The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-16

OF life IL the creates, obscurity. WarlIk,
achievements are the first things recorded
and the peaceful labors of tie husbandmsI
are generally overlooked. Ancient hlsto
ry, on most subj cts, amounts TO little NOR
than fable, and llluslrious characters ar
made the inventors Of the arts, OF hIch ih,
origin is unknown. In the oldest works
the operations OF husbandry are meuIlone,
only accidentally.
Egypt, its vel known, claims 10 be th'
nursing mother Of The arts and SCIENCES
aud although several portions OF Asa were
peopIcd and cultivated before Africa wac
known, she claims most discoveries in hus
bandfy. The Egyptians say that whea
was discovered BY Isis, and that OSIRIS IN,
vented The plough; but lhelr records are
mostly fabulous.
It's obvious, that the Egyptians did much
TO perfect the arts Of the country. The
soil Of this country has never been surpass.
ed in fertility, and very smail section
supported vas, multitude Of people. Go
sheu, WIS The choice spot OF the land, To
The o'erllowing Of the Nlie, Egypt is 10.
det,cd FOR lis unequalied fertility. Agri.
culture was The subject Of much legislation
and the priests aud gods, according TO ira.
di,jon, len, il their ad. Il is probable,
many works were written on the sutI eci,
but no Nestges have reached cur time.
Had the Libraries Of Memphis and Alexan.
dua been preserved, Il is likely We should
have valuable IeatIses on the simple arts
Of the Iaboring man. The Greeks, Ike
the Chinese Egyptians, &c, claim The ii.
7eution OF Agriculture, bot hundreds Of
years before Greece was known. Il IS pro.
bable husbludry had been carried o great
perfection 10 Armenla, Me1ia, y Gn.cia,
and Assyria. They appropriate TO them.
selves the invention 81 Ire plough, the dis.
coyefy OF y wheat, aud If The process Of ma
king bread. It's we'll known they created
Ceres, goddess Of hu,baudry. The mos;
valuable work from the Greeks is a coI,ec.
lou by Cassiau1s Bassus, entitled Geopoui.
ca, a 10 volumes. The Romans, who re.
ceyed most Of their information from the
Greeks, pronounce their records fabulous,
bot sil they bad much more liberal views
IN reference to Agriculture. They aurlb.
ute the origin Of tu-Landry to mere re.
mote period. They furnish many authors
ol note on the So Iect. Virgil seems iuii
ma,eIy acquainted vuh many Of the scien.
cts connected wUh agriculture. Ills lrea,
Use 90 the con,,rue,lou Of the plough, the
preservation ct 'he soil the cultivation O,
crops, aud the breeding aud reaung Of DO.
nestle animals, is at ouce, The most lucld
authentic ard tIN record Of the ancient
would. When Rome was at her glory
agriculture chiefly employed her subjects
but upon tie decline oi the arts Of industry
thts proud mistress tell to rise no more.
WIN the toe OF emigration, the light Q
practical se!rnce tand there was 20 othe
~ ancient lue rolled westward, throUgI
Europe, uil il reached Britain. As N,
reaaers are mos, interested 10 the modeti
agriculture, but hlcle space viii be occupl
ed with the details OF ancient British hu.
baadry. Z the agriculture Of Britain, al
terror to the invasion OF julius Casar, v
k9ow ,efy lBlle. S1abc, who wrote earl
rs tina fest cpr8urv s.rs ttEa rno,,la ,