The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-01-24

wants to use 1t as Suce. In all cases,
they have to dig down below the
mould or soil, to find what is proved
to be sand. Its appearance is deceiv
ing. 1t deceived "Nancy," and it is
calculated to deceive others, unless
they stop and investigate.
But later appearance upon the
board ofpersistent misrepresentation
If not, in all charity, downright
falsehood-looms up as the produc.
tions OF ministers, in secular paper
This paper is non-sectarian, and do
ing justice to all. We know not the
peculiar grievances ministers Of the
Presbyterian Church may have had
to encounter here, that other men es.
capped. One thing is certain, either
the minister who says he saw icicles
hanging from the rocks in this region,
was dreaming when he wrote the
falsehood, or he was blocking through
a glass darkly," and his vision was
perverted. There's not a rock near
DeLand as large as ain icicle, much
less such huge structures as grow,
with stalactites, pendant to the roof,
like beans to the arbor, hanging IN
profusion, in clusters.
The readers of the AGRTCULTU.
R1sT in Florida know that the story
OF this minister is rldiculous-that his
list of misrepresentation places him
beyond the pale OF charitableness, and
his repeated utterances OF falsehood
warrant the assertion that, in thus
falsifying people, section, natural
productions, he is classifying an indul.
gent God of nature, who, for some
wise purpose, lets his tongue wag.
But no man, North or South, who
wishes to visit Florida, should be in
iuenced by the ebuiitions ofspirits as
estless, or the opinions of mere
~ .es slllsrsa i ! piers zha
will take surface indications, of the
mushroom order, for something solid
and reliable.
Yet, see how falsehood rons and
gathers: Last Sabbath two men ar
rived here from point in Kentucky
where everything from a Presbyter-
ian minister is received as truthful.
AS intelligent, honest, open-hearted
men, they conversed with the writer
a few hours, and would look one at
the other, with surprise, when we
combatted their views. Finally, one
OF them fumbled in his vest pocket
for the letter of the before mentioned,
God.forsaken disciple Of truth, as if
to convince us of error in regard to
the productions OF Florida.
Thus the poison flung out goes.
1t is an old saying that lie will fly
faster and receive more credence than
the truth. 1t is being verified every
day. But nature and natures God
exists to defeat these monstrous
efforts TO defame a people and mis-
a portion of the handiwork
Of nature.
None OF us understand thoroughly
nor can explain scientifically, all of
the problems in nature that meet us
especially where deficient in the
mediums of thoroughness requisite to
stamp Investigation as successful.
The most we can then do is this:
Tell the truth in regard to the climate
and soil; show the productions, after
a less amount of scientific appliances
and labor than is. required In the
N orth, has been expended on our
sandy soil. and let results-the large.
overgrown products speak to our
credit, and to the shame and confu.
sion of our slanderers and misrepre~
senters.
The AGRICULTURE ST advises all
Floridians to let nature speak down
the falsehoods of those who would
defame the God OF Florida, or inti-
mate that He has forgotten His
children of toll.
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