The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-13
DICKENS CREEK ITEMS.

Things In general runs smooth on the
creek, minus the late Greshet, which tore
up fences, roads, &c. Our club is still
alive and kicking. The last meeting
was one of much business. Among
many interrosatories asked and answer
ed was one by Capt. T., who desired the
club to inform him how to make hogs
root.
Esq. E. had been a practical farmer
for the last six weeks, and in all the va
ried agricultural experience no such ar
ticle as hog root had ever come under
his notice. What was its was 1t edible,
was it useful in any way or was it as
he more than suspected, another worth
less humbug deyised by the sharpers to
defFaGd AS Practical fsrmera? He knew
not whether it was propagated by seeds
or cuttings, but he would advise Capt.
e, to be shy OF hogs root, especially it it
was anew-fangled or high>priced tuber.
Esq. M, the agricultural writer, eX-
planned the anatomy of the hogs pro-
bosis. 1t is designed for subterraneous
toraging under ground by process vul-
enquiry probably referred. Being
delicate organ it was liable to injury.
He would recommend that Capt. T.
wipe his hogs nose, If he flnd it red he
may sure it is tender and needs protec-
ton by a metallic shield. Some resort
to the device of wire ring in the hogs
nose; but that was playing it rather low
on the hog, for when he thrusts his
nose in the soil he roots unevenly, and
the metallic shield was preferable on the
Score of fair dealing and philanthropy.
Mr., J. C. exhibited pumpkin of his
own raising, as it embodied his solitary
and browning success after several years
of discouraging failure in pumpkin Gull
ture, The club surrounded it with I'M
covered heads and mingled emotions of
surprise, admiration and envy, and
when Mr.. G's hat was placed ON it to il
lustrate its size and symmetry the hat
and pumpkin seemed SO perfectly adapt
ed to each other the effect was startling.
The Chairman spoke of the prOpriety
of organizing i armers' Grange in CO.
partnership with the club. He fully be-
iieVed twas the sSlv9tiop of the Yorld'
and it was the opinion of other learned
men that we should let our light shine
as patrons of Husbandry. He had late~
~ read a beautiful history of the initia>
tion into the order by the Hon Sasafras
Dodger, who elaborately tells his expe-
rience; and he would move that the
club and citizens of this creek meet at
Dents Chapel, the naxt fall moon, to
see how m say would become candidates
for Initiation.
Col. D. asked if it was another hog
root. de mad read extensively and had
never heard OF il before. Was it of the
animal, vegetable Or scientific king
dom, like our ciub9 Our club 10 .
thing Of LIE; 1t has witnessed the down
fall OF the Columbia and many other
clubs and still its motto is, onwal>..
True, we commenced with 90 members
and now nlmbsr five. Our laws are
ridged and we have excluded IS for buy
ing or trying to buy corn. That VIII
teach them to make their own bread,
which we suppose they haYe done. Talk
about your patterns of husbands, we
think the women should be the judges
of such things. "
Esq. NJ. spoke of the order in high
terms. 1t was q progressive farmers
club, and no doubt but that the climate
and soil Of the creek was well adapted