Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-16

$ SUPERSTITION AMONG FARMEs.--n would
seem that II any man should have CORE ct
man should be the farmer whose occu1ation
| leads him to co Instant intercourse and COM
munion with her at all seasons of the year :
ana TINS IS true When he goes out free from
prejudice anu with an intelligent purpose TO
| eau anu Understand her teachings. But, unfor-
| tunately, such cases are comparatively a.
| rare as to give countenance to the CHARGE m AZ
FARMERS, as class, are an ignornnt and super-
| stltous set of people. large proportion of
| farmers believe that the moon rules and con-
.rols this lower world. They worship IL az n
KING OF duty that -presides over the Vegetable
| wuriu. Ihey labor under the impression that
me moon is constantly "changingn and nro.
ducins corresponding changes In t,e vegetahle
ana animal Kingdoms. They ha, not onIy these
notions theoretically but they are influenced Inv
them N the pract cal operations oftbeir bnsi.
ness. One man win plant potatoes. bee,s oar
| TOYS anu other root producing plants onIy when
we moon Is waning or "gOing down. that tbe
sgor Oh inc plant may 60 down to fern roots :
corn, CABBAGE, and other ton growing crona
must be planted when the moon il increas,npp.
81 tne growth may be upward the fence mns,
" puiit Wnen the moon is Increasing 40 n will
| ny settie into the ground the house n,us ha
shingied in the dark OF the moon, so the st, no
ges WIN not curl up; hogs must be killed in in :.
lease OF Inc moon, so the meat NAV increase
o ~ 'ns process OF cooking; and in a leo t,ter
| equaiy ABSURD forms does this ~; ~,
manifest ITSELF As above stated. sucL nor,o on
otneve the moon really undercees freonsn,
! changes. But this is not the case. the n.y.,
| uoes not change at all. Its apparent cban,os
| re produced by change in the relalIve M ~,
Sou " ourselves TO it and to the sun. wIich
,hs Is produced by the diurnal revolution Of
w .afth ana the fact that the revolution oftba
moon around the earth does moi ersc,in ~. tle
c'ue WIN the daily revolution of the earth y a,r
gu Inc change there Is about il consi,,s in ~
| -. tnat this week we stand where wa soc ~
slue that is turned toward the sun. newt ues,'
W nave moved over so we see part of the Ii.h,
aus anu part OF the dark side, tho newt weo,r
10 " U OF Inc dark side Is turned towards
, ~" ABSURD to suppose that the meJa
change OF relation bet ween ma and he uero
anoSiu produce such changes in the materisl
worid as are mentioned above Ohse-ya,;n,,
20 WEI. as reason teaches that no such influence
T. exerted by the moon. Out OF more than ons
ahhousano recorded observations of the moons
hmoa,, considerably less than one-half vera
Iohowed Immediately by any CHANCE IN ~.
weather. In careful obseryat ion oS ,,v W. NV
years have found all the moon sisns govo.,
.ng the weather have failed oftener tboo ,han
peen iulhlled. What reliance can he niacod 4.
sisn tnat Ials twice out of every three times
.i la II occurs! Does it not fail to he a sign at
!, ~, oAeepl 10 the sltpersttious? Many penis.
XIX ~ ~ sumclently devont and having strong
,ann IN an oVer-rulins Providence becons
pracucal atheists on Friday. They seem to
WINK that on that day of the W eek the (;rss,
tsu,er lets go the rens of tho Universe and mar
n,.s Ine forces of nature to run riot witbou,
ny control or hihderance. Hence thew fear ,o
VALET nau upon any new enterprise or begin anv |
, 'o, JOB OF work Oh Friday, lest they have baJ
80 fefnaps majority of the farmer, of the /
Country believe that wheat will turn To 1che s
Nchess). While such absurd and nonsensics,
notions exist and prevail among farmers. il IL
hot strange that We are, as Class branded
WIN Ignorance and superstition. 1t Is the wort
or the agricultural press to dispei this darkne,.
Kokomo, Ind. l.. i Trs,p,,v