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Transactions OF the American Institute.
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN IN.
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Still II Of the Guy Of New York. Made TO the
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We have here a well conceived. well published
and altogether valuable work, as well for the az
rculturst as for the man of general knowledge and
the scholar. During very brief ance at It's con'
tents we were struck by the plain evidence OF It's
superiority in point of substance and finish, over
its predecessors
A short digest OF the more important portions Of
the work we have thought would be found to pos
sess interest for msny-particusry the Farmer, as
il is for him. ostensby, that the work is prepared
The Report bears date April - OF the present year,
and purports to be-ss We doubt not it s-a faith
u transcript Of all the transactions OF the instltu'
ton for 1916. In the predatory remarks II Is men
oned that Trustees srs,ied 10 b able to state
hat the general operations Of the Institute for the year
coo both 10 Agriculture and the Arts have been attend
ed with signal success 10 ia regular progress the most
benefcent results have been felt and universally &C
bnosledged.
PrefEed 10 the book proper Is the very excellent Re.
por, made the Legislature IN the early p,rt Of this
year by the Committee Of that body on Colleges Assde
mice and Common Schools, through their Chairman.
Hon Mr. BURcHARD-on the specific sub j'ct Of an Asri
cultural and Scientific School and Experimental Farm
This document ia perysded by rgh, spirit and con-
aius many striking passages Il is remarked that the
subject visionary scheme butts Justified BY the pre-
cedent example of civilized Europe. Particular refer
enco is made to the Agricultural School Of hoslin on
the der In Germany formerly under the direction OF
the tsented and immortal Won Thser and psronizsd by
the Kins Of Prus.is--as showing how patiern-fsrm.
when embellshed with a school devoted to rursl pur.
suits may improve. and by It's sslusry example.
vert barren district country Of heath into fertility
.nl plenteousness The experience OF = century has
proved the advantage Of scientific educston for tho
practice Of Asrcu,ure-snd, indeed, there Ia scarcely
university In Europe wi,hou, Chair devoted 10 Ru.
RAJ Economy
The volume then contains. cOnsecuiively, eli the
minute Of the affairs Of the Institute, together with
many able Addresses, papers Essays, etc.
The Address Of HAAnAs c. wEsrEAvELr. Eaq du-
ring the last Fair (of 40 /. chiefly reference TO the
origin and d.tsn OF FANS they have existed In ina
old countries from time immemorisl The definition Of
the word Fair l. srester kind Of market which 10
FINLAND Is privilege granted for the speedy and corn
modious arrangements Of procuring buying and selling
such articles o.. any place msy stand 10 need Of 10
G.rr1an affair 10 csed which slso signifies
High masses on par ocular festivals collected gres,
Der. Of people and from them probably originated the
frat markets Fair 10 also derived from French word
fr, and 4. ssni-d in Latin by The word forum others
derive IL from fris We had that 10 Roman antiquity
fern were certain holidays which proclamation
ma "a BIZ herald or ofcer.s, arms shO,e business II
was 10 proclaim peace war. Thee fsrie were both
public and prvAie-in private they were observed BY
particular persons families on account Of birthdays
funerals &c The festival with 1ces) was in.u
tued by Tarqunius II "A, first the peculiar 'olempity
lasted but one dsy but II q, different times extended
n The snceni aundle or fairs Of Rome we're kept
every ninth dsy-HuHdG being the name given BY the
Romans 20 series Of letters from 10 II. which were
used 10 their calendar These Letters placed and re-
es,eo succesvey from the fret 10 the lac, day Of the
wear one OF them always expressed the market Gays or
The a.ssubles called nuudr for the ressou thA, they
,at,rped every Zine days The country people, after
working s'eh, DAYS came into the io~ns on iae ninth
., al, ,hsr commodities aad inform themselves Of Whist
~.t.,a5 N rsigion and i,e Government Thus the
.,,.,r.l s.v s@,rs under Oh the lat 9th l7lh and
o., os January &c n. letter will be the uundnsl
letter the following year
and nsrss,s a. existing 10 Europe are instiiu-
lion, s,provrisei to the exhibition or sale Of enc or
more ,p-cies cf good. hiring servant, OF aoorers &e;
IN, Fair, are commonly attended BY sresier con
course Of people fJr whose Amusement various ex'
sbi,iop. are got up To s's them greater degree Of
,-mpity they were orignsy. both IL the ancient sud
r,os.-p world ...ocis,ed with religious iesuvss- 10
mo-, places ,hsy were held OF The same day With the
,,,se or f-s.t Of the saint TO whom the Church was
ses,.s,sa 90 that matters OF business and devotion
xs-s transacted 81 4, the same time and pi.ee. Il was
...v, CUSTOMARY TO hold moH Fairs and Markets on
ss,s.,, which custom though prohibited By several
EIss,--y.r,.sulsrly By Edward war JET continued
n, 70 he reign Of Hsary VI when IL ~a' sa-eta.ly
,.pu-s,,ed IN ma1y places they are 't Asld In the
cturchyArt
oder Easlish wriers-as chsueer-sPPesr to have en-
,sr,.,.s ofy o9rion Of the Influence OF Fairs rPon
Society.
Mr.. wes..rveli proceeds 10 similar strain for
some distance. eou.uilpg With a glance ct the e.
i--, OF TIE establishment AID existence Of fsif' ss
,hsy now er., and have formerly existed In TIE oi
world We sc Impressed with tn conviction iaat'
ho-svsr varied from those 70 which Ne are see1'-
toned Notwithstanding their grossness and apparent
vsr, Of order and rssnsuent they neverinees' Rave
shown certain degree Of sentiment Which carries VIE