The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-05

inat We may see the 1usccLl yorous. anti
"als which are preyiug upon aud anhoy
irg this useful bureau. am amazed
that the House does not appreciate
these reports on agriculture. The Com
missioner, on the very first page Of his
report, tells Us that the ''segrated char,
acter of the rural population has been
has been such as to forbid that conccn-
tration of ideas and consultation of
views Which are common to all
other professions and occupations -
This is a pecies of unabridged die
ticnary" language viii Ii fills the / hilo.
logical aud analytical mind with won.
der. But lopk at the end The last
page of the report advises us that we
alay save $1,000, 900 by dispensing with
fencing l,et us be advised and even
do better dispense with barns, stables
and houses, aud then We will be cheer
ful aud happy. admire economy
based OF concentration Of rural ideas.
Again, | turn to the Commissioner re-
port Of November, 1871. l read from
page sixty nine 1t is the report of the
entomologist ard curator! God helm us
to q faithful lexicon We hayc Just
made bureau of the microscope. My
friend from Indiana (Mr. Dolman)
opposeae it; and | never oppose him
What is this bureau? Itis, in fact
the bureau of bugs deny that
entomology as science does not include
all bugs, humbugs not excluded
Laughter The Com missioner slys
that bugs are not insignificant insects,
as they are generally and crroueously
called But, sir, they are bugs Now,
always supposed entomology did refer
to bags. [Laughter.] The Couuiss.
ioner gives the Y; rious modos Of fnd
ing these bugs out. He tell you Of the
Edipodu atror, which | hope my friends
from Ohio, (Air. GaifieId,) who is now
going away from my seat, = tter instruct
ing ME -in Latin, will be able to explain
to the llouse. [Laughter,l There are
vaiio IS other bugs rererrcd to. W.
have the calep'cnus tcmurreJrum, aud
the c"iop'cnnS iprcfus: and ,hc ,cd;po.7r
FeNac,du, aud tho duaJras simrler, and
the mfeap@y'ta rQpnstd, the eo,ao,Mom
'nHc'pndta, aud the l'iuteRa iiR.JipcaeQa.
Liirsat Daughter j There. rs.f.r- the
eomn1n mind. Iau-htcr.] Educa-
ton forms it. Now these reports have
ben rubIi,hcd 1t "a sre,, expense, and
this information IS OF, course intended
Tor the ,somS'on peupla. b / hope the
6 ntlcmen will be ablc to explain tc til.
House what all these things are.
Laughter Let there be anno,ationS
go out with these reports. Mr.. Chair
man
would not be so particular in this
remark able nome aclature lad we not
bei advised today by the honorable
gentleman (Mr. Garfeld) that it was
the duty of the Federal Governm, nt, by
its function of educator, to inform the
common mind He thought we should
by Federal authority aud money, diffuse
knowledge amoug men. therefore
boldly ask, where does he get power to
interpret to plain and honest people the
c"lolfrn"s prch~ of Uhler? Laugh
teri Who shall determine, by Federal
tests, tie length Of wing of the
ed1optrnus .temurrebrnms daughter. |
may admit, for suke If argument, that
the learned and fresh men from the
, South may tell us why the cnabrds
simple.t is an nrth"ptcrus insect, bu,
why do you invoke Federal powers 90
aid III this microscopic work Thcsc
arc rccundits thoughts, and Illustrations
We have in this agricultural book
, reference made TO various other recon
dite things. hope this bureau viii
not be discouraged in its work. We
have here on ono pagc-as You see-
what seems a hydraul ic ram an1 then
ON another, in magnificent wood aud
/ type, the picture aud description of the
mcrino ram Dictator (See page 1879
Th ese are put in the most extraordinary
relation. daughter Look al through
: this book. Look at the pictures of these
bugs Look at thlse pictures of tho
Jimgoid series. Here We have tbs fua-
goid spores, found within bliehted
lilac leaf; and the n,yceh m aud other
! GlnnniH forms fund on the LI.r nf n