MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW>YORK£R. 
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"DOWN  SOUTH.”  I 
Diary  and  Notes  of  an  Ex-Editor  Seeking  ' 
Health. 
BY  CHABLES  V.  BHAOEO^.  ' 
JacksoiivUte,  Jon.  1,  1876.  1  hiii  nut 
given  very  much  to  Ceittonuial  jubilation.  We  | 
have  far  too  much  to  bo  sahanioil  of  and  to  fjor-  I 
rect,  as  a  people  and  a  Govcrnmont,  to  warrant 
us  in  spending  much  time  or  money  in  self-glori-  | 
ficaUon.  WhUc  it  is  nut  well  for  any  citi/cn  to 
habitually  depreciate  Ins  Oovcnmient  and  the  I 
iiistitutiouH  of  his  country,  it  is  e<iuaUy  unwise  i 
and  unpatriotic  to  w’ilfuUy  close  his  eyes  and 
assuniti  uncoiiHciousncss  of  faults  and  abuscH 
which  aro  glaring  and  repulsive  to  i  \ery  well- 
ordered  mind. 
Hence,  when  this  Conteniiial  Year  dawned 
this  morning,  luy  invocation  was:  “  Perdition  to 
political  plaiHj-htmters  and  professional  iioliti- 
ciaus,  and  Peace  and  Good  Will  to  all  patriotic 
lovers  of  their  country  who  may  labiu'  this  year 
to  root  out  the  radical  evils  which  afflict  the  IkhIv 
politic.”  _ 
The  day  is  a  hot  oue  here.  The  coloi  cd  peo¬ 
ple  have  been  celobratiug  it  with  processions, 
music,  speeches,  dinners  and  balls— not  simply 
as  Now  Y'oar's  Day,  but  as  Emancipation  Day. 
It  is  their  "  Independence  Day."  Of  the  siwech- 
es  I  have  beard  none.  But,  judging  by  the  de¬ 
meanor  of  those  who  constitute  the  procession.  ’ 
there  is  a  steady  growth  of  self-i'csj)cct  and  con-  ' 
bcious  manhood  and  dignity  among  the  colored  ' 
people.  Some  of  om-  party  have  visited  their  , 
schools  here,  and  speak  hoi>efuny  of  them  and 
of  the  evidence  of  proficionoy  among  the  j)upil8. 
Only  a  day  or  two  since  I  saw  a  boy  and  girl— 
poriiaps  8  or  9  years  old  busily  sludying  their 
lessons  iti  the  street,  cn  route  to  school,  ft  was 
a  scene  in  rcnunkahle  and  gratifying  contrast 
with  other  scenes  I  renmmber  witnossing  in  tho 
South  in  1856.  If  each  St.alc  would  make  the 
ability  to  read  and  write  an  essential  ipialification 
in  a  voter,  it  would  stimulate  culture  among  tho 
colored  i)CopIo,  as  nothing  else  will ;  for  the  right 
of  suffrage  is  the  highost  prized  privilege  that 
has  followed  their  cinaneipation. 
Jmi.  15.— The  sunny  ilays,  with  a n  at mosi)hcro 
that  makes  us  forget  .January,  go  by  in  monoto¬ 
nous  procession.  Idicrc  is  no  ”rnHh’'  here,  as 
was  expected.  Thcro  has  been  no  strain  upon 
lb®  cai>acity  of  the  hotels,  and  few  of  the  buard- 
jng- houses  have  their  maximum  number  of 
boarders.  .Tackaotnillo  is  *  oily  of  lioarding- 
housee.  Tho  municipal  goveriunont  devi\os  an 
income  therefrom,  for  it  compels  each  one  of 
(hem  to  pay  a  license.  1  am  not  able  to  state 
bow  many  liceused  board) ng-houfies  (hero  ar<! 
here,  but  the  city's  income  from  this  sonree  must 
be  of  considerable  importance. 
A  gentleman  from  Palatka  and  up  the  St.  Johns, 
gays  there  are,  very  few  il.dtors  up  there,  and 
hotel  men  and  boardiiig-houso  keepers  do  not  lie 
awake  nights  to  listen  to  the  rustle  of  new  green¬ 
backs  with  which  then'  pockets  have  been  lined. 
My  good  friend,  “  Kittatinny  ”  WiLi.t.cMs,  evi- 
4.  That  the  gain  in  healthfulnoss  of  location, 
softness  and  sweetness  of  atmosphere  and  gen¬ 
eral  climatic  effocta  would  not  equal  the  loss  in 
most  other  respects. 
