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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. We are striving to “ improve” our fruits 
Practical okpaicim entp : in fiize > qodity, and quantity, without 
Cen The"!" 1 , '" ZO JerMy BuU * u Llt<ibflpid,ctV- 2<| . any limit, and there is but one thing that 
Ii stamls iu the of an aim »« w g u and 
l,aereBl .gj*j lau< lable. It is nature. Nature has or- 
o-i-.L'Kiy wusi.i!,^. 2 oj» Joined that we can not give to the apple 
Bonne dll PuitH Arisauit.aoo tie nize of the melon and yet retain its oth- 
Applc. 'I In? ML-ximm.. 300 , .... y . , , 
Tii©Pear MouneUrncur j>othon£,. 300 er good qualities. She has ordained that 
Irult Culture In ’I'nxits....300 
California trim crop of I#?.30<i we can not increase the size of a straw- 
Hural Special Koport*. 301 i . , , 
FruiM-rop m theDistriti oi i.’uiumhtn.;.oi Derry to that of a pine-apple, while still 
CorroRprwdenia' Hellers, Extracts flora. 301 f ‘ ... , „ 
American KniL-niriitc.:ioi ODtamlng 1 Lio flavor and fruitfulness of 
Feather Hilda.. :iiio ,, , . 
the wild strawberry. 
“ improve” our fruits 
unripe or decayed condition or, in rare declare that they will not vote for incom¬ 
es 8 ’ to immoderate or untimely in- petent or untrustworthy men, they will 
diligence. It is a common practice to eat soon convince party-leaders that their 
fruit after meals when the stomach is only way to success is by nominating the 
already supplied with all it can digest, best men. Let every one who is entitled 
;■ au J nneasiness that may follow, the to vote do so, but if he loves his country 
mut is often considered the sole cause, let him vote only for good men. " 
But it is the last straw that breaks the -_ 
camel’s hack, though the lightest part of 
his burden. 
NOTES. 
A Move in the Right Direction. 
-In a late issue we urged the necessity 
irupui will... *WH WU uut UiUiUUhtl tilt? 8IZO Ul H hi raw- T** it * __ j • , . , 
©p'lft*.30) . , ,, , i Iu this connection we are reminded of - 
s ta l or^ iitrncw^om. m . that of a P^e-apj.le, while still an occurrence within the experience of an A Move in the Right Direction. 
F,. ,n r |l( U pimo . m obtaining the flavor and fruitfulness of acquaintance. A child of bis had been —In a late issue we urged the necessity 
< j'aii j J L . r ... I'*! ] 1 V.1! F! mu the wild strawberry. suffering from diarrhena for a longtime either of a radical reform in tlie manage- 
Tciiti.; 'a Kiuniii;,!' f ii :\t A bout'::::::::::.:;. • m If, indeed, the pomologist were left to and bad ^ cco “ e Rf) emaciated that fears “out of our savings banks, or the substi- 
siuto Fair. N.ii-iii i juuiina.so* i.imaoif i • , • , ... wei‘eentertained as to his recovery. J)ur- tution of a Governmental savings system. 
ftg«£arft""- -" “ - g rngbis illaoMl.ehadoo^aintlyomTMfor Since the.,, Seimlor Wallace of Peansj“: 
on,,, for Pacon'UTc Purpose*, ornamental.... 305 OOUOL 1 C 88 we siiouJd have combined m fruits of all kinds, which were persistently vauia, impressed witli the same view of 
Dai '>■ in' -Tf/,' uiini'vf.'V'! nr !‘.IT.'."!] I HCKi ,>,)e fruit all the excellences of every fruit, denied him. One evening, era his return disastrous experience of the people 
onr d r“<?miij'tD^.‘.‘‘. t ^? , ‘ V;;.; : : SS But nature charges for every departure home, the father brought some hnckle- with savings bauks, ha* recently presented 
KDITOKI AI PACK* 1 , ■ V-a vi tuc 11 tut: ~- - 
ueflm.mont.8n> Fruit Culture.301 as 8ho withdraws from it its flavor, fruit- invalid, who rushed to them and managed an< * $100, running 60 years, and bearing 
Kffectaof Fruit-iiiitinR.•»! fulness or vitror. to swallow a goodly number before he 3 *65 per cent, interest. The risk from 
The Coming Elections 
Notes—Brevities. 
fulness or vigor. 
The horticulturist slowly finds this out, 
and as varieties “ dio out”—as the cod- 
Ll po E e I try R . Y! . . 3 ii. 3 i 3 . 2 n “ d “ varieties “ dio out”—as the cod- 
li,1g moth renxlers ft Fi )lG culfcuI 'o quite 
iiononi'ri'JL:., , „v,. .worthless here and there, or the curoulio 
Book* Keue 313 renders plum culture impracticable—he 
The iTtr.es. .:;i3 is ready to tall buck upon a Smitit’s Cider 
Another,\©w Feature.313 bra Wild uoose plum, while bewailing 
Time Wasted i ... 813 the tact that apples and jilums can no 
Worth ul' Labor-S uvIiik Aiuiliatices in the •. ,, , ,, .. 
