New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-22

,hp soil particularly on the praes, where II i Sna,
70 that which produced this tree with iour long P
roots. ,oo.o ro,;ced
er,s transplanted from hard SOIL are lar more a."
N live than when taken from a swampy SoH' ,La
WIN. LAwroS lof blackberry notonetyl' s". Ia ID,
trees in the coal region of Penn7y
roots very near the surface none hsNinf ~ ~ ~ n.
the Garth ,nor than six inches. On ms Pa'c ~
Rochelle the soil il heavy clay ioa.n' nu ~ nj ~
the roots OF his fruit all near 'ne
thinks that top roots shouia , non nlur tre any
r;onS calamity because they are 70 easily got nd oi
by pruning. NJ. Chairman 7 want IN AZ
NJ ISia = crestion. ] want 20 know how he would
treat this tree WIN 'n' 'oNs ''''' " "''' W ~ -
ont where il is TO grow
o", Nv IT,Stp~I can beat answer that question with
NV n,ru;pg knife. THIS he did, by cutting back all
~ thss r new wood to two buds, aud cutting OF
hout one third Of the roots, with q downwards from
,h inside Of each root In setting il in place Ispread
ont the roots that they stand like legs and the cuts
Ct down to the earth. The roots will then throw out
bres, and they being the surface are ready 10
receive whatever you disposed to feed them 40
tree bo found out of the tOp-roO family, tha wiz
flourish with it, roots running deep down ~ ioo'e
soil. would recommend setting trees upon lhe pra r
res, upon artificial ridges. II Is NOT the seNeII'y -
Winter that kills fruit trees-it Is the mrlPe "0'N'
which is easily killed in any weather. -, - a..
Or;gir and nnctangeaJ6 ao,Vre Of P0Rts ann az"
mals.-Dr. WATERBURY read most ,vh;cb w,
cannot even give a synopsis, only noting neIe anu
there point of interest. Improvements III Pan' uu
sgJnals he Comedies and apparent cnangcs' anu aSo
n,suction of mules and hybnds but ne also cohenus
nat tbsrs !. NO upward progression into another ot
,nv snecies-that all as they were oIlSnasy ere
atsd He isstanced the sugar snd soii maple Dom
alike both different, yet never mixing All uScoV-
res Of ancient plants and animals are eNacty luenll-
aI 9TH the living species. Even the medicinal quail
ties of plants show that change has taken place
in any single specieo-there is no such thing as
mutation OF species. Circumstances may modify but
never change the same animal II the same animal
st lust as he at first created. Upon the subject
of feeding every farmer knows that highied horses
must be worked, or they will become diseased.
Therefore food and exercise must correspond Of
course feeding changes FORMS but il does not alter the
nature of the animal fed. Look at the effect Of feed
ing the grub of the bee intended for queen. Her
form is altered, but she s still bee. Where two
calves from different herds of various character,
are mated and fed together they become alike.
As 10 climate it is well-known fact that there has
been in the locality change since creation, or
rather since creation became fixed so that the change
in the character of man is not attributable TO
cimate-it is solely 10 change in food. The negro
shows this in a pointed degree-he has greatly
improved upon change OF ;ood, not OF climate;
Egypt was once n great graln-SIowlng country, ana
then her people built pyramids. In the Crimean war,
tbe French took connnon.sense view OF the influence
of food they fed their soldiers WELL and they fought
well Bread is an emblem OF the highest state OF CIV
ilzation. No Notwithstanding nation ever was CIV!
ilzed one The most advanced nations OF the earth Ia
Intellectual capacity those who live most upon the
highest order Of all cereas-wheat. humboldt says
that the hghest order Of civilization i cOnnned 10
comparatiyelys portion OF the earths surface;
il confined to the temperate or cereagrownS regions.
Improvement Of food improves races ana the contrary
il true. The North American indian as ne was louho
here by our ancestors was carDivorous animal, az
untamab as Others of the same dieetic prOpenstles
INT although he could not be subjected to their con-
troll he had 10 succumb 10 bread-eating people.
Their diet Of cereals gave them superiority over the
savage and so il is everywhere all over the wOrd.
The Difference in food is everything; climate IL
nothing. Great nations, great men, or generations
of them and great anmals-inproved breeds OF AMI
mas-are made SO by the food upon which they live.
Look at stagc-hOrses, they must eat grain, they
cannot sustain their labor upon hay and roots. In
Summer and Winter their feed is the same, yet the
climate varies from S0' below zero TO 100 above
The most valuable analytical character OF soils IL to
be found in the plants that naturally grow upon any
locality Settlers of new lands always practice upon
this principle They Judge the character of the soil
a. TO what it will produce for man, from what 1t has
produced for nature. Certain growth OF trees Indicate
land best suited for corn, most unenlngiy. For
medicinal purposes wild plants are always more
valuable than the same species ID cuuVGttd stie,
because owing 10 part8kng Ci different food, their
condition is changed. There is II tendency IN all
plants 10 change, To suit circumstances. Thus the
i'm ct aigh oak of the forest becomes pyraIndlca IN
the open & Id. The means that encourage the
growth of woody fibre in plants, are not those that
encourage the growth OF fruit. Hence men apply
special munurcs.
The doctor was listen 10 WITH deep attention. by a
large ATTENDANCE of regular members oi the tiub
snd strangers.
The Club meets again reNt Tuesday noon.