Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-29

and well established system. Let the svs.
TEN be ever so imperfect, yet it is better
than no system at all. Without regular
system of doing business, his plans and in.
structions are ever shifting; his force al.
ways at a stand.stiIl, without particular
Instructions mis- gear is out Of place ; his
tools lost, ard every thing running to cha.
os, unless be is ever present and ever civ.
ing instructions. Much time is thus lost,
and many things undone, and done wrong,
in the inexplicable confusion resulting from
want Of icell-digested system. With a
system, well understood, by both master
and servant, the work goes on smoothly,
the stock is regularly and well fed, every
trace.chain, chisel, axe and hoe, has its
place, and all things are taken care of in a
proper manner.---Sou. CultiVator.
PALMA CHRIsTA BEAN-CAsToR OIL.-
Il is, perhaps, not generally known that
Castor oil is now being manufactured from
the Palma Christi Bean, in this quarter !;
but such is the fact. DIR. William /. An.
derson, of Marshall county, Tenn, is now
successfully engaged in the culture of the
bean, and extracting the oil from It; and
we believe his oil IS extensively used here,
at least we see it exhibited for sale in a
number of business houses IN this place /;
and, as to the quality of the article, we had
occasion to use some of it lately, whilst on
sick bed, and take pleasure in saying,
that it is first rate. We would thank Dr..
Anderson to give US some account of his
mode of cultivating the bean, and the pro.
cess necessary to procure the oil, &C.
We think it probable our farmers might
occupy a small portion of their grounds
to good advantage in the culture of the
bean. And the present is very good
time for those who have no seed, and wish
TO obtain, to begin to look about for some.
We believe there is also d mandatory of
oil in Madison county, Ala, about rs
miles from this Places. CultivatOr.
CHARcoaL FOR HoGs.-I will give you
my experience and opinion, upon the man.
ner ofkeeping hogs in health while they
are fattening. | have lost in years
back a great many hogs-had others sick
and languishing, SO that they would not
fatten, and been obliged to turn them out
of my pen. always observed that when !
did so they either died Immediately, or il
they lived few days, got well. always
observed too that my hogs in the pen would
eat and chew with eagerness, all hard sub.
stances, such as peach stones, bones, and
even small stones, and that they were par
ticularly fond of Goals, such as had by ac-
cident got from the fire into the feed.
had also observed, that wheneve. let a
sick hog out Of the open pen he would 60
to eating such things; and even the ground
itself. | then thought of trying the exper-
iment, and collected a peck Of Goals from
my ashes and put them into the pen.
They were Immediately devoured, ! gave
them more, until my hogs had eaten at
least two quarts each. | thought it did
them good, and continued to supply them
daily with them. / have since that time
1.-TWO years ago) fattened more than fifty
hogs, and never had sick one, nor one
whose pork has been measely or affected
with any disease. / believe it TO be an eff.
fectual remady, for avery serious difficulty
with farmers. My neighbors to whom ]
have communicated my plan have tried i
with the same success, and if you please
you may give it publicity in your paper
A sure cure for Sore.throat.- gentle
man of this place has handed US the fol
lowing recipe, in the efficacy of which
he expresses the greatest confidence, if i
be applied ia time :-Beeswax ounce
Rosi1 or Turpentine from the pine, / ounce
Hogs Lard 3 ounces stew them together
until dissolved, and after cooling them {
little add one.half of an ounce of Gun
Camphor and one table spoon full ofth'
Flower Of Sulphur, and STIR them well to.
gether-spread it on linen cloth, large
enoughto cover the breast, with a hole il
the middle, and apply It to the breast warm
occasionally removing, warming and re
newing the application.--Care should b
taken to keep the breast well drawn.
A NOBEL mode Of Bislering.-In Nor
mandy, Brittany, and some other part
of France, they have a rather singular, bu
certainly ready and efficatious method 0
producing blister. II IS raised according
| to DR.. Burgess, in the following man
ner
The Surgeon cuts piece Of brew
paper Of the size and shape Of the sur
/ face which he intends vesicating. Thi
beng well damped, or moistened witt
water, is placed on the limb affected
and a smoothing iron, lsuch IS are USE
by washeFwomen, being previously wei
heated IS applied over the moisteHed pa
/ per this plan pToducesa veslcated sur
| face almost instantane ously, beng eE1ecte
Iby the steam generated BY the contac
Of the hot iron and the moistened paper
The method Of blislering. being NOR
speedy and less PAIN ~ than that common
II adopted, It IS now generally used Their
/ il al cases where Il IS important to pro
duce Immediate vesication.
Dr.. Merritt, owner Of the beautiful in
ported Priam filly, Queen, has refused II
sum Of $4,000 cash for her.
3. a. Long, Of Columbus Miss. latel
sold his imported 8 years old 6lly Lii
esss, lbys s = Peter l.elys dam by eoFkl
less, "a Thomas Reeves If Miss, E
ee 500.
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