The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-06-14

tical illustrations 10 lortHy u, AWo VIII PCi
haps suffice for the present.
The greatest orchard ia America, mos
undeniablv, is that at Pelham farm on the
Hudson. How many barrels Of apples are
raised there we are not informed. But we
do know first, that the crop this season NUM-
bercd several thousand barrels of Newtown
pippins, of SIZE, favor, ard beauty never
surpassed; and second, that The Green New
town pippins are as we'll known in Coven
Garden market. London, as Bank of Eng
land note, and can as readily be turned into
cash, with the highest premium over any
other goods and challles oflhe like descrip-
iion.
Now the great secret ofthe orchard cu.
ture at the Pelham farm, is the abundant use
of lime. Not that hig gh culture and plenty
of o,her necessary food arc wanting, but that
lime is tho great basis Of large crops, and
smooth, high favored fruit.
Again, the greatest difficulty in fruit cul-
,ure in America is to grow the foreign grape
in the open air. 1t is not heat nor fertility
that is wanting, for one section or another OF
the country can give both these in perfection
but III all sectinns the fruit mildews, and ls,
on the whole nearly worthless
An intelligent cullIvator, living in warm
and genial corner Of Canada West, border
ING on the west Of Lake Erie, had bee more
than usually successful fnr several seasons
in maturing several varieties of foreign
grapes in The open air. At length they be.
gar to fail, even upon the young vines, and
the mIldew made lis appearance to render
nearly the whole crop worthless. Last sea-
son This gentlemen, following hint in this
journal. gave one Of his grape borders
heavy dressing Of wood ashes.
These ashes contained Of both the potash
and the lime so necessary to the grape. lie
had the satisfaction OF raising this season
crop of fair and excellent grapes (of which
we lad uccuIar prooD from thus border,
while the other vines ol the same age (and
treated otherwise the same wa.) bore only
rIdcwcd aud worthless fruit. We consider
both these instances excellent illustrations OF
tho value of tspecIfc manurcs.
In the mean tine Il may not be useless to
caution some of our readers against pursuing
the Whole sale with Specifics which all quack
doctors are SO fond OF recommending e..
III thing is good, you cannot give too much.
A tree is not all bone, and therefore s"Ine-
thing must he considered besides lis analo-
meal structure. important as that may be.
The good o:d-iashnncd substantial nour-
iShnent must not be withheld, and sulta-
ute rur",'. t'-- 49,. ---,,npns, or manure heap
as usual will bv no means Ue wuuIom,-
our orchards beng benefited all the more
bv the substance ol which they have especial
need in certain portions Of their organza-
ton.
SIMPLE REMEDY.-A few days since, a
little boy, in our village. alarmed his parents
very much, by tnrcng gram "t Iuscar"ra
corn I'D Que 0i his nos rI:s, ST. Tar that II could
scarceiy be seen. The Doctor was inrne-
d,a,ely sen, FIR, to relieve him: but before he
reached The house, lady, who had called
m To Sue what was the matter, assured The
distressed mother, that she could remove the
corn IN moment.
While the mother held the child firmly
her ueigtbor applied finger to the open
uos,r, so as to close it etfeclualIy, aud then,
putting her mouth over that OF the little sui
iercr, She bie.o INTO II with as much l"r:c, as
she could exert, when, to the surprise OF all,
the grain corn popped out, to the distance
of 81, or eigh, feet! As the surgical appa-
ra,us herein described Is always al hand, we
recommend its USE, in all sImiIar cases.
Abbeville Banner.
THE SIAMEsE TwINs.-The Samese
twins are living in North Carolina. as tar'n-
ers, aud both arc married. A correspondent
of the Richmond papers, who has recently
visited their h me. writes some interesting
details in relation to their domestic lie.
The twins can ch,p wood remarkably
ia four hands beng on The axe helve al
the same time. They also slr'ot at mark
or game with their four hands resting on The
gun. They drive their horses f"r'y miles to
Wilkes. themselves, aud do any KIND "l
work abou, the farm. Mrs. Eng says her
husband is very kild to negroes, and that
Chang is very severe with them. Mrs. E"g
is also better disposed than Mrs. Chang, al
though Mrs. Chang IS the prettest. Mrs.
Ens is very close and saving; and Mrs:
Chang is disposed To indulge IN dress and
varpus other expenses. The twins rarely
differ about dress, but often differ IN their
IDEAS Of purchasing negro"s or land. The
opinion of Eng is always the law, and Chang
readily acquIesces. Eng does all The wri.
ting, including the signing ofnoles and other
important papers. Eng is one inch taller
than Chang, and Chang's wife is taller than
Engs.
days ago. asked Eng which was the oldest!
and he replied that he was Isl SIX months
older than his brother. We'll, said the old