The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-29
From the Charleston Courier, July 2s, 1859,
PORCHER'S
Resources Of the South,

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Ine Nlte VI lu's "eli>huo"u "uo 'SiISs 90
volome, IS comprenensl'e QUE anu auI'
conveys the loea OF lIs coutenos. " oeseiI
cpeS, as 1t purports 10 90, lae lesoulcss "
the Southern helos ana IoIesI, theuica.,
commercial and agrlcuituraii ano ProVioes
. complete "meoicat botany OF tue Soutnefn
States, TAR more comprehenslTe Inan auS
yet published-haVing, ID fact; tne aoFau
tage OF using all previous PuDncauonSSL,o
which DR.. PoRcHER mas maoe e2ceneut
use. 1t affords practical information, OF the
most valuable kind, IN respect 70 tne use,
full properties OF the trees. plan!s alo
shrubs, aboundlng e7ery"nere ID Ine
tropical vegetanon OF the sousn.
Al the conditions OF this promise OF the
title are fulfilled in the pages OF TINS coplous
and most VARIABLE Yoiumei ana, whether
we consider the politician, the pianter, tne
speculator. the housekeeper, or the simple
citizen, this should be household oook
with all. In brief, It takes rank with the
absolutely necessary histories OF the coun>
try; and where they exhibit little less than
the strifes, the struggles, the wars, anu tne
miserable politics OF society, TINS Volome
throws Us back upon God: shows us Wnat
,haye been the blessings and oounses we
owe to His hands; shows rs where TO turn
for resource at the hour OF need; SHOWS the
statesman how best to calculate the prooa>
BILE products Of the soil; the farmer now 10
avail himself OF It's natnrai proouct!onsi tue
domestic mediciuer how TO meet tue emsr>
gencies Of disease, nom ms natiVe WOODS; !;
and the domestic economist no" 10 Enu, ~
prooaoly the most miSeraOle Meeu' an eoto ~
OF grace as wen as u.aliS, . ss 1e-'o1 ~
ms pans, ana saEor W nIs eo.pe
conveying aimoss ever! sa'@ss :, VI !usS o,,Iso
ton on ali tnese F!Iai suIJets, InS S
OF Dr., PoRcHER was aamraoty caicuso
70 meet the exlgencles OF tne greal cisn wal
forceo upon sne oon.eGeiato Ssss' sS ras;;ono 90
ment Wne9 tnsn massiaas .a u n1at .1uu 'a HSnIsy
metals and machlnery were almost wnoAy
wanangi art ana scienee: nsespesns ; ".
simple agriculture, was oencieat III Iain.us
and experience, anu wnen our peops su.>
tered from prlVatloas "nicn teuue.oo 80 nooe,
sary the exercise OF every agency " neeS
the exlgences OF oaliS ms ~ - a..
Inc preparation ot sgou W. w ~
present, nappuJ csS 60. 80 Sn;,h
Ge3erai OF Ine Sonse sat hs nhosa Sor J.s
nAe leiicity VI !SuS usu., ~ s obIs banSS
prePalatlo9 tue euitoi AZ WIS 60 N',eS arJ
u acnieYeu Ine nloss .Ss,'. 10 ,-e,.
DeSamg el ssnssaa h. u. s.to w b;o tsst e,, ths
DA: .sS,. S.ous a;.no. ~ thonobt anS
esssuu1ss ~ Ss.S' ~ oSso,,;sI ~ the work
meoicsi slalnlue 30 sessHo. al s,,.,oor be
sor u years, as puy sisiSu Suu AZ
had dwelt 10 cnalss os she aOsps.a., sL' 81 ~
ing oaliy opporlg1.tes loi eApotS S 1n".:na,
vestigations in Therapeutics ana Practlcai
Medicine. He had mace the cest use OF
these opportunities; OF most lncorrlglole lns
dustry, his experiments were conoucted
through the incest details, ana suoJecteo 70
ali the most scientific tests: he was az once
scientifically and pract.caisy na'urailSe, an
explorer OF WOODS ano toreSsi an anauSs vi
shrubs, roots ana neros-Shpeo WIN nSP-
by quickneSs IN discriminating them, ana an
equally happy art IN discovering their med>
icinal and other qualities. go,
Nor, in these studies m the open neios,
did he limit himself to tne teacoines simpy
Of material nature. de was wen reao IN tne
best booSs OF science, ana tesIeu tne" Tsn s.>
legged truths by his own experience. ine
catalogue Of scientific works which ne mas
examined. constitutes, OF iIseH nost
paciocs library. From the WOODS, nelos
and forests, the swamp ana tue ROCKS, lrom
the writings Of learned men' nc ulneo
again 10 contempcrary authority ana sougat
from the Individual citizen the forester, tue
farmer and planter, and Old housekeepers'
all that they could tell of their own oiscoF>
eries in the domestic province. Fhere were,
and still arc thousand simple secrets OF Old
people, Of the red mon and OF the negro;
which yield remedies against hunger and
disease OF which science Us YET KNOWS no-
thing. -1. --D
Wuh curious search ana inoassry, DS.
PoRcHEs sou ont an1 lonomeo All !uS
clues. through WnassVSr hieutol, Ss
STlight couducs MIN 10 the new Tutui auu
the result is, this most copioas aho comple,
hensive dictionary OF Soulnern resoufSe'
whether for peace or war, for heaisn or oi>
scase for toll to procure aud art 10 "snipu-
late. and reduce 10 human use
Whether, as regards SUPP o' I,.no IN ,e' r;cs
the proper moaes. ior EaisiuS So", 80
sugar, indigo corn aua sne eelesis, ~ aoS .uS
-Aumoler amoition OF the run, fesosAo.o I
garden grower IN all OF EneSe our au.nos lo
has been almost eqnaily solic'.louss 70 p!os
cure the conpietess lnforma'lon auo Sire
the wises: counsel. NO interest osS @
locked, hardly single oo9ect OF use, noM
ever aukhogn or however muco oesp'Seo'
and the volume rises into the RANK OF y nus
tory, as essential TO that OF the South IN gen
erai, as. any that teaches tne progress OF 50.
ciety and It's experiences tnrougn tns so s%o
hundred years OF its past e9isence; !Is
book may and should oe Kept aongsloe tae e
Safes history or us c!V1 ana mnisa.y
fairs; Of its growth ana deVeioPnens III NJ,
man respects ana character. II pr9Vloes Q
fitting auxiliary ana companion 'e,ums W
every such history IN eacn OF Ine oou'n'i
States. e
: The style OF the ausnor is GEAR anu uHsI a.
, seldom falls below his subject. and exhibits
preface he narrases the manner Of his pro-