, 1860-05-25

Ihe Atlantic papers recently published q
IlnaIE4b|l IeIlor from Lioblg' The great
German chemist. addressed 10 Mech. the
1mon. English frner, upon that most mo-
mnlon. Of al sublunnfy themes. the produc-
ton Of grain. lie shows that the corn.pro.
la.|nE power Of the civilized, cultivated
c1anIr'cs Of the globe, Is rapidly becoming
c.'1n1Ird that i . owing to auano that
he decline has not been more rapid or more
marked but thar the existing supply Of
0|no' n i conI'nucI 70 b CONSUMED It It's
present .aIl. win not last more than tWen-
|I.'|fo or thirty years at tho utmost He
|I Io1III'uE|I. that unIos1 war. Or
II.|''|01. OF Hu'no OF emigration. en-
m1st' largely d'mlu'1hls he population Of
- o''rf coantsiel. they viii find themselves,
q 20 very distant day, n iho existing sys
Icu ol cultivation 81 pursued. IN actual
want Of bread. 1ndIha Na|Ihus'an theory
win |In. receive an carly aud certainly un-
hooked I'I 111mn'|fc1I|on.
I11.I c1u1|oI'o11' thus rnassed together,
arc 90 startling thai even when they come
from 11 eminent scientific man. one fnds
..0| 0|I'.I||F IN accepting them. But 3
|||I 0||.0|I Inspection Of what i1 actually
|.II|I|0| within our own KNOWLEDGE, both
.|'' 14l IN taI1p4 r'a11s lhsIl general
||0|In1u beyond . doubl For many
I|.| I||.'1 a. repeal Of he Corn laws, in
I4II' Go.'.nd vas only enabled 70 keep up
n. apply Of Wheat |oI her own population
II '|0 1I|.|s1c. Of high prolocI|re duties.
nd consequently high pucn Of bread and
'4N ||'1l1Ii Of living rn The part Of The
..-.I A. soon a. The duties Noro removed,
N. .II1I. N.I. unable 10 pr0dnoe 4 nt he
.|'IU' market price. and had 70 give way
|..~ ||I 11U1.||I|on Of Russia and iho
|0''|| @'.||| .1I 11|1Et Ihom.s|Ils 70 eat
q. |''|'11 md 1l11n crops With these
||. |.|||'0I' O. p@I1a1. Ilty never
'|I 1.'1I- tyI DE annual yield VI home
.|||0 4...| ~ bean o1oInous|y diminish
| "| I0.||.I bread 1 now mainly tie
.. || d. L1.I11 .I11ptl and Mo1t
81. I|.'||.s pufl1a.sl by Brtiih nnuf.o.
h however. notorious hat ihc nmo
|.'..|0| i now showing ||s.|f IN he lands
||'.I have BEN longest under cultivation
here md grain !. c.I.|ne 70 BE- profitable
..| .|.'|0I' I1i New York. and Virginia,
Fl. |'.'I pr 1.I. /. rapidly diminishing, and
| II11I. Of 1xlnn.Iion goes On, We
~ or |I.'i further u1 further West
. ||'U'0I and Eastern Europe tho same
.|'''0. IN fertility , 1'.o % b witnessed.
- I.n.I I.'II Everywhere Iks sams--,he
I.0|'0III I1|I1c|'11 from he col q TIE e.
|'|0|| I| I|1|0o||I1nr.1. Without tho small.
q" ||.0|| n I11'l restoration. Owing 70
81 ||0||1II rI |nnd viii which W have
|| - .| 0'|||1I. our |1II11rl have rarely
~. he trouble - u1nnfo lhoir fields.
my |0|I |..n virgin toiI; they got al
|'.I en- or cI 11n. and when they are
,||'a.'1l' abandon them. N Europe, and
I|r|.'|I '1 England, stem necessity has
|'Ur.'|.I ne ca|l'falor 70 take some pains
q. I0.|1I1 70 |ho soil some portion Of tie VI.
|.''|| 40 which bis crops each year deprive
a. he ordinary farm yard manure was
'.|I I|'|.I On |Il lh'1 purpose; but even
|'0I a be- erased 70 produce The required
|'''''| I0.1o I1M made Is appearance
10 |0.1|I'11 10 L'1b'g The supply Of gnano
|||0I| 10 mnc1 longer. and lhis once ex.
|.I.|.I' .01 means must hs devised ol
|.|r'|'1I |,s place Or he people Of he civ.
|'|.| World viii soon end themselves hcl
40 .c' viii llic'ency Of brlad--a eIisis
.||.| n i I|I nol c1n.s absoIuls famine,
would c.I|.'1|g IIn|I l1.ccnt % = mud
',#N .|0I||d o' living. and corresponding
|""' |...||.||1n.
|. &|M.|a On uhlch aII his gloomy
||.|.|'|0. i I.'1i. 4 very simple one.
I| ~ I'D ...1 'o'l rioI1r'iVa' ~ elo
|..|. ||'.| Al. n'|hlrarn n he harvest i
".| m #. II.|010I I1o ordinary harn'
. .'..1. .I.|. IIoI q a.ld partially
..|. || Obi. Iup1.1 1lI only partially.
I.|I 10y. ray lFl 2 dlI'deney' and