The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-04-05
Fruit.
From Ike PhrenoIonicnl Iournnl

from IKE lhienCoalCHl Journal.
| In no way can delicious and vat luxu,iou. 52od
be so abundantly, chea ply ard universally obtsi.
ned, as IN the cultivation Of fruit HoweverLill
rugged, and rocky the land although il refuse the
plow and the scythe, there j. scarcely an acre IN
our country which will rot produce good fruit Of
some lkind. The marsh which bids defiance TO
cultivation without expensive drainage, Weld,
whortleberries dnd craubcrias, each highly vain.
able init, way. The GLEN and mountain silgu NAV
easily ce made prolific in the cherry, pear peach
and apple; and on the more favored portion, Of
the soil, where wheat corn, and grass are easily
ana aOundanty produced, will fruit repay the
room and labor IN rch reward 1t /. believed
that good fruit tree vii yield more real market
hu'ritve value than any other crop that can be
procured from the soil. No labor Of the farmer
ana no use ci the soil, pays more abundantv than
when applied to the cultivation Of choice and good
fruit. As II tree Of choice fruit covers no mora
land than poor one, it is Of the first inpor,anca
to make the best selections and render the mast
iMti'ul attention to its full deyelopment Man
does not use half the quantity Of fruit he shopld
doas an article Of food Thousands oe faruo-s
i've manly on salt beef pork and f. sh. who night
have the luscious luxury Of fruit at every meal
every month IN the year. Besides, man Is adam
Tea IN his nature to subsiSt principally on a yeyl.
table and fruit diet, and would be far more heal.
thy, happy and longvcd forso doing. Asanar
tcIe Of general food fruit in its vast var:cfn. /.
without parallel Our friend. at distance
from cities will find it source Of profit a. rail.
roads now bring :hcm so near the market os IN
enable them 10 compete with farmers IN the -pb
urbS Of cities. We have felt keen ragre, in fra.
Yelling in different portions Of the country to see
so ottle attention paid to the subject ef good fruit
and have been stlll more panied to sec orchard
forests OF miserable. sour, rusty apples, only fiji
Tor vinegar Let frewoOd be made Of such misc.
rable trees
ne Spaniard' have a maxim teat n man i nm.
grateful to the past generation that planted the
Tree from which he catS-and deals uuiystly will,
'he next generation unless he plants the seed Of
that irut, that It may furnish food for those who
come after hlm. Thus, when Il son Of : pain eat,
peach or pear by the road side; wherever IL.
'H ia ogs with his foot in the ground. and ceyrrs
,he PIT or the core. Consequently, all over Sp,ip
by the road side, and cl.ewher fruit in ,,eat
abundance tcmpts the taste. and is eve, free
hi- > ~ easily wrought charity and an evil.rr.
ny nrb.rsoUl Let this practice be initiated IN
our own country, end the weary wanlerer will he
l'c-t and a!es. the hand and the liberal charity
that i2Inis'ercd 10 his comfort and ioy. We are
n"'Hi TO leave the world as fool. or better than
VIC i"und It, and ie Is q se.t-a clurl who bl.k.
under the shadow, and eat. The. f.ui, IF trees
"m," "'h"r bands have planted. III I'll not NJ.
SO plant trees which shall Weld fruit tp cD,,;-y
generations. No Young ma. ,ho.Id vote ar MAJ
~ Hnii he has planted one tree ~ nm evidence #
good ciuHen'hp. Who planted the elms Of En.
ton common and Of New Haven, which are 50
justly cclebra'ed' Surely not the presen. gerc.
ration. Let fruit trees Ue Ia like manner be-
qupathri that unborn genur-,iar. NAV L.. ,,r,,a