The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-29

adhering to the smaller particles of soil
If this water mingles with the humus to
develop humic acid But this water must
be drained down through the surface soil
to the water bed Welow, that the air may
penetrate the soil. If ii does not, it nb-
serbs heat, evaporates and leaves the
and cold. When the water drains off and
the surface is well TILED il becomes warm
and the water is drawn up by capillary at
traction, thus preventing loss by drought
as well as brings back the dissolved fer
tilizing elements to the surface or near
it, where the plant roots can ma tnem-
On many soils these two items OF drain
age and tillage are more needed than Ter
tiizers, though most effectual When the
soil is made light or porous and warm by
the addition of humus or vegetable mat
ter.
Improved Rice From Japan.-Ohe-
half of the possible tiles of rice Gull
ture in this country have never been rear
lied because we have not had the pest
varieties. says the American Cultvator-
Our rice was originally introduced from
southern Asia. and. as grown here, 40
per cent of it is broken and can
only be sold at a greatly reduced price
Secretary Wilson of the national agricut-
tural department al Washington mas Sc
cured from Japan a new and improved rice
which yields more than the Southern rec
this is only II per cent. There are
parties who propose to grow this improved
rice on the fiat lands in Southern LOUIS
iana which can be flooded and drained
a will so that improved laDor-saVlhg ma
chinery can be used in harvesting It. Here
tofore ali the harvesting mad TO De 1one
with a sickle and the rice is threshed ny
beating 1t out with fails. Secretary WIZ
son estimates this new and improved rice
as heing worth millions in the agricultural
resources of the swampy district that pre-
walls along most of the coast OF the duil
of Mexico. =;
Vegetables as Medicine.-Houey Is
wholesome strengthening, PURIFYING heal-
ing and nourishng. l have reference 10
ne 1xind made by bees-not the glucose
kind. ,.,.n,
nervous diseases and nervous dyspepsia
should eat celery and turnips.
onions are almost the best nervine
known; will quickly relieve and tone up
q WORKOUT system. and are beneficial IN
cases Of coughs. colds, influenza scurVy
and liver complaints.
Lettuce eaten by those who suffer from
insomnia is beneficial
Let those who need iron for tonic eat
spinach, and let the drug Gron) alone.
Persons suffering from gravel should eat
onions and spinach Carrots should be
"
those who need increased perspration 10
relieve .over-worked kidneys and lungs eat
asparagus Cranberries are proper diet
for those suffering from erysipelas. They
should also be applied externally. Lemons
satisfy and cool the thirst in fever. Black
berries are a tonic. Blackberry cordial is
the proper remedy for diarrhoea. Persons
who are bilious who have indigestion and
dyspepsia conditions for which calomel is
usually prescribed should let the calomel
alone and eat freely of ripe toma toes. Let
those WHO have rheumatism and need an
aperient eat pieplant. The apple, excel
ling other fruits in phosphoric acid, is an
excellent brain food. 1t is aperient and
diuretic. and hence olivia ties indigestion
and dyspepsia and assists kidney secretion
and prevents gravel 1t cleans the mouth,
Let persons who use drugs classed as
aperients and laxatives and cathartics stop
their use.
When stubble or vegetable matter is to
be turned under, the turnplow followed
by suhsoiler does the most satisfactory
work perhaps Where the soil is naturally
deep, or has been 6eepened in previous
years, a deep running turnploW can be
use, or a deep running disc harrow. The
latter is preferable to the ordinary turn
pillow because it does not bear down on
the subsoil and tend to make a hard pan.
The sulky plow is also free from the hard
pm objection. 1t is bad policy to burn
any vege table matter present on land. If
land is turned deep, members of the
trash gang may gather up cornstalks
ard place them in furrow behind the pillow
almost as early as to pile and burn them.
CT on stalks, if well knocked down. can
he pretty well covered with the pillow.
Light sandy soils should be broken early,
to give them time TO settle and become
CONF act as they are naturally too open
t. retain moisture and suffer badly from
leaching. 1t is not necessary to break
these light lands deep. unless a hard pan
be present. Turning under any vegetable
matter present is the principal reason for
blowing them. DR.. Jones.