I  did  not  accept  the  testimony  of  physicians 
located  hero,  though  judging  from  what  I  have 
seen  of  them,  not  one  of  them  would  misrepro- 
Hont  in  order  to  save  Jacksonville  from  annihila¬ 
tion!  Nor  did  I  listen  to  real  estate  dealers  lo-  | 
cated  hei  o,  nor  to  citizens  holding  projicrty  for  ; 
sale,  or  otlicrwisc.  But  I  talked  with  men  and 
women  who  hud  been  in  tlie  interior  as  invalids 
and  had  retnrned  hither.  The  imwisdoin  of  a 
stiariger,  ill,  with  his  family,  and  with  rosoimos 
that  refpiire  eeonomieal  «'iire,  “  taking  Uie  chan¬ 
ces''  inland,  was  made  s|tpni  cnt  to  me.  All  this 
would  he  different  to  a  man  with  plenty  of  money 
to  s]M  lid,  who  could  take  Ida  supplies  with  him. 
or  whose  ill  lieulth  did  not  deprive  him  of  ability 
to  make  physical  ox<‘rtion  a  source  of  plcasmo. 
Or  it  would  be.  different  in  ease  a  good  home  bad 
been  previously  seemed. 
Tins  seems  iiltogetlier  too  jx-rsonal  for  publi¬ 
cation  ;  yet  I  know,  from  the  letters  I  have  re¬ 
ceived.  that  it  will  answer  many  inquiries  in  the 
minils  of  l{iin.vE  readers— hence  I  send  it  wilbont 
furl  her  aixilogy.  [See  article  enlilled  ‘•Seeking 
Health  in  FlonTlH.''  on  next  pago.'  -Ens. | 
The  cost  of  living  here  in  Jaeksonvilie  is  not 
necessarily  very  umeb  more  tliaii  in  Noiihom 
towns  of  the  sioiie  size  If  one  keeps  Imuse. 
Furniture,  eav|ie1s,  etc.,  can  be  bought  as  ehcaply 
here  as  there  ;  also  stoves  and  fin-ware.  Croekery 
costs  more.  Most  gnx'enes  are  as  eJicap.  Tnois- 
porfaliun  hither  from  New  York  costs  s(»  little 
that  a  family  can  buy  gnsierios  «<f  all  wnts  at 
j  wholesale  in  New  York  and  save  commissions. 
This  is  done  by  imuiy  families,  and.  with  the  ae-  . 
tlve  competition  tlicre  is  here,  lends  to  koopduwii 
'  prices.  Meats  are  generally  The  “  Ten- 
I  ncsKcc  beef."  wbieb  is  most  in  the  market.  Is 
'  jKMir  enongb.  but  not  w  poor  as  (be  Florida 
prodnel.  "  A  nice  roast  "  of  tbisTeiinoKseo  beef 
eosts '2(te.  V  H*.  (loud  mnltuii  (Wbieb  is  some- 
i  times  obtainable')  costs  the  same  as  or  mure 
than  bci  f.  .\tler  the  bob-ls  and  larger  l.s>arding- 
houses  are  supplied,  il  is  dillieiilt  to  get  a  good 
steak  or  roast.  I'isb  are  plenty.  ebeai>.  and  '•ume 
'  kinds  aro  exeellenl.  tfysters  are  iileiity.  I'lu  ai' 
and  very  pmw  trash,  tbongb  there  is  searco  a 
Floridan  who  does  nut  boast  of  the  excellence  of 
Florida  oysters!  Exeelliiit  salt  mackerel,  eod- 
ftsb.  etc.,  arc  found  bore  at  reasonable  iniees. 
Fotatoes  retail  at  ^<2  per  Imsbel.  More  of  tb. 
aii|>les  sent  hither  are  Baldwins,  and  this  climate 
rapidly  ebanges  them  to  (be  eoiisisteney  and  fla¬ 
vor  of  olil  saw-dust.  Haven't  found  an  ajijile  fit 
to  eat  ill  the  Htate.  Oranges  liave,  l>cen  i>lenty 
at  .fJ.  It)  to  jter  KKI.  They  are  generally  very 
goml,  loo— of  good  flavor  and  siz*.'. 
