, 1874-08-08
PALMYRA SPRINGS, WIS.
C0rrtapnn1tnco ar The CEfcauo It.ibNns.

nbNxnA arn1uoB, Wis.,. Aug. T. 1874.
Nature ta called bnngn motlor. To live In
nor presence. to obey lor tiylno 1aw ia to Insure
at loast perleotton OF physical ltc. Violation Of
her laws OF intorfcronco with their operation, Ia
productive OF aisease and doformity. hit
soiouco disputes this axiom, md o]almn to bo tho
groator. Nature. saya sconco, "iB but tho
foundation upon which rear structure far
s'lrpnssing her host crortH." This truth
long a'noo Ind it's demonstration in tho improved
breeding Of stock; but hero man waa mot hy mn
instinct TINT needed Unly development to bccomo
intelligence that lont ita aid to tho accotnp,|Bl-
mcnt Of hiH design. Success in this department
of tho animal economy brought announcement
10 invade tho domain Of lower organizations.
Tho artilfcial broedng Of fowla has almost
superseded Nnturo's procasa.
Here, 1t WIS Thought, mnn Ind reached n
limit; below this point, progress would fluid no
field for labor. Iut moi 0nsnipotcnt Science
1lB1anB limitation. No department Of Nature is
securo iron, l'or invasion no portion Is too in-
significant to recasvo her bcnodlction, Earth
and air yielding their homage, sclonce pcno-
trkto6 tho renlm Of Neptune. obiaeH ,1pon ita
s!nny inhahitanta, and takes thonl captive in her
motley train. 1iPcieulturo l,as ooasod to be nh
s*pe,t'.nont, md takes b rank among legitimate
At ait curly period of the rrosont week, \ party
Of twonty-six, oIIioored by Col. Calkina, ut tho
AlilwAukoe Neos. and brottler- -olitor, guests Of
tho hldwell Houso, p"id a visit to the
F14H AND DAIRY FARM
OF IT, possHan ,--one Of tho mort nnta!,|s Of tho
mnny objects Of interest n this region. Aud
here VIC saw demonstrated the superiority Of
Science in q department Of Natsro TINT, to tho
i'nii'ltnted, wona soom comploto. Ic,f,. at ta
aest, give hut very importoet idea Of tho estab-
liBhment.
In building closed from tho rayn Of t1,o stu,
We found twonty,four hatcng boxea." These
,aet, sxe iont in w1t and from 16 to 90 fsot in
stream OF pura sprinE-wator. These boxot held,
Mt n very ncorate eatin,hte, al. 900 infant trout
10 Incl, in longth.--tho product Of tho spring
1u 4 lnrgo roaorvoir, sorno II feet in width and
GO In length,.-ths bottom lined with gravel,
fencod by boards, and coyorod with Il PLATFORM
70 found hevornl thousand of tho spacklc1
treasures, from to inches in lonutlf,-c',itdran
few mouths, and tl.ey wit! have asss.,nea tho
sraroat rosponsb,ltioa Of aquatic lilo, iniallnl
their mission: and thesr brief oxiHtonco torlnu-
nnted in holocaust to man.
Mr. Dousnlnn eHtimatea them mt
250,000 IN ROUND NUsrDEns..
They consume faily GO polndB of liver md 10
pounds Of eusl. The food Ia Yreparetl by NM
caos,' and tho attendance Of four persons is re-
4uired.
Tho sfo'o proccsa Of rearing Ia artifoa, ovon
to tho tmpregnntlom Of the spawn, and, We worn
assured, In fur superior to tlat at Nat1rc,-in-
F'lr!ng. a. it does, larger progeny and more
ranid maturity,
We apant Ell hour Of exciting interest uatcl,-
int, their ganalo.s,--the hales claiming most
orr Intention Tho water flows into tho boxes
over a Hlclf 3 tnclca In width. making A minia-
tuFo fatl. ffnro We saw manifost tho samo in
stinct that loads tlem in their hntiyo larntA TO
Heek tho cascade. So pacltcd.wero they ut this
locality. We had but to dip our lla to fiji IL with
The tiny, s4uirming, wriggltng hoauti"A.
Tho departure Of HorlB members of tho rnrtv
by tte noon train linsisea ouv visit. and wa had
hut time to give casunl glance through
TIE DAIRY,
where il manufactured daily aoTns 500 ponnas Of
cheese. TbenprRratussecmnp perfoct, and mont
decided Improvement upon cur gsandmothcrs'
cheese-basket, from w!io! wa used to p1rloin
tue precious c,rl.
To these enterprises Mr.. Douennn has adIea
that OF tito cnlturo of the cranberry and somo
40 ncroK arc now under cultivation. with fasiitiss
for inundatfnE the ground at plonsure. To this
extensive additions will 10 made a. soon Aa rYao-
ticab1e.
Mr.. DousTan is still yenng man, and, with
tl,e remarkable anrrgy and onterpriEo lo his dis
played III deyclorlnE eyery resource within lsia
ssnnsin, VIC shall not ba surprised to learn Of
other ontorprsoH.
Tho lidwoll, though little known, ia receiving
its due thnro OF patronage. Among tha ttaily
arrivals nre not only pfensure-icokers. bnt in
raiids Aolicitl,lg tha bancft of its motlicina.
batlls. The Iton. David Noggle, Chief Juskico
Of Idaho Territory, and family, arc hore. The
Hon. Charles Williams, IL. G., LETT yoaterdas.
FNESco,