New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-19
VOL. VII NO. 143.

fore the meeting II came Ash knot turn 20 speak.
y seemed momeuteny confused. hs right in-
gers moved up and down bis side. 10 erssping.
beys idered sort Of way lie evideutly had DOT
read Usmiets Instructions 20 the players. Buttho
little Keen eyes were hooking straight into their
,ubect The process Of mental aDaly ration was in.
stantaueous and complete The dartOfthe kinghshsr
on his prey 10 not more prompt sneer and arrow
like. than was that Of Ashkuot into the very
bowels Of the unfortunate theory He tore il IL
ta,ters-s nnihilsted 1t IN an instant Two hours
listened amused and Instructed - men whose
mcdesty required no Speaker hammer % remind
them Of a ten minute rule. Some were dull aud
prosy Of course, but these merely served az ioiis 70
their olearer-heeded associates.
Here was a living picture Of your vell-conducted
agricultural mouthiy--shOrt plain tslks-variety--
rsciness-a word from all. and q word for all.
take a bgshel Of these montbGes- Oh chide me
hot for loving the agricultural monthly
Bat there is p time aud place for everything
There is time for miscellaneous, varied, amusing
literature. and there IL time for the solid. Ana
even where Instruction is equally the end, there IS
place for the light cavalry 20 operate IN, and
place for the heavy artillery-the siegeraln, 10
batter down the walls aud demolish the iortresses
Of ancient firmly established Error. The many
would yawn over Llebig, even were his scientino
language translated 70 the most uneduoated caPaci
ty and the same Is true though 10 lesser extent
OF Johnston. Yet these men have done more 70 al
vance Agriculture, than ten thousand OF the cearest
and ablest merely practical writers. Ii ID doubtful
whether Sir Humphry Davy could have even IN
straction in the most ordinary practical maoignia'
tons Of Husbandry. Here good Norfolk or York
shire farmer would have been his master. But5r
Humphry discovered chemical facts and prlncl
pies his laboratory, which reyolutionized practi
cal usages-ay, down TO the dung-heap-whioh
had prevailed and been pronounced orthodox II
Britain, from the days Of Hengist and Horsa. Yet
did the many who were benefited by Dsvy, read
Davyl Of course, not. He was read by the lev
and toe few dIlosed what they thus learned 70
the many.
With the modern advance Of the lighter agricul-
tura literature the solid and scientific has iortun
aiely kept aproportionable pace, particularly IN Eu
rope and-thanks to the stesmer.-the books OF
England, France, and Germany now reach US be.
fore they are fairly dry from tho press. They are
reprinted here, too at a vast reduction from their
European price--snd at lower price than they
could be bought even here IN book form. one
periodical among US, The Farmers Library, n. ~
has reprinted in octave form, on good paper and IN
good type several of the standard agricultural pub
LEGATIONS OF Europe, containing hundreds OF well
executed Illustrations, ct price which few years
since would not have paid in printers phrase Tor
he c0nD0sitiou-in other words. for setting up the
type. This will furnish noble agricultural library
TO every subscriber ia a few years. Hero Is one
great desideratum met. But there is another. IL
these heavy agricultural publications and the sgfl
cultural newspaper IL should occupy the sane
position in this that the Review and Magazine do
IN general literature. ID should review and coate
new publications IL should often treat purely sci
eDtfc topics, ard In doing 1t should be expected
to use tho fixed language OF Science, instead OF
those explanatory circumlOcutIons, which " extend
the area, without adding to the value Of an arti
Gle. On subject, the Nov No. Of the American
Journal Ot Agriculture and Science holds the follow
Ing convincing language
"Some, and many object 70 eur Journal became
they cannot understand H. IL Is too scientific Well ainl,
H. we mean 10 make IL So and II farmers determined
TO remain In ignorance IL shall not be our fault II they
determined to remain in the background OF
we cant help it, We shall not make 1t the less seeatino
to accommodate any person. II people will not think
they will not cultivate that part Of themselves which
makes them men, and intelligent men. we can't help IT.
Bat shall give the pages Of journal 10 matter
which subscribers can read without exercising some o.
their mental towers IasoaS OF making the work less
for the accommodation ola few lazy men, ne
design TO make It AID If Any are dspleased with
this account let them pay up for what they have hsa
and stop It,"
The topics Of an Agricultural Review and Mags-
zine being more thoroughly and scientifically dis
cussed, would necessarily be fewer than those OF
the newspaper It would lack, therefore, the We
rety Of the latter and it would lack also, in por
ton OF its articles at least the easy, familiar, resd
" comprehended style of the latter. This IS in
evitable; and he who expects to make anything
more than superficial acquisitions IN any kind Of
Science, without some labor Of the mind. without
study will only drink those shallow draughts
which "intoxicate the brain"
The publication named at the head OF this article
is the only one which knowoi in our country,
which aims at the character have been descrlo-
ing The senior editor, Professor EmmOns, Is the
State Biologist who has in charge the volumes Of
the State Natural History on Agricuture-vOlumes,
by the way, which will record fixed data in rea
ton to our soils, climate, products, &c, and lsy
down chemico agricultural principles which will
work out their fruits when molety OF our more
read and more captivating agricultural literature
will be as little consulted for agricultural instruc
ton as the Georges Of Virgil DR.. Emmons Is
profound geological and chemical scholar and thus
IS versed in sciences which lie al the foundation Of
that OF Agriculture. The extensive analyses OF soils
products, woods &c, now in progress Of compile
ton by him equal in extent, and are not conceded
ly surpassed in accuracy, by those undertaken
within the last few years by Liebig and his com
patriots in the laboratories OF Germany. Familiar
IN early life with the manipulstions OF Agriculture.
Dr. f. brings to his position an union OF the scienii
fc and practical rarely found in the same person.
The american Journal Of AgricultareGR and Science,
as its name would imply does not conhne itself ex
clusively 70 topics purely Agricultural The No
vember number contains a report on Mining the
proceedings OF the American Association OF Geolo.
ests and Naturslists which recently held its an
nusl meeting ia Boston Marshes and then effects
on the human health Sc. This may be possibly
regarded as an objection to the Journal by some,
but not. think by intelligent and investigating
men. The subjects here discussed are ccgnste TO
that of Agriculture And the farmer is not horse
In bark mill, compelled to limit every step 10 one
narrow sndever repeated round, He has the right
like others, to know something of general Science
q lberalIe his mind and increase his know edge.
BY its investigation. He is bound TO do It. Hen
bouNd 70 bring up his children TO do Il.
The principal illustrations Of the Journal are 40
they should be in suck publication. accurately
eagrGrei, and are given on fine paper, and whea
necessary. colored la entomology, ponoosy.
&c. particularly the former, the ordinary prlntss
and uncoored cuts, convey. | confess, very iittis
definite and certain information, at least 70 me.
The Journal is obtaining a considerable elrcuia.
ton by the subscriptions OF the Trustees Of School
District Libraries IL is work well suited ~ this
purpose and here, too let me remark, that tbs
valuable reprints OF The Farmers Library would %
extremely appropriate. would not by any means
wish 70 see the AiaorcaR .J0vrsai Of Agriculture
and Science supplsnt any other Agricultural pabli-
cation. That is not necessary-is not called Tor
There is room in the world aud even IN the United
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