The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-28
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AEsoURCEs OF EHE SOUTHERN FIELDS AND Fon-
ESTS, MEDICAL ECONOMICAL AND A0RICUITU-
BAL; being also Medical Botany OF the
Southern States. with Practical, Information
on the Useful Properties Of the Trees. Plants
oy vEans,s WFaa ReySs ycs
1869. ' 'l''"''e - W. '"en'
we are glad that DR.. Porcher has met sufa-
cient encouragement to warrant HIM in issuing
second edition Of his very valuable work.
The book was written and published during
the late. wal. by direction of the Surgeon Gen.
eral; and what with a small edition originally
pr,nted. and the general destruction by the
war of every species Of book, the work had
already become rare, and much sought after
We are pleased, therefore, now to see our old
friend reappear, and dressed by those famed
literary tailors, whose names appear at the
foot OF The title page. not in the diney econ
federate Gray" Of the frst edition: but in arlen-
did paper, Typography and binding. -aa..;
A DO ok like tins is o great deslde1atum hero
at this time. The war, from necessity, threw
our people largely upon their own resources,
and 'ong forgotten domestic remedies" and
swamp doctors ydr6swere aga,n brought from,
their obscure recesses. and even received d a
patronizing pat on the back from the great
dons eof the Faculty. $50 with valuable dye
stuffs, seeds, grains and materiaE for fine tex
'tiio fabrics. DR.. porcher, III this book, points
ouC and describes, both for the learned aud
mlearned reader no less than five hundred
substances possessing every variety Of useful
quality. all to be found within the limits OF the
southern States, and for all of which, be it
remembered, there is a ready market. Here,
then, are vast lndeveloped resources, and
likely to remain undevelo Jed, at least in q
great measure, for the want of intelligent
guidance. Not long since the writer endeavor-
ed 20 procure book that should contain d.
Iections for the unlearned, how to gather and
prepare such OF these indigenous roots, herbs
leaves, barks, seeds, &C., as are sought for in
the markets of the world but after consider
able inquiry he found that there is no book ex-
tant that gives such information. DR.. Por-
cher's book contains this information, with
minute dirsctlons where to find, and when to
gather the articles described. It is, perhaps,
too expensive tor many who would like to pos
sess such work. Shll, We can confidently
'sayithSt i as the very best treatise on this
s.bjeot to be had il the United States. 3iia
Some OF our readers ID the interior may. be
surprised tolesrn that herbs, weeds, and other
such ,''trash," thai they have seen run Ia
seed" oil their lives, should have a marketable
.Ealues- ASueh, howevers list the eoase.s From
catalogue before us of articles, advertised fol
by DIR. VIM. Armstrong & Co., B,tanic Drug
Commission Merchants, No. North Front.
| street, Philadelphia, we will mention the fol.
lowing, for which there is nearly always q
ready sale: Blackberry root, bark Of black.
berry root, black snake root, blood root. blue
fag boneset. butterfly root, button snake root
calamus root. catnip, cherry bark, crauesblIl
cotton root, bark OF the cotton root, dandelion
root, yellow dock root, elecamp pane root, eide,
flowers. elm bark. (slippery) foxglove, ginseng,
golden SEAL horehound, hydrangia, jessamine
root, (yellow) lad es' slipper, larkspur seed,
liverwort, mandrake Foot, marjoram, tsweet)
male fern, pinkroot, pipsissewa, parsley loot
and seeds. pennyroyal, peppermint, pleurlsy
root, horsemint. poke root, poppy heads and
flowers, prickly ash bark and berries, poplar
bark, queens delight, ounce leaves, raspberry
leaves. red oak bark, rosemary leaves, sage
sassafras bark, pith and oil, scullcap, snake
sss
zy, tho maple leaves and seeds, thyme, water.
melon seeds. white oak bark, wild ginger, wild
turnip, wild yam, wintergreon, wormseed ard
wOrmwOod.
Some OF these. pc, haps. may not belong to
this latitude. but these are more than counter
balanced by others found hero and not emu.
merated in the foregoing list.
DR.. Porcher's book can be obtained from
booksellers at So so, bound in best muslin. OF
for 81 80 in library style. BY sending the
amount to Messrs. Walker, Evans b Cogs-
we'll, Charleston, the book will be mailed, post
age paid.