Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-13

4 Rp.U4r AND PLENT1FuLNEss correspondent OF
the Cleveland Herald, writing from Arkansas gives
/ very different picture OF agricultural life mere
from that which have been reading for some days
past in the papers of New England and the Lakes
while in some localities cattle have to befoddered as
in mid-wnter and forest trees are cut down TOR the
leaves and browse and every sign of rain has alled
and finally the signs themselves-in far off Arkan-
sas as in Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Ore
gon and elsewhere, there is abundance w hat
could be moro attractive than the following picture,
the writer, dating from the town of Graham in the
midst of Arkansas White Sulphur Springs: I
80 l rose at four o'clock this morning and mount
ing rough little poney, rode over to the hite Sui
phur Springs. They came bubbling out of gorge
between two spurs of the mountain. These springs
burst out at the foot of immense boulder of grey
marble, with stream thick as mans arm. The
ground around is white with sulphur and so strong
that one can smell it hundred yards off, Ialways
feel better in this bilious climate for good drink
from these springs. Around the spot fine deer are
grazing and turkies weighing when dressed, 70 lbs
and my rife seldom fails in loading my arms with
game
These mountains are unfolding new beauties and
wonders. We discovered the entrance to a large
cavern which has never before been entered. We
explored it three miles and found the usual crustngs
of stalacttes and spar, rejecting the rays OF our
torches. The floors of all the chambers were COW
cred several feet with salt petrc, and the supply OF
this material seems ineXhauStlble. 1t would prove
a fine speculation, as imagine the cost of working
it would be trihng. 1t is very fatiguing to explore
these underground habitations, unconsciously
walks great distances
On coming out shot fine deer, and had a
barbecue You probably were acquainted with such
fcas,s in the times of the Harrison campaign,
The country around us looks most beautiful, the
cotton fields being in full bolssom. The toweris like
the white water lily the leaves of dark glossy green,
and the contrast of the two cologs all field OF
hundred acres is beautiful beyond all description
The corn grows to the enormous height OF twenty
five and thirty feet and appears like forest. The
fruit this summer has been most abundant, uniting
the northern and tropical fruits. go blackberrying
large ledge of grey marble near us, which will
take fine polish the best Italian marble. l
took piece to grind stone and polished it as to
see my face in it Great bluffs and beds OF gypsum
lie scattered around In fact almost every metal
in the world is grouped in this State.
Having looked on that picture, look now on this
from the same letter and the same State:
Arkansas must be great and noble common
wealth by and by, if her will only shake of
the sloth of years. To be sure the drawbacks are
great, and sickness debilitatcS the system much
that energy is gone. 1t seems If Pandora
box were opened here, and all the bilious family |
were let loose to destroy the The river bottom
land is peculiarly deleterious and the great swamps
actually one third of the State However, the
further goes toward Nebraska and Kansas the
healthier it becomes.
While write thousands of insects ill the air At |
this season every is provided with bunch of an
herb called penny royal with which ne often strikes
and brushes his clothes, the ticks of various kinds
burrow into them. and thence into his flesh Every
blade of grass and leaf is covered with these minute
ticks. The buffalo gnat also makes his appearance
and is perfect torment, assaulting man and beast,
and endeavorng to get into tho mouth. If this is
accomplished it ensures severe illness, as the nau-
is intoerable and epicacs and emctic nothing
to the effects produced. Without speedy removal
it is certain death. Hundreds of head Of stock are
killed every year by its poison. The only cure and
proven tatve of this insect is one viz to
bedaub the meuth with ane grease; this is done
to and beast, and the remedy is almost as bad
as the cure.
l have literally roamed the whole world over, and
found that Providence has equalzed the advantages
of one climate with another, and given to each Suf
ficient proof that this world is not heaven. ="