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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-12
AGRICULTURE IN THE SCHOOLS

Editor Constitution-Is there not some
way to get a law passed to require the
public schools of the state to teach agri-
culture as one of its branches?: The rela-
ton between fertilizers and crops, the
adaptability of certain kinds of crops to
certain lands. etc?
If these ana many others en- that line
were taught IN our public schools, it would
not be long before the good effects would
be seen. The agricultural college is good
| thing but the poor boys of the state can
| not get there to learn anything
! 1t is perfectly astonishing to see the
ignorance of the farmers, as class, as 10
what constitutes a proper ration for the
different crops
Another law that needs some amendment,
In my opinion IS In relation to the MANI !1
manufacturers to make their goods IN such
a proportion of phoHphoric acid nitrogen
and potash will make them ,perIecI
rations for crops, let the grade be n}sh or
low? y a. ia Cflt1lN'
Kite, Ga, September 7. 1897.
The Constitution takes pleasure In CIV
ing. as follows the answer Of State School
Commissioner Glenn to the above inquiry:
Editor Constitution-The next legislature
will be asked to pass such a In" as that
to which Mr. Hatcher refers. The propriety
of enacting such a law ut this time has
been discussed both by the teachers and
the farmers all over the state.
"Thcre is no good reason why our COM
mon school course should not embrace the
subject of agriculture Two-thirds OF our
children live in the country and many OF
them work in the cotton and corn heIds,
and they should learn at school how to APP
ply in the field the knowledge of plant life
which they gain at school. The knowledge
of plant life can be as readily learned even
i'll the primary grades as many other kinds
of knowledge required of the children. The
truth Is if we should address nature
studies to our public school course the
work at school would become infinitely
more attractive to the children. The laws
of plant growth are very simple and any
child can be made to understand them, and
the mental development that results from
the study of these laws, and from the
handling of the objects themselves. is now
found to be much more valuable than that
which comes from limiting the child in its
studies to the obsolete course indicated by
the three RS What once included
in the three RS has now come to mean
very little in education. Besides, all the
world has begun to recognize that children
can learn to do at school that which they
will be expected to do after life.
1.-THE vast majority of our children must
can lust as well learn at school how plants
grow, and especially how these plants
grow that they will have to cultivate in
their after life to memorZe vast lot
of rubbish about men and things that they
will never have an opportunity to see or to
use, ard of which they can really form
but imperfect conceptions from the
counts given in the book. do rot mean to
discount the value of other things that We
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-12

require Of our children but the cotton
plant and the corn plant. and the wheat,
snd oats. and the cane are mere at our
doors and tho soil in which they grow -
here beneath our feet. Our children should
learn at school what kinds of food Will
minister to the life of all these plants
They should know what makes a poor SOIL
and what makes rich sou Tor tpcSe
plants They should understand the otllce
of tap root, where the plant has a tap
root, and the office of the tlbroua roots
and what the leaves do for the plant; ana
what is the office of the air and the l!gnt'
and the moisture and heat and why the
soil is stirred in cultivation; and they
should understand all the conditions That
are favorable and the conditions that are
unfnvorable to plant growth We nave
been III the habit OF regarding such knoWl-
edge as being too scientific or too hnlcaI
for young children. but We are beginning
to find out at last that this knowledge IS
after all very simple. The steps thaL Ieai
to it are natural and easy.
AT the last teachers association a reSo-
luton was unanimously passed asking the
legislature to add to the common school
course these nature studies. Their aqduoh
has led everywhere to Improvement in the
Industrial life of the people. w hen CnHdr"h
begin to Investigate personally the objects
about them they begin to know the use OF
these objects. From this knowledge of how
plants grow the step is easy to q knoWl-
edge OF the use to which plants can be
put after they are grown. In other words
after p child has learned how cotton fiber
Is grown it is easier to learn how cotton
fiber can be manufactured into cloth. When
q child has learned how hard woods or soft
woods are grown. it Is easy for that child
to learn the use to which these woods can
be applied. So that 4 knowledge of aSri-
culture is closely allied to a knowledge OF
manufactures and tho foundations of both
should be laid in the schoolroom whore our
children are taught. G. r GLENN,
state School Commissioner"
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BLACKL-EG.

