The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-09
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Readings From Nature.

tst invests some trustworthy ami in
structivc giimpses of science in the de-
lightful processes OF eXpOsitiOns. in the
we'll cultured field Of the progressive
farmer, obtaining clearer notions Of
the comprehensive meaning Of the
great author Of the universe, possessed
OF some special. knowledge, impress
ively proceeding in his discoveries With
tho latest and best. improved method,
to thoroughly adapt the land by intel
lective appliances recited in every form,
for universal propagation, well assured
Of the genial and responsive nature Of
the soil, Justly to award that reco M
pense which his experienced eye ena-
h]cs him to grasp, knowing" what has
been eXempliticd in the prOpa CATION Of
rlant-lifc, the Granger acknowledges
there can be no success in the calling
of a farmer without some intensity OIL
emotion; and that man is rot justified
in anything he undertakes, unless hc|
is attracted by some evident truth.
while there is a system to be employed
in every calling in life, and mans first
step in the adaptation Of labor will in
dicate what is aimed to be done, while
time out Of mind this has been made
An epitaph of folly. What, it may be
asked of the careless, will be the out
come III presence OF thorns, tnistlcs
and weeds, where should be springing
into life and vcrlurc be bread fruit forI
struggling existence for all domestic
kind. Look retrospectivclv on the ell
feet Of the last seasons drought. to
ycthcr with unclcan culture. which
ought to fix attention and excite emo
ton in the plOuShman to accept the
principles AMI discoveries of the more
scientific mfoldings, for the vaIue of
the service engaged in on the Grange
Walk With us and you will observe a
seeming inAttcntion demonstrated in a
country ramble, in the mouus operan-
di OF the propagation.
While there cannot be more nor less
than Il scarcity Of meal board for the
impDvcrishcr, it iS not to he wondered
ut when man undertakes to DO what is
not tcOmprehcnucd, and why surprised.
when man seeks in lower type, to
dispute the science Of a higher, be adj
monished, modernize your farming and
be found in the list for awards of com
pcnsativc prizes, while the indispcnsa-
bles OF life urge on to higher, and yet
more noble achievements in the bcnc-
iicent fields Of animative nature, with
its life staining allinities, welcoming
All that will accept her responsive aid
within the realm the GranGc?'s Oc-
cupation. Farmers, upward and on
wand in these pipeing times, read and
get knowledge, keep pace in the light
now dawning, and learn to do well.
progress with the times 50 paraphascd
with good. or paralogized with evil.
:, 1t might be well for all of us if the
knowledge Of agriculture was more
scientifically pursued, then fewer of us
would survey with sorrowing eyes and
>addcned hearts. con. cntratlng our
gaze upon the mistakes OF our farming,
leaving us in the blight OF time with
ont show in the. beautiful panorama
OF vcritics III the cereal, vegetable and
horticultural kingdoms. Plant life
challenges man for the equivalence ere
the soil can be brought to yield Con-
formally the progressive farmerinvests
in higher skilled interpreters to adj
vance in conquests Of the contcmpora-
neous and influential power Of nature,
in the fields Of operation, amid the in
uuctive sciences Of convolutlng forces.
Thus the Granger views himself in ma
tI,rp'S court Of pu,,it " with fI,sc .taSti