The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-04-17

EnGlish PeculiarItles.
A proof Of the energy Of the British psaple. l.
the highly artificial Acns3{ s6tio4, q The Wteis,
fabric. The climate And SSSsapSy,I aid, wsrS
Fictitious, - If the hendlSf - had s1ranssd
the conditions. The saaH 6kis1ctsr pefvSdss
the whole kingdom. 1A6o4 aid. - l6ms was ,
state not subject e pssadoxss (" but Eneisue
foundations Of its grSssnsss are the rolling .sssr
and, from frat to last Il is museum Of AROMA:
lies This foggy andfainy count yfhtx isl HI
world with astronomical obsertafo III 3o&
rivers do not afford water.poweS Hdt!th4 mi
shakes under the thunder Of tho Afls4 ~ r
no gold mine of any imposteaa% b tn RI
more gold in England than iAalrthS 61haSU1nIa
tries. 1t is too far north for the culture Of the
vine, but the wines "a SSl eoansfies ars u its
docks. The French Comte de Lauraguais said :
mo fruit ripens in England but baked APPLE"
but oranges and pinefapplea are as cheap in Lon
don as in the Mediterranead A The MarksLars
Express, or the Custom House Returns bear out
to the letter the vaunt Of Pope,
"a: rel: at: sjs ss' ~ 7alf;;.;y. H.. .:sTTIa
While by our oaks those precious loads are borne
Aud realms commanded which those trees sdorn.
The native cattle are extiaot but the leland, il
full Of artificial breeds. The agricultdrst Bake.
we'll created sheep and cows aud horses to order,
and breeds in which rything was omitted but
bag, tho 81 70 IN ssliloin Stall feedIsg n,akss
sperm-mils Of the cattle, and converts the stable
into chemical factory. The rivers, lakes and
ponds, too much fshed, Or obstfucted ~ fAet6t-
ies are srtiAcially filled with the eggs Of salmon
turbot and herring.
Chat Moss eeats jesS y Liseolis.kiss ga
pay rent. By cylindrical tiles and guttapercha
tsSsaAfesSail!iae aePes ot bad 4s9d hSye bean,
lGRdSaAaa but 6nt SQsali& Win thfbSet, ~
fape-culture and grass. The climate too, which
dryer BY az enormous J6nsahp tioA @cosil il .
far reached by this new action, that fogs and
storms are said to disappear. In due course, all
England will be drained, and fise .. Second time
out Of the waters The latest step was 10 call in
the aid Of steam to tEficelturN Steam is almsst
an Englishman. I do not know but they will
send bin NJ ttsianepk hsxs 70 make lawsf He
aass psmR sfiAA. al, lSnd pillow for the farnser.
The markets created BY the manufacturing pop.
nlation have erected agriculture into the great
s1S Rou1is ID 5Gtals Is SqaI Ssbs tSisS ofsh he
soil Artificial aids of all kinds are cheaper thar,
the natural resources. No man can afford to
walk, whensshS rliainentary train carries him
for a penny q mile. Gas-burners are cheaper
than daylight in numberless floors in the cities.
All the houses in London buy their water. The
English trade does not e3Sstfcr the ekportatiop
Of native products, but on its nanutsetures, OF
the making we'll everything which Is ill-mads
elsewhere. They smakspouches for the Mexican,
bandannas for the Hindoo, ginseng for the Chi
nose, beads for the Iadisns, laces for the Flem-
pings, Telescopes for the astronomers, cannons
foS Rhga ~ / dApDi
The nearer We look, the more artificial is their
social system. Their law is network of ictions