New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-23
SCIENCE AND YORK.


cart and Science" in Boston. Marshall 7.
Wilder, ex-Msyor Rice and Prof. Agsssiz are
among those prominently moving in the matter
George SomDer has written letter explaining and
ccumendipg the plan, from whi:h we make tae
follo-iDg suggestive extracts:
"The inventive spirit the irSenuity Of Americans,
based IS il is upon that activity of mind which Tree
institutions give unsurpassed by that OF any otasr
people on the earth. Whatever ingenuity and perez
versnce can do, they will DO Add to these
xSowLIDGE, ard power is really in their hands.
How much of precious time OF money, and OF scuTty,
how uch OF anxious thought, how much OF useful
labor and Ingenuity, are now equapdered by our me-
charles from the want Of such facilities Tor kn01eoSe
as the proposed Conservatory will furnish, has often
come under ry own observation 10 foreign countries
One instance now occurs 10 me. worthy mechanic
from nelghboripg Stste came 10 me ID Pans, briug
rg his plans aud drawings for new process IN metal
aIgy by which be expected 10 make steel at great
~ reduced price, and TO make some uilors OF dollars
for hmself. He had spent all bis little capital ID ex-
perrin en's, had sold house which ne owned 10 RAISE
mtre money had built up and pulled down furnaces,
and had finally as he supposed attained tue CREST re-
snt He soug hit my advice as TO the best course TO
pursue IN order 10 secure the millions which were TO
flow TO him from his invention After looking az hls
plapf ssked him TO accompany me 10 the C0HseTta-
lore d6s Ats d Meters and there, among some Oh
models showed MIN hu furnace, exactly az ne nad
worked it ou,-snd in the library showed him engraV-
irgs Of IT, and also full description OF the process
the principle Of which wss the "a ne as his own. Tee
pooI nsn stood eghast and dumb for time, as ali bis
millions vanished into thin air, and then, recovering
speech threw up his hands and exclaimed: Way
haven't We, in America, places like this, where our
mechanics can 20 and fpd out what has been done
before them and not make fools OF Themselves, as
have done, ard wssts their time, and waste their
substance, ID going over ground which has already
'been explored Ard, cure enough, why have we
no such place Let the question be fairly put TO
the people and see If in short time, they do not de-
maDd u.
'Ir connection with tina. portion of the Museum de-
voted 10 Agriculture it would doubtless be deemed es-
seIsl TO have Laboratory, where different soils and
fertilizers should be anslyzed ard such inorn 'lon
given TO every farmer would ensbe hin best 10 do
yeop the resources under his controls such in'orma-
ton as is freely given at the different agricultural
laboratories established by the French and German
Governments-st the laboratory of L.wes At Rotham-
stead in England-lnd, 10 members Of the Royal Ag-
ricutural Socey at the laboratory OF Way the aole
chemist OF the Society, in London.
"A Museum ike this would, believe, aid most
powerfully in creating grestsr interest IN the Mother
Art-soud tend 10 retain on their serna those
crowds Of young men who now mock 10 our gTest
cities there TO crsg out trivial existence, usele;. %
Others or even 10 themselves would AID, also IN taxing
Aysy the faEe mantle of Responsibility In which the
u1pfoduc,ive dIoIes of society wrap themselves;
would 81 in destroyTg that last remnant ofieuda bar
bafm the eo1teR II for Labor-and would te1d TO give
10 Iegebt labor Is true position OF highest honor
"Ii etIn 20 spe as strongly may here appear ID
the s1p.repce Of other countries, and especially Of
that one in the government Of woich the sristocrsc
element finds larger place taan in any other. -.
Some eight or nine years ago, when visiting
large lei ded proprietor in England, be remarked to
g. that all bis estate except the park and garden,
ass let out TO farmers OF bis three sons, two were
then pursuing their University studies, one 10 De-
come an hereditary legislator, one TO become clergy
mar, perhaps bishop. The youngest soa vas des-
tined for the army Not long since again visited this
tame state, ard was somewhat surprised 70 lind the
future bishop and the future general hard at work as
good fsrmers Abiding TO this change IN thar career
the father said: Farming il quite different affair
now from what il was few years ago. Lewes and
Liebg have changed al that. When 1t was tound
that here much room for science and EteiIi
'eeuce 10 cnltiysBg the soil, as IN making sermons
or ID moving sodiers farming became quite fashion
able oc ,upaiior and for one, sm glsd of it,. His
two u anly sors heartily responded to this. Similar
examples often saw on other estates
If the sons If Erghsh nOb.emen, stimulated by IL
terett in the developments Of agricultural chemistry
fno as much horor in trg the soil in holding COM
nssiots in the army perhsps under STELLAR Influences
rome Of the young men Of Massachusetts msy c)L'
siier Il quite as respectable 70 hold the ploF as
10 handle the ware ick and find quite 81 worthy al
exercise OF their active intelligence in making cnem
eel ansl els Of the soil they cGlliyate as Ia cphernS
out in counting house the most perpe1lsg hal-
balance
Clearly, there should be such Conservatory ash
here foreshsdOxed, nor in Boston only bat IN New
York Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis,
and other great cities Also The time does not seem
yet to have come for the recalling of our embryo
Bhops and Generals to the cultivation Of the soil,
through tie influence Of Lswes and Liebig, and ali
ther kind; but that time mus! come for as a. for
Others, and Con,erVatory Of Art and Science In
each sles. City would hasten and insure it When
,hal We have one in New. York !
GKkFD LIkcLsT.-An EngHsh youth, named Ed
pa-S ga eonmitsd HrSay norrtrA y JEW