The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-09

chimes. In Phnius' times, the mulberry
tree, which now flourishes in the latitude
of Norway and Sweden could hot be suc-
cesstully cultivated. The Greeks were un.
able to produce juicy peaches; to-day they
may be found in every garden of Ger
many. And now how far from its native
home has the vine from the forests Of
Ararat been carried, end to how great a
degree of'psrfccti,n and variety have the
several species been brought Truly. the
desert Of Lucullus would be deemed pitt
fus to-day, even in the most frugal and
modest household. q" .1hl TiiA"@i, ''
Let US take a turn through the garden,
and we shall ssc in IaJ1sLgaI nh ~
now FAR MAN HAS BEEN ABLE
!, to influence and modify the vegetable
werld. On all sides the beauty and fra
GRANGE Of flowers from all countries greet
Jus. These, too, he has succeeded in
adapting TO Our soil and climate, A sing Ia
walk through the garden sufices to trans
fer us, as it By magic, 10 the most distant
climes; foritis these plants which, draw
ing robe of verdure over the landscape,
give character and expression ~ to the
countries of which they are natives. What
Las the hand OF the gardener made of
fhara 2.coeudopt. of forn;<-.,r oeroA.;.os
Into thousand different forms, and end
less play and svarietY of colors, they have
been varied and multiplied, --oftenh in
such manner that the abOrigineso of
their native homes would be unable to
recognize them 500 a-a CSC 9gga ..a8>
But, if the influence of man or vegeta.
tion is so evident and important, we are
constrained, on the other hand, to con-
fess to q reciprocal influence. This -'
E INFLUENCE OF VEGETATION ON MAN
actually exists.extending over entire peo.,
pies, and determining in measure the
character aud development of matte rs If
we would trace this influence of the veg
etable world on man, we must glance
backwards at the beginning of the history
of man, at the relations in which the first
people lived to each other and to sur.
rounding nature: in one word, at the
basis upon which, in the course of time,
the Kingdoms and nations Of to. day we're
constructed. 4.. r7 ...
There can be no doubt that those coun
tries which Furnished the greatest variety
of important-thati is, nourishing plants,
possessed all the chief conditions for
rapid and successful development of the
culture of the inhabitants. Guided by
all the experience of history, we cannot
hesitate to pronounce as such the pros
porous and fruitful regions which occupy
a large portion of Southern and Western
Asia; the countries near the Caucasus, ly.
ing between the Eupbrates and Tigrls,
and extending 70 the Hindostan. From
this we are led to infer that the first i'm
portant development in civilization should
b ascribed to s T..as
INDIA RATHER THAN EGYPT;
for, though the latter is very fruitful, it
has not furnished single important plant.
This secluded delta of tae Nile was pcpu-
lated as early as 1900 years before Christ
by immigrants, who, in all probability
brought food plants with them; it is pref
ty certain that the reigning tribe immi
grated thither from interior Asia. s'3
If we look over the list PARTICLES en-
iploycd as food, we find that grain is the
most important and widely disseminated d.
What would we be without bread? 1t ID
\ remarkable that almost every country
originally possessed its own. bread fruits,
and that the development and dlsscmina-
ton of the latter stood .a
IN THE CLOSEST RELATION
3 to the development of the people to whom
: it originally belonged, or those to whom
: it was transferred. In, Europe, it wa,
! oats; IN Northern Asia, barley anG wheat
!. in Southern Asia, rice and millet; in
(. Africa, sorgho; and, in America, rice and
c maize,, which gradually superseded all
n other plants as breadstuffs. Australia
alone departed empty handed 'wnen Ceres
distributed her gifts. and Australia is the
= only division of the earth whose inhabi-