Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-10-12
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destroys also the innumerable anlmaleul@ that
infest the soil The weeVil, the army worm,
The bugs and insects that from year 10 year.dO
50 much damage to crops. viii be destroyed
with the vegetation this year. The animSlcu-
lac that produces the pOIaiOe rot must perish in
the parehed earth and lhe countless swarms
Of insects that every pear render large por-
tOn Of the grains, fruits and vegetables IN.
wholesome for ,OOd. will be swept out of exis.
tence. The soil and the atmosphere are be.
coming purified as by FIRE. and prepared for
more healIhful and vigorous vegetable and ami
NAL hie hereafter. During a series ofprOduei-
i've years these yermin accumulate till the
earth and air need such publication Tne des.
trucliou Of tbe crops Fith the vermin, is a great
present loss to small gain. But the future crops
and future health Of the country may be ma
terially improved.
/ Another consequence Of the deficit barves,
cannot fail TO be salutary. twill teach much
needed lesson OF economy. Exirsvsgancs is
one Of the great evils Of the day. The unex-
amPled prosperity Of the country for several
years past the influx Of gold and the increase
Of wealth. had given people almost boundIess
confidence in the future. To economize and
save had become questionable. The golden
future, il was thought, would take care of itself;
and ,the present might be enjoyed wilhOu. stint
The Paris fashions imported some two or three
hundred millions. Our surplus prudpeLiOns
we're relied on % pay for them, without mate.
rally diminishing our supply of gold. But
when the crops fail, and the gold begius to flow
out in alarming quantities 10 pay for the for
eign goods, One.half Of which were mere luz
urles, people begin to awaken TO the fact that
they have been living far too fast. Short crops
exorbitsnt prices for food, drain of specie from
the country TO pay for Injuries, will teach econ
omy, and enforce it and the lesson will not
soon be forgotten. The impOrtations of the
next year will probably be one.half less than
last yea. yet The country will be sufficiently
supplied with goods. Ii people SO will it, they
may live about as cheap for the next twelve
months as for the last, notwithstanding the still
increasing prices Of food. But to do SO the old
coat must be brushed up and worn a while long
ger; aud the silk dress delayed ill next year
Discard all those luKuries, and the solid com.
fcrts and neeessaries Of life are easily obtained
by the great mass ofthe people. Hthe drought
teaches and enforces the lesson Of economy, it
will greatly improve the state Of society, the
morals Of the people, and the prosperity Of the
country in future.-PNs. Post
REMARK-SO much Of the above as relates to
the effect Of drOuth upon insects, is rathersug-
gestlye than conclusive. The season will af.
ford 6ue opportunity for observation, and we
shall not allow il to pass without careful scruti.
ny. From what we know of the weevil and
curculio, we should be happily disappointed il
the drouth works any substantial reform in
their mlschit,ous habits. "The animalcule
that produces the poLatoe rot" is also myth
of whose identity we should like to be better
assured, We never allow ourselves 10 doubt
the wisdom Of Providence or 10 look upon the
various alotments of heat, cold, wet, dry,
storm or calm as calamities, because they do
not square with our prcconceyed views of what
might seem desirable. The most rational, be.
cause best proved. advantage to be derived from
the drouth, is in the increased fertility of the
earth, from the chemical action It brings to
bear upon the soil. and if it adds to this, The
destruction Of any considerable portion of our
insect enemies, we shall be the last to interpOse
any objection Eos. o. CuLr. r..