Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-03

WHEATTURNED INTO CHEAT

Nep pro1t - The t,iioY1ns artclc, winch We
copy from the Geuesea Farmer cannot fail to at
Tract the attention ofboh parties to this vcxed qnes
ton. We would partcullrly call to II the atten-
ton of our respected correspondent Cow. Ogden.
who adduces similar fact in the present number,
and suggest whether it may not be deemed'proba-
bit, that some may have inserted the grains OF
chess into the head of wheat rs was p,ovcd TO have
besl done IN the Case rected by the Genessec Far
ncr aud thus Rave deceived his respectable friend
We can scarcely conceive tho object Of the docep-
tiob .ns attempted to be practsed Had the h.
d,or Of the Gennessee Farmer given it only the
usual attention the fact would have gone forth, MS
evidence irreuable Of The of one OF the
most unsoand, unscent,hc and, we hope to be ex-
cused Tor adding, the most unnatural, theories that
ever sup ed the attention of man since the uge
Of darkness
1--WE hope our rcaers will excuse US for coming
before them Al this time under tins head when II
would appear that all the arguments for and a
ganst the doctrine otlransmutatl II had been ca
haustci Our object is MT 10 appear as theorists,
but merely 10 stae simple facts, which we are
bound to do in justice to all parties concerned. We
have lately been presented with head OF Wheat,
wl,,ch was hrousl, from Michigan by MIR.
Wadsworth, and although it was left in our alb
''0N
sufficient to convince Us Of the doctrine OF trans
mutation, OF thu, whca. did actually turn TO chess,
he would Send It's iuorc MS number OF similar
heads had been found in the same field Week
anime the specimen which he'd all the appcaf-
auce Off healthy head of wheat, wnh small
branch of chess which had grown out from among
the kernels of wheat, and appeared to be attached
to the sumo stalk. From the ay specks upon the
specimen, we inferred that il Ind been kept io' ex'
hib,,lon 4 long time, and as by simply looking
Il. i with the naked eye could not discover Dut
| what the chess belonged 10 the same stalk with
the whct t, we concluded that hundreds must have
been convinced oi the doctrine of runsmutation by
this alone. Our friend l. being present when the
specimen brought FORTH claimed the victory IN
favor Of his noston, VIZ that wheat will turn 10
chess" We commenced minute examination
with magnliylng glasses, by carefully removing
| the = unes near the place where the branch OF
chess appeared to spring from. From tho rcspec-
liability Of the gentleman no presented this s'ngu-
lar specimen, could not for AN instant suppose
that he knowingly had practised any imposition
upon las We therefore proceeded with great care,un
til We discovered that the stem Of the panlcle Of
chess, which was not larger than horse-har, had
by some means been pressed between tho main
stalk Of the head and tina, CT the elumc, which be
ing pressed close together retained the hess in It's
place, while the eu or proIectag par % the stem
OF the c.,ess was 5cnt NJ the direction OF the
be9rds OF the wheat, from which il could not 10
readily Distinguished. We have preserved the
head of wheat with the chess for the inspection Of
the gentleman vino brought it, should he chance to
be IN this village as he undoubtedly convinced,
| from the superficial examination whlcS he made,
t'.a, the specimen presented was sufficient TO set
,lo the long asii,ed pom, with regard to this trou-
b!esome weed. W. believe, III all cases, ii FIR
mers will examine facts carefully, instead OF re-
ceiying Traditional fables they will be able to judy
in most cases With more ACCURACY"
IAner. Farmer.