,,.., Kansas Experiment
FToth J vs.
o',i 1so known rs symptomahd
ia, fhe French name of charpoh
"'l' 't 49,, was formerly regarded as
- .,ox. hut meteorological ex-
q loIIl % l,.a s,ov,n conclusively that
"l''''', ''''1, ,,tbrax are two distinct and
nlltN1NF ''',' ,tI, earh of which Is
lIl"'P .,,rItfl, rnicr0-organiSm.
causeo 10y p,. .t,nl, raiser no disease
fot ''' ,.a.,e+ tbon blackleg. 1t Is
= ol a,,,r,,,ons losses in cattle
1oe 49, st+,oi,inrr chiefly the young and
htiiS'
tuitilE o''|,,' ,,,,,., fo,,r ,-aars and calves
+N"H'o - l,d arc rarelv attacked !;
ui."et 81, i'V,''.' l-o,.,,oa we'll marked
'i-' e,toI ,,s, Of hIaclllee. in an unthrifty
- ,r ~, ,,.,,l-., o,d
T,ao,,l,,r &c an infectious disease pro-
7,ioo,7 Nv mo bI9cI,rac bacillus. a racuta-
49,, ,,.,s,t. which liyos and propaCates
,IN9 P','','' ,r,,t,.' ,,is+,irts ana in the
1qia- ~ Inc diseased animals. Certain
1-i,-l. a. oil .,ra very, f,yorahle to the eX-
t.to,5o ~ +bls CORN ana sucb coil when
~ :,,r,.l ,,sr,I1,, remains ca Marina
,,artly ana constitutes the source of the
disease In animals. Although infectious
lIacIzIee is strictly sncakfng. not a conta-
.,fous disease. i e. the disease owes its
..-,,.., ,, tf.,o4i ,rinci,le tha
T,.,..1,l,,, ,,.,,,, ,,,t - (}isf,en3 animal does
% 49,; 7i,,l,t}, a. -
mo- u '1ilSi'"' Inc I.,,,
'-'.''1'S ,, t l,,,,,,, =;
me .t,ir m ,,,,I.o,,s r,,,,,,I,,,ane or mo ,ofv
l..,,}, ,,.l,,,,,,.. ,,, oa.lI,, ~, ,,ro3,,cad ~,
.bl, loo. g.J,fi.. ,l,,,,t,,s, o,,or tbo ,a,r;,o.
- ~, &c, r,.l,ii .t.,. -rt l~l
ar an .nf,o4r mai ma ,7.aa Of h,,cI,,o,.
s,-,rrn, Win <7iss2s. earrne an q ,.talii
quantity of the diseased muscle of such
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Uterine Inflammation.

Subscriber" Fayette Corner. Tenn.--T
have a COW that is strangely affected every
time she calves. On the third or fourth
day she becomes blind ana stiff all over: her
tongue becomes swollen and stiff; cannot
lick up her food; has somewhat the appear
amy OF choking and falls about like a
morse with blind staEgeTS; her bowels do
not act free; the udder becomes hard and
lumpy, and milk veins under stomach
swel!S and knots form in them. She remains
blind and stagGers about for five or six
hours. then gets better but is still stiff all
over. The spells continue every two or
three days until calf is about four weeks
Old. Please give remedy and oblige.
Answer-We doubt if you have given all
the symptoms. but we think The cow has
Inflammation of the womb. After her next
calving proceed follows: Inject into the
womb, per vagina, a mixture of one teas
poonfUl of carbolic acid in one quart of
tepid water. BE sure that 1t goes into the
womb by inecrtinS a rubber tube far
enough to accomplish that purpose, and
pouring the liquid into the other end, raised
several feet. DO this about the second day
after calyng and repeat every day for
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-12
THE BOYS OWN KNIFE.
r,.~r To Omen. Hard To Break