There  is  a  good  deal  of  talk  aixmt  (his  Ix  ing  a 
land  of  Banannas.  1  have  seen  little,  evidence  of 
it  in  tho  markst.  They  ceist  more  licrc  limn  in 
Fnltou  Market,  Now  Y'ork.  One  does  not  see 
the  steamers  loaded  down  with  them.  Of  course 
tliey  grow  here— that  is.  tho  plants  do ;  but  the 
frosts  have  ent  them  back  this  winter.  Of 
course  they  are  productive  in  other  parts  of  the 
State. 
Jtcnt.K,  during  the  winter  months,  and  taxes 
the  year  round,  are  high.  It  is,  I  am  inclined  to 
think,  cheaper  to  rent  by  the  year  than  to  own 
the  property  and  pay  the  taxes.  But  I  am  told 
Uiat  the  homestead,  no  matter  wheUier  it  cost 
.■jlOO  or  $100,000,  is  exenqit  from  attachment  or 
Uiiini  of  a  ‘luralist. 
DAILY  EURAL  LITE 
From  the  Diary  of  a  Gentleman  near  New 
York  City. 
deiitiy  fearing  from  my  first  published  notes  that  i  cxeentiou.  The  I'loridan’s  home  is  Ids  caatle 
I  did  not  know  enough  to  •*  come  in  out  of  the  i  indeed,  so  far  as  any  rapacious  creditors  are  con- 
wot,”  baa  been  kindly  jM'Offering  me  the  bospi-  I  cerned :  and  I  have  been  given  to  understand 
talit'ies  of  his  np-Uic-nver  fiienda.  “IVliy  do  :  that  there  is  no  limit  to  tlie  amount  of  money  one 
yon  atay  there  in  that  low,  wet  baaiii  .!•"  I  invests  in  a  hoincstearl.— it  is  safe  from  the 
Since  this  la  a  connudrnm  that  other  peoi>le  Sheriff,  except  in  case  of  speoial  iigreomeiit. 
puzzle  themselvea  ahont.  aiul  ainco  there  :uo  - - 
good  reasons  why  I  stay  here  in  jwederenee  to  24.— 'nu-  weather  continues  renunkahly 
going  into  the  liigher  altitudes,  1  imiy  give  lliem  warm  for  even  a  Florida  winter.  No,— in  answer 
and  allow  those  who  may  heri-aftcr  come  bit  her  to  a  letter  jnat  reetdved — let  no  Northern  atoek- 
with  the  same  purposes  1  did,  to  ctmsider  tliem.  grower  come  down  here  with  a  herd,  hoping  to 
1  did  not  intend  nor  expect  to  stay  in  Jackson-  make  money  by  breeding  and  growing  stock  here, 
ville  when  1  first  c.amc  hither;  but  1  stopped  Tliere  may  be  aome  people  in  this  State  who  will 
hoi'e  that  I  might  deteiuiine.  from  information  dare  to  assert  that  it  can  be  made  profitable,  but 
to  bo  obtained,  where  1  would  go.  Without  en-  1  have  not  yet  reached  that  enthusiastic  convio- 
tering  mto  a  detail  of  the  motlcs  by  which  I  got  tion.  Milk  retails,  from  the  milk-wagons,  at  2il 
information,  and  the  som'ces  thereof  (which,  by  !  cents  iier  quart,  or  6  quarts  for  •$! ;  and  we  find 
tho  way.  I  regard  sufliciently  reliable  as  a  basis  \  that  cream  will  rise  on  it  if  allowed  to  staaid  over 
of  action)  I  came  to  tho  follow  iiig  conclusions :  :  night.  Hut  I  imagine  the  bulk  of  tho  food  uj'on 
1.  That  here  I  could  secure  moi'c  of  the  com-  which  these  cows  arc  k<q’t.  comcfc  from  New 
forts  ucceasary  lo  an  invalid  and  hisyamily,  and  York  or  some  other  Northern  port.  1  have  seen 
at  less  cost  than  in  any  other  part  of  tho  State,  ft  lo"’  patches  of  Bermuda  glass  hero,  and  there 
2.  That  in  ptoportion  to  the  distance  I  are  coarse,  wiry  grasses  on  some  of  the  creek 
traveled  from  Jacksonville  into  the  interior,  in  edges ;  but  grass  is  tho  feature  wanting,  and 
just  such  proportiou  WHS  the  cost  of  living  in-  that  cannot  be  produced  on  these  sandy  soils  nith 
creased,  and  aocessibiUty  to  supplies  needed  by  the  long  di’ouths  incident  to  tliis  climate. 
an  invalid  dinunished. 
