Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-08
HEALTH PRESERVING PRECAUTIONS.

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Decayed aud rotling vegetables, parriucu-
arly cabbage htsf ani1e, refk-Ofine or suffers
ed 10 staud 90 long. nni other sinlilar sub
Stances la CT Us &. are OF en- the unsuspec,-
ed causes oi Diseases. Every housekeeper,
particularly, ~ his time CT the year should
carefully inspect his premises, aud see that
nothing uoi,ume or offensive. Is eft 10 poiiute
the attn osphrr. IN aud nea. his residence. The
carca,es OF dead lambs, Cats, &c, instead OF
being suffered 10 poison the atmosphere, and
IN Ioduce disease aud Gealh INTO the family
OF the farmer should be covered with five or
SIX tunes their bulk of sill, and suil red to
remain for few months. la this Wa. their
decomposition vii! lmprrgnate the SOIL wItn
matter which though nauseous and residential
10 animals is food tor vegetables.
MAKE THE most OF YORK MANURE.
will br " ell &c mix the soil with which such
ca,ca.ps are covered with about one pait OF
lime 10 five or six OF earth; aud at the time
of its removal also 10 mix a little more quick
lime with it TO prevent the dsagreedbie
efllnvia which may arise without such precau
ton.
Not only The carcases Of animals, but stable
ana harm yaid manure - rendered oil liiie
value by long exposure 10 The an, sum
and wet weather.-Eyery moment of such
exposure robs OF some part Of 'ts fer
nlizIng principles as we'll coniaintoaie
the atmo sphere. lie Mho is wiihIn the seen
of duag hill, says the celebrated ArthnI Young
smells that Which his crop would have eaten
permitted it. Instead OF maturing the land
he manures Inc a:mosphers; aud before his
dung hl is 6n,hed he has manfred anolner
parish, perhaps another county Fresh
manure should be kept as carefully from sun
and rain as grass which is cut Tor nay. When
cattle have been yarded over night IT will he
well to throw their manure into heaps, aud
cover them with soil previously prepared TOR
that PorPose.
The author of Letters of Agricola' says,
Earth is a powerful aOsorber vi all the ghsses
which arise from putrefactton. Put layer OF
common soil along the top OF fermenii"9
dung-uill, Gom twelve TO eighteen inches thick,
{, aIow il TO remain there while the process Is
carving on with activity, and afterwards sep
srate il carefully from the heap, aud II val have
been iinpregnaIed with the most tertllIzthg v'r-
tues, The composis, which OF late have at
trac,sd So universal attention, and occupied
so large a space 10 all agricultural publications.
originated IN the discovery OF tins absorbing
mower o the earth, and In tue Application 90
!, Ia the most beneficial purposes. skIlful
agricultufst wouiu no "o'e '''"" W "
viol-nteiermeniar;on 10 be going Oh IN his
dung Chill, uum,xed with earth or oiuef matter
4, f IL secure the gaseous LINENS, than the
d,stiIIer would suffer his apparatus TO be sci
at work without surmounting his stu win the
worm 10 cool aud condense the rarihed spirits,
which ascend in evaporation. In boz" the
most nrecious matter is that which assumes
the 9riiorm state !; and 10 behold II escaping
with unconcerned indifference, IS demon
s,ra,,on OF The most profound ignorance.
Norn Scolia.-In the Legislature of Nova
Sco,,.. Mr.. Morton has sug gested grant o
rom . l6 900 to 20GO0, to encourage Asr'
I....,.,Lins ~ The achInp and cuIlng