The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-10-30
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We hope every one Of lie the Vsndils. and
their names is legion. who delight III the desiruc
tlnn Of EVERY upon their premises, enjoy the full
beneht ofa brniling hot August sun pouring duwn
upon their shaJrets houses Ever snc. We con,
,:enerd our carcer a. an agricultural write', We
have increasingly cripd plant shade trees; be-
Cause We have ever held the same views upon
.ls subject as expressed 10y the writer of.h- fol
lowing extracts. Nhum we are right glad TO wei
come into our fellowship, as crusader against
the barbarans wh,ne only love of uess is that
they may destroy them
We strike one more blow for the cause now
brcause now ie The time when every body can
see feel,nnd appreciate the value of shade trees.
We have known men to destroy all the shade
treSs in their pasture-grounds. upon the false,
foolish and wicked Piles, that fbei. cattle spend
too much Of their time IN the shade when they
! ought to be- engaged in the more profitable EN-.
pioy tnent ofraling Such men may be human,
but they certaily are not humaue, intelligent or
Christian, for merCilul man Ia nercliul to his
bevst.
Independent Of their market price in dollars
aud cents, trees have other values; they are con.
nectsd in msnv ways with the civilization Of u
country they have their importance in mn INTEL.
ectual and moral SENSE 1t frequently haprens
that the same man VINO Yesterday planted some
halfdozrn branches sapplugs before his door,
will to-day cut down noble rlm nr oak, only a
few rod from his house. An object which wa. IL
lt-elf a hundred fold more Beautiful than any
other in his possession.
In very truth. fine tree scar house il a
much greater establishment tlau the ,hickest
coat Of paint could be put On its walls. ur whole
row Of wo,irn columns to sduru its front; nay a
. la .b1t t,e in urI mi np.
slrable than the most expensive mahogany and
velvet sofa IN the Imrlur, Unhappily. onr people
do not zee things in thi, light But ,me Is very
essential element. absolutely Indispensable, IN
deed. in true civilization, aud in the course o
years, we shall it is to be hoped, learn further
lessons of this Kind. Clu>er observation will re
veal to us the beauty and exc, lenre uf simplici
ty, a quality a. vet too little valued or under
stood III this country And where We have made
this further progress. tn ~ We shall take hetci
care of unr tres. We shall npt be- satisfied will
setting out Il dozen naked saplings before ou
our do"r, because our neighhur on the left did .,
last yenr nor cut down whole wood vi'hin
stones throw of our dwripgio pa> fora Rrnsse'
carpe, from the same place a. our n.ishb r. ou III,
riIht, nn. we sha not care syer for mere show
aid parade, in any shape whatrve, hut we shal
look at the general prophecies aus Il ness t.
things, whether our neighbors to the right o.
left or not.
How easy it would be to improve most of ih'
farmps in the country by little attention TO tn,
woods and trees improving their appearance anc
adding 10 their market value at the same time
1hindlng woods and not blasting them clearing
cplv such ground ~ is marked for immediate till
egr. preserving the wood on the hill tops an,
rough -id- hill- encouraging y copplce on this o
n f,"H I.ruti''ing hu-hes rrd Young trees Il
E..v D.. -. .Hg r" hr "ks and water courses
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49, -.t. u' rHH. "' 60 irins
..sr- r. .. . 1896. .uu. ,hr sr'u"., viii
a ,.'a .-.r..r... Bee well; plu'i m
.r tvu r.rs.....H .t-- or hrr,l~.. urar III,
-..r- .. h.r .r.r. ga f'w nhcr scattered abou
n..r f.'diu,ht,r'rc r,'.l' in summer. ~ =
40 ..u.ly !oor nul .e'i.ng ou'"'hrrN in groups
90 .ir!lr. to shade he h.u.c-how |rtle woul'
be- IT,, rx~or.r y h'"r r,Qursd 70 accom-
pli-h all rhi- nri hnv desirable wuu'J hr the re-
suit Assurcdiv. the pla.inI character thu eiv
en- 10 a farm and ncilhborhooi il. far from heu!
beneath the consideration Of sensible man
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