The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-10-15

The grand mission of the horticul-
Lurist, in subduing, cul6yating, and
embellishing the earth, - Of rendering
the outward world Paradise, IA gar
den of beauty and delight, las the
word Paradise literally Imports, is as
yet but little understood and apprecia-
ted in all its length, and breadth, and
glory, by even its most distinguished
apostles and earnest and enthusiastic
devotees. For it shall be his Office in
the coming age, not only to transform
the face Of nature, and through the
hints and suggestion everywhere given
him by the Divine Creator, to deduce
order and beauty from the surrounding
chaos, but to have a very important
and powerful influence upon the life
and culture, the health and happiness
of man. The civilization Of man, and
that of the earth, indeed, always GO
hand in hand, and each acts upon, and
advances the other. BY the greater
abundance and Improvement of grains
and vegetables, and especially by the
increase of various and luscious fruits,
Il very striking change is to be made
for the better, in the manner of human
living, in the regimen and nourish-
ment of the human body, and hence,
in the purity, activity and beautiful de-
velopment of mind and soul. How
much more poetical, how much more
refined and elevated, as well as beau
tiful and exhilarating, is table glow
| ing with the various melting and lu-
scious fruits in their rseason--the dewy,
delicious strawberry, the fragrant rasp-
berry, the ruby cherry, the tempting
paradisean nectar of peach and april
cot, plum and pear, and the glorious
clusters of the rich and juicy grape,
with the cooling and refreshing waters
of cantelope and melon, accompanied
| by simple farinaceous articles of diet,
than board covered with the flesh Of
beasts, however delicateIy cooked, and
with various spiced, unnatural, and un.
holy mixtures of cake, pastry, DC,
Think of father Adam slaughtering an
OK in Paradise, or the delicate fingers
of his fair and gentle partner, dripping
with the fat of a roast spare-rib as her
divine features became scorched and
empurpled over blazing fire.
We believe, most fully, from person
al experience, as well as obse
that an abundant use of fruits has a
strikingly delightful and eleyating in.
fiuence upon the animal spirits, as
= well as upon the mind and soul that
; the constant habit Of employing fruits
3 will cure many diseases, and have {
G most beneficial effect upon the helth o
K the individual, and the race and prove
d next to air and water, the geratest o
e all preventive medicaments. Indeed
). as for ourselves personally, through
e spring aud summer, autumn and win
n ter, our breakfast is made almost ex
't cluslvely of fruits. These we vii
1t have, and using no other luxury, W
at think we have right to use them a
y any cost. At the same time, we feel
ot to be a high and holy duty, which W
le owe to the race, to do all in our powe
d to render fruit SO abundant and eheaE
as to fall within the means of our pool
Of est brother, and gladden., with its nj
ie tritious and exhilarating juices, ever
child in the land. We do not labC
W merely that this princely merchant, an
'p that lordly nabob, should have his t
e. BILE loaded with choice specimens
OF but that every man, woman, and chill
te month in and month out, should rev
in in these delicious and hcalthful lux
y, ries, till they become the cheapest
ed common necessities. And let the trl
IL friend of our nObIe art but do his dut
be and this can, and will be accomplished
We even 80 SO far as to believe, tn
IS such blessed dconsummation would
x more than aught beside to Danish drar
at drinking, wine. bibbing, and intempe
lie ance, from the land. For these hab