The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-27
from 8 to z per cent. of those albuminous
substances essential to the human organ.

charine matter to be found 10 beets,
which are extensively cultivated in
Europe for sugar-making.
| The hsalthfulness Of apples as food is
tfell known, The learned aud eccentric
| Burton asserts on the authority Of "Lau..
rentius," iby which adjective he seems to
describe Pliny, the younger, so.called
from the laurel trees of his estate near
Laurentum, that applep will cure mel.
ancholy. Be this as it may, We know
that thoy promote digestion and sleep.
We have the highest authority for
saying that people, whose ordinary
beverage is apple cider, are entirely en-.
| empt from stone or gravel ia the bladder
| and all kindred diseases-dihsase which
are seldom curable, even in their incipi.
ency, but when permitted to take hold
of the human system are attended by
great suffering, and usually terminate
fatally. 4.aot 80. 8l
In addition to its many pleasing and
healthful qualities, the apple possesses o
rare, and valuable feature. II may be
kept sonnd for o. considerable length Of
time, and retains its original flavor and
taste to the lest. a-lo
Why should i this be oPps South ass5s GssrSSins
alone could supply the entire South, and
send millions Of bushels to other States.
BY 80 doing, we would keep money at
home which now swells the surfeited
Golfers of the North, increase our wealth,
and by cheapening this excellent fruit
greatly improve the health of our people.
So much for apples. 4"
Before leaving this branch Of my sub.
ject am tempted to say d wofd about
the "olive'' aud the Gig" .,.1...
Instead Of raising olives, "a we do
camelias, asa garden curiosity, and In.
stead of depending upon the generous
fig tree to bear what it will In some de.
serted corner of our premises, we can
raise extensive crops Of both by proper
care and industry. The earliest settlers
on our coast brought olive plants from
France, and intended to raise them on
large scaley but rice, accidentally intro.
ddced, native indigo, and finally the
Minotaur, Ling Cotton, drove the hum.
tle olive plant into oblivion. Yet the
olive grows and fourishes in many parts
of our State, have seen an olive tree,
as high up as Columbia, covered with
finit and as large as an ordinary oak. It
10 most wonderful tree and will con-
tinue bearing at the age of two hundred
years. Some trees were planted in Geor.
gia ip 1886 which produced olives from
which oil was made equal to the best
imported from Bordeaux. Olive oil
surpasses all other fatty substances as
culinary agent, snd we're it not rendered
80 dear by an unrighteous and unfair
tariff duty, would soon drive those
lard" and "Goshen butter' from the
kitchens of our Southern homes. This
valuable and most wholesome plant can
be raised in unlimited quantities upon
our soil, and its general use would greatly
improve the health Of our people.
The fig tree requires very little cult.
walton. Alta very trifing cost We might
raise figs enough to supply all the de-
mand for the table, in q fresh or dried
condition, and have millions of pounds
to export to less favored lands. The fig
tree, with its wide scope, from the dear
little Celestial" through all the stages
of"white," "blue, "black,n &c. I; though
| its various species of elastic gums such
| as caoutcliouc, up to the celebrated ban
yan tree, with its vast extent, covering
sometimes space of Eve hundred feet
In circumference, presents Possibilities to
the agriculturist which are almost
dazzling to the Imagination. Without
pursui1g this interesting theme, It may
be SAFELY asserted that we could easily
turn the tables upon Smyrna, and cause
the! busy merchants Of that thriving
Turkish city to seek another market for
sheir "lried fgs," in cartoons, drums
ssa boxes, By raising 6gs enoHshh 10 10 5vp-
ply the American market, and to com.
pete with the best cleme In every Europ.
can port. *A single fig. tree ID Micanopy,
Florida, bears over. fitty bushels every
year. The Dig is the chief article OF food
for thousands of human beings. In Its
fresh condition Il Is peculiarly grateful
and wholesome in our climate, and has
valuable curative 9auaities.e,.se
theso and the 6g, may with truth, be
whioharo easily raised upon our soil.
II Is generally; conceded that q large
portion OF the food which Is eaten In
this country is positively Injurious to
health. Even If the yiands are whole.
some, there is ar intemperance In eating
as in drinking. The habit. Of gluttony
gr0Hs sjmperceptibly, and the man who
commences TO undermine :iiB constitution
Sy on occasional eindrlgenes, soon sinks
70 the level of the brute ;iyea, even
below the brute; for the animal KINGDOM
eat only to live, while there are. many
men who, unfortunately for themselves,
itliye only to eat.as5ss tsi is.ii:T, -
l.G Some writers affirm that as: many per.
sons, Die annually from excesses Ii eating
as Ia drinking. i'z1'',f = 9.iAsStatist55s | :.
Il ia we'll known that nearly oil fruits,
1hen sound aud ripe are admirably
adapted TO, sustain the human body
while many Of them possess valuable
med, final qualities. This species Of food
| cannot be eaten to excess. Fruits ari,
80 easily aasimilafed that they produces
no strain upon the disgest;ye organs.
They afford o lightsngreeable and entirely
harmless diet, and their Beneficial effects
extend 70 the mind as we'll as The body.
II by The Increased cultivation. : OF
these delightful and healthful articles of
food, yon can place them within the
reach of oil the inhsbitants of the State.
| you will have conferred o boon upon the
people which will entisie you to their
1 lasting gratitude. Your slaboss will do
npnre coed than che efforts Of the most
ttacconaplhhed physicians. Tho most
tkilfnl doctoY can only minister to- o
diseased body, end he must frequently
fall to effect q cure. IL ID the noble privs
tlcge OF the ffnitrgrower to- preserve In
It's natural health and 'yigor The body Of
man, that casket Of the. soul, which has
been endowed by our Heavenly Father
i With Wond derfpl functions and poRers.
In tho words Of Shakespeare ]: What q
/ piece of work is a man L how noble In
Taa ann hni,e i i, A =, n. ~, ~ Z.