T 111 it lift iTl'nWll ilk 1 T 1 T ll A fY/IA /1 limna 
to swallow a goodly number before lie 
could be controlled. An immediate im¬ 
provement in his health and a speedy 
recovery were the happy results. 
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THE ELECTIONS. 
3.60 per cent, interest. The risk from 
the possible dishonesty of officials to which 
wo referred, is avoided by the substitu- 
tion of small bonds for postal savings in¬ 
stitutions. The rate of interest, however, 
seems to us to be at present a trifle too 
low to insure a ready investment, at par. 
iu these securities. True, it amounts 
to about the same rate paid by England 
The Pro.i'K.is ready to fall back upon a Smith’s Cider Before this number of the Rurae ic se securities. true, it amounts 
ili ora Wild Goose plum, while bewailing f l^blished .important elections win have ou R her e I’y , England 
is tiio Tiino >i»oniin Bcnutityfn^ our Homes, n ^ p l 4.1 i « , , ® l>eeu held m Heyeral of the prmciiiji] ^ consolidated debt, but the value 
a ilii 3 ' : ' „ 1 ***'« "»<l pin™* CM no Hluto . » Mgeriy ot work to of moony » proportion^ U. the opportn- 
ThirjCmilo.jjjil l 0 B 8 ei be gi’owu as m the good old times, secui-e the election of its own candidates, lutieB I° r its profitable investment, and in 
Reading for the Voiiiiu . 814 Well, we may pamper our fruits the lu “^ while the Bubal is not a party paper a newly-settled country' like ours, such 
v‘[y't , ii.^ , ''rrn;;'"i'f l ,V ih,;,V V)V,i mV, IrY .:::::::: !in same as we pamper ourselves. If by in any sense, it is ready always to say its ??j*°* t ; uinti ° s arfi far more frequent than 
Leu©™from Buyn anti utriB. 3 it ««i 110 .i, miHcoimn’’ 1,0 „„„ word in favor of good government • and u 'ey are in Europe. It is this considera- 
SI ln 3 ^ v ™T a> il tETfrSZ «»• «*b» u>m » ny greater toseounty, 
apoF.. .... 314 “ uown loathe pomologist, we produce ment, the men who make the laws, as well ^at causes the diflerenoe iu the rate of 
AueworA 10 <’orrcj*pondents..!!!.!*.*.*. ijjo supenoi ii uits, wc must j)fty the price as those who administer them, must be interest in. this country aud hjurope, and 
New*ofthc Wclfk.*::!.h 1 hi'.'."I!!‘h 8i(! of high cultivation. If we will dance, we good wen. Far bo it from us to assert jd 80 ‘n rii 0 Eastem States aud those in 
Axifwors to Fum-npondenls. 3li; 
PublUher’p RoMocm. 311 ! 
News of the Wccit... hhi 
Pemonul*. 31; 
Humorous......, ... ,34s 
A-dvei iMowontB.303,310,815. Sic, 317, 313 
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RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. 
Address 
RURAL PUBLISHING CO., 
78 Duane Street, New York City. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1877. 
We think this may bo called a Fruit Number. 
Answers to questions—“ Fruits for various 
sections " and several other pomologioal articles 
which wo would like to have published this 
week, are crowded out. 
A 1 ’oniKAiT from life by Mr. Forbes of 
“ Niobe 99 ” was given in our issue of Sept. 15. 
Iu this number we present our readers with one 
of “ Litchfield C74,” also from life by the same 
artist. 
Iv this number wo offer to our subscribers the 
several varieties of seeds which we have saved 
during the past season, free of all charge. Those 
interested we refer to page 305 of the Supple¬ 
ment. 
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REFINEMENTS IN FRUIT CULTURE. 
In years long agonc, apple trees were 
more healthy than now—the fruit more 
jjerfect. The eodliug moth was not then 
“one of the problems.” The soil in 
those days was richer and loss cultivation 
was needed. 
Now, with trees growing upon partly 
exhausted soils incapable of furnishing 
the food upon which their vigorous life 
depends, we are chiefly exercised upon 
■ways and means to exterminate the pests 
which, every year, seem to increase iu 
varieties and numbers. The ash of the 
apple shows that it contains a largo pro¬ 
portion of potash, phosjxhoric acid and 
soda, and a small proportion of sulphuric 
acid aud magnesia. 
