Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-12-13

ing bones. Vegetation assimlates the con-
stituents of flesh, and 10 that sense all flesh
ls grass. Evolution is constant law every.
wiero acting throughout the universe.
The action of gravitatiop is constant, heuce
the ten'epoy of equalization Oh the Garth g
surface. The soil is moved and rendered
puveralent-rains fall and carry the fertll.
ized coil to tho rvulet, thence to tho river
and to the sea. Independent of this never
coas'ng loss, those essentials to life are con-
sfapty being carried from tho field to
support life in cities, and how smal the
propp, tion is saved or returned-how much
is lost by ILLUMINATION?
= The number of localities where the
phosphatcs are concentrated are few. Tho
most Important one Is in South Carolina,
around Charleston, where these beds lnye
OF late years been extensively workcd--the
rivers dredged for the nodules aud bones of
extinct animals aud fishes. Extensive
manufactures have arisen for converting
these p"sphates; which arc insoIube, into
soluble fertilizers. Tho crude mateii ial as
well US the prepared, alilncnt commerce of
nl'cady vast and increasing Importance.
These substances arc spoken of as being
found in incxha lstibe quantities We
opine, that the time will arrive when too late
TO be re'ncded, that the W",d "inexhaust-
iblc' Is an exaggerated expression. That
'vul'ey of dry bones will be found to have
IT'S limits 10 quantity aud quality. That
providential gift was made once and forever,
rud when exhausted it is gone beyond re-
cul.
This subject is ono cf much greater i'm
POI ance than is attached to it, foi it interests
every individual in the State present and to
come. If farmer was known to sell his
fertilizers (alwoys unfortunately in zoo Limited
nuan,ity) he would be considered caaGi-
date for lunatic asylum. How far this
,emark may bc considered applicable 70 the
State OF South Carolina, is question which
! leave FOR wise legislators to consde:.
Acco ding to our law. the lisLt of property
extends down. In other countries, all mines
arc reserved by tbs State. and are worked
accu,d:ng to rules and regulations, necessary
to protect them from entire loss by incom-
potent wtrkers.
Science, as taught heretofore, was consd.
eted kind Of adjunct, and its application
to the arts and as bosis to all prosperity
Is positively not science enough in our land
! w. UCtWCCu Ii'C lluItdluu OF DrCs
tender and the profound chemist. Hence
the stupcndous frauds that are being pcrpe
tracd 8, successfully upon the hard working
tilcr Of the soil in the matter Of fertilizers,
which of:en have no virtue whatever rs such.
\ phosphate uodulc, such rs arc dredccd
flpm the bottom Of ur rivers, or dug from
the soil, ard which have remained unnltered
from prehistoric tines, are not fertilizers,
aud My become so by a chemical operation
Are the stockholders themselves competent
t." decide upon the quality Of their goods?
Are they competent {" judge Of the capacity
of tho operators whol they employ for
their p.eparatiua? Ii tho inspector Of
phospha:cs DC the most capable chemist
living. can he certify to The value Of each
snck that is vendcd? Is the farmer who is
Ignorant Of the science of chemistry to
depend upon the 'pse 1t:t'tl of tho vcnder?
The article is purchased, tho money paid or
promised. the substance is committed to the
g.ouod. The CROP may fuil because of the
quality Of the fertilizer, or drought, or a
Hundred different reasons, true or alleged
1t it comes 10 litigation, Whit private i.di-
vidual farmer will venture to liii;atc agpinst
rich moncyed corporation? Ee. cgious
frauds arc being perpctracd upon tho un-
pretending hard working farmer in and
,hroue ehuut tlis tread land 10 not say
that frauds are always intentional, but in
such matters it is tho unqucstiona'le duty
| of government to sec that the purchaser is
protected pcradvcbturc.
In France there is not an article sold that
is not liable to inspection Ivy n known expert
for the particular ease. Eve,v article of gold
or silver hat is offered for sale is Obliged
| to show the government stamp, 70 matter
how small the piece may be. If it should
| be found to contain less gold or silver than
| the ma k Calls for, the vendcr is mulctcd ior
a sum fixed by law, from which there is no
appeal. will say to my fellow farmers,
and know Of what spcak--all vcndcrs
of fc, ;i!zcis are not Immaculate, and that
| if it c,dld tc calculated, tie n,rnunt lost by
the iarmcrs Of the country would snrpass
that th.own away in the famous .SoutI, Sea
bubble" The farmer is entirely without
! protection. Cremation les at times be,n
asitated in populons countries, and 10 some
was habit. In this operation the ash con-
stiucnt contains all the phosphorus. If
the body be buried, it is so tar below the
vegetable roll that it is never reached by
vegetation, aud is thus removed from cir
cuution. Every grain of wheat, of rye, Of
CON, of cotton seed, &c, that is sod from
yodr land diminishes its fertility aud con-
scqucntIy its value, unless returned in some
| form.
If science has proved anything 10 the
history of tho world, evolution is fixed
quantity, aud the condition of South Caro-.
lima is on anacl.ronsm. Without science
bo fastened and soldclcd in as an integral
| NIT nf tho EiaIn nnrnrnnonf wn shnll nrnr