Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-01

sbNSr Tor rNiG. no. tuesetN. tItN y.
from two Ia ten per c.nt. according - the
value of gold IL the coun.I5 to Which a.. re-
,niiiauCe - TO be made.
An occurrence. suikp:iy illus iatIve upar
ftis pGiat. Is stated IN "a. elaborate rcpast sta
former committee, on the suGleCi a. tht tsl,-
t-ncy, to which ynus ccnslnittpr wc-.d ~.
iravs Ia refer as afforiu. much useisl ir;tr-
ma'ioa on this SUBJECT generally 'ine Is NIX
ct tue triteh states entSIed into a Contract
with msssrs. Baiin. 4 &c. al l.crtiur, Ter the
snpliy Of TWO inilitor- OF uoiia,s "a specie, in
equal parts, aSrear as n.l.ht Dr practicable,
OF gold apd si.vrr III the American stand I'd.
IN: amount was accordingly furnished, put
not dollar At II in geld I; although gold is
the currency - Gssat Britain aud silver Is
adnissibie There AS tender, in bat very small
Sans.
Ii will, of centse b. objected, that il we
shouid now render gold tour per crui. better,
W. SHALL thereby, pat Into the hands of IT'S
present hoijtrS clear NIT gain to that
amonLi, provided they hold n with an intent
To nse "a IN tiiis country. Bat ~ not per-
ceived how this y i'll iuinre the pubic or in-
dividuals. Aud II Will not be regretted b,
tn" bene voiept. that Individuals should be
benehicd, II no one be- iuJured. If however,
individual wealth BIZ pubic blessing, all will
be be Defiusd. At any rae, this j. an Incl
utht utterly unavoidable, To a certain extent,
IL this case. Ii must be submitted TO; AS,
oihefwise, positive rational evil, of great
inagn!tudc, IA your committee deem il, must
Ire encnuutereE.
iators VIII take advantage of the nnwary. aud,
ere they wiz have been applied OF The in
cfe"Ssd value Of their gold, will have pnr>
chased II OF them al the former rate. This,
however, your committee believe, will in a
great measure, he countcracied by a Prov
SION lh The bill accompanying this report,
that the cOiu al its increased VslEe shall not
be legal lender, until the first uf July lext.
In this way, those h0 would buy il with
view TO speculation would sustain loss of
iute rest, amounting TO nearly OF quite as
nuch as would otherwise be gaised by the
purchase.
Ii II be expedient 20 adopt the measure in
contemplation. the present is the msneni
whrn II can and ought TO be done. 80. The
ion:er we continue under the present re-
vulaiion, The worse will he our condition
tanned.
Your committee, therefore, in onformi,y TO
The foregoing sentiments ask leave 10 report
= bill.
EaPdcfs from No. = 0or the fcst nnouth) Of sf,li.
mans journal ~ .Scirsce and 5rty
OWNING ROD.
on tue pNInhs Rod With reference to the use made O.
Nm exploring for Springs Of water-in letter 10 the
Gu''"t mated Norfns, (Conn.) oct. %, 1920.
DEAN SiR- am highly pleased with your Journal of
SCIENCE aud doubt OF IL. being at once source OF
instruction, and an honor Ia coun,ry.
rsthl' me 10 suggest the propriety Of inserting an
ue'e' emhouS ine snibcient number Of we'll 2uIhen
Heated facts on the MIXING rods in discov,rip.
