Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-11-11
From the Philadelphia American Cen.
The Earth.

luC WoWC VI tsaG SuItHs uOst VINO
y 0rk in the mines have never been able
TO 20 iower than nine hundred feet
which is scarcely the twentieth part
of a German league. II they attempt
ed to 20 farther the too great pres
sure o. the air would kill the men,
surprising even they rould protect
themselves from Tie water, which
iiismorc and more in proportion as
they descend lower. Now, What is
the twentieth part Of German league
in comparisons Of half the diameter of
the earth. w.,ic, is $50 Itagues2-
The inside Of the earth nnst consc-
quontly he in Il great measure unknown
TO us. The iahors Of the miners have
scarce ever reached below the first
coat Of il. MI that we kuow is. that
when they dig som. hundreds Of feet
this coat is found to bc composed Of
several di!!eren, layers or Ltsis placed
unc oyer another. These beds are
mach missed and their direction,
Substance, thickness and respective
positions, vary considerably FROM one
league to another. Generally under
tho coinuion earth 10 gardens they
iind white clay and ricir earth hut
soneti.nrs the sand, clay and n. ri.
mix ny turns. IN comparing the OBJ
sersations wlsinl have hecn made. tire
best nrcnnnt appears 10 be that whiuls
divides then, into several sorts Of
earth.
Black eartl. is composed Of putrid
vegetables, or animal substances. It
contains salts aud iuAasnahle matter.
fiis is, iraper!y Speaking, dung.
lite clay is more compact than the
earth, anu retains water GA its surface
'ongcr. Saads grnund is hard, Light
and dry. IL does not retain water,
nor dissolve III it. II is The worst OK
Ill lands. though some plants 10 ssow
i'll il. hlarl is softer, more nea'y. &
a'lrar.s moisture hettrr. Mlarshy
seouud centa;as salt Of yi.rio. which
j, too sharp Tor the plants. Chalk is
ldry aHsl i'ard. Somc plants, however
grow inil. There grow some even
in stoay ground. .hc snloali!esl saolss
| however bare OF earth, are al least
cngcra Viii. ;noss, whic;, is vcgeta~
lie /; uu.i VIC sec bierh growing be-
tween The Stones and III the crevices
|Of rocks to q considerable height.
4 '.he Crentnr has most wisely pre-.
pared those different sovt; ogcartn Of
H Mhich the beds arc .ompased. For,
10 mention nothing more THAI &c
Iprinr;psc ausan,asrs which r'-"iE
from item, si.esc several beds Of sand,
gravel and iisi.t earth. give p;.ss".;'s
TO spring wafer, which !ilrrs in rua-
nin; o,cr those lr.ts. liecomcs soft.
and thea Dispensing on every side,
supplies water for general use.
Ehusn beds are The reservoirs "t
{.priass. FiFis rrmari. bic ihot they
Iarc 10 TIC found il every country or
tie surface Of the earth. and that they
are generally comp"sed III - !i3ht
+. earth. Il is sometimes mixed VITA q
!,e,ier aud more grave.iy soil, itpnri-
:, lies the water so much tnemoSe. This
variety of soil is very useful also Tor
vegetables. It, is Grom tits ciraum-
! stance that herbs, plants ami trees,
/, grow of themselves in some countries,
/, while they san Only be produced by
q art in others.
e Al! that art can do is TO initiate ma
ture, which pr, varrs fox the plants
that come Of themselves, the soil, the
i}nutritiye .jn,ees. ami the warsnth. most
ii proper ,or tiien.--'lt!e variety Of soil
l.! will make herbs, trees, anu roots. tho
a Of the same kind, offer according "a
The soil they grow i'll. IL often hap
n pens ia the same sol! that some plants
il thrive while others fall. T'hc same
}, fruit has ;!iiiercn, flavor in oue cuun-
trs from what il has IN another. WLcr
plants haze eak,smaN iiha0as root"
without much sap. they cnght to ht
@ sowcd and planted in sandy, lish'
soil. thai the roots may spread more
easily. by meeting with little :csis'
il tanyr, thst the rain may bcttcr sint
$. into them, aud thai they may not mcei
i. TOO many saline. aril, ami cicaslaon'
- PARTICLES. lt is asserted, that ia thu
Is space Of forty eight heurs. ietticc
to col!illowfr. salad. az. may he p''u'lu
at red fit to eat. Ivy sleeping the seed il
Ks brandy. aud afterwards putting il
ir nso che ground o,iHeh With ri'""on.
Il 'iun.; aud lime dnN;. Vegetation &c
e qures prepared soil always.