II has been a long time since you hao
nice new knife from us. We have received
now the very thing you have been LOOKING
fora good stout knife that you can open
without breaking all your finger nails on
irving It, Near the end of the handle
is a round cut to allow you to catch the
o,d of the blade. and open she comes as
easily as a pen knife Our No 92A jack
knife is stout. double bolstered, well hnlsh-
cd of good metal. handle in white. black,
huck or brown. Order now before the as
sortment Is gone so you may get your
own pick Price of the knife by registered
mail rs cents. with The Weekly Constitu-
ton one year only sl7o
But the boys can beat that. Send three
subscribers at 81 90 each and order no other
premium and the knife will be sent you
in lieu of commission. Any boy can get
up three subscribers to The Const itution
right among his own kin to get him the
knife 1t is the knife FOR the farmer boys
pocket Satisfaction guaranteed. Address
all orders to The Atlanta Constitution.
Over sixty thousand oil wells have been
t}nl toto
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-12
WORKING ON NICARAGUA CANAL
Admiral Walker, President of the
Commission. Preparing Report.

yvoab;roton Snptcmber S-Admiral
Walker. president of the NicaraEuam canal
commission, has returned to NaShnS Io''
and is again devoting his attention to the
collation. and compilation of the material
which will form the substance of the re-
port Of the commission.
The admiral says that the commission
has now about go men at work along the
line of the proposed canal and they Will
stay there throughout the rainy season.
They are making b0rings and ascertainln%
the character of the soil at every point
where it is proposed to locate dams, locks
or other heavy masonry structures. In &d-
diton 20 this, the field parties are taking
accurate measurements of the rainfall and
the flow of the various streams lying with
in the limits of the canal concession. This
information was particularly desired by the
commission, owing to the fact that up to
this point all the calculations made have
been based upon the conditions as existing
III the dry season, the time when Nicara-
qua has always been visited by commits
SOnS.
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COLONEL REDDlNG ILL.

Colonel r. j. Reddng, of Experiment,
GA, the editor OF the agricultural depart
ment Of The Weekly Constitution, mas
been confined to his bed for the past ten
days, threatened with pneumonia. AT TINS
writing he is some better and we nope LOT
an early return to his usual good Aea'th.
1ya asx orr correspondents to be ''atent
.,.t. Questions will be attended 20 as
soon AS Mr.. Rcdtiug is well enough
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-12
Auy Person

wishing to know the truth In regard to
their health should not fail to send for a
valuable and new sixty-four-page booklet,
which will he sent FREE for short tine time
Looi, is published bv the celebra ted physi-
clans clans and speciaiistsDr. Hathaway & Co,
Of 22ta South Broad street. Atlanta, Ga.
,,hnn Won shnnld address. Write To-Day.
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Snake Balls.

e. r. King. Adelaide, n. CT inclose the
fruit of Il weed which is commonly known
in this section as the "snake balls and
is said to be a sovereign remedy for all
kinds of snake bites. Please let me know
in detail what you know concerning 1t and
also what are its uses and has 1t ever
been used. or has IT any medicinal viz
tues? Please let me know Through your
paper.
AnSwer-We know nothing of tho plant
Wflich produces the root tubers which you
call snake balls" There is a number OF
plants Of different species called snakeroot
Seneca snakeroot. Virginia snakeroot,
Button snakeroot, etc The tubers or balls
sent by you may be The product of button
snakeroot, or Liatris. of which there are
several species. If you could give US the
Sclehtlhc name of the plant we might
De able to say whether it possesses any
medicinal virtues Cannot the druggist
whose letter head you used give the scien-
ullc name and properties?
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THE ANCIENT LAND OF EGYPT,
WHICH IS OPEN TO THE WORLD

such manufactured goods as are in demand
here, good cargoes could be made up. Cot
tom raising is becoming more general every
year in Egypt. The Importance of this line
of agriculture may be seen by an examina-
ton of the exports. In 1875 they exported
359 222 bales of cotton; in 1896, 6S0,960 bales.
or this latter England received 33707S
bales Russia SO, 565 bales; France, 76,A7
bales; Austria, 71.436 bales; United States.
$3.50 bales, and other countries in smaller
amounts. This shows that they have dou-
bed their exports OF cotton in twenty-one
years
1t was only ten years ago that Egyptian
cotton was introduced into the United
States. The trade has increased with mar
yelous rapidity; III 1880, 1890 bales, and in
1896 59.339 bales were imported. The larger
part of the cotton sent from Egypt Is con-
signed to Boston commission agents and
sold to New England mills. The develop
ment of the cotton industry in Egypt dates
from the time Of the civil war in America.
England is anxious to have It's growth en-
outraged in order to have another market
from which to draw supplies for Ian
caShire mills. This development has not
been without its influence ON other aGrl-
cultural products; this can be seen in the
increased importation of -four. From 1881
to 1892 the annual imports amounted to
% 900 barrels: in 1894 107 600 barrels 1898.
Isl 600 barrels: 1896. 100000 barrels In 1886
go ner cont come from Marseiles. France;
the rost from odessa. Trieste. etc The to-
tal oxnarts of Fgvpt in 1896 amounted to
sGS coo coo consisting Of cotton. cotton seed,
como sugar. beans, wheat. onions. skins
ana natural woods England takes about IS
per cent Of the exports
The Egyptian imports are increasing from
year to year. having now reached the sum
of 00oO OG0. OF which the United States
furnishes the insignificant sum of S2l50oo,
or less than one-half of one per cent. the
United States produces a great many ar
tces which if placed in the Egyptian mar
ket would find ready sale. In order to
convey some idea OF the character and ex-
tent of the market, give some of the prin-
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Knucklinp,