3.  That  life  bore  in  this  city  is  quite  dejiress-  No.  the  men  who  may  ho])C  to  bo  best  con 
ing  and  monotonous  enough  for  one  aconstomed  tented,  and  dosii  e  profit  from  Uicir  jirevioufi  ex 
to  an  active  life ;  but  that  it  would  be  still  more  perionce  and  lalsir  here,  arc  Northern  hortlcul 
depressing  in  the  intci’ior  to  one  without  the  tnrists — ^men  with  frnit-gion-ing  proclivities  am 
physical  ability  to  hunt,  fish,  or  improxe  land,  truck-gardening  experience.  I  see  no  beckonini 
etc.  What  would  be  a  delight  to  even  a  semi-  for  the  ordinary  farmer  who  has  pursued  a  inixei 
well  man  would  injure  one  whose  lack  of  strength  husbandry  North.  I  don’t  mean  to  say  tha 
caused  him  to  chafe  under  restraint,  and  whose  ^  mixed  farming  may  not  bo  successfully  prosecn 
mental  resources  and  philosophy  would  be  too  ted  here ;  but  I  do  say  that  the  man  who  is  sue 
severely  taxed  by  solitude  for  his  physical  good.  ■  ceeding  by  it  North  had  lietter  stay  there. 
No.  tbc  men  who  may  ho])C  to  bo  best  con¬ 
tented.  and  dosiie  profit  from  llieir  itrevious  ex¬ 
perience  and  lalsir  berc.  arc  Northern  bortlcnl- 
tnrists— men  with  frnit-gion-ing  proclivities  and 
truck-gardening  experience.  I  see  no  beckoning 
for  the  ordinary  farmer  who  has  pmrsued  a  mixed 
hnsbandry  North.  I  don’t  mean  to  say  that 
mixed  farming  may  not  bo  successfully  prosecu¬ 
ted  here ;  but  I  do  say  that  the  man  who  is  suc¬ 
ceeding  by  it  North  had  lietter  stay  there. 
rOOB  ANO  SHELTER  FOR  BIRDS. 
Jnn.  29. — Thus  far  the  winter  has  been  so  j 
mild  that  the  birds,  which  nsnally  frequent  my  ^ 
grounds  this  season,  have  scarcely  jiaid  rue  a 
••  fl.ring  visit."  Gcnernlly  the  evergreens  about  ^ 
the  gr  ounds  arc  a  great  resort  for  my  feathered  ^ 
fr-iends.  and  evtay  morniirg  they  come  about  the  ^ 
biirii  and  bouse  and  ask  tor  a  breakfast  of  seeds  ^ 
and  er  innba  of  bread,  a  rdpiest  which  is  never  ^ 
liaased  nnbeeded.  But  the  jireseiit  winter  we  j 
iiave  missed  all  this  pleasure  of  feetling  the  birds, 
and  I  could  alino.-it  wish  for  onogoiKl  snow  storm  , 
just  to  bring  bsi-k  tho,  wanderers,  who  are  diriibt-  ^ 
less  scattered  tluxmgh  the  forests  or  eliiriiing  j 
about  the  farmbuirscs  in  some  more  northern  ,  ^ 
region,  I 
4Vc  have  tbuH  far  cscajK-d  tbc  snow  storms  . 
common  at  this  season,  and  doubtless  the  birds  j 
join  me  in  feeling  that  there  is  no  canse  for  re-  ^ 
grots  over  so  favorable  a  ebaiige  in  tho  wi^atlicr;  ^ 
still  it  seems  rather  unkind  of  tVicm  to  act  so  ^ 
••bnraan"  a.s  not  to  give  me  a  cull  witbont  tho 
iwomptings  of  selfish  iiiotivcs.  Jony  has  great 
beaiw  of  bay  and  weed  seeds,  awaiting  (be  order 
of  Mm  snow  birds,  sod  Mrs.  Hiui.vusr  says  (bat 
at  least  one.  loaf  of  bread  has  been  saved  fi'om 
each  baking  Mils  winter  tbrongli  the  .abseuee  of 
the  birds,  still  she  misses  the  jik^snre  derived  , 
from  fuelling  them. 
