The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-06-21

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BARR asa man ii cs and
we scannat LlSs believe tliat III im.,
;FpusF iotlset guaso an8 the lnanufiS s:s
,ti 81 iliaiil ni
,,tesis. ,ilstea sfspping tilesa
abroad viii increase the amount Of
our production eqnalsto .he value Of
cur Califorliia receipts. The use lfs
!r,iny q 1 ma tsrialS lsntii now @asted.3
witt tend 10 md nch TO our agriienls5
'tasal wealth artnsrs nov knowing
that j they can increase The amour taofS
theif fltna arlures, are rsclaiaiiua their
waste lands, and thousands Of
acres WILDE bought into reqniaition,
which are now comparatively VAL
neless. This spirit of enterprise is is
notSconGned TO the northern states a.
lone, but cir brethren Of. the south.
ern states aro even with. US Ia;
3tie march Of Improvement. n
ia rsnlnes "a large ;sNount 9fss qua y
10. Tie two t,afoIinas are ID ayyt4 ,S1s.
toners Of artificial manhres, and
scnrcely a vessel leaves the docks Of
the nortll without carrying some Of.
these new fertilizers TO southern
I markets. ark Working Farmer;
ga ts,e TEo;e ~ feeyossrer5SoS 81
t.sass IN bles q. sss
We answer he is aEbenesaetpTT5
tps the plarlter and gardencr, sinstead
Of q destroyer. of.ys getablcs. AWaY,s
cay we, with the erroneous ideas that
they feed on garden vegetables aud
the newly planted seeds of the field
crops, let uslliearS no. more complaints
against thtss little royal .ersnine coate,i.
friend,s who is only seeker and de-
vourersef eartll.orins, and bugs, and.
the laryse Of insects deposited in the.
rich garden mould, or the manureii3
drills Of the cultivated fields. Igno-4
rance is q greater tyrant than Rob-
spierre ever was, and it is surprising
that the natural history Of at leastaIl
the more common animals, is not.bet-
ter understood, eyen ,amongst tnec cd
ugatcd and intelligent. Thank; Coll!
with all the intrrductions from Oil
sEuropc.--she has never sent us a.
professional nolecatcher-sr Ia.
~ louts, as those who, with springs
md snares, do jobs Of mole hanging
Tor the gardeners Of old England, al
SO much o head. The Mole. is u
study. for the lover Of nature. His
snug nest, deep in the earth, With.
walls of oak leaves, and lined with
the most delicate grasses, shows that
he is a considerable architect. @ The
long galleries which lead cut into,
those pasture grounds abounding iii.
his taYorite food !, ara scientifically.
Constructed, and show him to be q a.
tires S1 GIN ees, lis indnss " tiy.;
Ing BY peculiar locslnotion, with great
rapidityS from one point to another
l-5is - q esson to biped slug ggards. Is'
is true, that in search of food, he is
a perfect eafsAquoks amongst young
vegetables; for lie has no respect for.
their radicles when he plunges
thronsh the soft mou:3l iu quest Of
the insects and their larvm, which
feed upon their roots. The chief,
food Of the nr.e, according to Bach
.man,5is tie parth.worm, LunJrscas
tesa'eftgs,) and he says that they
would each icvour forty or 6fty
worms to satia:e their inordinate.ap.
,petites. They .nvar;ahle rejected
vegetables of all kinds, but would
feed on flesh, clrysolidea. and, even
on each other, when rot supplied
With their proper food. One lived
or a dead pigeon for long time
These facts Prove their carniiyorous
nature; and We would bnzzard little
III saying that tie mole is highly
btacficial;n IN !es,royiag these i,.s,ets.
Vegetables are often cut and drawn
into tho ground. Vegetables are Of.
ten cut and drawn into the ground,
and the charge is laid mon our scra-
fang tavorltcs. Another animal,
says Bhchman, one exceedingly SHY
IN l'a habits, does the mischief; lie.
conte's pine mouse, (Arvicola pine
tor9tm.) is the destroyer 50 much
complained Of and is truly very ;Ejl-
rions to vegetables. SINCE tho inno.,
cent character of the mole is estab-,
!ished, upon the authority of the
greatest Of living natura'ists, we hope
that this numerous and varied family
will be allowed, III uninterrupted
safety. to dig and aepetor the good
oc ,nnr onA ,nno 1,n,,E S,.,E1o, t.,.,,,s