The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-29

if not fit for this purpose, the waste wood
was sawed into paling and plastering
lathes. What could serve no other use
full purpose was thrown into pile for fire
and kindling wood. There seemed a use
for every scrap, and the mill was cleared
of its rubbish hour by hour. The clear
ing was effected by putting everything to
some profitable application. A huge pile
of sawdust gave indication that something
at least must be thrown away to vindicate
the slovsply habits of our forefathers.
But even this we are told was carried of
by the farmers, for stable litter. By such
use, itself a fertilizing agent, it is thor
oughly saturated with other substances,
and becomes one of the most useful Of
fertilizers.
Necessity is said to be the mother of
invention; and it certainly is the parent
of economy. In one of Cooper's best nov
els, the Pioneer, prodigal laughs at the
owner of the village property, for desir-
ing to save trees, as if such common af-
fairs could have any value, or possibly
become scarce. The feeling of indiffer-
ence to such economy was all but uni
vcrSal, not many years ago. Now, how
ever, the destruction of our forests has
brought people to practical knowledge
of the value Of lumber. Such persons,
especially, as are required to build, though
on ever so limited scale, discover that
lumber is money Machinery of various
descriptions, for the manufacture of sash,
panel work and other purposes, comes in,
most opportunely, not only to save labor,
but time and stock. Day wages with
hand tools, aud the hap hazard hewing Of
old times, would make the most common
house exceed the present cost of an ele-
CANT residence.
The saw mill and machinery constitute
type of what is now done in almost eV-
cry department of industry. In many
things there is still unnecessary waste,
but the ingenuity of our countrymen,
proverbially inventive, is constantly de-
vising means to meet the problem of an
increased demand, depressed by the in
creased prices of the crude material. On
ly allow us fair chance in the struggle,
by the protection of industry, and the
threatened dangers of over population
will diminish with the increase of people
every year reveals some mode of bringing
into service substances hitherto neglected
or thrown away We have yet much to
learn. Necessity will teach US but the
stern admonitions of such waste require
to be seconded by the gentler process of
encouragement
There never existed nation with more
glorious opportunity than we enjoy for
keeping up the value and dignity of man
in the plainest republic, while at the same
time we may distribute among the whole
people such comforts and conveniences as
lnonarchs of old could not enjoy Slaves
toiled to create the Injuries of the ancient
despots. Modern science makes the ele-
ments minister to the production of such
convenienees for the industrious millions,
as enable the worker to receive the bene-
fit of his own labor But just so far, and
so far only, as we encourage and develop
productive industry, may we realize the
advantages within our reach The sys-
tenn which we have noted as regulating
the saw mill, is that which true civiliza-
ton and just government provide for the
benefit of the people. Every man has
his place and his value. Nothing is vast
ed, whether mental ability or physical
power, and industry and healthy compe-
tition are the agents which keep the great
machinery of the political and social fabric
in safe and profitable motion.-North
american.
Nanures Inn Winter.