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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1844
Page
1
We, whose names are hereunto annexed, desirous of forming a Society for our ritual benefit, pledge ourselves as gentlemen not to drink any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or cider to guard against a pernicious practice injurious to our health, standing and families.
Officers of the Augusta W. T. A Society include Dr Jos A Eve as President Dr Daniel Hook Rev William J Hard as Vice Presidents Hawkins Hup Esq William Halnes Jr Secretary L D Sallerstedt Treasurer and Managers James Harper Rev C S Dod John G Dunlap E E Scofield John Milledge James Godby with other members noted.
The Highland Messenger notes methods to protect young trees with soft soap on stems, suggests saltpetre and salt mix to curb peach worm and improve fruit, and describes ring bark incisions to speed grape wood maturity. It also covers preparing oats for horses, and highlights seeds and oils as poultry feed and manure, praising Palma Christie and castor oil production.
A discussion from Lorain's Husbandry argues that scythe and cradle harvesting can reduce shattering and loss in wheat and rye when begun early and properly bound. It cautions against delayed sickle use, notes mildew cases require immediate cutting, and endorses a middle ground between very early and usual times for harvest.
The Sunflower argues that southern people overlook native wild plants with useful qualities. It laments that spontaneous species with rare benefits are treated as weeds and ignored, praising the sunflower as a rich, pleasing example grown on fertile soil.
Report of the Guernsey Agricultural Society lists breed purity and dam qualities for rich yellow butter. It describes cow conformation including head, eyes, back, skin, and ribbing, plus leg structure and a large udder with well defined milk veins.
In the Tuileries review, Napoleon elevates Gros to general of the guard after overhearing his praise of Castagnet, the drummer and former bedfellow. Castagnet, famed for valor at Le JJohn d Acre, is celebrated by Gros and by the emperor, who then acknowledges Castagnet as a solid trooper.
The piece argues that great and military leaders violated the Sabbath, citing Waterloo, New Orleans, and Lake Champlain as battles fought on Sunday where the attacking force was defeated. It notes the coincidence as striking despite questions of explanation.
A man visits a Dervise with three questions about God’s presence in all parts, human guilt under divine will, and God’s punishment of Lucifer. The Dervise offers no answer beyond using a large clod of earth to make his point.
A querist questions a Dervish and is struck by a heavy clod of earth. The Governor has the Dervish brought before him. The Dervish says the clod answers the questions by showing pain in the head and the will of God. The Governor approves and the Dervish continues using the same method.
A humorous list proposes how to distribute valuable traits and fortunes to social groups. The speaker allocates truth to the world and professionals, skill to physicians, fair pay to printers, and assorted traits to gossipers, young women, dandies, and singles. The tone is ironic and social commentary.
Fraser's Magazine notes the Peruvian coast as a dry lands where artificial irrigation via underground aqueducts, or azequias, once sustained fertile Nazca valleys. Many conduits remain, some two feet high, and terraces in the interior supported subsistence for large populations, though obstructions left parched plains and abandoned fields.
Henry Booth of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway expands earlier tests asserting the power needed for vessel propulsion does not rise in a tripling ratio with speed. In a new pamphlet he argues longer ships with screw propulsion, not broader, could achieve higher speed with little extra power, cutting ocean crossing times, possibly from Ireland to America to a week.
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