Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-07-24

ono was laid on-25 lbs, then SO, next
l0o, then, 200, and after TINT 200 ut
II time.
1t soon became difficult to find
weights or room for them. The sad.
die got full. Then an inch bar Of
steel was arranged on the principle of
stcelyards; one end being fastened
down to the cradle bed of the squash,
and at one foot from the end, or Just
over the middle Of the squash, a bearl
ing was Rmndc, and beyond this bear
ing, weights were hung, as weights
are hung upon weighing bar.
Weights were piled on till the bar
broke. Then cl,osnut timber 5x6
inches, good and sound, was put in
place of the broken bar, and loaded
bagr of sand and anv,ls till it held six
of the latter, land as many Of the form.
or as there was room for. . Still tho
squash grew, and as it grow, it raised
the sand and anvils ono after another
as they were piled on, until one morn
ing the timber was found broken
under it's weight, butthe squasli all
right and increasing in size hourly.
A heavy, wide cart-tire was bolted on
to the NEXT lever, used for stiffcninp.
it, and this one lasted till the harness
crushed in the shell of the squash, in
one or two of its bearings. Thus end
cd the experiment oftcsting tie, vital
force Of a growing squash. At this
time it had tipped the beam under the
weight of two tons aud 12O pounds,
aud Ind carried on its back, bit with.
out lifting it, lond of 500 pounds for
ten days.
Many harness gals were made dur.
ing the trial, but in every instances
tho squash healed itself in q short
time, and came out healthy at last
NTH perfectly formed plump seeds
and cavity in each half, when e.
MS it was before the audience-large
enough for large sized hens nest.
The meat or rind of the squash was
about three inches in thickness, and
by estimation contained sixty.four
thousand millions of cells, each of
which had been formed from sap pre-
pared by the leaves of the vine, and
carried through the vine and stem of
the squash itself, with Instructions to
appropriate as best it could under the
circumstances. The forco exerted by
tho vital power of the vine was suffi.
clent to raise column of water. forty
eight hours, at the end of which time.
it burst. ,sEgsSs
And now what is :bs.9'aa.ss "a s|
Simply this Il |s||g s
n simple qtitssion, aaeas
us acorrect answer. There has been
much dispute about the question
whether trees grew except at the ex-
tremitics, and important law cases
hare grown out oft. Parties on both
sides were sure they we're right, but
the weight ofeyidence wns nearly all
against the theory ofclongation ex-
cept at the ends of the new wood. The
story Of the flbert tree growing up
through the centre OF mill-ston,, and
finally, by its growth, suspending the
stone several inches in the air, not
generally credited. Our investiga-
tions prove that similar effects are
produced every year, by every tree
which grows. and that this rising of
the tree is necessary to it's own pre-
servation. Under the influence Of
winds which sway our trees to and
fro, during their growth. he roots
must be loosered in the soil and par
TALLY prevented from holding the
tree securely in its place.
Now for tho remedy. Each year,
as tho tree grows, it lays on e ring OF
new wood entirely around every part,
not only Of the top, but of the roots
also. It cannot build on the under
side of all these roots unless it lifts the
tree from it's bed, or crowds the soil
away from underneath, to make room