The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-05-30
AGRICULTURAL, &C.
iLFrom the Boston cultivatos.1
The Goat. l54as

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slIhes sIhhes goat was coeyal with tho OK and .ths
sheep, in those regions of the East where
civilization, first dswncd upon mankind He
was part in tho Psychological systems of the
first nations In the Sacred Scriptures he is
constantly referred to as forming the wealth of
patriarohal Ihmilies3 s. by the Ilawss ofi Moses
his meat was allowed to be used as human food,
and he is ordained 60 be Employed in rcmarka
be religious ceremonies. I.'Thou shalt make
curtains of goats hair as covering to the
tabernacle" is sacred injunction. The
earliest Grecan and Roman writer's sneak of
him rs yielding food. and raiment. and super
stition connected bin, Will, the attributes and
universal coppanien nppiii Of mankihda ii Itheir
migrations, from the earliest periods of
authentic history! 4 Yctrit'is remarkable fact
that'sno goats we,o found in New Holland, or
nnthe Polyncsinn Islands, and more strange
still, no traces of the domcsticatcd goat were
found On tlis2coR4tinent, though at its discovery
it was peopled throughout. There was, how
ever, the wild Rocky Mountain goat which, if
1t could be domesticatcd, lit is supposed might
possess somc valuable properties ,,ii9 a;i ~
The fleece of the goat has furnished nj man
with his, richest, most durable and gorgeous
attire; his nutritious and wholesome milk and
meat have yielded him food his skin has
supplied the he'pmterialsfor water sacks.s bottles.
morocco dc, while, tho. animal itself may be
said to have lived on chips And yet among
us the goat is the subject Fan unnatural and
unreasonable prejudice,
Our foreign population, however. arc giving
more attention to- the breeding and manage
ment Of these neglected aSaimals, Especially for
thsir7salaable milking properties. .d .4l
HS1ir! ]. IS. eDiehl, our former Consul sat
Batavia, says I'the goat is an indiscriminasto
feeder, living on weeds, browse, DO, whero
sleep would stnrve..' It's milk Is much used
sbyl Travellers and families, and especially by
inhabitants 'aof tropical! bilious and fever
countries, or preventive and cure for those
fandh other sdiseascs incident to such countries.
Tho medicinal qualities Of goats milk have
long been known and acknowledged in the old
world, and in some portions of this country, it.
;bsips snet only very wholcsomcs but less liable
ttaSufdlc' on the stomach BY those ssholhayc
tested tlioa different kinds Of milk 1t is much
esteemed and preferred for tea and coffee, and
is largely used for; children and consumptivcs
saainvslids, especially atthc various hospitals,
cid Europe. aoisiSs - tiiS}1i5n1V'y 4
Mr, Jsmes 3, Davis, Of South Carolina.
who l'as Travelled much in the East, says.
"The Malta Malltt IN milking goat gives about gallon
OF milk per day. It may. not DO uniDtcrcstinG
for me to state . fact observed by me in the
Daaiariosss, sections Of the United States and
Alex sMyksxise. In AZ similar sections ip .asa and
che East, thoy regard COWS milk as being an,
exciting cause to bilious fevers as well as to
liver complaint, sand hence use only goats
milkJ Tho 'mo.lus agc,.2rl hos boon under
discussion by tho faculty of Paris"
P{ofessor Law says:
* M Persons eycn in large towns could, byy Che
meansaiof' gca., roadiiy supply then,sclvvcs
With .emilk far superior to that which they
/, commonly obtain, and 1t is surprising that
mcthod, ya simple and cheap Of avoiding the
frauds too much practiccd in this kind Of food
should be neglected"
Il fit soat bo Kept cheaper ehttth than 4 aAh sheep
. and can bc kept about tho house of the Door
man, Or tied BY the roadside. It will 1.-Two on
the refuse Of the kitchen and q. littlo coarse
feed, and yield from two to four quarts Of the
richest and most wholesome milk per dav
.sdariug. .Ls-Ely theycarround, ,s ,s3se y
The Scind goat, tho Maltese, Syrian and
sdme other varieties, are valuable milkera and
for convenience and economy to tho poor, where
food is higtf add pastarage Scarce; thoyEhave,
4in' many places, even in tho country, supplahtcd
the Cow ii1la sEs1 1t
The goat crops even poisonous plants with
'implsaity >aud rolishS aud no herbagc or leaves
seem to effect the quality of its milk. When