| Show lunar influenza ma maintained inta ined apropos to the hour and of the farmers institute we realize our position in society being that a believer in the heavenly bodies so eo we have thought to give our farmers and those who are willing william to prove all things a few items io to thinie of while they are pl planting antil that thoy they may reap the more thou thoughtful fitful and cultured a man is the be greater d debt abt lie he owes to tn and we realize that it is necess necessary ar to pay that debt in one way or another arid and inasmuch us as ours is mostly by tho the use of the pencil we do not d desire sire to withhold any good in our power to beslow beetow because we believe it is through h the influence of liberal minds that society is eleya elevated ted arid and public sentiment improved I 1 heard a very intelligent man so he thinks say last year in the Ep that it made no difference whatever when cheo you plant your trees corn potatoes or any ahing else the moon has nothing to do with it its all rot I 1 wi wish wih h to here state that the proper tims time to plant pant broad beans peas and all succulent vegetables vegetable 3 is in the increase of the moon and when it i iti in a watery sign i e cancer or pisces all fruit trees set at the new moon blossom but bue never bear much ff fruit ut while all others other set three days before the lull full bear abundantly also in ill pruning trees the same effect takes place for a I 1 tree pruned at the new mon mom will shoot forth branches but without fruit and if pruned at the tha full fall they will be prolific on the contrary land that is heavy in weeds if thoroughly worked during the decrease of the tb moon i e from the full to the new the weeda will perish together with all the insect life lifa that infests them auy any one wishing to test this can take any given quantity of common peas and divide them into four parts keeping them separate then on any spot of ground fit for vegetation when the tha season approaches for sowing cowing them sow eow the contents of the first parcel on the first or second day clay of the new moon the second parcel sow pow near the tha same spot oti on the first or second day of the first quarter the third parcel sow on the second or third nay day before the full moon and lastly sow the fourth parcel on the second or third day before the moon is out now the first parcel sown gown under the new moon will grow very fast blossom most beautifully but will not bear fruit the second blot bloxsom sorn and ber very little the third parcel will not only blossom beautifully but will bear baar fruit in abundance and the fodyth and lait parcel will scarcely arcely ec rise from the ground the same principle pl pre et holds good in regard to the growth of the hair in man many of us grow prematurely bald we say eay we dont believe in such rubbish rubb iab the moon sun ar and d planets have nothing to do with us we would ask such to stop for a moment to think what causes all nature to emile in the spring time what influences the tides high and low tide some plants open out their heir blossoms t U the moon as well as to the sun etc we are but plants and are influenced by the working of the heavenly bodies as thousands testify who suffer the pangs of rheumatic pains at ever every y change of the weather dont you think it a good policy if we know nothing concerning concerning a matter to withhold our judgement jud judg gement elent until after a thorough and impartial investigation on the principle of prove all things now to the matter in hand we cut our hedges prune our trees and vines mow our lawns but forget to attend to our own most necessary roofing the hair if you want to keep the hair you have and increase its growth prune it carefully at the proper time dont cut off great pier pieces es as the barbers do just clip off the split endsor ends of the long hairs two days before the full of th the e moon it and nd at no other time much cutting bruises the hair bair offends the roots and causes what is called bleeding odthe of the hair all of which is against its growth cutting at irregular ia c makes the alio hair fall out while heavy cutting is equivalent to cutting the timber of a plant instead of its wigs twigs and more moreover over it injures the young hairs which aro are shooting up bide by side with the Ithe older ones you dont cut the tender coder shoots of a plant dont do it with 3 our hair we hope you will think and try three these expert menis and when you have report to the editor of Be remember member that the way you get knowledge is ia an important chica because this produces mental activity and by meats you become a genuine thinder thin Ster clear discriminating keen and vi vigorous besides beside those chose who have hav e enough individuality to think for themselves melves earnestly and deeply find in that very exercise a happiness that ia all their own TR CULlAn |