w. W. Burnett, Yelling. s. CT have y
colt five months old that was foaled club
footed mot muCh), and has been getting
worse, and now can hardly walk. It's feet
has worn off In front, and are sore. Please
tell me through your paper what to do for
it. VIII shoetng do any good?
Answcr-It Is very difficult case to
remedy knuckling that has advanced SO
far and for such length of time. If the
colt has not been weaned, 1t should not
be, aud the colt should not be permitted
to follow its dam about. Apply to the sore
ankles a little Of the following. three times
a day: Oxide of zinc. one ounce: glycerin
two ounces; sweet oil, two ounces. Mix
and shake we'll before using. Give the dam
good oats twice a day and a bran mash.
with a dessert spoonful Of phosphate of
calcium in it for week two. 1t may be
well, at the age of your colt. to give 1t some
Of the above mixed with the dams milk
Shoes with high heels would probably be
helpful.
Coffee Weed Berry.
j. r. Gatewood. Americas, Gal write
simply to ask you if you know any way
that the berry of the coffee weed can be
utilized? Would it not make a fine Oil?
AnsWer-The question is very practical
one. on account or the abundance of the
weed and its productivenessS. There are
several species Of cassia (the botanical
name of which c. occidentals and c.
obtusifolia are most common A foreign
variety IS one from which the leaves are
gathered and dried, and constitute the drug
SIENNA. One of the native species. c. mari
laudica, is also sometimes used for SIENNA
But have never known OF the first
named two species being utilized for any
purpose. The genus cassia belongs to the
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Driving Beef.

r p. Martin Moseley, S. C.-Wn you
please answer the following questions apoit
the process of drying beef through inc
columns of The Constitution?
I What season of the year is heSt suited
or cam 1t be done at any season!
. SbOuId the room used to smoke the
beef be close, Ceilcd fypfoof, or ShouIo
q he an omen room. well ventilated!
2 should the bone he removed?
d How can 1t be stored away AFTER cur
ms? ,,..,.
Answer-We have had very little expe-
r,ence In curing beef by drying or Jerk
inc" and do not feel that we can answer
authoritatively but simply on general prln-
ciples.
l. We should say in the fall of the year
when the beef is most likely to be In good
condition. but any time viii do.
2 The work may be done In n rough out
building having good roof and only SUI
dciently tight to confne the smoke to a
degree that will keep the beef constantly
surrounded with or enVeloped in smoke.
g. The bone should be removed
A. Wrap each piece in coarse brown pa
per and then sew it up in a piece Of coarse
cloth. such as gunny cloth, and hang on
u nail by a string, after dipping 1t in a
lime whitewash to which has been added
some yellow ochre.
If the above directions are not accurate
and correct We will thank any one who
knows all about it to give his plan IN de-
tail.
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The victories Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla over all

The victories Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla over all
Forms of disease
ConcluSivey prove
That it is an unequaled
Blood purifier It Conquers
The demon Scrofula,
Relieves the itching and burning OF salt
rheum, cures running sores, ulcers. boils,
pimples, and every other form of humor or
disease originating in impure hood. The
cures by Hoods Sarsa pariiIa are cures
absolute. permanent, perfect cures. They
are based upon its great power to purify
and enrich the blood,
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EnuresiS Of Dog.