or  course  wo  sball  forgive  our  little  friends  for 
this  nogloet.  and  give  them  a  cordial  welcome 
whenever  they  do  eoiiie  this  way  again:  and 
furtber,  would  urge  the  idaritlng  of  evergreens 
alsint  the  home  gromids  to  affoi'd  >-helter  lo  the 
birds  in  winter.  In  addilloii  to  trei  s  and  sbriibs  ; 
for  shelter,  there  are  many  kliuU  wbieb  priHhroe 
fruit  very  aeooptablo  to  birds,  altbongb  of  no 
especial  value  to  mao.  and  those  sbonbl  not  be 
ovotiookod  ill  laying  out  and  planting  new  grounds 
or  improving  old  ones.  The  sassafras  produces 
a  fruit  greedily  eaten  by  several  of  onr  larger 
kinds  of  birds.  A  closely  allied  species  known  as 
the  spies  or  fever  bnslu  fonnd  in  all  onr  North¬ 
ern  swanqis.  bears  brilliant  seiirk  t  berries,  wbieb 
aro  not  only  ornamental  but  imicb  sought  for  by 
birds.  The  Higldand  eranbi  riy  is  another  band- 
some.  ornamental  sbrub,  bearing  a  jirofuMioii  of 
light,  erimsoii-oolorcd  fruit,  ripening  very  late 
in  autumn.  In  fact  all  of  oiir  many  native  spis 
eies  of  \'!luiniHiuH  iirodueo  edible  fniit  mueli 
relished  by  birds.  The  Buffalo  Isriy.  ( .s7w/>/(ei-- 
lUa)  tsiber  Thorn  ( Jilfraguun)  and  scores  of 
other  native  slimbs  might  well  be  introduced  in¬ 
to  onr  gardens,  if  for  no  of  her  purpose  than  to 
supply  the  birds  with  food.  Wo  have,  (h-iven 
HAvay  (be  birds,  om'  natural  )irnteetors  from  iu- 
sed  enemies,  by  destroying  tho  trees  and  shrubs, 
among  wbieb  they  found  a  safe  retreat  as  well 
as  food  for  sustaining  life.  In  addition  to  this 
wo  allow  every  •‘scalawag."  wbosi;  biglmst  ambi¬ 
tion  is  fo  1)11111  powder  and  Kill  something,  to 
jirowl  over  our  fields  and  destroy  the  barinloss 
birds. 
In  the  face  of  all  this  interference  w  ith  natural 
laws,  our  fruit  gi'owcrs  and  tanners  a«k  what 
sball  bo  done  to  save  Uic  pri^ncts  of  their  fields 
from  insect  depredations?  Alas!  wisdom  in  a 
slow  coach,  currying  few  (lassengers  at  a  time. 
THE  EUROPEAN  CHESTMOTS. 
Jan.  31. — There  are  many  localities  where  the 
Eiu'opean  varieties  of  the  Chestnut  will  sncceed 
quite  well  in  this  country,  but  their  only  nioit 
is  large  size.  In  quality  mme  of  them  compare 
favorably  with  those  of  our  own  natiic  sorts; 
tliwefore  I  do  not  see  why  we  should  paj'  mneb 
atteution  to  tb««ir  cultivation.  We  also  have  va¬ 
rieties  nearly  .as  large  us  (he  most  famous  for¬ 
eign  sorts,  and  by  cxperiuiciiting  a  little  we  may 
Ix;  soon  able  to  produce  new  ones  eviai  birgcr 
than  those  brought  to  us  from  across  tho  Atlan¬ 
tic.  All  (bat  is  requiied  is  to  pick  out  the  largest 
‘  and  best  of  those  found  growing  wild  in  vai'ions 
parts  of  the  country,  and  from  those  raise  seed¬ 
lings. 
I  Of  late  1  liuvi!  noticed  that  the  cultivation  of 
I  the  foreign  vinieties  of  the  Chestunt  is  lieing 
discussed  quite  freely  in  some  of  our  agricultiir- 
'  al  journals,  and  while  I  admit  the  jirobability  of 
I  Buceess,  still  I  beliovo  that  in  the  long  run  our 
iialivo  sorts  will  give  the  Wst  and  most  iirotitable 
results.  In  my  own  experience  1  h:n  c  found  the 
Eiirope.m  soiTs  less  hard.v  than  the  .\mericaii. 
