Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-05-27
THINKS I TO MYSELF.

We are indebted 70 worthy and observant
friend for many OF the following hints
When / see mass of chips accumulated in
farmers back yard remaining year after year,
thinks l to myself-if the course ones were rak-
ed off, they would serve for fuel; while the fn-
or with the addition of soap-suds dc, from the
house, would afford valuable source of manure
When I see the banks Of manure resting a.
gainst barn during the summer season, serr-
ing only to rot the building thinks to myself,
that man suffers for want of care.
When ! see piece of hoed grouId in now
ing field, and the turf, stalks and stones that
were carried out by the plow. not collected to-
gether, thinks to myself. there's something
wanting i'll this case.
When | see plowing done year after year in
the same track, beside fence or gully, TIL
dyke Of considerable height is thrown up, and,
of course a corresponding leauness il The inter
ioT thinks | TO myself. theres want of good
hUshandry.
When l sec fruit tree loaded With twice the
top necessary tor bearing well, and this perhaps
nearly dead. thereby keeping the needed rays
Iof the sun from the under crop, thinks ts my
sell, there's an indication of bad husbandery
When see stone piled rcund the trunk of q
frEit tree. thinks to myself here is an invita-
tion to suckers and to mice, and if dull scythes
should follow, it would not be strange.
Wien see farmer selling his ashes at ten
cents bushel, thinks to myself. that farmer
had better giTe hls purchaser ten ceats to lezve
them for his corn and grain.
When | see the DRAWINGS Of the barnYard
finding their way into gulles and rivulets, while
with small expense they might be thrown en- to
swell or declivity. thinks ] 10 myself. that
farmer is blind to his own interest.--Iaino Far
n9er.
WoSDznFUL INSTANCE OF SAGAcrry-We hear
Of an instance of sagacitv practiced by the ele-
phant attached to Herr riesbachs Menagerie,
which deserves record. Coming into Newark,
Ohio, last Saturday, the elephants keeper fell
in fit from his horse. The whole meuaccrie
Immediately came to halt, and some members
ofthe company went forward to pick up tie man.
But the elephant would not allow any person to
approach the senseless form of his keeper. TAX
ing him Up with his trunk, softly, he would
place him on his horse but finding that the
man wa7 senseless he laid him on the ground,
and kept watch over him. Many members of
the nenagerie tried to soothe the faithful ele-
phant who had become furious at the .uppos-
ed death OF his master, but TO know purpose,
and there the man lay watched by the sagac-
ious animal After lying in this condition for
come time physician, who had been sent for,
arrived, and yet the elephant would allow no
one to approach. At length the keeper became
so far conscious as TO command the elephant to
let the physician near, and the animal
was docile and obedient in a moment, and the
keeper properly cared for-the elephant,
all the while, expressing the utmost anxiety for
the sick man.
What else was this but the exercise of hum
an intelligence, in which pity and affection
and reason We're all undoubtedly blendedf We
can almost believe that that animal, at least,
has something of soul, if It's Reason which
marks the presence of the immortal spark
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