Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-10-05

clcarings of the forests; and also to the want
of the shelter of those forests, so that the
trees are more exposed TO cold winds, and
they or the fruit are killed.
Mr.. Greeley proposes the raising of grapes
as easy, requiring small space and little care,
and ailording more sure crop of fruit.
And his earncstness is proved by his offer
of premium of "two hundred dollars to
the first, and one hundred dollars to the Sec
ond, township of not less than one hundred
houses, where three principal officers shall
certify that every dwelling in that township
has not less than two well planted thrifty
vines"
This may be some inducement and may
awaken attention to the subject, but it would
seem to be hardly necessary to persuade and
induce people to be well Off we ought to
have more fruit and better fruit The soil
is well enough, the climate is well enough,
and the worms need not be so numerous as
to discourage us. That is, they need not, if
every man will do his duty.
But of what avail is it for me TO rid my
farm with care and pains of Canada thstles,
when my neighbor has a little pet crop of
them, which go to seed and sow themselves
in every corner of my ground? Or of what
avail is it that | wage war with insects, and
assail every worms nest With fire and sword,
when my neighbor let's them spread in his
orchard and cover his hedges, without one
note of remonstrance or appeal. OF course
there are not quite as many as if | also neg
lected mine; but the moths and millers have
no idea of proprietorship, and are as likely
TO come poaching on my manor as to remain
with the man who has been kind enough to
raise them. Fences won't keep them out.
What shall we do? Wage war with moths
and millers; destroy them everywhere, when
they follow the light into the house of an
evening, see that they never go out again.
Declare war against worms nests; have Il
long pole ready and burn or poke them out
of existence. Cultivate the acquaintance of
whale oil soap, or kerosene, or anything
which you find they are not fond of.
When apples fall, give them TO the pigs,
or turn the pigs into the orchard, that the
worms which have ruined one piece of fruit
may do no further mischief. The same de-
termination which has made such havoc
with copperheads, might be equally ellcctual
against other kinds Of vcrmin.
Some time ago, when canker worms were
in fashion, it was found quite eflcctual to
light fires in the evening, where they at
tracted moths by the hundreds, which knew
no better than to dash into the flames and
perish, as they deserved, not for any harm
they had done, but for what they might do.
"Don't hurt the little millers," indeed, but
put them out of the way for all that, and let
us wage against them continual war.
We want more fruit. Pork, and corn, and
potatoes, are all very well in their way, but
always, and in the summer especially some
fruit is wholesome and almost necessary.
And yet many people who have plenty of
land, have hardly any fruit. 1t takes time
and trouble, and they can't afford it! But
they can afford pills and all sorts of quack
medicines, to do the very work which the
fruit would do, (and some mischief beside).
"Cleanse your blood, cry the quacks. Yes,
eat plenty of good wholesome fruit, and live
rightly, and your blood will take care of it
self
In Italy the 'grapc cure" is famous. When
grapes are ripe and plenty, those who are
not well, or who have lived ''too well" that
is, badly, go and live on grapes and bread,
and nothing else A few days or weeks of
this dict will give II new lease of life, the
whole being seems renewed. 1t is only 81
specimen OF the effect of the free use Of good
fruit.
The question lies between ourselves and
the moths and worms. Who shall have it?
There is not enough for both. ".