The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-24


United States was established in
Philadelphia In 1852.
But the honor of having introduced
the practice OF insuring against fire
upon the western continent, belongs
to Charleston, s. c., where in 1885
was launched 1.-THE Friendly SO -,ety
for the Mutual Insurance of Houses
against Fire." This society fiourished
| until 1740, when 1t fell in the great
confagration that devastated the city
IL. Water power was used for card
Ing and spinning cotton In South Car
olina as early as 17e0.
IL. Before the Revolutionary War
the Carolinas and Florida supplied
clays for the first porcelain works In
england, and Wedgewocd long con-
tinued to get material for some OF his
finest productions from South Caro-
lima. There were potteries established
near Camden which caused great con-
Germ to Wedgewood.
10. William C.. Wells of Charleston
In 1914 was the first scientist to an
nounce the present accepted theory
OF dew. and preceded Darwin in his
teaching relating to the origin of
species.
20. DR.. ]. Marion Sims of Charles
ton introduced new methods of sur.
gerry and invented new surgical in
struments whichs m-ie operation
possible never before attempted.
2i. The first elaborate research
work In organic chemistry done by
an American was performed by J,
Laurence Smith of Charleston in
lS42.
%. Dr.. Norwood of South Carolina
was the first person to call attention
10 the medicinal value Of Yeratun vir-
ide. now used extensively in medicine.
%. Indigo was first grown in Ameri-
ca and used as a dye by young girl
OF Charleston many years before the
Revolutionary War. The girl was
Eliza Lucas. afterwards the wife OF
Chief Justice Pinckney and the mother
OF Charles Cotesworth, and Thomas
Pinckney.
"a. South Carolina was the first
state in the union. and until 1888 the
only one to establish phosphate in
dustries from native phosphate rock.
20. South Carolina was the first
state In the Union to plant seaisland
or long staple cotton, introduced from
the Barbados in 1776.
26. The Honey Feach was first
grown by Mr.. Henry Lyons of Colum-
bia In 1856. in 1857 they were proro-
gated by Berkmans of Augusta. GG.
81. l.. Vanuxem. while a professor I'm
the South Carolina College, was the
hrst scientist to point out the prob.
able absorption of atmospheric gases
by the earth's7 crust. and consequent
secularj changes OF the terrestrial at,
mosphere.
2s. 1t is probable that DR.. Ellet, pro-
lessor OF cheT istry in the South Car
olina College, Jade the first gun-cot-
ton manufac red in the United
States. 1t is ertain that he fired the
drst gun ever fired in the South, or,
the University campus with cotton
made In his laboratory.
5, 20. In 1S47 q department OF agri-
culture was organized in the Soutf,
Carolina College, the first in the
south. perhaps in the country.
80. The first permanent course In !
economies to be established in the
south waE that organized IN 1886 by
President Cooper OF the South CarL |
lima college. and continued by Pro-
fessor Leiher. 81
Sl. The first national Thanksgiving ,
lay in America was appointed byl
Henry sLaurens off, South Carolina I
when he was president or the Oontin-
entail Congress upon hearing of the |
OF Burgoyne. y llt
s32. Mehaux, a famous French bot.
lnist. visited Charleston In Il $40. ana |
established there the first botanical !
sFadena In america. -FsG
80. South Carolina was the iiirsti
.tate IN America TO attempt to. raise
ea. In 1850 Francis Bonynge. who had
iyed In China and India urged his i
CHOW citizens TO attempt 1t, Sbeliey-
ns their climate and sagricuiturai,i
favorable IL was tried. hut