The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-06-19
Plant More Fruit Trees.

Not sufficient attention is paid
to the planting of fruits trees. By
common consent, fruits are regard
ed as luxuries, whereas they should
constitute the chief of food, next
to bread and potatoes.
Mankind generally eat too much
animal food-indeed we have an
idea that inhabitants of warm eli
mates would be healthier if they
ate only fruits and vegetables with
fish and fowl occasionally. It is
not because people like meat bet
ter than fruit, that they eat more
of the former than OF the latter,
but because animals multiply of
themselves with little care, and
offer cheap and most abundant
food, while fruits have to be plan
ted and carefully cultivated, and
SO few of them are now raised that
they, are scarce and prices high.
But if the butchers would plant
fruit trees, in a few years their
peaches, pears, figs, grapes, ap-
pies, ETC., would bring them such
a handsome income they would
throw aside the cleaver and butch
er knife, and devote themselves
entirely to their trees and pruning
knife-and the people would vel
come the change. But we must
not wait for such a change, for it
is unnatural for butchers to be-
come horticulturists: but let every
lover of fruit land whosis not?)
plant as many trees as possible,
and in FIVE years fruit will be SO
cheap that all can afford to eat it,
no longer as a luxury, and we are
sure our people viii be healthier
and happier.
We have often thought that,
since so much meat is eaten, it
would be best to have every animal
inspected, as is done by our He
brew friends, before being sold
for food: and we were once assured
by a Jewish friend who performed
| that Office, that diseased animals
we're more numerous than people
supposed, and, in truth, we never
know when we are eating healthy
meat. Medical men OF eminence
assure us that many terrible dis
eases have been caused by eating
unclean animal food.
| We do not make these remarks
to injure the butcher or his occu.
patton, but make people think OF
the risks they are running, and to
prepare them for an escape from
danger, by urging all to raise more
fruit and vegetables, having a
greater variety of food, and Civ
ing each an opportunity to eat
such articles as are most palata
BILE and best agree with the consti.
tuition.
Instead of filling door yards
with China trees and others of nc
value, except for shade, we should
plant fruit trees which are both
ornamental and useful. We can
see no use in planting China trees
at all, except for frewood.
| Those who have not the patience
to wait for trees to grow, should
plant them for the sake of their
children, and in the man time de-
vote themselves to the culture OF
Strawberries, most delicious
fruit, very profitable and healthful.
1t is stated that last year Nor
folk City, Va, raised and shipped
to Northern markets over 81, 900.
900 worth of fruits and vegetables:
and here, with better soil, better
climate, better market, and I'M.
limited territory, we pay no atten.
ton to these profitable branches
OF agriculture. Because a man
cannot own a cotton or sugar plan.
tation, is it wise to depise the
humber yet equally profitable
pursuits? No man is so poor but
what he can make a good living
raising fruits and vegetables, and
when he once has q bearing orch
ard, it will bring an income that
will render him independent with
little labor Nese Iberia Times
u A flock of sheep follow the
bell-wether into the ditch. If he
jumps the fence all do likewise
When the King of Dahomey sneez
es the whole nation claps hands
In this country when new doc
trine is preached millions or,
Amen! Sometimes fools step il
where angels dare not tread. Mer
often blunder into the church an(
call it religion. In politics thu
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