The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-12-13

enable the ndust Ot classes to realize its benefits
in practical life ia ssed Enieeraiiy for the h..
dastr,ai Classes " ach Of the states. with their
consequent suborn ate Institutes, lyceums and
high schools IN ed ID Of the counties and towns.
The object Of sc institutes should bo to ap.
ply existing know lgs directly and efficiently to
all practical pursuits and professions in life, and
to extend the boundaries Of our present know.
ledge in all possible practical directions.
PLAN FOR THE STATE UsivERsIrr
There should bs'sonnected with such an insti.
tuition, in this state, sufficient quantity of land
Of variable soil and aspect, for all its needful
nual experiments and processes in the great in
terests Of Agriculture and Horticulture.
Buildings OF appropriate size and construction
for all its ordinary and special uses complete
philosophical chemical, anatomical and ndustri.
al apparatus; general cabinet, embracing eve
rythng that relate, to. Illustrates or facilitates
any one Of the il iustrial arts; especially all
sorts Of ANIMALS, rrds, reptiles, insects, trees,
shrubs, and plants iOgnd in this state and the ad.
lacent states.
Instruction should be constantly given in the
anatomy and physiology, the nature instincts,
aud habits Of all animals, insects, trees, and plants
their laws of propagation, prnogeniture growth,
and decay, disease and health, life aud death on
the nature, composition, adapt alton, and regenera-
tiOn Of soils on the nature, strength, durability,
preservation, perfection, composition cost, use,
and manufacture Of all materials Of art and trade
on political, financial, domestic, and manual G.
conomy, Tor the saving Of labor Of the hand) in
all industrial processes on the true principles of
national, constitutional and civil law; and the
true theory and art OF governing and controlling
Or directing the labor Of men in the state, the ia.
mily, shop, and farm; on the laws Of yicinage, or
the laws Of courtesy and comfy between neigh
bors as such, and on the principles of health and
disease in the human xabject SO far at least as is
needful for household safety; on the laws Of
trade and commerce, ethical, conventional, and
practical; on book keeping aud accounts and,
III short in all those studies and sciences Of what.
ever sort which tend to throw ligh, upon any art
or employment, which any student may desire to
master; or upon any duty he may be called to
perform; or which may tend to secure his moral
civil, social, and industrial perfection, as a man.
No species Of knowledge should be excluded,
practical or theoretical; unless, indeed, those
specimens of organized ignorance found in the
creeds Of party politicians, and sectarian eccles-
astics should be mistaken by some for a species
Of knowledge.
Whether district classical department should
be added or not, would depend on expedency.
1t might be deemedl,est to leave that depal tment
to existing college, as their more appropriate
work and TO form .eme practical and economical
connection with them for that purpose or it
might be best to attach classical department in
due time to the institution itself
To facilitate the Increase and practical appli
cation and diGesio~ ~ l;apr sA-- 49, nrar''ss.-
,t-e-ia conduct. S~cn Ia his own department,
! continued series Of aniudi experiments,
For example let twtnty or more acres Of each
variety Of grain leach mere accurately meIsured)
be annually sown, with some practical variation
on each acre, as regards the quality and prepera-
tion Of the soil the kind and quantity Of sead
the time and mode Of sowing or planting, the
time and modes and processes q! cultivation and
harvesting, and an accurate account kept OF all
costs labor &c and Of the final results. Let ana.
logous experiment be tried on oil the varied pro
ducts Of the farm the frbi, yard the nursery, and
the garden on all modes OF crossing, rearing,
and fattening dome,tic animals under various
degrees Of warmth and Of light, with and with.
out shelter; on green, dry, raw, ground, and
cooked food, cold aui warm on the nature, caus
es, aud cure of Their various diseases, both OF
those on the premnes -ud Of those brought in
from abroad, and advice gwen, and annual re-
ports made on those and all similar topics. Let
the professors Of physiology and entomology be
ever abroad at the proper seasons, with the need.
ful apparatus for seeing all things visible and IN
visible, and scrutini2ng the latent causes of all
those blights, blasts, rots, rusts and mildews
which go often destroy the choicest products OF
industry, and thereby impair the health, wealth
and comfort of millions of our fellow men. Let
the professor OF chemistry carefully analyzc the
various soils and products of the state retain spe.
clmens, give instruction, and report on their varl
Gus qualities, adaptations, AMI deficiencies.
! Let similar experiments be made in all other
interests of agriculture and mechanic or chemical
art, mining merchandise and transportation by
water and 10y land and dails practical ard eype
rmental instruction gwen 10 each student IN at
tendance in his own chosen sphere o! research or
labor in life Especially let the comparative
merits Of all labor saving tools instruments, ma
chimes. engine. a.a pod sses, be thoroughly and
practically s..al .ns sEu,aiaed, SO that their be
neiits might be 80 .gas enjoyed, or the expense
of their cost avoided by the InSkiilul and uuwa.
ry.
! 1t is believed by many Intelligent men, that
from one-thrd to one'half the annual products o
this state are annually lost ircm ignorance on til,
above topics Aud it can scarcely be doubted
that in few years the entire cost OF the whole
Institution would be annually saved to the stat,
in the above interests alone aside from all it:
other benefits intellectual, neral, social, and pc
cunlary.
! The APPARATUS required Cor such 4 work is oh
vious. There should be grounds devoted to bo
tancal and common garden, - orchards and fruit
yards, to appropriate lawns aud promenades, ii
which the beautiful art " landscape gardening
could be appropriately applied aud illustrated
to all varieties .of pasture, meadow, and tll!agt
needful iof the successful persecution o. the need
I ful annual experiments. And on these grounds
shoJld br collected and exhibited sample of ey
cry variety Of domestic animal, and Of every
tree plant, and vegetable :h1, can minister t.
the health, wealth, or taste aud comfort of tho
people of the state; their nature, habits merits
production. improvement, culture, diseases, anC
accidents thoroughly scrutinized tested, and mad,
known to the students and TO tAe people Of tn,
state.
! There should, also be erected n sufficient mum
Der Of buildings and out buildings for all the pur
poses above indicated, and REposIToRy, IL
which all .hc Ordinary tools Nnl implements o
the institution should be kept, and models of al
other useful implements and MACHINES from tim,
to time collected. and tested as they are protfer
ed TO public use. At first it would be for the in
tercst of inventors and yendcrs to make such de
posts. But, should similar institutions be adopt
cd in other states the general government ough
to create in each state general patent office Mt
! tacbed to the Universities, similar TO the existing
deposits at Washington, thus rendering this de
| partment of mechanical art and skill more acces
sble to the great mass of the people of tn,
/ Union.
should have said, also, hat q suitable indus
| trial library should be nj once procured did mo-