The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-02-26


ip y atufe.@ All incompatible subsistence.
Iue iIcat'fe on the Science Of Agriculture.
Sumter BanneT,sJnly3rd 500
arc primarily separate. in accordance with
Natures law; and when placed in contac,
" violence, either change, neu,ral:se or
destroy. Gael. salhers and hence it follows,
that as the sun is separate, it is incom,ati.
blo with tho earth, and its function il ia
change, ncntralizo or destroy the latter;
and it is not so far off, but that il feeis;
and acknowledges in a great degree. TIM
influence Of his overwhelming and mighty
lus're: and would. be dcyoured, or bIiphtsd
in an instant, by his voracious bean,a. We're
It not for The power Of resistance with which
the earth is endowed Should the ear,h
cease to rcvolvc on lis ax;s, It would moi
require many moons like that of see.hinf
june, for the San TO accomplish his intef.
ton, namely, That OF destroying tho life of
The earth: even, as it is, turning over everI
twenty four hours, many Tines, in many
places, has 1t been severely scorchcd; be-:
hold the deserts Of the tropics! have thev
mech of lite remaining !? Then, 80 soon al,
matter Is in part, or wholly DESTROYED by
the solar beams, il loses in part, or en,irelyi
as The case may be, its power Of resisting;
SO heat is generated in the same ratio, thar
the life Of matter is destroyed. This heat
then expands or rariics the air, e~ffecting
thence n dcarll,, or pauciry thereof. at leasB
rendering it unfit for The purposes Of iealth-,
full respiration. Oceans and lakes protect
themselves from the whitening solar heat:
ny their magnitude or depth, and the loco
m"t:on, or lntcrci,anging oi their molecules,
CARL. by lis vege'nble covering: ergo: ap-
ply the Tl'cr'no'ne or alternately to any
dca'', aud living matter, under tho influ-
cncc of tho meridian sun, and it will
hc perceived that tho mercury there
IN, wall fall hy the living. and rise by
The dead. The difference is sensible TO tho
touch, and may lie discerncd i'll a green aud
LIVING, and dead crisry leaf; a rotten ege
will become ,nuch ho, ter in tho sun. than
a sound u Will III the same. degree of,
hea, your hand Will resi-, tie heat that
IS requisite, a!ino 81 TO Geek a steak ; and a
cup Of water that has been submitted TO tho
process ni cEaliiticn, on being dashed up i'm
the air. in very cold weather will come.
down in The form Of ice, whereas, water.
living, from the fountain, when dashed nm,
Will not come down in that form ; keSce Il.
seems To appear evident enough, that il is
the vitality ~ The vegetable covering OF the
car;!i'S
7 T6Ws That whatever agent tends 10 destroy
the iJc vi yegctntiob o, or ib1t OF ony mattern
thereby causing beat TO be gapcIa,ed. in the,
sane ratio, such. agent becomes tbe cause.
al Ferer: and in Southern lat!tuGts espe-
cia:ly, practical Agriculture, is more deg
truci. Sc to veg ~e,a;:cn, than anything else.
IN as much as there ~ E%o'h!pg which The,
iaruncr grows en- bis lapds, WILL serve 70,
shade ihcm so we'll. from tho sun, sgaip,.
IS the originat, forest which, beshaa cpt
dpwn and destroyed. The aHebipgg which
lss:,a9 ,oAs grrrsfare, itas all.ss ~
4 Ssssars n saf Il s ~ - 3ss ssfs
! sstshhill "a he summer sea sou, aairlig
~th,rges 10 dead matter prosited tits not
well shaded Ky srne dense houghs pfsti.6a
iorcs, irceslc rs conducted off TO The riycrs,
from the ponds and marshes. which soon
put mp Il VEGETABLE covering in Wild inXuri-
ance, or. are turned iu,o cultivation byF tho
farmer. iisf| E#f s.
Continued mex. weekly ~ "a
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A New Platform.
Every one has heard cf the wise city
ia:hcrsni Waterford, whoIoncc in so en,
and tc!tbera'ire corciavc. adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions: tST
Resolved. Tha, A ncm iail hn hnilt.l