Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-06-28

INC neckS OI caItic lS n'Sniy pcrnici-
GUS, and if persisted in, it will COM
monty destroy them sooner or later
but if tho body of tho treo be covered
so that their necks cannot touch it,
death will ensue just as certainly if
they are allowed TO tramp tho earth
about it. But why should tramping
earth destroy tho tree? The reason
is one of the wido and important ap-
plications to the laws of vegetable
growth. The roots of plants need
air, if not as much, yet just as truly,
as the leaves and branches. Their
case is analogous to that Of fishes,
which, though they must have water,
must have air also -: viz: Just about as
much as permcatcs tho water. If il
be all shut of, so that mono that is
fresh can got TO thom, they will ex.
haust tho supply on hand, and then
die for want OF more. So tic roots
of trees and vegetables want air.
When tho Garth is in normal and nat
ural condirion 1t is full Of inters,ices
and channels, by which air gets to
them. But if tho cattlc are allowed
to tramp down the earth, and the sun
aids their work by baking it ut the
same time crust like brick il forni-
ed, wholly impervious to the atmos-
phcre, and tho tree yields to its fate.
SO tree cannot live if its roots are
covered with q close pavement. They
will struggle Tor life by creeping to
the surface, and hosting out a brick
here and stone there, or find q crack
whero their noses can snuff q little
breath; but if fought down aud cover
cd, will finally givo it up. So If Il
tree bo thrust into close clay, or it's
roots are kept under water, it refuses
either to be an aquatic, or to put up
with It's a!uminous prison. 1t will
grow as little as possible, and die tho
first opportunity.-Prairie Farmer.
CRoUP.-We copy IN article on this
disease which we commend to the spe
oial consideration Of mothers. It il
from Halls Journal Of Health, anc
may be read with advantage: CrouI
seldom comes on suddenly. General
ly it has at first no other symptom:
r than those of common cold, but tho
very moment tho child is seen to car
ry its hands towards its throat, indi
eating discomfort there, it should b'
considered an attack Of Group, anc
| should be treated accordingly. Wher
child is sick of any thing, no physi'
, clan can tell where that sickness will
end. So it is with the cold; it may
appear to be very slight ono indeed
Y still it may end fatally in Group, putri
sore throat, or diptheria. The mo-
ment mother observes croupy symp
toms in a child from two to eigh
, years, the especially croupy age, sh
q should keep the child in her own room
n by her own side, day and night, no
e allowing it for moment TO 60 Out
s side of the doors, keeping comforts
d bly, warm, so that no chillness O
n draft of dir shall come over it. Ligh
:. food should be eaten, no meats, ho
"a bread or berries. The whole body
e, the feet especially, should be keE
r. warm all tho time. Rubbing twent
W drops of sweet oil into the skin owe
b the left breast with the hand, two c
.e three tines, or moro times day, Q
IN ton gives the most marked relief in
W cold, in preventing Group. Such
le course promptly pursued will promp
,e ly cure almost any cold child vi
J. take, and seldom fails to ward off e
d fectually, in day or two: what won
1t otherwise have been a fatal attack
IF Group, with it's ringing, Kissing, ba
king sound, It's uneasy, oppressive ar
Iy laborcd breathing, none of which cs
a be mistaken when once heard. Mar
W sweet child has been lost thus: II
us parents arc aroused at the dead of Il
ID night with cough that suggests crou
N. but it seems to pass off, and in t.
or morning they wake up with feeli
ch of thankful deliveranoe from bodi
. i'm. The child runs about all day
if perfectly we'll; but the next mig
the symptoms are more decided, o