The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-11

number Of formerly did aud the grand point gained
BY this mechanism is that at the right time precisely the
harvest Is made while yet the sun shines No loss BY
catching weather farmers say. And it is nov pro
posed to till the soil deeper and better than spades or
poughs do it. by four horses aud two many
in day 100 men could dig with spade IL
Is forking machine, attempted here few years ago
and recently in England, with the future prospect
of perfect success. Here again time and weather
TO be saved. The land, when in good order 10 be
titled, should be done If possible in day.
that may be ready at the right moment to receive
the seed The advantages TO flow from such operations
on national scale if estimated at saving of five per
cent only would be TO England with her agricultural an
nua value Of three thousand millions of dollars, the
small sum of one hundred and atty millions OF dollars
three income OF California gold That the value
of the simple machine. What are mechanics good forY
Let our politicians do "a much good as that IN three tnou
sand millions Of years, If they can
II Is possible look unmoved with wonder and plea
upon those power looms they well called No
human muscle sweat, not much in driving
horse in wagon; the human being it with
rapd, which renders the flying shuttle utterly invisible
while the accuracy of the weaving is mathematical Let
him who does not honor mechanics make his LOOM
and weave his own cloth BY hand, as of old.
Agriculture While mechanics making all the rest
Of the world move the farmer much Of whose work must
be done by his hands requires the aid Of also
The werk ne longer to be left to ignorant The
mighty men of the world before clearly
they see II now that they must lend hand to the farmer
The kings and queens longer call them Doors pea
SAINTS clodhoppers veins they did. No; they
treat the farmers well they do the best in the
kingdom. They practice personally in some Al
bert his honor breeds hogs and Victoria chickens
tura societies Within the past seven years such i'm
provements have been made that IT is air to conclude
that the crops of the United States have been increased
several per cent-no doubt five per cent and since
crop than that of Great Britain, may safely
say that the annual gain resulting exclusively from the
application Of science to farming amounts to more than
one hundred and fifty millions Of dollars year.
As to the line arts they already well founded among
Us commencing hundred years ago with Copley and
West. who will lose nothing for some centuries yet 10
We have recently produced artists Of great merit
Our Powers manifest in the beautiful statue of the
Greek Slave who lost nothing by standing in the presence
of the whole artistic world in the Crystal Palace
don, and who now at home in Crystal Palace adorns
sweety the of magnihcence there around her
The arts in with everything else human The
Crystal themselves rising to the of the
gtterpg like the far darting light from the resne light
Of the lighthouse, entirely novel-such palaces
were never dreamed of by the charming oriental writer's
OF the thousand and tales in the Arabian Nights
tertainments Aladdin raised such diamond archi
lecture with all the powers Of the gen of his wonderful
lamp,
In this rapid speed at which go, let us with all our
might strive TO DO nothing hut that which is good in the
sight Of our Heavenly Father that he may give his
light, infinitely more precious than millions of