Of all things . ld take itas a personal favour, and would feel that anythingthat I might do in the future for Nature would belittle enough in return for the special work shewent to all the trouble of doing for me. But allof this is on condition that something of mine growsinto manhood. Otherwise, Nature can go her wayand Ill go mine, just as we have gone up tiU now. However, although I am an amateur, I shallhave to adopt, in my writing, the tone of a pro-fessional, or I shall never get any one to believewhat I say. If, therefore, from now on I sound abit cold and unfriendly, you will realize t
Of all things . ld take itas a personal favour, and would feel that anythingthat I might do in the future for Nature would belittle enough in return for the special work shewent to all the trouble of doing for me. But allof this is on condition that something of mine growsinto manhood. Otherwise, Nature can go her wayand Ill go mine, just as we have gone up tiU now. However, although I am an amateur, I shallhave to adopt, in my writing, the tone of a pro-fessional, or I shall never get any one to believewhat I say. If, therefore, from now on I sound abit cold and unfriendly, you will realize that aprofessional agricultural writer has to have soniedignity about his stuff, and that beneath my roughexterior I am a pleasant enough sort of person tomeet socially. GARDENING NOTES 37 Preparing the Ground for the Garden This is one of the most important things that the young gardener is called upon to do. In fact, a great many young gardeners never do anything further. Some inherited weakness, something they. If you are able to walk as far as the bath-tub . . never realized they had before, may crop out dur-ing this process ; weak back, tendency of shoulder-blades to ossification, misplacement of severalimportant vertebrse, all are apt to be discoveredfor the first time during the course of one daysdigging. If, on the morning following the firstattempt to prepare the ground for planting, you 38 OF ALL THINGS! are able to walk in a semi-erect position as far asthe bath-tub (and, without outside assistance, Uftone foot into the water), you may flatter yourselfthat you are, joint for joint, in as perfect conditionas the man in the rubber-heels advertisements. Authorities differ as to the best way of agree that it is impossible to avoid walkingabout during the following week as if you wereimpersonating an old coloured waiter with the lum-bago ; but there are two schools, each with its owntheory, as to the less painful method. One advo-cates bending over, without onc
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