The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-12-04
The Philosophers Stone.

Luis Ibucn-C pNctfu gem. tNlS lneStlmaDle
treasure. which is to convert all the baser
metals into gold and prove a panacea for
every i'll, has been found at last and Mr.. L.
y. lime, of Ohio, seems to be the lucky dis
coverer. What are the golden sands of Cal
if"rRla and AuStarlia, the silver hills and
valleys Of Mexico, the diamond mountains of
ST. Domingo, the salt mines of Crarow.
the pearls of New Jersey, the pumpkins of
Massachusetts, the onions Of Connecticut. or
the claims Of Long Island, to the veritabe
stone? Not only will the mary clous thing
produce gold and insure health, but it will
ais" secure happiness, reputation, and long
life. Yea, it seems destined to convert every
waste place into Paradise, and supersede
all The reforms of the day. Here is an
account of the discovery in Mr.. Hines own
words, rs communicated to the Ohio Guilt
rdtor:
"The sovereign antidote for all the sham
foolerles of this world is Labor-physicul
labor, on the part Of every able bodied man
and woman in getting living. In con unc-
ton with this, and to give all IN opportunity
to labor, rs well rs to force the lazy to obey
the Scripture in this behalf, we must have
land monopoly abolished, and the whole sys-
TEN of legislation rescued from the control
OF the spectators.
Herein is embodied the soul Of my philos-
ophy. which have preached for twelve years,
and which have been attempting to prac-
tlce. have written some for the Clltira-
tor, and suppose two thirds of your readers
have said, "Ihat will do for theory but the
practice is another thing at all events, Hine
Is the last one that will practice what be
preaches.'
We'll, my practice consists in horticulture
and fruit culture in the hardest possible
mode, to-wit, with spade and hoe. have
demonstrated the fact that can get good
support for my family all told, and entertain
host Of friends, from patch of ten acres
distributed rs follows two acres in pasture,
three acres in cultivation, and five acres in
grove Of forest trees for plcasantness.
have proved that my own and my family's
labor on the said three acres will give US
food and clothing and give me two thirds of
nv time to spend in reform. Our family
consists in self, wife and two small children
one seven and one three years Of age; also
n woman who lives with US to afford compa-
ny for nv wife when am gone. We have
lust completed the harvest of Al bushels of
Strawberries from one quarter of an acre of
ground. and perhaps if We had not fed such
II multitude Of ground squirrels, birds, ETC.,
the Weld would have been so bushels. At
all events had the whole patch been in good
condition, the YIELD would have reached
tia. amount, or at the rate of tro hundred
bushels per acre! Has any one in these
United States produced an equal crop on the
same quantity of ground? No doubt on a
spare rod garden patch the like has been
done.
Next wear we shall nearly double our
strawberries and have in addition tide of
raspbrrritS. One Gan start on two acres near
some large town or cny, and from aquarter
acre each Of Strawberries, raspberries. goose
berries, and currantS, have in two years an
income of $500, and in three YEARS of $500.
Then remains another acre on which be can
rails" all his food, except wheat. With an
ordinary family. $500 Of money will clear all
his other eXl en>'>. und there remains $500
Tor books railroad excursions, papers, peri
odcnls, etc-if he is wise manor tor in. /
ve~,mrnt on a speculation if he is I, fool.
All this can be done by practical man
Ink" yourself anh-modrsty forbids IN to say
who Else. | can take any acre of land that /
is not barren, on any railroad, and get from
it good living for family. know where !
of | speak and, those who sheer at the theo-
rist may get ont Of the way for they're un:
lucky Exchange.