I  and  far  more  liable  to  tiiscases  caused  by  cold  in 
I  winter  or  Hun-btirnin  summer.  JIaiiy  tliousands 
•  of  the  foreign  trees  have  been  imported  by  our 
nursorvmen  diu'iiig  the  jiast  lialf  ecntmy.  l>nt 
the  mnnher  wbieb  has  survived  and  reached  a 
I  l.iearing  size  is  very  small  indoed*.  (.lecaitioually 
r  one  finds  trees  wliicli  have  grown  thriftily  and  cs- 
I  I  caped  disease,  hut  these  arc  exceptions  to  the 
:  '  general  rule. 
.  I  Probably  the  best  method  of  securing  a  healthy 
-  orchard  or  gi-ove  of  the  foreign  varieties  would 
I  be  to  graft  them  upon  native  stocks,  inserting 
the  cions  near  the  roots,  and  then  keep  the 
beads  low  in  order  to  shade  the  stems.  I  have 
fonnd  that  some  of  the  stionger-growing  foreign 
varii  tics  overgrow  the  native  stock,  or  in  other 
words  inci'easc  more  rapidly  in  diauict  iw.  but  less 
in  length ;  eoiiscqnentjy,  when  tbc  cion  is  iu- 
scrtwl  iijHiii  tall  stockB  it  makes  a  rather  uii- 
siglitly  toivheavy  tree.  Wlien  forestry  has  been 
as  thoroughly  studied  and  wTitten  up  in  this 
country  as  in  Kiu'ojhi,  it  will  be  found  that  we 
have  an  uliundanco  of  really  distinct  and  valuable 
varieties  of  the  chest.nnt. 
Onr  mu’serymen  have  not  as  yet.  done  much 
towards  disseminating  choice  varieties  of  owe 
native  nut  trees,  hut  they  muBt  Boon  see  the 
necessity  of  taking  hfild  of  this  long-neglected 
branch  of  hoi  ticnlturc.  I  am  reiniialcd  of  this 
almost  geiicval  nc;glect  of  jirojiagatuig  imt-henr- 
ing  trees  by  the  receipt  of  a  qiesrl  or  more  of 
HALE’S  PAPER-SHELL  HICKORY  HUT, 
Which  was  figured  and  described  in  Hie  Kukal 
Nkw-YoBkek  of  Nov.  19,  1870.  This  is  one  of 
the  best,  if  not  the  very  best  variety,  of  our 
'  common  shell  bai'k  hickory  I  have  ever  seen,  and 
fully  warrants  the  description  givin  of  it  in  tho 
llnnAL  live  years  ago.  1  iniderstand  that  it  is  now 
being  propagated  in  one  of  onr  leading  umseries, 
and  will  he  offercil  for  salt;  as  soon  as  a  suffieient 
slix'k  of  trees  is  pnslnced.  There  are  doubtless 
other  varieties  to  Is-  fTiinid  worthy  of  projiagation 
and  disscniiimtion,  hut  somehody  must  look 
them  up  and  make  (heir  merits  known. 
The  Pecan  nut,  which  is  only  a  siiecies  of 
hickory,  is  quite  variable,  and  1  have  received 
K)iccinieus  from  the  Houth  that  were,  very  largo 
and  (luitc  distinct  from  those  generally  seen  in 
■  oiu’  marlsets.  Tliesc  cliolce  native  sorts  must  lo 
looked  after,  for  those  who  are  aide  to  own  fine 
orchards  and  owiaineiital  grounds  vvaiit  the  very 
best  of  everything,  oven  to  liickory,  iKcan  and 
,  chestnuts. 
(Tlif  S’llnnf-,tl)fl■^). 
ORIGIN  OF  HOG  CHOLERA. 
\  WKiTiCB  in  till' T'atrons’  Heli>erof  Iowa,  traces 
the  cause  of  bog  cholera  to  dose  confinement  and 
especially  to  the  practice  of  ringing  jiigs  to  ]iro- 
vent  them  from  nadiiig  tbc  soil.  His  argument 
is  certainly  plausible  and  Hie  theory  Interesting. 
Wc  quote : 
r,et  us  watch  onr  bogs  in  their  ample  jiasture. 
