02 Dec 1843
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1843
Page
1
The Washingtonian will be published every Saturday morning at one dollar per annum. Club offers: five dollars for six subscribers or ten dollars for twelve. Postmasters may franchise receipt of subscriptions. Advertisements: rates vary by frequency with discounts for yearly advertisers. mail payments must be postpaid.
Agricultural note advises ploughing stiff clayey ground in fall or winter when soil is dry to improve texture and save spring time. Do not plough when wet as soil will remain muddy and ineffective after freezing thawing. Emphasizes ground must be in good condition at ploughing for melioration to occur.
A historic guide describes preserving sweet potatoes by building a straw cone, covering with grass and corn stalks, then burying under earth to June. It also notes tan bark and sawdust as valuable manure and heat insulators, preventing waste and improving soil health.
The method uses whip grafting on young seedlings about a quarter to an eighth inch thick, grafted at the root and planted in nursery rows or where they will remain. It can also be done on root pieces up to about three quarters of an inch in diameter, grafted and replanted with or without the roots separated. No composition is required as the grafting yarn remains and allows growth. Larger roots may be cleft grafted with composition used thereafter.
The article advises farmers to complete winter preparations early to protect crops and livestock. It stresses shelter for cows sheep and hogs, proper storage of potatoes and corn, and clean dry bedding. Emphasizes fattening stock before cold, regular attention, and maintaining only as many animals as can stay in good condition. Tennessee Agriculture.
The cruciform class includes cabbage cauliflower broccoli sea kale turnip radish mustard and most culinary vegetables except spinach. Flowers have four petals in a ross pattern as seen in wall-flower. Botanists note none of these cruciform species are poisonous and young wild radish greens are wholesome.
The Institute in New York displays a digging plough claimed to work six acres daily and yield 1500 to 2000 bushels with ease, while a single laborer using a pee could harvest fifty bushels per day. The potato crop is noted as more valuable than wheat in the United States, per the N. C. Advocate.
In a letter from Doctor Thomas Sewall touring Europe and published in the National Intelligencer, he describes Florence as a city of interest to his profession. He highlights an extensive anatomical wax cabinet, the Masican lymphatic preparations, and long-accumulated morbid anatomy specimens at the college museum.
An account describes an Italian inventor Sagato who claimed to convert human bodies into stone in about two weeks, arranging preserved organs into a mosaic table. He allegedly burned his papers in delirium before dying, hindering the secret. later efforts tried to recover or replicate the process while noting that color was retained.
An extract from Mr. Wilson notes Konig Island near a mission on the Gaboon River. A giant cotton tree shelters parrots whose nocturnal concerts resemble a musical performance. Locals say the birds imitate human speech, and killing them would be murder and cannibalism in local views.
The Hon. George Robertson of Kentucky spoke at Camp Madison on the anniversary of independence, recounting the Blue Licks defeat of August 20, 1782. He notes the loss of leaders Tod Trigg Harland and Boone’s son, with settlers mourning and burial of scattered remains.
The article recalls Scott's lasting influence and romantic episodes around his life and death. It mentions a widow awaiting her husband, his return, and the later death at Dryburgh Abbey. It notes the fate of prisoners in a historic defeat and alludes to the copyright status of Waverley novels.
A letter to the Albany Evening Journal recounts Sir Walter Scott's efforts to pay £300 900 owed to Constable Co and Ballantyne Co through intellectual labor. It notes his 1826 forebodings, the 1828 dividend of sixpence per pound, and his vow to die in the harness if needed. The piece reflects on creditors who profited from his brain and the eventual toll on his health.
A Paris publication argues that slavery’s fault lies in its name and claims Western laborers in France and England face harsher bondage than enslaved people in the Americas. It contends true liberty is elusive for workers, forced by social structure, low wages, and compulsory labor until poverty and dependence define their lives.
Rome appoints eight new bishops for the United States. Dr Reynolds succeeds Bishop England. Quarters named Bishop of Chicago. Andrew Byrne is Bishop of Arkansas. McCluskey becomes Coadjutor Bishop of New York. Three newly noted bishops reside in New York City. Tyler forms Hartford Connecticut See. Fitzpatrick becomes Coadjutor Bishop of Boston. All are identified as residents of Boston.
The passage notes that among many idle and vicious persons in the city a small number do not habitually use intoxicating liquors, while Sabbath breakers and various criminals are mentioned as examples of those who engage in drinking.
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