Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-22
THE AGRIcULrUREoF PALESTINE

In no part OF the cTiliz.i world where productive
soil abound is the condition Of agriculture at lower
obb than in the country about jerusalem The city
largely inhabited by Jews, many OF whom are pensioners
of their brethren in all the Of the world They are
mseraby poor, indoent aud without employment. The
country -und about in possession OF the Arabs who
hate the Christians much aud the Jews The Arabs
the farmers in the world Their implements of
husbaudry rude and primitive that sample Of them
would surprise cotton planter of South CAROLINA
1t supposed by many that the lands of Palestine are
generally of the poorest character for the purpose of the
husoaudman. Nothing could be further from the TRUTH
The country possesses great diversity OF climate owing
u the variation in elevation The Valley OF the Jordan
the level of tue Dead Sea- is 3l2 feet below the Med
terancan while the Mountain OF Lebanon rises the
line Of perpetual snow, which is 300 feet above the
sea, that here il eternal winter while the Valley the
Jordan is perpetual tropical climate and between these
variations OF altitude there n the varieties produc-
of the temperate The soil is generally caca
TED fr tht1 coofed loan in the Interior particularly near
Tanied TO stbi e sea shore it Is Of dark red loan,
, York BuFo Macbineu very productive, yielding
: machine We Manufacture hyIu riPen in space
A ea machine evil Viii . nS5 IN H. oats Poat9e'
p ior past syor We shall best Co'
o. mh,o-, MOTT LEWIS WILSON, Sign o. ae country
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G 1o op.y jauGdes EhFoa sSsp
@ o. mat oTsan aud correcting the disp lion 70 rTI
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A. ne yoided without pain, especially in .,
f Sno genital muos membrane, retention or nsontnsns.
TO- II, sacHey e. The Par. a in certain uaiade. o the u
over ihe mueou, nbrane. lining the uri ary "a,
Introduced n mas,n ,ns a,p3y frson Il vas riginS
most solely IN dischargss from the urino genital pcn' ~
bladder In t- latter those deS.es s asg ion Q,
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IS "" SOs t ,4l ir,' aSy Of the W
tell thcrSiebvS rel rsGe5nt cir owl $
Two years ago, effort made IN neT line to
amclioatc the condition of the inhabitants Of Palestine
Seven Americans with improved pows and other tools
and American seeds located upon piece Of land seven
miles from Jerusalem, one mile from Bethlehem, aud
made preparations for farming after the American sys
| tenn.
Their location was in the valley of Atos, upon the We
! ~ site Of one Of the gardens Of Solomon
Their friends IN the city we're much opposed to their
going out their to rsde, urging them II they deter.
mined to try to cultivate the soil to keep their residence
10 the city for fear of the Arabs This did suit their
plus and they took up their residences upon the land md
commenced operations, pOwing deep with Of our
best pOws narrowing with iron toO,hed harrow such
a. never there before and planting corn pOia
toes beans peas, oats barley wheat, aud all sorts OF
garden vegetables, in short, making perfect American
farm.
Tie operations instead Of exciting the Jealousy of the
Arabs aroused them a state Of surprise aud the news
Of what Americans at Solomons garden DOING and
what wonderful tools they using and how peaceable
aud quiet they were saying anything about their
Religion new on tue wings OF tue Wind ami visitors
to look and wonder, from far aud The operations
Of the carpenter aud blacksmith were among the
least sources Of wonder. The rapid manner in which
nc heated his iron, and hammered II into just such
shape as he desired beyond the comprehension Of the
simple minded people.
One day the farm received Wei, from % sbeiks who
Inspected all the tools and the way they used aud
the effect produced and looked the growing crops 70
much beyond anything they had produced be
fore and then turned their heads together to consult
the wonders they had witnessed. The conclusion was
that these people must possess very superior kind Of re
gion, as that the standard upon which they base all
their estimates Of character. They made applications
at once for several Of their apprentices
TO learn American farming, and did object that
they should be taught the principles Of American religion
for surely said they, IL must be good religion these
very good people, aud God besses their labor beyond
any other 10 all Palestine.
II would have been dangerous for any one TO mo
lest the American farmers since hey had all the sheik
and principal men 10 the country their aide and
for their and influence. The jews too began
think IL would be better for them 70 cultivate such fruit