Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-03
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great pressure when pure aud dry, We have
found it to be good and convenient plan,
stlmulant, and worth about twenty dollars q
ton Probably but few of those who. have
become purchasers of this substance have
suspected that it is Often SO largely aiultcratcd
as to be comparatively worthless. Some
specimens found in the market, and proba.
bly sold extensively to farmers, upon analysis,
gave the following results
Water, II oG
Sand, 46 90
Phosphate of Lime, 500
Organic Matter holding Am
monia. aud Salts of Potash
Soda, &C., 27 81
100 90
Here VIC have G3 per cent Of sand and water,
which are worthless materials. and which arc
paid for at the rate of twenty or twenty five
dollars ton.
"Anothcr specimen gave:
Water, 3rOO
Organic Matter, 35 90
Phosphate Of Lime and vari.
Gus salts With sand, 800
100 90
THIS is better, but still onc-Mi,U of the whole
bn!k is perfectly worthless a popular, .Su-
pcr,Phosphatc, recently examined gave
twenty two Fer cent. Of water, and only five
and one half per cent of Soluble Phosphate. ;
Now, with these facts before US, is it ncccssa.
ry to inquire why 40 small amount of benefit
is received from the application to our land
OF commercial fnrtilizing substances? When
a farmer purchases and employs, in conncc
ton with his crops, fertilizers Of uuhno,cn
value, pray tell us of what vuluc arc his OK
porimcnts to himself or any body else If
he fails of satisfactory results, upon what, or
whom, cn he lay the blame? If he secures
successful crop, does he know whether it is
due to the fertilizer, or to favorable season.
or good culture, or some other agency? lie
certainly can form no satisfactory opinion up
on the subject. When we read in the iouru
als Of this ones failure or that ones success.
with this or that fertilizer, we give the state
ment but little consideration, unless the ac
t~a1 oaluc of the agents is known and stated
by the cypcrimcnters Much of the proplcx.
ity and confusion connected with farm cx.
perlments is due to the varying quality of the
substances experimental with"
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, desire to say
that tho fertilizers of Mcssrs Wilcox, Gibbs
d Co., for sale at Pendlcton, have been anal.
yzcd by competent Chemist, aud will be
found, on trial, to be all they profess to be 10
the many certificates Of those who have tes
ted them. Truly yours, S.
THE WiFE.-Only let woman be sure
that she is precious to her husband-not use.
ful, not valuable, not convenient simply but
lovely and beloved let her be the recipient of
his polite and hearty attention /; let her feel
that her care and love are noticed, opprccia.
ted and returned I; let her opinion be asked,
her approval sought, and her judgment re
spccted in matters of which she is cognizant;
in short, let her only be loved, honorcd and
cherished, in fulilment af the marriage vow,
and she will be to her husband, her children
and society well spring pleasure: She will
bear pain, and toll aud anxiety, for her hus-
bands love is to her tower aud fortress
Shielded and sheltered therein, adversity
will have lost its sting.
She may suffer, but, sympathy will dull
the edge of sorrow.
A house with love in it---and by love I
mean love expressed in words, and looks, aud
deeds, for have not one spark of faith in
love that never crops outs to house with.
ont love, as person to a machine one is
I'fc the other is mechanism-th unlovcd
may have bread just as light, house Just as
tidy as the other, but the latter has spring
OF beauty about her, joyousness, an aggrcs.
slve, penetrating, and pervading brightness
to which the former is stranger The deep
happiness in her heart shines out in her face.
She CLEANS over it.
1t is airy and graceful, and; warm. and wei.
coming with her presence she is full Of de.
vices and plots, and sweet surprise for hus.
band and family. She has never done with
the romanco and poetry of life. She herself
is lyric poem setting herself to all pure and
gracious models. Humble household ways
and duties have for her golden significance.
The prize makes her calling high, and the
end sanctifes the means. Glove is heaven.
and heaven is love-"
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