Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-05-18

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contain secrets which I do not know. or
shall not be able at some future period to .
discover; the history of the earth has no
longer any mystery for me; am present
at its earliest ages !; reconstruct the be-
ings whom it has nourished L know the
precise date,of 4he trans formations upon ito
surface. My eye .penetrates the profundi-
ty ofspsce; I assign to each star its place
in the orbit in which it must move; L
weigh the sun; I analyze the subsistence :.
OF which tits composed, as if it could be
placed in my crucible, and can say Of what
elements the stars consist which decorate
the vaults of heaven, even those the liuh.
from which requires ages to travel to the
focus where the observer performs their
dissection upon our earth; I play with
the forces of nature; I transform the Light
into, heat, the heat into light, electricity
into magenetism, magnetism into, electrioi-.
ty, and all of these forms of activity into
mechanical powerS convert one conn
pound into another; I initiate all the pro-
cesses Of nature dead, and tho majoritysof
those Of nature living; I render at will ,
the earth fruitful or sterile; I give to it,or
l take from it the power to nourish the
plant. Life is an open book, where, from.
the embryo egg to the death Of the ami,
NAL, read without obscurity the role Of
the blood which circulates: that of the
heart which beats, and of the lungs which
resPire; thatof the muscles which obev :.
OF the nerves which convey the order; Of
the brain which commands; Of the stom-. !.
ach which digests ). of the chyle which
regenerates. In fine Iapply to my use
allof the forces and all Of the gias of ma
ture. - -
This sketch; by a master.hand reveals to !:
us the extraordinary progress. Of science, !:
during a hundred years, and shows how; !.
quietly We appropriate each addition 70 !.
our knowledge, without taking into ae: e
count the long years Of toll which musts
have preceded its full development. ID, the,
next hundred years should show equal rec ral. 3
anlta. it is impossible 10 predict. what linnits
shall be set!to the progress of the world. "a;
TO PnEsERyK" OnoHAnns. = Nathan
I7shotwell- -Eiba, Genesee county New York.
thinks theeause:of the present appearance. !,
Of decay and: death In so many orchards.
Fisl owing entirely to neglect and bad man /,
agement, He thinks; a majority Of or
chards.in thiscountry have that neglected
appearance; some are not pruned at all,
oilers 5afs satelsssly baggled, and large
:. lin, limbs leftawith protruding stamps thatcan-
not healsoyer. Orchards: are, ploughed..
and the roots: torn. farmers who have. tac..
cess % leaves, musk, saw:dast, &c,. never I,
/ mulch; their trees, ! nor remove the; rough.
bsrk:xLich furnishes ,harbor for, insects.
iIt SHOULD Be serapea soffs With "a hoe, sand
the Tee washed viii strong ;iye. An old:
orchard planted by my father, and stli iti s i'd
vigorous growth and bearing, has mot been, i:
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