The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-03-07
Southern Cabinet,
nF Literature, Agriculture, Arts and


~ Sciences.
Uudcr the above title, it is proposed to
publish in this place in January next,
monthly periodical, to be devoted to A.
musement and Instruct II, enbrarins III,
eraturc, the Arts and Sciences, Agricnl-
,ure, Horticulture. Domestic and Rural
Economy, Sporting Intelligence, DC:
The Literary department will embrace
interesting and instructive -Iaies, Narra-
tees, Adventures, Sketches OF Travels.
places and persons; Anecdotes, Poetry
Extracts from, and notices of new works.
All new discoveries in the Sciences ami
Arts, as we'll as interesting papers relating
to either, will BE- Immediately noticed and
when of sufficient interest will be tra"s-
ferred to our columns; or such extracts
given as will furn sh full information 10
our areders.
In the Agricultural department, special
attention will be paid to the greaI interests
of the South. From our Planters, we Will
endeavor to obtain much practical and
useful information which now lies buried
and known but to themselves. In order
that we may the more fully and ettectaa''
" carry out this part of our plan, we pro-
pose to make frequent excursions into the
different sections, not only of this, but al
so of the adjoining States, for the purpose
of personally inspecting and reporting on
all the various operations which may be
carried on, on the plantation we may visit
By persuing this plan steadily, las we
hope to do) much highly useful informa.
ton will be obtained, which cannot fail to
be of immense service to the Agricultural
community, inasmuch as our planters will
thus become acquainted with the practices
of other sections Of the country, and may
from time to time adopt such as may pro-
mise greater recompence, tiah th"st,
they may at the time follow. Nor shall
we confine ourselves to practical informd-
tion only, but from the rich stores of know.
ledge which are to be found among our
planters, we hope to draw much which
will prove useful and interesting.
Horticulture will also claim onr a.ten'
tlon, and we Will endeaVor 10 ra'se IL iro'n
the low estate IN "hich l. now tA'S's -, a
mong us to one more worlh' OF IL we
will accordingly give not ohiy Pract'ca'
directions, tor the CULTIVATION OF fru'ls'
Flowers and Vegetables out entcrl"g lh'
to the sclentiilc department. we VIII. pup
llsh whatever we may hnd ihteFeS''"g'1
Descriptions OF new FRUITS mowers aho
vegetables as well as t'eir cu1.ure' wiz! oe
given from time TO tme: Inc JG|e,ns
department. wh,cn IS on. l'''ie as'eioeu 10,
III the oouth' embracing 'he .".'aai"" %, n uu,'
dlng anu management y. ';'. n%1 a, "ru'i ~ o' u,
serva'ories anu not houses VIII "'So 'e ''
'enaeu 10. ,p, r,,.,u,,, mil, ,o,
D"m7stlc anu n"'ai noo'''lnS WIZ c',I ""
De negieclea' ou' Whate'e: III, We "a" A;" ~
likely 10 Ptoiho'e ei'"7'' Will W s'" ."
" snnr,;n% ] 1n,e,l;oence Anecdotes. On
D;,s ., ;n,s r,isoa1,.,eows r,.,,ers-
,uh;nh % NV oanno, ws,l be cIasseJ will swell
"rr - nanss md odd interest to onr neriodi.
III
r. s,u,ho.,,,o of ar, ob;o.t we w;,, do
al n onr nower 70 render This nerio,Iica1
S;ahIv h, HI M interesting and instructive, and one
r,b;oh eb,IJ be welcomed bv every mem.
Der of such families as may patonise it.