Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-11-19

1872 - .. :. =, So ~
+oh.c,o cotton and svsa whsae npsly s1hauas TIE |
substance Of the earth, vloss Ss9snsc ane ~
ton are continually changing 10y 81
Or resting in .llow; ve rs.soss = ~ s;siiv =
this desirable result produced b green er0P~ O.
green manurss = they are somseiue. called No
ture must be c3ad and her hvorito habilimeus =
green. See the Wild prairie, and the meadow, the
forest the morntain and the valley, how green tney
arr in natures robes How beautiful and how o"on
tfnl her supplies for ever renewing CROWN ma
strength and multiplying increase, when un'oacnsa
by the destroying hand Of man! Use, then, not on
" the artificial ard inorganic manurrs from The ssa-
Die and lin,c-kiln and mari and guano, out sessosc
the wasted the ovsrtasked and overwrouehe powers
Of the earth, by sometimes covering. with her own
beautiful carpet Of green and warming hes INTO new
life and activity, and ff''i"''nesS .a~e ss
crops whether Of turnips or Peas or clover OF e'h
er grasses or cereals which 70 much adorn the hng
lsh landscape and enrich It's soil and II Is their alb
sence which first and most strongly imprcssss inc
mind of every intelligent Englishnan who visits our
country and especially the South. When our hc'ds
arc bald or worn whenever the great protection ~
nature given by the forest and the wild covering Of
the fields is removed, the hand Of man should sup
ply, Us far ~ possible what has been taken away,
the elementary substances which have been exhaust.
cd and which are indispensable to the fertility ana
fruitful condition Of every soil We should NOS ior.
get too that by occasional changes Of the crops We
destroy the mvrias Of insects which prey upon the
fruits Of our labor by taking away their food and
deprivins them Of their means Of an cvcrmultiplicd
increase. good farmer should be regular, pune.
tual, systematic careful in all things lie lives and
moves and holds daily converse with nature. whose
first great law Is order order In all her sublime and
glorious beauties. Let there be an air Of ncatness
and tidiness in all things about the farm; smooth
and clean surface to the fields; straight rows AIDING
much to its beauty; good fences clear bitches and
fence rows, everything in good repair, and IN inc
right place with barns and other buildings properly
situated and especially let there be good and eou'
Portable and handsome dwelling for the family Ae"e
II man cannot afford to have large or an cxPcn-
sive house let him have small and . cheap one;
but by all means let it not he IN the wrong place.
uncomfortable unsuitable to the climate. not to
say, unhealthy; receptacle and originator Of ma'a-
ria from the fatal effects Of rotting wood and other
dccomposine vegetable matter; where the inmates
always sleep in the midst Of disease and the CERTAIN
causes Of death with ioor> so clasc to the ground
that mir can penetrate dspcl the fatal moisture
and malaria, and so exposed to the heats Of summer
and the blasts Of winter that more money Is spent
in Doctors bills for pncumonias and Ihcumas.sn,s
and agucs and typhoitls than would pay tcn-to'd,
the cost Of better construction and keep in better
repair while the innocent unconscious inmates won.
der why they should have taken cold or the fever
and why they should be afflicted with such Distress
ing maladies, while their neighbor Is exempt whose
only advantage is that he has spent some Of his mon
ey for better and more comfortable house for his
family to live in. regret to say that heictotorc.
rural architecture has been too much neglected in
our State. But rejoice to believe that VIC arc now
beginning to cultivate improving taste in this very
important matter; that VIC are learning how, and
are becoming disposed to bcautify and cmbclsh our
rural homes-and to combine the useful With the
beautiful. Let no one 90 beyond his mcans-hut as
far rs possible within them, let home be made not
only house to live in, not only to cat and to sleep
in as some would seem to think but q sacred spot
full Of opportunity for high, moral. religious and
mental culture-full Of cherished lifetime sssocia-
tons around which dear memories may cluster ami
cling with the fondcst afr 'cton-with cher shed
memento in every object within and around 1.-THE
grounds the trees. and the library. with the maps
the drawings and the paintings where the heart and
mind trained and encouraged to high impulse and
noble generous deeds Of patriotic duty and Christian
charity and love. Such should be the home of the
American farmer, as Ear IS be in his power: and the
poorest can do much more to obtsin Il thsn he at
| first imaSines. l never saw family mansion. how.
humble in It size and unprcteptous its snrroun.
dngs nesting in the shade and under the beautiful
foliage Of nature, away from. the dust Of the road
side with its green sward OF grass in neatly kent
yard and its little clump Of trees stately grove In
'front.' with climbing vines and sweet scented flowers
about the doorway, the tasteful handwork Of q mo-
Their a daughter. Of that lovely romaR Who in the
beautiful language Of Sheridan governs us all let
render them perfect; the more they arc cnlisht-
encd SO much the more shall We be; il is BY woman
that nature writes on the hearts Of mcn"-T say,
| never saw such . home-with such harmonixinc,
such refining attractions round about il. that did
not believe that the inmates, whatever their wealth
or poverty, were not better and wiser and happics
| than others. l have seen some homes-thcy were
not homes-I will not desecrate the sacred name
they were eating and sleeping paees-(hardy at os
that Of men, who were consumed by vile and cor
roding avarice-stecled and cncascd. as with cnai
of mail, against every feeling Of human sympathy
and love, whose income at the rate Of thousands
year. and whose only pleasure and consolation ant
comfort consisted in being able to count at the enc
how much richer they were than at the beginning o
the year. No wonder that children brought up Il
such miserable tenements. without comfort or refine
mcnt too often without any education. should seek
the first opportunity at least such Of them a. maj
have been spared by constant disease and RUTHLESS
death, to ]y from dwelling which was not q Aem
and this even birth place which had m attrac
tons. Ny advice then, to the farmer. is-frSt: 4
make and keep his land rieh-tead IL veil. reject y
improvement because it Is nee-if il bc founded o,
reason and fair experi'ncnt-and make his home tn
place of all others next to the Church. to he love
most by his wife and children, the homo Of their q
fections ~ well IS their interests and where the
may learn and cultivate knowledge Of all the d.
ties and trials Of the life that now i and the bless
ings and bliss Of that which is to come II you tc
me that you cannot afford TO do all this on ~ muc
land IS you wish to work, then say. tend isss an
make It more productive for the labor bestowed
is far better, on oil accounts, to do so.
Farming is the best 6Ssiaess for most-and 8,
rest for all The field Of Agriculture Is wide enous
for the exercise Of all faculties and talents
tempers-moral, mental and physical It ID d
most ancient IS well ~ among the most honorsb
Of pursuits Even in the heavenly luxury and a
gelic innocence Of Eden-where every trcc gre
that was pleasant to the sight and good for FOO