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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1861
Page
3
Bayard Taylor reflects on the Union’s constitutional framework, urging patience and unity amid secessionist pressures. He argues the people hold ultimate authority, warns against precipitate action, and invokes the Almighty to underscore fidelity to the Republic. He also recounts personal experiences with extreme cold to illustrate endurance.
A narrator cites animal healing habits from Routledge’s Natural History. Observers report dogs and cats eat grass when ill while hares chew moss. A wounded goldfinch used a puffball to staunch bleeding, then a test on a finger succeeded. Estimates of world plant numbers range widely from 30 000 to 190 000.
Agricultural note urges farmers to select best seed ears and store them. reports experiments by Dr. Chamberlin showing soaking seeds in warm water or lime and copperas accelerates germination. Claim: chloride of lime with copperas could save 4 to 6 weeks, reducing frost risk. one pound of each can treat twenty acres at about twenty five cents.
In early spring a Danish village tale notes girls kiss and ask the cuckoo when they will wed while elders seek release from life. The bird answers with repeated calls, yet aging brides linger as the busy season passes. Some birds lay eggs in hedge sparrow nests as time runs out.
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