Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-10-14

to the hickory family, and occupies the same
position in the bottom lands and valleys of the
rivers elnpiying into the Gulf of Mexico. that
the shellbarks do at the North Ii has the
same general appearance, but grows TO larger
size, and makes broader head. The nuts are
oblong, very smooth, an inch, or an inch and
a half long, with thin ghells. They are by
most persons regarded as superior to the best
shellbarks Thoy form an Increasing article of
trade In Texas and Louisiana. Amateurs in the
lower Mississippi valley are beginning to raise
seedlings, and to improve them BY cultivation.
Now also the hazsls along the wells ami
feuees are dropping their nuts into the thick
bed of leaves, and the squirrels are rivaling
the bcys ia gathering them up for Winter
stores. The flberts Of commerce, twice or
three times the size of tue Wild nut, are simply
cultivated hazel nuts. They good ex-
ample OF the results of art bestowed upon
these wild bearing trees aud shrubs
There is barjly promising field open to
the horticultarist, than the improvement of
these farinaceous puts, with which our country
abounds. BY selecting seeds of the best va
rieties, planting them in good, rich soil, aud
giving them generous cultivation, the most
gratifying results may be anticipated, aone the
less valuable, because We shall have to wait
some years for the harvest. The choicest
products of nature are slow 10 maturing.
In all the hargests gathered at this season,
we see the wisdom aud DeBeYOience Of the
Creator, providing for man and beast. 'sfhese
wait all upon Thee, that Thou mayest give
them their meat in due season." La the fruits
and grains gathered in Summer, We have juice
aud starch preponderating to meet the wants
of the animal nature, amid heat and drought.
In the nuts and corn we fad oil largely con-
centrate3, preserving then from decay, and
furnishing the most desirable food for the cold
and dreary winter. Instinct teaches the squir-
rel, aud naaG.y ether tribes Of stsisasal, Isyf
up these oily stores, either in holes in ths
earth, OF 10 the hollows Of deeaying trees, and
rocks. They have full supply of the richest
food all through the Autumn mouths, aud their
bodies are lined with thick coat of fat, to
protect them against the cold. Thus they go
iuto Winter quarters, fully provided for sll
emergencies.
The same provisions meet the higher wants
of the human family. Reason takes the place
Of instinct, builds granaries aud storehouses,
secure from frost and rain, wherein we hoard
our Winter stores. Many Of the vegetable
oils pass through refining process, and be-
come animal products, before they are deemed
fs for use. Thus bt.tter is concentrated oil
derived from many grasses aud herbs; and
mutton, beef, and pork are only different forms
of supplying the same aliment for Winter use.
Ia the great grain OF our country, Indian corr,
it is noteworthy fact, that the proportion of
its oil Is measured By the altitude in which it
grows, showing, by analysis, the most oil in
Canada, where the cold is rnost intense, and
the least n Florida, where the reign Of Summer
is hardly broken. The wants Of our physical
natures demand larger supply of oleaginous
food in cold climates, aud the necessity is met
Thus there is in Nature a fulfllment of the
promise of strength according to our day"