The St. Landry whig., 1844-12-05

CAN'T mn BnArEN.--Ycsterday We were pre-
scented with two stalks nf sugar+caie Rad one og
cotton, each of which was a perfect curiosity In
IFS way. They were from our friend Maun.
sci White, Esq, and were grown upon his ssDcer
Range" plantation, n few miles below this city.
The cotton stalk il from EgyptiaA seed, aAdis
about fifteen feet In height, shelving "a number Of
branches filed with bells, forums and T0wers.-
Near the root IL a. large as u mans wrist,
Mr.. White informs ms that he obggiaei twenty
seeds from q friend, who told him they were
gathered from the garden ofthe Pacha,, Ia May
last MI. w. planted them Ii his garden they
grew up well, but in August gaye no great prom
Use. Disappointed IL his expectations, he paid 40
more attention 10 the plants, until d hw dsys
ago, when happening % be III that part Of HIN
grounds, he was nstonishcd at the change is
their appearance. He thinks the climate par
%ticulariy adapted to the culture ofthis cotton, and
that if q rclhlly managed it would probably yield
from 2D&O 10 300u lbs. seed Cnt,an 70 Ne acre.
The stIiple "a very long and silky, and Il u essi.
mated W BIZ worth 8 or 4 cents per III. more
than or short staples. Mr.. White will gladly
give Nh few seeds hO may save to any ono VIII.
ling tdlm&'1c an experiment with them, Wra WI
should think thai some ofour planters wopd Fead-
lily try it.
The sugar cane Is ofthe green ribbon specieu,
and the largest stalk is tho finest specimen we
have ever seen. Il measures sorrN IL or l8
feet in length; near the root il Ii I incheA In
circumference, md = feet from tie root h q o
inches. N n from seven years old ~raltOons. mud
u 4 most credltable satnple qfIoiusiana produce
eions.--Picdyune.
ORASoEs.-Iiiis fruit was the staple ofEIorfs
da ppsgi0us to 1885, and some trees were known
TO besI50 years old--tnIi Oue night In tho month
Of n Sruafy Of that year, a msyeFe frost killed
then. IAN, since which the proitablr tree has
t,eeklost. "A few began II laid al ~. Angus.
tine when d small insect ofIhe GcCcus tYlbe
mada lis appearance, and bids fAiF 20 destroy
every Orange, Lime and Citron tree inihe whole
country.
TEMPERANCE AMONG TIEn INDfANs.-Tn lie
Cherokee Nation they have a regularly organi.
zed Temperance Society. Nearlytw thousand
Chcrokecs have enrolled themselves o. members,
and taken the total pledge, How mach more
advanced III the scale 0f morality Suaias those
Hsavages'' be, as we cali them, than the sshse
man, who, with all his boastcd superior iatslIi.
genee. il still u slave to his passions victim
to insemperance
MARRHED MEN.-Tha more married nleJS
you have, says Vollaire, the fewer crimes there
will be. Examine the frightfh columns 81 yosr
calenders--yuu will there tnd o hundred youths
executed ff one father Of d family. Marriage
renders a man moro yittuous aud more ssisc.
, The father Of a family Is not willing 10 blsssh be.
fore his children.
Pigeoas.-Few persons have sn idea Of the
capacity ofthe crop ola wild pigeon In dis.
secting one a few evenings since, says the editor
Of the Davenport (iowa) Gazette, Sirieen largc
sized acorns, six Of them with cups, were found
in it. crop. Another contained twelve and q
third abou, half Q pint 0 fgraia.
Surgical Cure for Consumpton.-A physi.
elan al Darmstadt has discovered surgical mode
Of curing consumption. The seat ofthe ulcera.
! ton having been ascertained by means OF the
stethoscope, the matter Is discharged outward By
an incision being made In the cavity ofshe breass,
penetrating the lungs. The cure 10 finally ef.
; fccted by medicine injected into the wound ~
? a syringe.
Spots on The Snn.-A correspondent ofthe N.
! Y. Sun says that he has discovered two very dis
/ tinct spots upon the sun-one about ten second
. diameter, and the other six. Perhaps he 10 a
Polonius Of an observer.
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