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bers men like B. V. French, Sam'l Walker, E M. Richards, Sam'l 

 Downer, Jr., &c., all hardly less accomplished and famous iu the 

 annals of American Fruic Culture, — it may seem superfluous, as 

 well as presumptive, to urge any reasons for the more extensive 

 cultivation of fruit in our county. And yet, no true friend of 

 culture and his race can ever rest content, while the blessings that 

 result from such culture are restricted to the refined or wealthy fev) 

 among us ; or be willing to cease his efforts in the divine and glorious 

 cause, till, from a costly luxury, fruit comes to be a cheap and uni- 

 versal comfort — one of the very necessities of life. Aye ! he would 

 labor by word and by deed — by the dissemination of sound informa- 

 tion, and through the influence of example, till the poor man's table 

 shall be loaded with these luscious productions, and the child of the 

 humblest citizen shall be blessed by their abundance. 



The arguments in favor of universal fruit culture are so various, as 

 well as so powerful, that we can allude to only a few of them here. 

 And we fear, that, with all efforts, — so rapid is the increase of the 

 non-producing consumer over the producer, — it will be long, 

 very long, ere the market price of fruits will be such as not most 

 fully to remunerate the wise cultivator. 



And, First, — People of all ages and conditions of life enjoy the 

 delightful refreshment that the juices of fruits bestow, even those 

 who, not being cultivators themselves, vainly, pretend to care little 

 for such things. Such men will eat their neighbor's fruits fast enough, 

 and, when they enter your house or grounds, do not heed their pro- 

 fessions or their pretence of a distaste for fruits. Do not imagine 

 that you will save your reputation, and pears and apples too, by 

 offering to them such dainties. Second, — The fondness for the 

 various unwholesome imitations of fruits, such as cakes, custards, 

 pastries, and confectionery, not only indicates a love for the real 

 article, but the displacement of these vile and noxious compounds 

 ■would doubtless have a most beneficial effect upon the health of our 

 people ; for there is no diet so salutary, so refreshing and delightful, 

 both to the young and the old, as ripe fresh fruits. Indeed, there 

 are not a few diseases, for which fruits are the best remedy. Those 

 whose breakfast, or first food in the morning, is of fresh fruits, seldom 

 or never suffer from dyspepsia, constipation, inflammation, or bilious 

 complaints of any kind. The acid of fruits is a panacea for scurvy 

 and eruptive disorders, llipe peaches are found to be a specific in 