As a soil is overtaxed, the tree is un¬ 
able to find its appropriate food in 
needed quantities. Its vigor aud fruit¬ 
fulness are necessarily impaired and, to 
that extent, it is powerless to resist or 
lather perhaps we should say to endure ' 
the depredations of insect enemies. We ' 
have then to choose between the trouble < 
and expense of supplying our fruit trees 
with the food they require, aud the trouble 
and expense of devising and applying all f 
sorts of “ fixings” to keep in check their ! 
enemies. ! 
must pay the pjper. 
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EFFECTS OF FRUIT-EATING. 
When any circumstance, as a rule, either 
accompanies or immediately follows an¬ 
other, there is generally a popular 
tendency to infer that ono is the con¬ 
sequence of the other. The old say- 
iug “After this therefore on account 
of this ” pithily expresses this mode 
of reasoning. Of its fallacy, however, 
in a great number of cases, uupre- 
also in the Eastern States and those iu 
that one cannot favor this or that party *'^ e West aud South. 
conscientiously and act with it and be of -- 
it, believing that its success will be of real A Choice of Fruit Trees._“ if i for 
service to the State; but observations home use we could have but one Pear, it 
that a small experience in political life would be the Seokel. If we could have 
has enabled us to muke, incline 11 s to be- but one Grape, it would be the Concord. 
lieve that for every one such there is a 
score who place their party above the 
State, because its success will enable them 
to secure a share of the patronage and 
profit arising from the control of the po¬ 
litical offieos. 
There is no higher duty devolving on 
an American citizen than that of voting. 
If we could have but one Blackberry, it 
would be the Kittatiuny. If we could 
have but one Currant, it would be the 
lied Dutch. Thus we heard a geutleman 
of loug experience among fruit, living in 
Bergeu Co., N. .J., express himself. We 
asked what AppleV He replied :—“Ask 
the codling moth—That disposes of the 
■“v* FT oupie- an American citizen tlmn that of voting, tfie codling moth—That disposes of th 
1 observation and investigation But if lie do not vote nnderstaudingly and Apple crop and is entitled to its choice 
daily furnish abundant proofs. The conscientiously, it may be worse than not ___ 
records oi the past show that perhaps in to vote at all.' It may be better that your BREVITIES 
no other department of knowledge have party, although mainly in theright.be 
enors arising from this uusound method defeated, than to bo successful only by Chestnuts throe dollars per bushel. 
m T“ mu T 0r •*“ c)eotiou ot ,,ad raeu - Scrutinize yoii t,„*„ .. Z .. 
pernicious than m sumtary matters. Id- 
1 _ 1 J.V _-l.f i n 1 . . . . 
BREVITIES. 
Chestnuts three dollars per bushel. 
Those wishing a Base Bnrning Boi er for 
_ 1 * 1 1 r 11 i * ii * * +.*+'+***> T»*o***«.£j 4 * x/aou ur iur 
c Hilda lutes earefulJy, aud if there be any dwellings or greenhouses will find it to their ad- 
,l.orl .. 1 „ . • • .r ..7, ,, ,i. luhu uc uuj u«ciuii K ootgieenuouses\vuiunau iotneiraa- 
lum Hie history of hygienic sciemie is, to amoDg them you have good reason for vantage to consult our advertising columns this 
a great exteut, eomposeil ol successive I disupproving, do not degrade your man- woek - 
c p •j . 1 i Ol —- nvjjnww J UMi UiUU 
exposures of false conclusions drawn in hood by voting for them. Will vou elect 
fink \vi*T 7 _ i i . 
this way. 
Nor arc we of the present enlightened 
age, however ready to smile at the 
hygienic vagaries of‘the past, wholly free 
from Bimiliar blunders. Of these not 
the least mischievous is a widespread 
opinion with regard to the injurious 
elleots upon health of the free use of 
fruits. Because bowel complaints are 
most prevalent during tbe hot season, in 
the latter part of summer aud in autumn, 
when fruits are most abundant and in the 
greatest variety, it is commonly inferred 
that the former are consequences of the 
latter. Now, diarrhoea, dysentery aud 
cholera aro complaints in ‘wliich acrid 
biliary secretions are prominent condi¬ 
tions, and experience has amply demon¬ 
strated that ripe fruits are strongly anti- 
bilious as well as antiscorbutic, aud 
therefore beneficial rather than injurious 
in these ailments. 
Indeed, the prevalence of these disorders 
during the heated term, is attributable 
rather to Die unseasonable use of nitro¬ 
genous and carbonaceous food, in the 
shape of meats, spirits, and malt liquors, 
than to light diet and juicy fruits, Iu 
cold weather the carbonaceous matter 
is burnt off by active exercise, respiration, 
and the generation of heat, but in sum¬ 
mer tbe element gets retained in the 
liver, and gives rise to congestion of that 
organ and its consequences—diarrhoea, 
dysentery and bilious ailments. The 
comparative immunity from these dis¬ 
orders enjoyed by the natives of warm 
climates who, while abstemious with re¬ 
gard to liquors aud animal food, make 
liberal use of a fruit and vegetable diet, 
exemplifies this truth. 
