23 Sep 1843
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1843
Page
1
The article explains the Saperda Vivittata larva infesting apples and related trees, detailing appearance, life cycle, and the bore and tunnel progress. It advocates ashes around trunks, soap on branches, and early spring treatments as remedies, with cautions about timing and effectiveness.
Discusses pruning rooted in plant physiology and light driven sap flow. Describes how leaf chemistry and vascular pathways affect trunk form, fruiting, and wind resistance, advising pruning to favor productive lower branches and balanced top growth. Emphasizes light and air for all vegetation.
M Schreer describes using a willow branch as a matrix for grafting fruit trees. Longitudinal cuts are made every 15 to 18 inches, grafts with two buds are inserted with wedge shaped ends, and the branch is buried in a trench with buds just above ground. The ground is kept moist and weeds removed until the following spring when grafts are separated for nursery replanting.
A writer shares an old time method to rid cabbage of worms. By laying a cabbage leaf with worms face down at sunset and removing it at dawn, many worms gather on the leaf for disposal. The method reportedly works in several trials unless nights are cool.
In a Massachusetts Legislature debate on reducing House size, Mr. Hobart of Leicester mocked Boston printers, bookbinders, cobblers and other mechanics as "printers" and "birds of passage." Mr. Baylies defended equality of rights for workers and cited Franklin as a printer who shaped independence, arguing against aristocratic privilege.
The speaker extols Roger Sherman and cites figures from crafts to science across Britain and America, including Nathaniel Green, John Faustus, Brindley, Watt, Arkwright, Shakespeare, and Arkwright’s impact on England. He travels from Leicester to Stratford on Avon, tracing intellects from shoemaking to poetry and industry, praising practical genius and moral instruction. The piece concludes with a didactic fable about fish and listening to elders.
A speaker defends the value of humble mechanics against derision, arguing they shaped comfort, happiness, morals, wealth and power. He cites workers who produced science, invention and genius, producing warriors, statesmen, poets and philosophers, and rebukes the gentleman from Leicester for digressing beyond the question.
Advice on sustaining affection and harmony in marriage urges self examination and patience. Partners should conciliate avoid harsh language and study each other, making daily efforts to accommodate. It stresses mutual forbearance, reflecting on grace, and improving temper as a path to lasting happiness.
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