A. w. Anders, Scotland, Gal have a
rough coated Scotch collie male dog about
q year old that cannot fully control his
water. 1t comes out drop after drop about
all the time and is worse soon in the
morning or after violent exercise. Has
been In this condition from a pup. rem
edy for his trouble or any Information
about his case will be appreciated.
Answer-The trouble is probably due to
paralysis of the neck of the bladder, and
1t Is doubtful If anything can be done in
a case dating from puppyhood Try the
following eatment: Two grains extract
OF bclladonna. onc-quarter grain or cam
tharides as one dose twice day. Rub
mustard paste on the rear part of tho belly
underneath.
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Structure and Varicocele

Cured without an oneration. at your home.
information free Address DR.. Hathaway
& Co. 2212 South Broad street. Atlanta. Ga.
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l
! havo been recently discussed in the United
! States consular reports derive special i'm
| Portance from the battle of OmdurE:In
| which opens up all of north Africa 10 me
| civilized world. The story of the original
| British occupation. what it means and the
| result to which it Is leading, is of intense
| moment just now when the grand achieve
] ment OF General Kitchener Is on every
| lip.
| Egypt, owing to It's natural resources and
| to its situation with reference to the Suez
| canal the main highway of commerce be-
| tween Europe and Asia, is market
| well worthy of American business
| men. With an area of 1920 square
| miles, it is almost equal in eX-
| tent to the whole CT the north Atlantic
| and south Atlantic states The cultivated
| and settled parts aggregate 129fo square
| miles. being about equal in area to the
| state of Maryland. Nineteen hundred years
| ago the population of Egypt was S,00o,ooo
! Under the rule of the Mameukes III lol' 1t
| was reduced to 100000. In 1873 the popula-
| ton was 100000 ana under the rule Of
| TewH1 and his son, Abbas II, since 1SS2,
| It's population has steadily Increased. so
| that at present it is between nine ana ten
millions. The capital of Egypt Is caro-
| with q population of about 10000 me COM
morcial center IS Alexandria, with 25}oVo
Inhabitants. Port Said and Istnalla nave
become important towns since the opening
of the Sucz canal. The dominant religion
is Mohammedan, although about on"-tenth
or more, of the populatio are Copts, VINO
profess the Christian faith, The language
of the people IS Arabic, while that of COM
merce is increasingly En&Iisf} In CAIRO,
French and Italian are also largely used
in commercial transactions.
The khedive. under a partial suzorainty
of Turkey is the sovereign OF Egypt. but,
practically, at present ana since 1852, Egypt
is ard has been entirely under British in
huoncc. IsmaiI Pasha. during whose rule
the Suaz canal was built, borrowed large
sums of money at * 1rbtant rates. When
| the interest came due ne was unable to
| pay. The Europe1u governments inter
fered on behalf of their subjects, who were
| bondholders. deposcd Isman Faaha and took
! charge of the finances, placing England
! and France in control In 1852, in the
| reign OF TeWhk Pasha. son of lsmail, there
was Il rebellion against foreiga rule hea !
! ed by Arabi Pasha. This was suppressed
, by tho British. and Arab Fasha, after his
| defeat at Tel cl-Kebir. was banshed to
| Ceylon. Great Britain then took the en-
| tire management Of Egyptian affairs into
| her own hands
| The imports of Egypt in 1870 amounted to
about 100000; in 1896 they amounted to
! ST. FCC. 0G" beil% an increase of 100 per cent
! in tWenty-one years These imports came
| from the Following countries:
! England and POSSESSIONS. =. ....$18. sos 700
| Iufkcy.. ... 49,. ... ... -. $40. 1858 600
! France and possessions. -. -, =. 6 $780, 900
| AuStrl2-Hungary.. o.. ... -. 1900. @,5lH,t@o
! Eei8lum.. 1906 600
! RUSSIA. lS52, Geo
| Italy. So. 90. -. -. . go go 80 1853 600
/ tapl ,,
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FARMS AND FARMERS@D

1t alone for a day or two When the crust
that has been formed by the bichloriGe
comes off, apply a little more. and 50 on
until it appears firm and healthy. After
the unhealthy parts have been removed.
sprinkle calomel over the surface every
third day Put a shoe on the foot What
ever treatment Is used it takes a long time
to cure it.