Homo  are  browsing  the  herbage,  sumo  are  de¬ 
stroying  it  by  extracting  the  roots.  OHiors  are 
-wiiat  arc  they  doing?  Tlicy  aro  rooting  into 
(bat  wocaly  bill-sid® ;  into  that  bard,  calcareoue 
soil.  The  caackling  aonnd  inihcatfs  that  they  aro 
eating  the  clay  with  its  limoslone  [lebbles.  What 
can  (bis  be  for  ?  W  ell,  wo  caimol  tell.  Wo  know 
U.  as  a  fact.  It  ms.v  effect  something  chemically ; 
but  we  souielinios  doubt  Hiat,  it  licing  too  crude 
to  enter  into  the  animal  economy.  Perhaps  its 
cffiH’t  is  mainly  mechanical. 
The  )KHjr  pig  has  im  rights  (bat  man  or  dog 
is  Ixiund  to  rej<|«jet,  outside  of  his  Jicn,  bo  it  is 
furnishcHl  a  iwii ;  may  be  one  or  two  acres  ;  fre- 
qiientlv  much  less.  In'Mrs. Piggy  goeB  with  her  im- 
morons  progeny.  Kvurythinggoos  w  ell  for  a  wliile. 
Tbev  cat  the  ‘gi-ass  and  turn  over  the  soil  and 
Hirive.  lliC  owner  improves  his  herd  by  an  in¬ 
fusion  ot  Clujster  \Miitb.  I’olaud  China  or  Berk¬ 
shire  bUsid.  He  is  well  satisfied  with  the  profits 
of  the  invpstmcnl.s. 
Anon  I  a  change  has  conic  in  (he  condition  of 
tilings.  The  mu-facc  soil  is  now  all  rooted  over. 
The  deshabl®  pnijs'ities  are  exhauBtcd  or  be¬ 
fouled  with  droppings.  The  pigs  endeavor  to 
dig  doeper  but  the  flltbv  mass  falls  to  tho 
l)ottom  ;  and  soon  it  is  said  the  pigs  ai'C  fl$t  do¬ 
ing  well. 
'Hie  owner  changes  tbeii'  food,  givcB  them 
Kulj'hur  and  antimouv  and  what  not.  He  con- 
cindes  tliey  look  a  little  better,  but  they  don’t  do 
well  vet.  In  fact,  be  sighs  foi-  the  “good old 
Kim  Teelers  and  ITaii'le  rooters.  ”  It  does  not 
still)  here.  The  pigs  arc  cfiustipated.  dyspeptic 
and  mangy.  Tlieir  bloial  is  out  of  order,  and 
nlcer.s  nri'  lonnd  on  some  so  as  to  cause  portions 
Ilf  the  rtoKh  to  slongb  off.  In  fact  they  have  got 
tho  choleiw.  No  wonder.  Had  the  proprietor 
made  a  vegetable  garden  or  a  corn  field  of  his 
hog  lot  a  year  or  two  ara.  and  furnished  bis  hogs 
vviUi  anotlicr  pasture,  his  improved  hogs  woidd 
have  improved  the  strength  and  vigor  of  his 
herd,  and  also  the  condition  of  his  finances. 
BLACK  TOOTH  IN  SWINE. 
I  The  American  Swine  .fom-ual  says:— Black 
I  tc>oth,  so  called,  in  swine,  is  sometimes  caused  by 
I  mechanical  injury  to  teeth,  received  by  chewing 
tbc  dry  and  hard  kernels  of  corn.  The  ailment 
coiisists  in  a  slate  of  decay  of  the  tooth  (caries). 
Such  dccaved  teeth  may  be  removed  by  the  same 
1  iii«tnnnent  a.fi  a  ilentist  would  apply  to  one's 
own  tiM'th  under  similar  ciremn stances.  Ibe 
BvnujitoniK  of  toothache  in  swine  aro  ainular  to 
tiiose  exhihited  hy  niankind,  viz :  losfi  of  ap))0- 
,  titc.  salivation  or  slobbering,  banging  tbc  bond, 
mostly  to  the  side  which  is  Affexited.  |H.ievi>b  uer-s, 
loss  of  all  fear  of  man.  and  hot.  repulsive  I  reath. 
When  hogs  arc  fed  on  strongly  acidulated  food 
for  anv  length  of  time,  their  teeth  may  hecome 
discolored;  but  it  is  a  question  whether  Hie 
i  teeth  at  the  same  time  are  materially  injured. 
I  Ho  long  as  no  decay  or  diminutiiui  of  their  sub- 
'  stance  can  be  noticed,  and  while  the  appetite 
ami  chewing  facilities  of  the  animal  do  not 
appear  diminished  no  interference  will  be 
.  necessary. 
