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

ne'ess. This spirit of enterprise is
not conaned to the northern states a.
lone, but cur brethren IF the south.
ern states arc ,ven with - in
S!e march OF ::rprovcmen,. -. IN,
IL cynsnnes large @rount Of qua
10. Toe tw" ;'rrolinas are aeavy Gus.
.;rncrs of artificial manures, aud
scarcely vessel leaves the docks of
the ro''', without Carrying some of
:hc5e new fertilizers to southern
markets Working Farmer
ss ts;o NE.''e - Dcvo.irer OF
Vegetables 2
we answer 40 he is a hencr.c IL.
to the p!as,,er aad gardener, instead
Q" a destroyer Of Vegetables. Away,
say sc, with the erroneous ideas tha.
thcy feed on garden vegetables and
ihc newly pianted seeds of tie field
"rors, lot US hear no morc complaints
agains: tE,s little royal er,unc coated
friend, who is only seeker and de-
vourer Ct eartlI worms, and bugs, md
the iarvsc OF insects deposited III the
rica garden mould, or the mamreI
drills of the cultivated fields. Igro-
rance Is a greater tjrant than Rob.
spieirc cvev was, and it is surprising
tilat the natural history Of at least all
the more common ANNALS, is not bet
ter understood, aYun amongst the c'.-
u.atcd and in;elligent. Thank God.
with al! The intr' ductions from oil
Europe, - she has navcr sent us a
professional moIe.catchcr-s,.ch In,
zy lonts, as those who. with srr;nss
and snarcs, Go joos Of mole hanging
f,r the gardeners of old England, at
so much head. The. Mol, is Il
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 considerable architect. The
long galleries which lead cut into
those pasture grounds abounding in
his tavorite food, a., scientifically
constructed, ami show him to be :,a.
ture's engineer. Ills indua.ry- Hy-
ing by peculiar loc motion, with great
rapidiIy, from one point to another
ia q iesson to biped siuggards. 1t.
is true, thai in search of food, he is
a pcrftct ear,hquohs amongst young
vegetables; Tor he has no respect for
tll' II radiclcs when he plunges
.nrcnSh tie aaft aou,l i'll quest OF
the insects and their larve, which
feed upon their roots. Ihe CHIEF
food Of the III 4, according to Bach.
man, is the 'arth-wo'm, { LumJr!rts
tc'7"h&a,) and hc sa - that they
would cac.. 1evour forty or fifty
worms to satia:c 1hyir inord;aatc.ap-
peti;cs. They invar:ihle reject,
vegetables Of all kinds, but would
feed on ilcsh, chrysolidea. and, even
on each otl.cr, when rot supplied
With their proper food. One lived
on a dca' pigeon for long tine
These facts u, ov, their carn,yorous
nature; and We woul! hrzzard hule
III saying S'at tie r:olc IS nilGiy
A:acf:cial IN :es,r,vily th Sc i:.a .rts.
Vegetables are often Cut and drawn
into The ground. Vegetables arc Of
ten cut and drawn into the ground,
and the charge is laid nron our scra-
lfng 'avorllcs. Another animal,
saT# 6achnan, one .Iceed:oyly shy
IN IS habits, does TIE n',sc:'ief; l..
conte ) cine mouse, { Arrtc0iu pine
torIm.) is the 0est"oycr s. much
complained OF and is truly very ;ri:,
rlous to vegetables. Since Inc inno.
cent character Of the mole is cstab.
!ishcd, upon the authority of the
greatest OF living nutura'ists, we hope
that this numerous ALL varied family
will be allowed, il uninterrupted
Safety: to dig and >c'Ho .or ,he roou
OF u!vn, anl thus kcaT under tiiuse
insects which breeding a..l dHel!irg
in The earth, cannot b. destroyed by
the birds. They are both wise cl,ccks,
which the Creator has placed here,
to aid and restrain nature, by the
exercise If their peculiar functions,
nd %c say again, protect tie moles
and Tie bi1ris.- .Sonthcrn Agafc?N-
iurtst.