Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-13


of their physical condition was the cause
that enabled them to discover the art oil
tllage before he rest of mankind Ifanv |
should ask why other nations, by the aid |
of the same causes, did not also discover
the art OF tlIage, | answer because none
were so iav,rably situated. Since the first
light OF history, the temperature and soils
of the world have undergone a great
change. The countries that were formerly
most favored with that degree of Temporal
turc which was most congcnial to the health
of man and the growth Of plants, have be-
come 50 warm as to eneryate man and
cyaporate the soil. Ancient Assyra,
Chaldca, Palestine, and parts OF Africa and
Spain, formerly so temperate and fertile,
are now remarkably stony and burnt up
with heat The northern parts of Europe
and Asia were filed with lakes marshes
and forests, and their rivers sometimes for
whole years locked up with ice. Ciyiliz2-
ton has travelled from the south to the
north just as fast az the lakes ard swamrs
were drained, and the forests removed. and
the soil opened to admit the ravs Of the sun
to change and warm climates, and fit the
earth for CGitiyation.
But i have insisted that agriculture was
the parent OF all the arts and sciences. 4
few more words will make this plain, As
soon as cultivation commenced, the idea
would naturally arise Of dividing the tor
ritoral surface Of the earth among the cul-
tivators. Here Is The origin OF property in
lands. The crop Of the cultivator being
confined to enc spot, and re not being able
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gocls onto h., AT , ,,li.'
nult;t,5os to n,ito y; g a 1870,
sassors JT,ro !. ba ,.;c;,, ~ ' i. pa,
tons and roI"r w ~-'',i ~ - IL H.
now Situation tSs n,o,.t.. a.. Ir., ',
;,,,,,1,r,,,,,. n,,l ,i..i. ~
,ndcLo,,; ,, ,JL ,9G s.'.
tho rot,r,, or , .oI l.,,- W. MY. M
tico Of The revolutions Of tIo b,ay NV NV
hodias. and ont ~ ~, ,r,o,,. ...,..'...
The necessity Of having boundaries to
land in the valleys Of the Great rivers.
whore there was no timber. invented geom-
ctry. Tho exchange of the surplus pro-
ducts of industry, was commenced: and
distant commerce created the necessity Of
navigation and written languaee. Watch
ing the growth. maturity. and decay of
vegetables the influence of soils. roht and
heat, air and moisture. np9n them. and thc|
observation Of their dcc6mpascd clements.|
uniting in the formation of new products.
would lead to the KNOWLEDGE Of physical
nature. The discovery of the su1criorI
skill which could be ACQUIRED thereby. soon
divided men into seDarate occuDations. AM
the arts. trades. calinrs and professions.
naturally grew out Of agriculture. and are
essential to lis success; all Of course should
exist tocether in perfect harmony. as sisters
Of the came conir,nn mother. ord ba W.. y
would sow dissenrion on19ng Them M, Lnsaryas
orr commiEsaration f,r b;S7 ;g r,-,, ,,,,
Having taken these basty2 views Of tho'
ancient agricultural SCHOOLS. in which man
kind learnt the rudimcnts of civilization.
will further illustrate the same t,,:.-. r,
thought by anpr5gchino stem ,,o,ro,, ~ o,,
own timo.,. ''''
Tho b;s.or., - l..
trinos of IIo o1J ,r ''-t Do"' anu tlic ooc-
combinations Of nv thcar, W. ' ioo-;,
from Genesis that the D;y;n;I,y Ioo,tn,,,,,.
creation. fresh in m,r;t,. cr5 In,.1l;,,ia,,'
made this innortant a,,2unria,inn. ..1,,J
there ,cag moi n ,ng. in iii t1o aro,l,;"
Thus we learn the destiny Of man I I,i;,,.
he was created. "And the Lord tool, tho
man and brought him into the garden off
Eden, TO dress it and to keep it," AferI
Adams transgrcssion, this occupation is as
signed him by his maker: "Therefoye. the
Lord God, sent him forth from the garden
Of Eden to till the ground from yrLo,,co