The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-02-28

The Future.

The Future. ., < .
The Newman (Ga.) Herald, speaking
in reference to the emigration Of the
negro to the richer cotton growing re.
gions Of the lower valley, and The fact
that the old Southern States must begin
to diversity their induetrial energies,
says with much good sense: l.
But il We partially sbsndon thecul-
tivation Of cotton, we viii, OF necessity,
be forced to adopt othsr means of mon.
ey making. NothiDg truer and pothing
easier. We are favored with q climate
and soil adapted 70 the growth Of the
apple and peach. The former are now
selling in our market for two dollars
and a half or three dollars per bushel,
while. dried peaches are worth, in the
New Yotk market, from thirty to thirty.
five cents per pound, or ten or twelve
dollars per bushel. These facts should
convince every one, having the smallest
knowledge Of arithmetic, that a large
orchard will pay better than a cotton
patch n ., .....> -
Again, we have water power sufficient
70 turn, wheels enough to manufacture
goods for worlds consumption. Why
is It that the citizens Of Middle Georgia
cannot buy the cotton delivered at their
doors and convert il into shifting and
calicoes, and sell them as cheap as the
Northerner, who pays the freight on the
raw material over thousand miles Of
railway, and then the freight on the
manufactured goods over the same lines
We know not. The Southern man
has everything in his favor. Will we
avail ourselves Of the advantages which
the God of nature has given usi If we
do, a bright future awaits us-if we do
not, its darkness no man can foreteil.
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HEAVY SHOES FOR LADIEs.-Wiu
ter ia coming, and we desire TO say a
few words 10 our lady readers about
clothing the feet. -
When the celebrated physician, Alb
ernatby, died, report said tEat, beside
will Of some interest to his heirs in a
pecuniary point of view, there was
found among his other effects a sealed
envelope, said TO contain the secret Of
bis great success in the healing art, and
also rule Of living. the following Of
which would insure longevity.
A large price was paid for the sealed
envelope. 1t was found to contain only.
these words: To insure continued
health and ripe old age, keep the head
cool, the system open, and the feet
warm"
Dry feet are warm fees, generally, if
the system is healthy. To keep the
system healthy the circulation must be
good. The circulation is not good with
out exercise, and exercise can only be
really valuable when walking. Riding
in carriage is no exercise al all it is
merely inbailing the air. This is very
well as far as it goes, but the lungs are
never in full play without the individual
is walking. Horseback exercise is very
good, and is an improvement on car.
riage riding, but It is not the kind Of
health creating play of the muscles na>
ture demands. 1t is action-action Of
the entire body-and walking will only
procure it.
Now, the ladies of Europe, particular.
ly those Of England, understand this
thing. They walk miles per day, and
if any of our pale beauties desire to
know how the English ladies keep up
their fine color. clear complexion, superb
bus!s. we tell them it is by out door
exercise, walking in the open air, filling
the lungs with pure oxygen by rapid
movement on sharp October day, when
the sun shines brightly and the clear,
blue sky above. This is the secret of
the rich blood Of the English women,
and their almost universally fine looks
and matronly beauty, at fifty, when at
that age American women are pale, sal
low and wrinkIed.
. To enjoy q walk, thick soles are need
ed. Stout well-ftted ealfskins, high
gaiters neatly laced, will always "set
off" a pretty foot, and i'm prove home
Iy one. To guard that sensitive portion
Of the human frame, (for the sole Of the
foot is keenly sensitive to the changes
from heat to cold, or dryness to damp
ness, the boot sole should be thick, and
as well made as human ingenuity can do
il. Then even in moist weather. or in