Mohave County miner., 1886-12-05
RURAL l,ss IN cevLoM.

RURAL LIFE IN cGvLoM.
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A yosag lanesr from The siops q
The Knuck !ss' lstrly gave - tbs p,ss-
sass of his ompsny. Ths Knucklss,
S.00o fest high. ~ thus nasssA because
froa distsnt point, my vsraadah. f0
instsnos. ths ridSs sppssxs eo b row
of regular psaks which sAASs ths hor-
sou like the knucklas of . human Ase.
This plantsr hss bssa 10 Csyion sight
yssss and four mooths, The fosr months
elapsed immsdistsly sftss hk entrance
INTO world u sxpsrinent; thsn hs
passsa eighties, years In EnSlaad, and
sAs nsxt eight ysesp on thsss nountains.
This snbodimamt Of British brain and
brainy sosrgy hes chasss Of 1000 culti-
vatsd scrss- They W up and down
rather than aEtyund his -Knuckls:" tlssrs-
fore 1t diffsreat beights hs rsisss tbs dr.
fereot sorts 1t plants adaptsd 70 ths
locality. to bslAg largely tbs chiss, aad
Tor IL profits Il u Just u this moment
tlss plant Of thS future, al outlay and no
income. He h putting up large mschin-
cry, and when the estates are working
properly and hourishingiy. thrss or fous
yesu hence. his 1000 acres which nov
require 700 lsbores will employ two
persons 10 esch acrs, |. e., 5000 men,
women and children. Childroa can pick
~ leaves, and the toddling tot minds
- creeping baby cresttoa which sx.
lbts In every Tamil family.
A The Tsmils arc not dying ous. though
Ny are Of the Dysvidisa, the oldest of
~ peoples; from hardy aatiquity thsy
.snSvive In very vital oooditioa. Look.
.fng u their slender figures sad little
~ who would suppnss that they wsrs
- bear the heavy burdens of life! But
- farming here 10 not % muscular .
vesk - Il 10 in Illinois. Il 10 more .
enr1ening, . plant culture. But Tamils
slscslders the planters bog (trunk)
WIN The lifting strength Of a Italian
Dsstss, anA more than Of the weakened
lrshnaa On HAY day In New York. who
gS0Aas under baggage and bangs II
6ow1 q the new residence. sad demands
sxtrs money for the weight
!. The heather do not 20. Thsy give .
smils instead of . groan, and are glad Of
the opportunity 10 work. Tamils arc
nsithss Arysn nor African, but seem 10
have - much vital vim ~ ths Arysn;
black - negroes, they have mono OF the
African physiognomy eEoeps the color.
While We were eating banana frittsrs
and tho other good things that form the
festive tropic dinner. the planter told
how his uppermost field, made Of virgin
earth, run up into the original jungle
that never had been molested since
Adam and Buddha left their tread marks
on this classic island. Buddha's on the
Alu Wihsr bolders that fell 10 the foot
Of the Natalie hills. tine leading points Ia
ti,e landscape now before my eye, while
the fookprin Of our gardener parent Il
(ssid 70 be) on that adams Peak,
whence, immediately after the fall and
the curse, in deep meditation he looked
over this blossoming .sland.
The planter told what an amazing in
cursion Of por,upnes he 10 just now con-
tsnding with. The hungry little hog
having fierce and frightful quilts from
esrs 10 tail, with only an undefended
nose, roots up and devours all the veg
stable food that lies in his way, and has
admirable taste in the selection of gar
den stuff. The planters I'd joining neigh
Dor. i. e., the next knuckle Of the range,
n not only . planter. but . loving
student Of botany and soology, which he
hss In that situation excellent opportu-
mites Of pursuing. Too good, he thought,
when lately confusion and broken pot
terry reigned over the length and breadth
Of his verandah. Tho porcupins knocked
over his choios fower.Iots; the blossoms
which diffussd fragrance through his
bungalo, the tender leaves he had nursed
iato development, were shipped of -
fine sdibles by this ravaging and gusta-
tory beast. Porcu, pork; pine, spine Or
prickle--a hog Of thOrns.
Tbs jungle-t,ock was . creature which
the planter disoourssd enthusiastically.
Tho domestic bird that supplies Europe
and America with eygs, the barn. yard
fowl, 10 In his native country and orig
inal state in Ceylon. He breeds no i'm
provemsnt by crossing. Tie Jungle
cock the planter described a. being .
prince in his way. admirable. beautiful.
The peacock is here also in native land.
At Anurajapira. o famous city Of Cey-
Ions ancient ruins, peaeock's feath-
cred skia, from beak to tail inclusive,
can be bought for $40 10 rupees).
Anurajspura moro than 1000 years ago
was the center Of civilization. Now il Ii
the center Of Jungle.
Daring Of Reckless Man
Markgraf Pallsvicini, who lately lost