fj54 -^'^ Ethnological Inquiry. [December, 



old last April, and at this time — in September — it wore the appearance 

 of a well-trained and perfect hedsre of a dozen years standing ; no pig, 

 not even a bird could get through it. While his neighbors are allow- 

 ing theirs to go to ruin and decry the Osage on every hand, he is 

 satisfied that they might meet with the like success to himself by 

 pursuing the same plan ; and, as I could see, it was alone attributa- 

 ble to his "digging about it" and thorough pruning. In other 

 words, he removes the fence away from it, plows up and manures the 

 ground upon either side ; thus giving it a chance to grow ; and using 

 the " pruning shears " thoroughly, as often sometimes as once a 

 month, it grows thick from the bottom, up and as high as he desires 

 That around his orchard was complete — about two feet thick, four feet. 

 hi"-h and strong enough to resist stock of any kind. The colonel 

 remarked that he should take away his outside fencing entirely the 

 ensuing spring. 



There are many other excellent farmers in the vicinity, whom I 

 found intelligent and much pleased at the strides made and making 

 in Scientific Agriculture. So was it, too, in an opposite direction 

 from Columbus, the county-seat, in and near to the little towns of 

 Walesboro' and Waynesville, both situated on the Indianapolis & 

 Jefersonville Railroad. Here, Mr. Edw. Oyler, a respected relative, 

 kindly aided me in getting several subscribers to the Ciiicinnatus, 

 which with our educational operations are being highly appreciated 

 by him and his neighbors. I owe it to his kindness that my horse 

 found a respite in the daily routine of my traveling agency while in 

 attendance upon the Ohio State Fair, and spending a few days at 

 home. W. H. 0. 



AN ETHNOLOGICAL INQUIRY CONCERNING THE AB- 

 ORIGINAL RACES OF AMERICA. 



NO. ITI. UNITY OP THE AMERICAN RACES, PROVED BYA COMPARISON 



OF THE GENERAL STRUCTURE, AND CIIARACTER OF THE ABORIGIN- 

 AL LANGUAGES. 



Before proceeding to the discussion of the question indicated in 

 our caption, we will premise by a few general remarks on languages. 