fountains OF water uader gr"uHj, put their utility
your e"rIespondenis are already in possession OF such
'at,s. and coud easily furnish he Article
For mysei', was Totally sceplical of their ef,crcv
Till on> need by my own senses
NY c,ass mate, tie Rev. MI Steele, Of Bloomfield,
;o e",ied on me lew weeks ago. aud, in CONVEX
satIoh ON me subject informed that the rods would
" w"It IA his hands. We made the ,xuerimeut A
wy vi .ne peach was employed foT the purpose. II
9 DIT once manifest That II bent, and often uihed dow
rom an elevation Of IS deg. 10 perp,ndcuiar over
paie.la, spots; aud Hheu we had passed them il,
assumed IT'S former elevation. At one spot in pauca
lar, The eject was very striking and he at once taid
'nrie must ne very large current Of water wasting
under maj place, or must he very near the surface
informed bin that large perennial sprinp Is.ued At
Tue oi"hce 81 perhaps 'ty rods and requested him to
T. ace The current without Informing him Of the dirrr.
om ~ TUG sprung lie did so, and il led him. in nearly
direct ine the spring which was so si,nated as 10
prevent MS discoVerngit m within or two rods 81
US mouth Toe mode az his tracing il reseubIed that
OF dog OF his masters track crossing hack and forth
ara he proceeded ryith rs little hesitation The result
however neNpiirabie, removed all my counts. TWAS
w VAIN Tor me 10 rcpy against the evidence Of INV
sensss Wy saying, How Ills he and wby should
not these rods Operate in III. bands ~ on. ~. III ~
an thar " W. 60
on journey have since taken 10 the .onlb cas-, mai,
~ HsI uainp'hFe was pleased to learn the practical
use "hlch has been made of these rods In that
TOR year OF IT," past, ia fixing the hest place. for
"elH- was informed b, good authority, Of man In
1at ''cin WIN Gould nnly designate he best
hn could tel how many il wsuld he uredfn 10 die
To ma water and that he han frequently been employ
Ell Tor ms rnrpoe. without having failed In single
Instance Will recite one,case out Of number which
mrre t"'o he man who had dug in vain Tor a good
ineni ~ these rods, the best place wa, fonnd ~ h.
directly under tavprite shade tree In from, NJ The
house, and here The proprietor was h. would
H'" az uhna"csof wafer at moderate depth. But on
fefecon he was 10th to sacrifice the tree and conclud
ca II Wn".1 answer as we'll 10 dig pretty near IT, He
ding. and after sinking the shaft mnch deepsr than bad
been directed, abandoned I'm despair lie soon com
GAINED az his disappointment. 4" Did you then dig in
tue precise spot told youY al dug a. nearas could
without injurng the tree" Go home and die nm tb,t
'ee and II You do not find water the specified depth
VIII dthay The expense" He did SO asd obIaibed
an 'xceilen; well al the given depth
hSlo ne IL occurred 10 me al once when seeing
he operation oftbe rods IN hands Of Steele that
nneh' ne eashy asctrianed, by taking The angle they
made al iew feet from Tie spot where they became
directly vertical and this conclude i, The meds Of
aseeialhrs II. though was net informed.
RALPH EMERSON.
Experiments on ralmabie Uariety Of frnt pyodncsd
6ftTef" &de Spanish Chestnut and me 6aryJo,5
.sHetH4Idri" in letter from HIM Prince, Es0 to
Lycsnn Of Ha'nrai History. at Mr. yo,G oc ."s
TO- ana communicated for insertion in this yomrnak
D.n CT, -. FLUSHING, ocr. IA 1920.
various phenomena Of nature wish To cali your s,,n
uon 70 one "f It's most curions operations the prsdac
ton ~ nes varieties in The vegetable kinvdo,n
herewith senf yoG specimen OF nrw .mS s1i,
chesnni, accidentally produced in The following man
ri-hhvRl te year 1885, the large Spanish tb.snnf
was first imported into this country I panted sone
OF I've nuts, aud obtaued bearing On. NJ
va nau p!anteu me iasus pumila chnquapim OF
me Souhefh staes. which prodHce rut when not more
ltdi Two feet In height The farina of The bo..oms ~
ne aFEr SPANISH cbesnut fell The stiles OF the Gov
e,s OF ine hiiie cninquapn, whose fInt when ripe 1
planted, and in the spring when tbyv cs,ne nm Oh
served several 81 The plants had leaves resembling The
opanIsn cueShus-those plants far ontgrew the oilers
aho nave rrodnced new fruit, parakine OF tb. chin
qhaph VI ms abundant PTOlificacg aud OF tbs Spart,I
coesnu IN tue improved 6ize offs fruit which il, ,arp.I
thah ihe cnu1h2H American chesnut. The ooaIiv M
you. - ~ '"''S eens
rus - satisfactory evidence Of the improvement,
va, may ne made ny mixing the different kind, Of
European and American fruits aud ! have no douh,
great Improvement might be made in the hmeriean
grape u tbe seeds were s0wn from vines whose bossom.
@ peeh previously npreensted by the farina Of The
Desi foreign sorts Vines might thus produced Thai
W7nid stand The cold q climate ana comir, ,bs
exotic kinds. - " ""e''
ain. With respect
four obedent servant,
WILLIAM PRINCE.