Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-07-28

nal which would attest its reality-who
has not known, even in our own COMMIT
nifty, more than one, who began The world
in some useful and honorable employment
and with industrious and temperate habits
might have reared around him happy
family and left them an unsullied name;
but who, in The course Of few years,
sank into drunkard's grave, and be-
Guealhed his children an inheritance OF
penury and disgrace. Now, if such be
The ordinary effects Of intemperanee upon
the individual, we may be able 10 form
some computation Of its desolating inau-
ence, when extensively diffused thro' a
community-ofitse its effects in the aggre-
gate, upon the character and condition OF
Il whole people. 1t is obvious that it must
poison the very fountains of social happi.
r;ess, and tend 10 subvert the whole frame.
work of G Governmenl--and il is most GER
tain that people, thus intellectually and
morally degraded, are as unfit for freedom
as the subjects Of menaserie."
Ne,o Roots to old Trees.-A curious
horticultural operation.-Thc New En-
gland Farmer mentions the fact that the
editor of that journal having some pear
trees on ounce stocks which were dying,
took dozen pear stocks, two years old,
and partially removed The earth from about
the roots OF six of the most sickly looking
trees, so as 10 make room for The roots of
the voupqer pear stocks, placing one on
each of the opposite sides Of the old trees.
The tops of the young stocks were cut off
by drawing stroke. making the taper
about two inches in length, as for splice
grating. A horizontal cut was then made
through the bark Of the tree just above its
junction with the ounce, and then an up:
ward incision in The bark Of the desired
length. Enough of the bark below the
horizontal cut was removed to prevent its
offering any obstruction. The bark was
then raised by carefully passing three
cornered wedge up the incision. The ia
pered point Of the stock, prepared as above.
was gently crowded up Till it felt firm in
its place, and was bound up firmly with
mating. The earth was then carefully
covered over The roots and heaped up four
or five inches above the place of operation
10 exclude the air. The result was highly
satisfactory. The trees are entirely rem
novated. Those on which he did not oPer-
ate died. Where trees are giriled about
,itlesroots rnice ilclsinMis e srlEibsy Ina ysbe
saved in this way W. IS
The C6iion Worm.-Great anxiety and
alarm having been felt among the Concor-
dia and neighborins regions in regard TO
the appearance ofthe cotton worm induce
ed Professor Forshey to make a hasty
excursion to several plantations, Tor the
purpose of inspecting the destroyer, and
verifying his identity with the noctum Cos
suppl. The result Of his investigation IS
published in the Concordia InteligenceT,
and he confidently expresses The opinion,
",hat The worm now feeding upon the
Cotton leaf in the vicinity Of Vidalia, IS
mol the noclum gossyppii-is mol the same
which destroyed the crop Of 1916.
He described several points of difference
and adds: '.the present worn lie not only
not the same worm, but, to my eye, is not
much like it."
He also says. II have been reminded
by those who think differently, that This
may prove just as destructive as the noe
tum gossyppii 10 the cotton plant. have
10 reply That can give no assurance to the
contrary. But il my opinion be sought,
il is decidedly in the negative. True 1t
is possible, a new enemy 10 the plant may
be Introduced, but it is not likely. The
negoss has been known for fifty years. at
least The only great destroyer OF The plant
and think il probable that the same will
continue TO be the case a, irregular inter
walls, so long as The plant shall continue TO
grow"
In noticing the subject, The Editor of the
lntelligencer remarks:
1.-The article by Professor Forshey, IN
this number, will draw attention. we
deem it due 10 those who have not the
same opportunity TO examine the subject,
to say Thar we differ from him. The
worm nor found on our fields eats the cot :
ion, and we care aot by what name j. is
called"
Rationale Of Churning.-Accordins 10
Boussinsault, the butter in milk is in form
Of minute globules, each slobue being
enclosed in very Thin, transparent pelll-
Gle, which prevents them from adherlng
together. During agitation by churnns,
these delicate pelicles break, aud the fatty
globules Immediately unite, and form
granules OF butter. There is no absorption
Of oxygen during the process, as was once
supposed; 1.-The operation succeeds in vacuo
and with the churn filled with carbonc
acid or hydrogen gas.-Albany Cut.
Copper and Silver Mines in .Merico, &C.
The Loudon Mining Journal Of the
18th ult. contains full statements OF The
operations 10 The various mines, at Rlapas
Guanaxuato, the Balanos. and CopIago
Mines, and those at Pampa Larsa, Pa
chuca, Real Delmonles, &c, The Alex
apder Harvey and The Michael Williams
had arrived at Swansea, in South Wales
with 7I0 tons copper ore, and Tour 'on
silver ore, to be there smelted. "copper"
ore. value $4,000, was sent 10 Swansea
i frOu a US