Children are the chief sufferers from 
tbe common misapprehension on this 
subject. Their fondness for fruit is a 
natural craving that should not be disre¬ 
garded by parents. Any evil results 
lrom their use of it are due either to its 
as your law-makers or choose to rule 
over you tbo se whom you believe to lie dis¬ 
honest or unreliable V those whom you 
would object to receive in your house and 
introduce to your wife and family ? those 
iu whose compauy you would lie ashamed 
to be seen? Thousands of really good 
men do this at every election, but*we are 
sure they do it more through habit or 
thoughtlessness than with evil intent. 
Once, in conversation with a politician 
who 1ms served one term in the State Le- 
gistiire with such satisfaction—to himself, 
at least—that, he is anxious to be elected 
again, w'e said, “How is it that people 
are so willing to serve the State Dial they 
mil spend as much as their salary in 
order to secure their election, and' pay 
their expenses at Albany beside ? Cer¬ 
tain ly, tiie honor of the position at the 
present rime is nut sufficient compensa¬ 
tion for the time and labor spent; aud 
that, being the case, how is one satisfied ?” 
He replied in about these wordts •—“ If a 
man in the Legislature has influence and 
exerts it in behalf of others, it is only 
proper he should be paid lor it.” What 
other interpretation can be given to this, 
thau that lie would sell his influeuce and 
his vote, if well paid for them ? He would 
work for whoever would make it for his 
interest. 
It is not always that one serves his 
party best by supporting its candidates 
for office. Ther. is in the people a 
desire for right, aud although fraud and 
trickery may seem to succeed for a while, 
rings will eventually be broken and tbe 
parti- making them come to grief. The 
best thing for voters to do is to insist on 
having good men nominated. If they 
are overruled at caucuses and primaries, 
let them show their dissatisfaction at the 
ballot-box. It is better that your oppo¬ 
nents till the offices than that you should 
aid bad men in securing their election. 
If only a few men in any ward or township 
Ten Com monuments,” “ Close to the Pump," 
“Near to the Cate," End of the Walk," “ Haug 
Down, are several of the peculiar nameH be¬ 
stowed upon certain seedling Apples of Here¬ 
ford, England. 
Among the various subjects connected with, 
and tending to the promotion of fruit culture, 
which have received attention during the past 
yew, the experience and investigations of the 
Maine State Bornological Society have shown 
that no other is of greater importance than high 
aud thorough cultivation. 
Suggestions.- Tine out Currant and Goose¬ 
berry bushes. Preserve cuttings from those 
best liked. These may lie planted now either 
where they are to remain, or in little nurseries, 
to be transplanted the second year. Planting 
and transplanting should bo pushed to oarly 
completion. Cut cions to be used iu the spring. 
Label each. It is best to trust nothing of this 
sort to memory. 
Mdshbooms.—\Y e learn from the Garden that 
M. CouitciEB exhibited an enormous Mushroom 
at a meeting of th© Horticultural Society and 
stated that results just as remarkable can be ob¬ 
tained by watering the beds on which these 
fungi aro grown with a solution of nitrate of 
potassa. Under such treatment a bed usually 
producing Mushrooms of hut very small Bize, 
will frequently hear specimens upwards of eight 
iuolies iu diameter in an incredibly short time. 
Occasionally they attain really gigantic propor¬ 
tions, weighing as much as seven pounds (!) 
each. This increase in size is not attended with 
any loss of quality. Any Mushroom-grower 
possessed of a handful of saltpeter can test it 
for himself. 
Ameuican Institute F abuses’ Ceub. —The 
meeting of this club, two weeks sgo, gave am¬ 
ple evidence by the number and character of 
those preseat, that there is decidedly a growing 
interest in the discussion of fanning topics. The 
paper ot Mr. Henderson, on Hungarian grass, 
presented some useful hints that were evidently 
appreciated, and the instructive letter of a 
“ World ” correspondent, on sowiug wheat after 
peas, elicited a prohtable discussion tending to 
show the value of both crops. 
The lecture ot Mr. Dunu of San Francisco, on 
wino growing iu California, also excited much 
interest aud showed the remarkable development 
of that industry on the Pacidc Const. At the 
close of the discussion, Mr. Conrad Wilson was 
invited, by a vote of the club, to deliver a lect¬ 
ure at the next meeting, the subject of which, it 
is understood, will be “ExperimentalFarming.” 
