Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-01-11
Education Needed.

The tOl owing actual dialogue occurred IN a Court,
in Stale not two thousand miles from New Eng.
land A quack doctor of the Thompsonian order
was called to the stand as witness, and after be
had testified to having made &c a night visit the
prosecuting attorney began the, crossexamin4tOn
thus
Mr. Doctor, TO what school of practice do you
belong q
g don't belong to any school. | never. went 70
any school in my life thank you"
81 But that is not quite. what | want to know. !
mean to what school of medicine do you belong"
81 tell you, Sir, never went TO any school of med.
cine, or practice, anything else. believe nature
makes doctor | am seventh son, sir, and didn't
need to go to school,"
Well, WE'LL what system Of medicine do you
practice That is, what kind of medicine do you
give?"
"Oh that's what you want, is it.! Why, | give
the Brutanc medicine always, and everywhere
1.-THE Brutanic You mean the Botanic system,
don't you ?'
''No, sir the Brutanic, say"
NOV will you tell me how much you charge for
nocturnal visit 2?
SIR Every Indignantly 81 don't give any such
medicine | practice | told you, to the Brutanic
system, and I'll have you and this Court to under
stand don't give any such medicine the horrd
stuff
Nomore questions were asked-R. l. Schoolmaer
The JAPAN PEA."-The editors of the Phade'
pbla Ledger less than year ago received from the
Patent Office number of seeds of different varieties
of plants which were distributed from the Ledger
office around about the country TO various ndivldu
ais, for the purpose of testing their production, as
well as their adaptation to the defelt soils and eli
mates of the country. Many Of these were seeds
which had been gathered in Europe and Asa, undei
the directions of the intelligent head Of the agrcu'
tura department of the Patent Office. The Ledger
says:
Among the rest was species of pea, called
the Japan Pea, which has created considerable in.
terest among cultivaors on account OF its proIlhc
qualities, and the ease with which it may he cult.
waited. AS instance of lis great productive powell
we may mention that we have recently seen plant!
from one of the peas raised by w L Schaetfer, Esq,
the Cashier of the Girard Bank which had upon its
branches about four hundred and fifty pods, the
larger portion of which contained from two to t'ree
peas each, or yielding about thousand per cent
This from single pea in singe years growth !;
something worthy of notice. If each pea possesSea
the qualities OF reproduction in the degree, We
should have in the second years growth nearly hal
a million of pods and a million of peas Out farm
ers, who are better skilled in such calcu atoms, can
estimate the number of bushels this would make, ana
what number of pounds it produces, at sixty pouna'
10 bushel, the weight of peas and wheat to IIF
bushe being nearly identical.
/ This new and rare plant is found well adapted I"
our soil and climate, and yields bountully, whetnsI
planted in rich or poor soil 1t crows up about two
and half feet high from single stalk, putting orIH
| branches SUN anu WoOuy, IKE SnluU ~ Itqu'
no poles or sticks to support if. The branches o
the end of the season, become covered with to"0y
pods, about two inches long, each containing iron
two to three peas of a cream color, and very haFu
> When boiled, the pea becomes exactly like 0u5j
bean. 1t is very nutritious in its qualities, ao-
makes an excellent winter food for man 1t pan.
ed about the usual time of planting corr, iii row
three feet apart The blossoms are said to be beau
tiful in appearance, some yellow and sone HO'S'
The leaves grow just beneath the punches OF TOI'
The plant obtained in 1851, from some ~
panese sailors, who were wrecked on a coral san'
in the Pacific, and saved by some American seamsD
The crew of the wrecked vessel had supported lhep
selves for number of days solely on these pea
One of the American sailors got some of them V
them TO Oregon, whence they carried to 0.I
from which State they have since been dissemlna''
through the Patent Office, the Union.
Cross CREEK LoCK-We have had a great guam"
ty of rain in this section for the last twelve usi
swelling the River very much. We learn that IN IN.
Lock and Dam at Cross Creek has been somewhat IA
juIed-the River making breach on the wes' ;ip
and washing out new channel 50 or 60 feet wiz
| Fay. CGrolin1dn