Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-26
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et Under The head ui Notes an Books" the Ma
i'' Intelligence, gives the follow ing account OF most
extraordinary discovery
The other pnrton Of this work "the .Inniliv L,ir-
nal &, fgricniiue eummenccs " h " hat Is called by
The editor "a new years Offering nur patrons" We
select rsm u The following passages the subject will
probably be rs novel aud startling our ftadefs as it is
10 ourselves:
"A very remarkable discovery has been made in
France IN department oil rural industry, which, could
word be r'infd Tor HE occasion. might pehaps most
apply be called Lacieoagy of Co,coiog1 as II dlsrlses
h'a''oe signs ior determining the miag properties Of
neal cattle.
by these external marks which are described hy the
snhof Oh the work, and illustrated by numerous enoa
Wings now IN course of preparation r the Farmers
brsry II Is maintained that ohe NAV ithoni fail dis
cover, even In calf Of few months old whether il
VIII make good nker and is therefore worthy q, be.
Ing reserved ar the diary; or II otherwise II should be
c"n'g"eo 10 'hr butcher Strange may appear such
discovery, and the establishment nf an Inslbe system
based upon H. II yet seens 10 have been in very many
cases subjected Ia the sevefes, test by eou,,eos r me.
~ me hghesi character IN France appointed hy and be.
longing 10 the agricultural section Il The Academy nf
sciences. VINO have certified in the most unequlv vocal
manner 10 The truth and great value Of the discovery
The testimony Of scientific men of that pt,de and ,ss,
eshon, IN France II need he added cballenoes uni
versaliy public respect and confidence. We slider
ourselves fortunate IN being, by lucky chance. made
English readers' "
lille waiting for the illustrations in the hands If
Inc engraver, aud which viii be hume raus and costly
we ofler here The Preface OF the Translator p 'rns
Esq~Hsi the State Department gentleman well
known. and wherever known respected for b,ob char
ac'er. learning aud dscernu.ni and Who previously TO
MS acceptance Of tie office he So we'll fills had be.p in
subjects. WV " SUN
mas SO harrened In CONFEDERATION Of all that is said
IN relation to this extraordinary discovery that sinc,
writing so lar, We fnd particularly noticed IN aie
number OF the Jouna Agriculture pratione ri de Jar
Paris. w" W
Some extracts from that notice on the sno, sb.re tho
'heory has been PROMULGATED NAV serve tn riye stl
stronger he attention Of the reader
MONS eur onenon, a farmer OF i.bourne having dis
covered an insllbe method Of acerialn,ng The lactG
'ous properties Of cows, by means Of certain invarabe
sgns, easily 10 be found these animals invited
investigation Of his theory by the Agricultural Society
oi toulouse. committee was ACCORDINGLY appoint,d
by that Society, who reported
I'VE conducted Mr.. 6uenon into seven cow>s,ablcs
N'n "h'cn he MAS entirely unacquained. Here forty
SIX cows were submitted To his inspection In twenty
Two instances he named the eraet number of pns or,n
ny eoen eo", In fourteen he came within plnl and in
ten within two or three pnis
Aac' precision RS To number Il pinis however. is
osemeo ss oi ie Importance as the gnant,ty of milk
10 liable To vary with many circumstances as i,od ,en,
pentufe date OF calvng. &c But The main fac, If ,hs
discovery We consider established a, Mnn.en, (no
"" '"'shdoiy distinguishes The good from The bad milk
era "
From this fact. with which the committee wer,
much struck. there results The c,ns quence that there
esiy relation existing between the milking ptorer
fs and The visible external signs or escucheons ndlca
ted. ~
ne committee consider a vast service rendere,
"k;'siu's.a discovery which has taught us 10 dis
PuA eood from tad mixers aud is the greater Al
apples 10 calves, and thus enable To discard
LANDING over to the butcher. worthless heers, tina
would otherwise be at The expense or rea,ing."
"THE TRANSLATOR TO THE READER
Nonsense Who can believe snv sncb hin,
"hai by merely lookng at a cow 10 he able thus 1,
ascertain, moi only WIN, the qualities Of full grow
cow nn' what are to be the qualities " any heifer.ca
io,kng al her while yet but two or three months old
surrey. Never there was hnmbug. this is one
o'iiiy, MI Reader fuu are very incrednlous. n
eouo' oui DEFY you to be more SO than was " hen
ssor present position. What is MORE DEFY Won ,
eh"R 70 your skepiicism an hour or 80. Howevt
a'"e ana nf" may be At This moment. it will, in
uas while, have vanished into nothing; and its Mac