The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

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wrought some notable cures: wishes
TO know what it contalns-wants
ANALYSIS at once. and suppCses 1t
won't cost ANYTHING. "a | am en-
ployed Tx the State &C.: that Will DO
for that sort of letter. stop right
thar" And he didn't pay the eN-
pressare. That reminds me Of the
soil sent lately, with similar re-
marks. and Of several others at va
rious times, which indicated that
the writers had difficulty IN under
standing how IA State GeologiSt
could possibly put in all his time
evidently supposed he would, Of
course, be indebted for an occa-
sional Job. Every fellow seems to
forget about that other million or
so of people who are equally en-
titled to have everything curious
or peculiar, orinterestlng, analysed,
from Il bottle OF supposed poison
Gus buttermilk, o 1.-THE contents OF
a horse" that was supposed to have
died of arsenic or some other hui
man wickedness. to an ole, or mari,
or soil /: and also to get lnforma-
ton on any and every possible sub
iect-from the composition Of a
patent medicine to the origin Of
meteorites and the precision Of the
equinoxes. Big thing" a geo
/ logical survey is. Do everything
for everybody for nothing, IN no
time. Nevertheless, the specimen
must be analysed, all the same.
Yet, an analysis of a sample of
water or soil, is of little worth or
significance, unless the sample be
procured according to specific IN
structions.
And this next one:-has found
something curious in digging a
well, "thonght to be mlneral.'
Wants me to come right along: will
meet me at depot with buggy next
day. And the letter was written
two weeks ago. Empty buggy
More disappointment pity me
can't be ubiquitous-in 40 places
at once. He thought the State Ge-
ologist was sitting down, waiting
for his call: forgot the other million
of fellows. Well, must tell him |
will stop the first time pass thro'
that region-perhaps this summer.
But have at least 80 places down
o. list already, for this summer.
Another:- From BROOKLYN
again. Yes. Wants a suite of all
the minerals found in North Caro-
lima: wants nice cabinet specimens,
all labeled etc. Certainly, will do
so with pleasure, just to encourage
the study of mineralogy, and be
cause it is hard to refuse SO reason
able and moderate a request, the
only difficulty is about the time:
of course all the colleges and schools
in the State wishing such colIec-
tons must be supplied first; have
lately to Chapel Hill, and promised
one to Wake Forest as soon as new
science building is up: and then
come other colleges outside, and
scientific men, who send exchanges:
but the first leisure afterwards will
be your turn.
And here's "a box, by post; no
indication from whom, or where:
contains some bits of IRON ore.
Perhaps the sender NAY write and
explain: or it may be the box sent
by so and SO, some time since. If
people would just think only a lit
tie. Now it never occurred to that
man that his box, his mineral
would not be known from all the
hundreds of others constantly
streaming in.
Here's from an old friend on the
coast; has sent a box Of specimens.
thinks it is phosphate, and if so,
plenty of it. All, Doctor, You are
not the first nor the twentieth man
MAJ that has tripped on that snh-