700 square yards.— lbid.
tKr” Dr. I). Witternmn, at present in
Huntsville, Ala. offers to impart a know -
f ledge of decomposing Lard into Stearine
r and Oil, for the sum of SIOO. The can
, dies made from the stearine he calls ‘star’
, and sell at 25 cents per pound. Tho ex
. pense of decomposing lard is about 10
■ cents per 100 lbs. Th eyield will be 35
percent, of stearine and 62 of oil. aver
. aging a loss of only 3 per 100. No poi
son is used in the process. The oil is so
pure, as to be taken, from appearance, for
olive or sweet oil. Its flavor is said to
be pleasant. This is a valuable process,
discovered within the last two years by
chemical experiments.— lbid.
The Knife Grinder,
All here remember, no doubt, the little
knife grinder with his large black mastiff'
that drew his grinding apparatus about,
in whose proceedings we used to take in
terest. We are never to see him more.
He has quit knife grinding, emancipated
1 his dog forever from harness, and with
\ him and his wife—who was a siient part
ner in the concern—gone to France, his
native land, there to pass the evening of
his days, and to lay his bones after death.
He took with him some $10,000(1) a sum
that will enable him to live most easily
and comfortably in France; and we are
1 glad to learn this; for after travelling
from Maine to Georgia and back perhaps
more than once, grinding his way through
all sorts of weather, he deserves rest;
| and we are further gratified to learn that
| his faithful dog, who shared in his toils,
will now r share in his luxury and ease.—
Another fact in the history of our no
longer ‘needy knife grinder,’ which is
interesting, as well for the filial affection
it displays in him, as for the instance? it
offers in illustration ofFrench character,
is the following When he departed from
France with his wife, to come to Ameri
ca, his mother remained behind him.—
When his wealth became so great that
he determined to give up his vocation,
inclined to settle in America, he sent for
her. But she clung to France, and would
not come away to join her son. His af
fection for the old lady changed his
whole plan ; he took passage in the next
ship for France, and with his wife, and
dog, and gold, set sail, and long since
safely reached the end of his voyage;
mother, son, wife, and dog, are all, no
doubt, quietly and happily living together,
enjoying, in a manner unknown to any
but a French family, the fruits of the la
bors of the knife grinder and his dog, in
America. Long life to them.—[BrcTt
mond Compiler.
Vanity renders beauty contemptible.