Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-31
Charcoal for erape Vines.

,I,sn, and beauty Of hi. pleasure sronna''
ebanc.n. one d,y TO call on a small 'qnire'
whose garden might cover about bali an
acre. was greatly struck with 'hr brilliant
color. cr tis nciehh hog's llwcrs. 'Ay, ny
lord. the dover. az, well enough, =" ai no
squire. &c bat PERMIT IN, {, show YOU ny
rrsr-s." Conducted into an OF fashioned
liuI, green house.. which served as winery.
nv I1rl rarcI. with mortGc,Jion and envy,
@, .rar-. iv,c, "a, f1e ~ hi- own. Ny
dear friend. said ms Lord. "you have a
iwel oia gardener De-, m,s,c him Tho
gardiner vas c,llrl-,hc single gardener
As.ur', looking man under thirty. Ae.
cgrl my comTlimsn', 90 ycur n'vcs l-'d'
aBI your grapes. % aid my lord, " and tell
ne, if you can. Whv y0ur Glvrrs are -
mech brighter than mine, AMI your r-aTe'
- much lusr. Nr1 must have studied h1r
t,alur, profoundly" PLEASE yolr i'rl
shin" sai tte man. .' have %; bad ,hv
alganueo OF much ciaca,isn. | h,nt no
,sa5..r. bat a. 90 the llv,rs and tie vue'.
tss .,,r-t as O. tr,a,.r. them jas; came 20
ne. a, you --c, hy chance"
e. Ey chance cxrlain."
"wc.l. MY Larl, three YEAR nco my
master an, nc TO Lunuon on business OF
bi.'n aDl it c'me on 20 ram. aad took
SHELTER ia a mcvs. you ssc.'
"Ye,, YOU took shei'er IN news what
then ="
Anl there were two rsn,l,meu taking
shelter, too anl they were talking to each
other about CHARCOAL
"Asou, ,har,la,-s, en-"
" Anl one ,aiI d; had laas great d'alo
good 10 many cas-, OF ,.cku,ss, aai o.Fgc'al
" in the ir,i .,a:, % cholera, auI | took a
note iu my mind % that. because we'd had
a.. cholera ia cur village the year bsi1re.
All guessed the two gentlemen were doc.
tor, and knew what they were taking
about
II liare say they ili but a5Wcrs anl
vine. 90 ~, have the cholera. 10 they ?"
"No. rs Lord ta; they havl complaints
Of their own ana one Of the gentlemen
vsp, On O. .ay tha, charcoal bad q srccial
god gE.c, upon AZ. vegetable iiie, and io'l
. story Ola ,.uc l-r-ser, IN Germany. /
,hiuk, vh1 had maIsa very sictiy To1r
,nevrl one o.! the b,st IN thJsi paris.
,ur.y ~ charcoal dressings. - | uaiu.
ally rr,cssI up nv ears az that, for our
uue. wer, ~ - bad Ia way THAI master
though, u Dom: away with 'hsm a!'5sc'h-
sr. Az .aii the other ssa'lsman, 'sse
how li,,'e sFr.nkIins Of charcoal will
brighten up q Slower bed'
"Thc ram was nov over. and the gentle
men i,lt de mews, anl thought, We'll,
but before try the etar,.a, upon my p.au'',
Id be-, make some inquire. % them a,
areu'i doctors, bu! rarleusT. = - | vent %
our nur.srym,n. who La, dsllo book
learning. apI | asked him u De ever beard
Of charcoal jre.s.ns being god iar vines,
and De saiI that he had read iu a book that
IL vas -. tut le bal never triel %. IL
kindly 'e1, me ihe hI.k. which was trans
lated from .lu, irryn one And alter |
hal picked olt % az. could, tried the
charcoal iu ,ar way Jhs -llk IJlI toe % Try
10, ami thl,'s bow shs rrlTs, anl the llw.
sr bed. come o. Ilgl-r YOU, my Lord. 1,
Wa a lg,ky chance thati ever heard those
ceuilsma7 talking ia ,as news, please your
Lgri.,iP"
"Cbauc, t1TTsu' 20 all, answered the
PER. s,uicu,iously; but to turn chance
70 account i, tbs gilI % few"
lI- Lorl,hip. returning home. EaE'i
elolmiy on che hues Of b.. yssi rarterre'; ;
be visited l., wineries, and .,ovlel o., the
clusters O., ,amu1u,l %, head gariruer-
Aman .fibe hi.hss, reruie flr science. anl
Who never spoke Of a c'w.lip except by IT.
name m Latin. T. this learned rcr-ona=c
nv Lord communicated wha, be had heard
snI .-,n Of ,he beuisuaut ELECTS Of charcoal,
an produced in proof a ma suiGcsni bunch
Of -rarrs, which be bad broush, from ,hc
qu.rs..
My Lord" aid the sarieuer, 'c1rccly
glancius at the -rarr- -" Squire --'s gar.
derer must D. a ro1r isn1rint crca,ur, 20
fancy De- had di.c1y-rei secret ia what b,
10 we'll known 10 every rroic..sd hoF,icul.
turi.t. Prof L.ebis my Lord. has treated
Of the god sH,c, o. charcoal dressing, 90
vines. especially; andi,is to Be explained on
thee chemical principles, Herewith tie
We man entered into profound di,Pu,a-
ton. Of which his I.orl.hir DID not under
stand a word.
"wsll. then" sail the peer, cutting
,hor; the harangue. " since you know 80
well that charcoal dressing is good for vines
snd Covers. have you ever tried !, on mine''
- can't saY have, my Lord iidii no,
chance to come into my head"
Nay" replied the peer, "ehance Tut
it into your head, bot thought never took it
out Of your head"
My Lord. who. IL be did not know much
about horticulture, was good judge Of
mankind. dismissed the man Of ls-rnin.
and. with many apologies for seeking to roh
his neishbor OF such u treasure. asked the
squire to transfer 10 his service the man Of
genius. The squire, who thought tha, now