The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-08-22
THE SOUTHERN GARDENER AND RE
-CEIPT hook.

This is the title of u neat litllo volume, Of 800
pages, by our industrious fellow townsman, Mr.. p.
THORNTON. 1t is an elegantly printed book, in EN-.
bossed binding, and handsomely lettercd. It's con-
tents cannot fail, we think, to be valuable and in
teresting to every Southern planter and farmer; in.
deed from the hasty perusa, which VIC have beon
able to give its pages, we should suppose that every
family ought to be in possession of work Of this
kind, for the purpose of reference, in any case Of
emergency.
The work is divided into five parts, the first Of
which is devoted to instructions in relation to the
management of Kitchen Garden. The authors
experience, in this department, admirably qualities
him for speaking on this subject and his directions
WILL no doubt, be found highly useful to those who
are fond Of the luxures which are to be obtained from
well cultivated garden.
The remainder Of the volume contains, under
appropriate heads, collection of valuable receipts
for cookery, the preservation of fruits and other
articles of household consumption and also for tho
cure of diseases. The last item is divided into two
distinct branches, the first of which is devoted to
furnishing remedies for the most common diseases
among men, and will Prove valuable in many in
stances, when the immediate attention Of physi-
clan cannot be had, is frequently the case in our
sparsc!y settled country. An efcientremedy prompt
ly applied may often save fe or prevent protrac-
ted attack of indisposition which might follow, if
its application was delayed till medical advice could
be had. The second branch is devoted to receipts
for the cure of diseases and common distempers in.
cident to horses, CATTLE calves, swine, sheep, and
all the animals usual about farm, and concluding
with few brief hints as to the care and manage
ment of stock in the winter.
+ We have scarcely ever seen SO a large an amount
of information on such variety Of subjects, in 30
small space; information too, especially calcula.
ted for our farmers, who have not the leisure to
wade through the many volumes which have been
written on these various Subjects to get at the pre-.
else knowledge which they desired. The receipts
generally, with The exception Of those in the Gar.
dcners department, have been selected with great
care from the most approved authors, and from those
agricultural works throughout the country, which
are acknowledged to be conducted with the greatest
ability. The author and compiler, has had access
to the best works on the subjects on which his boob
treats, and has given us in small compass, what
NAV be termed the essence of the whole
We have often thought it would be valuable &C
QUESTION if some one, who had leisure, would select
from the great mass of receipts and instructions
which arc weekly teening from the press, those Of
them, which on trial, should be found to be emi
nently useful and we doubt not from the great care
and attention which has been bestowed on the
{" Southern Gardener and Receipt Book, "that it viii
be found precisely to fill this vacuum in the farmers
library, The Book may be had at the Post Office
price 81.