Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-11-12
KvENING SESSION.
Dir. ang ON Human Parasites,

The first paper Of the evening wss
read by J. W. Lang. member of the
Board from Waldo county. on The
Curse OF Human Parasites"
Not the tribes Of insects and worms in
ternal or external; but human parasites
in the form and semblsnce OF men. tha.
subsiSt upon the varied forms o: indus
uy. and upon the producing classes, with
out aiding them, very much - the eagle
lives on the prey OF the iiSh-hawk. Para
sites will feed OF producers aud industries
80 long as The producing Glasses are ig-
nocani OF sl classes producers should
be the most independent, upvjsh; ana sc
complished-uov should ihvy be alive
with political parasites or professional
yermin. The nuts OF their industry
should not be distributed for them or by
them.
The young should DO encouraged ~
the study OF the natural sciences, and
farmers themselves should work 10 sdorn
a higher position, and defend their nights
and immuni,iss in society and govern
ment. and they will no longer De trsatsd
as mudsill, Good men and true arc labor
IN Tor The advancement OF The iaborer,
socially and mteIee,uSlly-but tho para
site comes In aud diverts the benefits
10 other channels or render. them of
none effect. The reports Of our agrl-
cultural sOeisIies and Bosrds OF az
riculture. pJiuted al the expense Of the
farmers. are piled up Ia heaps Ia dark
sltics or sold 10 the paper stock man. I'M
read and uncared Ion
Our duty should be 10 make the Aborer
appreciate his worth snd rights. aud not
ou'y cultivate the beneficial and uselu.
product, ut nature. but the beautiful also
e. S',c ,~boJ jest ieNuI. "a MAKE
i-ru.ius profession O.. ..aes A.j iuil
en- Iu H.. .... system
b. the ,,j,p. ,sum.m 90 market dsv.
OF i,.i.-. .4t8es- -n.-.J ti,cauulrnAuc~
the mi4J.yW ADJ .e.~le themselves =
greater share Of The profits Men who
range the country snd PICK up products
the farmer might iu,t -, well market
himself. aud save toi, thereby, are OF no
zeal benefit 10 society. SAY YOU he :
handy 50 he l>-bui little money in
the pocket /, Slsu handy sometimes.
Bring The producer ans consumer Iogeth.
er and the one gets more, while The 9TH
Ell pays less for the product than now.
they divide the parasites profits between
them aud are both benefited Even the
railroad. are in measure in the hands
OF these parasites, and pressed into ser
vice against the producer
Farmers clubs. market DAYS. cheap I'M
trsmmelsd transportation, diffusion Of
knowledge and Co operation, are among
the mos, potent means OF Kidding pro-
ductive industry of thsse para sitieSl ver-
min now sApPing It's life blood. Agricul
turSl societies, agricultural colleges. the
agricultural press aud the unbiased COM
mon sense OF 81 educated people, will
work this point out if it even is worked
out to practical utility. benefit and bless
ing. One thing is clearinghouse is a
growing intimacy between city and
country. They are not So FAR apart social
ly and practical ly as formery--this il as
it ought TO be, and movement in the
right direction.
The concluding paper Of the evening
was by s. L. Boardman, one of the Mem
bers q, Large, on the Influence and
Power of the Agricultural Press.