Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-07-30
NO. 27.

may he engaged in war, ia its most acti
requisitions and enterprises, yet the busi-
: ness of agriculture would still 20 on as
before. Our while population has in fac,
decidly military character. Born oa
horse back, as i, were; in the forest, and
with rifle in hand. they are, by the very
circumstances ia which they live, at once
woodmen, cavalry and riaenen; and to
scout and hunt = 10 exercise eye, and arm,
and weapon,-are their ordinary and nat
ural occupation. South Carolina clone
can muster fifty thousand rile-bearing
troops, all Of whom might be in The field,
a, the same moment, without abrdeing her
rice crops, a bushel, or her cotton crops a
pound. II may be added, also, that, if
without our arming, our slaves are du.iful
aud obedieut. how much more likely TO-
be kept so, when their masters are aroused,
vieiIant and wachfu, aud every where
ready for the encounter with any enemy.
| Thousands Of our services. would only DO
happy to be allowed 10 share the fortunes
of their sup-riors and risk their lives in
battle. in cause, which is quite as much
theirs and ours:-Souihen Patriot.
A very valuable oil, il is said. maybe
extracted from the seed of the pumpkins.
The. article has been experimental on,
and found 10 answer admirably on every
variety of machinery for preventing fric-
tion. When combined with tar it is ex-
ceIlcnt for The axle trees of.carriages. In.
all the qualities of an oil for painting, it
is represented to be superior to linseed.
1t penelrales the pores of wood, or any
other substance to which it is applied bet
ter than linseed, and for this reason is
preferred as an ingredient in ihe compost
lion of paint. The oil isexceIent for the
lamp, giving brilliant fame without the
offensive smell of the spermaceti. The
product is at the rate of six gallons of
oil 10 nine bushels OF seed. In these
hard times it might be well for the cotton
planter, to pay little more attention TO
raising pumpkins and gathering seed.
BY resorting to little shifts of this kind,
perhaps the deficiency in the price of the
great staple. might in some degree bo
compensaled.--N. o. Bulletin.
Privilegss Of Postmasters. We have
just seen a letter from The office of the
Postmaster General, .nnder date of July
IL, says the New York Tribune, from
which we make the following extract:
"When subscribers refuse to take Pam
phlets. or Newspapers from the Office,
Postmasfers are now as heretofore re-
quired 10 notify Editors. &c. and may
frank letters containing such uotice.
35 Preserve MiH.-At this warm season
i, may be interesting TO some Of our read
ers to know that Johnson, in bis Agricultu-
raj Chemistry, says: IAN easy way of
preserving milk or cream sweet for long
time, or of removing The sourness when it
has already come on, is to add toll small
quantity Of the common soda, pearl ash.
or magnesia of the shops. Enough is ad..
dcd, whenla little OF the milk poured into
builins waIer no longer throws up aud
curd. If milk be Introduced into botles,:
be then well corked, put, a pan OF cold
water and gradually poised 10 the bolling'
point, and after being allowed 10 COOL be
tdhVu WI duu SGT ava ~ wv P'o~~s
;he milk may be preserved perfectly sweet
for upwards of half a year." He saya,
another mode is, to evaporate it 10 dryness
by gentle heat. under constant stirring,
BY this means dry mass is obtained which
may he .preeerved for length of lime.
and which, when dissolved in waller, is said
TO possess all the properties Of The most
excellent milk. 1t is known in Italy bS
the name of iatieina.
# is supposed that 100000 emigrants
from Europe will arrive in this country.
during the present year: The New York
Gazette says that 10000 have already ar
rived, and aGds-"Tt is uor itle singular
tha, an unusual proportion of these are
Bakers and Tailors-the Bakers from Ger
many, and the Tailors from England.
Pretiy names among the Indians.-The
| names which the Seminole Indians give
their women sound pleasantly enough on
the ear. To prove this we have but TO
saw that among the most common cogno-,
meus are such al Rose-o the Bush, The,
Soft Air, Welcome home. Summer Bud.
Bird at night, Sweet Valley Bush, Wind
on Wings, Shining-Star, Young Fawn,
L ark in. the. NJ forming, Maple Bud, and !.
others of equally soft and gentle impoFt.4
Tbere ia some Doetry about these children