New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-09
The Standard of Agricultural Machines.

A charge of sligh,nees has been brought against
the agricultural implements exhibited al me 'IyS,ai
Palace by the United States they are not >IIgH,
SAYS American, IN letter 10 the Times hut llsh
Heavy English implements would be As little suited
to the gallopng style OF agriculture across the Allan
TIC as their expense would to the pockets OF emf
grants or working settlers. Farmers IN tins country
feel the burden of expenditure for implements Of
certain traditional weight and dignity, as much Is
The agricultural laborer must groan under the nan-
cal burden ontalled by the traditional dignity OF his
smock frock with those elaborate sttchlngS which
pstom 50 carefully preserves
SO writes the American and the reiori Is not I'M
mcntcd. We have seen at the Exhibition Specl-
mems of the British laborer IN fun canonlca> IA,
mhar object, but seen under new aspect. vi al
the agricultural implements this one struck us d>ihe
least improved In the international display OF cos
tune this staple of the British nation, IT'S couh
trv's prldc." did not stand forth in very pctuT-
esQue aspect. II low diet has LEFT any substance IN
the man. ms dress Is the best disguise Oh II. IL -
YOU see, not unlike a W0manS Oed-urcss, Wllh ull-
fercnces not IN It's favor The stitching, especially
which he preserves with so much traditional afiec-
ton much deiracts from the dignity naturally inner
ent IN the simple drapery OF a night gown. oh 'ne
breast and between the shoulders no small portion
OF the stuff Is drawn into gathers firmly STITCHED
and rcstIiChcd and forming IN eltner case >ori oil
plate a few inches square. The effect is pecu-
liar. Behind, few things could 50 well ad tlc
slouchng shoulders III destroying every appear
anCe of breadth In front, the little Stomacher,
fat amid the unshapey tulinesS around II gives 70
the chest the appearance of being stove III. On
construct the ankle and destroy the play OF te 1901
humanity speaking, the man cannot walk, he can Only
hobble But by long practice and perfect resignation
he does coniriye get along IN measured Mobile
which suggests a certain dignity o patience lie can
not walk. he cannot talk his mind hobbies ~ Slowly
as his legs. The pains are bestowed III Stitching MS
smock his legs are defended from the possibility OF be-
ing active ms mlndthat has been LETT merely iallow
No system of rotation crops has been extended To
that. The man Is the living exemplar Oh agriculture
IN IT'S boosted prime The tool and product OF agrl-
culture under proection-ot agriculture "a Proiec-
tioristS would MAINTAIN H. Ii has occurred To agrl-
cultursiS even IN England, that perhaps then trade
would not be injured If they were 10 improve inns
implement among the rest. Talk OF backwardness
or slightneSs. implement, IN the whole Expo
sitlon is so ilcontryed this, rude Al once 81
slight and so heavy, Ill adapted for working IN
aIiy kind of soil. There can be no question ,hai
farmers would derive material baneht from IN I'M
provement of tins machine. Besides # We may
truSt country tradition TO that effect This thai we
have been considering as machine Is by nature
allied TO the human species and ought To have soul
which might be worthy cultNatlng ON MS own ac-
count. Bot our cautious readers VIII warn u that
here We are trenching on the dangerous ground OF
theology. We no more. We make no positive
as>eftiOns-no peTemptory suggestions we VIII not
presume the question OF soul. We VIII not INSIST
that that anybody ought 10 interfere II We have made
a motion without being aware OF II, We hasten 10
withdraw II as they do In Parliament spectator.