The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1855-03-29

L. BANNER.

WRITTEN FOR rrrr rnASxEr.
MoNTEvIAo II 22, 1855.
Gentlemen | am .,.ad to read in
your last issue, that You have secured the
valuable services Of Maj. PLowpEEr. And
if his practice does not belle his name. 7
shall be most delighted to have so valuable
an ally. on thissall important subieets, ,espe-
cially to<theS farmers s and planters M 81 & iiese
urpsrDistricts, whsre ths soi[ ~ fss so enssiilys
Washed off from the BY 6sing diis- lis
solved ndfcarried. away into the Bottoms ST
and, still worse, into the riyeltss;and thence
into the lower country, u make up low
lands at our expense. Besides, this IS not
the only evil the blessings that fall on our
farmers in the shape of rain, do not sink in
our soil-lithe ammonia that'it brings down,
goes swiftly down the rivers to tho ocean
And pray, why this foolish waste of f,r;,i-
rz'ng materials, besides the direct inpovcr-
|'ishlnent of'our lands9 Because, forsooth
the farmers fear THAI the deeper they would
plow, the greater would BE- the washing Of
the land into gullies. .aButthis is not So
the contrary is theaet, as2shown by fur
mersf practice everywhere. except with lis.
Is it needfel to reason on this sn!,;ecl ?
we'll then, iet~us simply state that in IA
country like ours, with il ligh. soil surface
I over a clay Sub-soil or foundation, cspccially
IN summer, or during long spells of dry
weather, this foundation, composed of more
OF less ct"Y, liarl"ns, and when it rains !,arl
a"d quickly. it cannot be as easily penr;.a
tc" h' the rain MS when stirred deeply. All
the immense expense OF hillside .iri;,
could he "con"misc,l in most case, hv n.ow
ing deep and keeping the sub-Soii opened to
eagerly rcccise the blessings of heaven.
There are two statements in your paper
On which you will, no doubt, a!niab!y ex-
c''sc me for differing with YOU. They arc
thesc' VIZ: That the anccnls were ignorant
OF the economy Of: fuel III the culinary art.
Now gentlemen, let ME tell You ilat m in
Spsri.on Of the culinary Objects and utcn-
s'ls found III the volcanic ashes of smotl,
cred l"mp"ii, would bring you 10 quite a
contrary conclusion, and that us soon ,s
Gu" open my library, which is packed up
i'll boxes, You shall see at least the enor;,-
wings of the Roman hcarths or fire places.
that Tor beauty, ingenuity. and economy,
Surpass our modern inventions; thouri, I
do not deny that Our D,o,Icrn stoves are
great cconomscrs Of fuel, but which would
not slnt the palate Of gastronom. Even
the famous urns that We're in common usc
sometime ago, with scverally contrivcd iron
heaters to keep coffee hot, arc merely copied
from similar utensils found in Pompci:.
The same may be said as to the shoes, boots
and sandals of the aneients. shonld like
to go into details on this subject, abut that
you correctly warn your correspondents to
be brief, and that, besides, it would be oucs-
a2nping the understanding of your nlclIi-
gent. readers:- This, however, 1 will say.
that in the same collection, above alluded
TO- l can show SOU also a shoe shop, with
workmcn at work, and samples of all such
comfortable articles as keep our feet dry.
!: but to return to my first theme. will
quote the sentiment Of Judge PETERS, esf
Pennsylvania, on this subject, tl,aet set
tho example is better than al the sxenmehls
in the world, the which beltksi6Y friend Is
Fl. WILsos, Esq, and sell are detetsniaedS
to give fair trial. ss .ss s:s;
Yours, -. ToGNG 81
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