Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-03-27


Only for bearing burdens; and sore blows
For sinking under them"
Against these humble animals there seems
with many, 10 be prejudice, more cruel il
not more inveterate, than that which prompts
every son Of Adam whether he meet him on
the highway or The bye-way, to 'bruise
the serpen,'s head! ~ Can ii be that these
abiding annpahies to both, are perpe,ualed
by the force of scriptura in]unctions against
the life Of the one and the procreaion of
the other? Thou shalt no, let thy cattle
gender with a diverse kind" saith the
Scriptures now, though this command
may be admitted as binding upon the Jews
not to breed mules, does it follow that a
christian is forbidden The kind treatmen,
and judlcious use of them The same chap
ter and verse which denounces this expert
ment upon The procrea,ive faculties of Gods
creatures, also warns the husbandman not
TO ''sow mingled seed''-bul wha. farmer,
whether Jew or Gentle, refuses to reap a
good crop of mixed clover and timothy
and besides, did not King David, man af-
ter Gods own heart, indicate his care for
his son, and intend ii as compliment for
Uoiu dUu tUt iUulSS WIel tlt g1sG lEt
order, stake with you The servants OF your
Lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride
upon mine oacn mule, and bring him down
to Gihon - Let me then invoke the libe-
raliiy of my readers 10 cast aside all preju-
dice against this useful and too often a.
bused hybrid, and imparsaIy TO hear me
''for my cause.''
10 all, and there are many, who enter
tain scornlul contempt for the whole asin-
inc family, might be commended Sterne's
pa,helic story of ''The Dead Ass.'' for a
touching picture of faithful service. and OF
mutual friendship in The humbIest walks oi
lile-'Shame on the world said | 10 my
self Did we love each other as this
poor soul loved his Ass-'twould be some
,hing.o
America, as to its Agriculture, may be
likened to a gallant ship, moored in beau
tltnl harbour, whose owners have no means
to buy her cargo or hire sailors 10 man and
send her TO sea. The mldew bIigh,s heI
sails, and worms cal on, her bottom. SO il
is with our lands with millions on millions
Of acres, the growth of cur population and
national weellh is lamentably retarded for
want of force to put them in good and pro-
flable tAIsge. There is no country where
labour, and all zabour -sauing animals and
coalrlvances. are so much a desiderdtuna
as in ours Hence The necessity and The
usefulness Of every discussion whic Il shall
teach the land-holder how and in wha,
form-wilh wha, animal or implement.
he can with the least outlay, command the
greatest amount of productive pover appH-
cable to agriculture. That power, in a word.
whether animate or inanlnste, which will
work The longest and The cheapest and with
most effect. Among animals, IS it not in
the mule that we find This power or machine
This, reader, is The subject Of our inquiry :
and first it seems proper to look into lis ma
tural history and qualities, to see whether
there be in fact any ground Of preference be-
tween one and another, or whether mule
is mule all being alike, as too many seem
10 suppose; and finally to inquire and
explain in what the difference of quality.
.imparting difference of value, consists
such, reader, is the objec. of this disser-
taloD.
Agriculturists, even those who have en-
ioyed opportunities Of becoming more fa-
mliar with the qualities and uses Of this
animal, seem 10 reason, as already hpted
kor rather TO conclude without reason, lha,
all mules are alike; with the name and the
sight of all is alike associated the idea OF
Jumping and kicking and all sorts Of devil
men. incarnale! Hence has arisen the diff
fcully, the Limited employment and the
slowness in realising. the Improvements OF
which this animal is susceptible, like others,
even the proud ''lo'd of the crealion," by
attention to breed and to education
y We must be allowed 10 premise that we
Rave not taken the subject in hand in any
vain belief that we can add any thing new to