The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-19
A LONDON LETTER

| A"hkusSe-A WISH 10 Model
| Farm.
Correspondence of the N Y. Evening Mail
LONDON, November Is, 1873.
M. Alphonse dc Condolle, a Swiss
publishes book entitled Historic de.
Sciences" in which be predicts the
gradual decline and extinction Of hi,
own language.
CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.
His calculations are curious. He
thinks at the end OF another hundred
wears the English speaking races ofths
United Kingdom, the Australian Colo
nice, and the United States, will num-
Der eight hundred and sixiy-millions,
while the German-speaking people will
be only one hundred and twenty.four
millions, and those speaking French
will number only about sixty millions,
or one person who speaks French for
every twelve or thirteen who speak
~English throughout the world. He
bases his calculations upon the rates OF
increase in different nations, but he con-
siders even these statistics insufficient
TO prove how rapidly English is becom-
ing the language OF the world. In re-
ference to the English language, he
says: ats forms are adapted to modern
tendencies. Ifyou have to hail q yes
sci, cry stop to train, demonstrate q
machine, make physical experiment,
speak in few words to people busy and
practical, you must speak English"
OUR VIGOROUS LANGUAGE.
He states that in Switzerland, where
French and German are both under.
stood in the came family, the French
always drives out the German, but that
whenever French aud English are both
understood in Swiss household, the
English drives ont the French. French
and German families in England and
America quickly lose their native
tongues, but English families in France
and Germany generally transmit their
original language from generation to
generation.
The English is to drive French and
German out of the field far more rapids
ly than population statistics alone can
ioretell. The writer seems to hold that
the world will be a gamer, and only
fears that English may break up into
three languages, spoken in different
quarters OF the globe, and related to
one another like Italian, Spanish and
Portuguese. These deductions are curl
Gus aud interesting. That the English
language is by far the most popular, is
evident to those whose fortune calls
them TO various parts of the world.
People OF sll nations improve every OPP
portunity to learn English. 1t is the
commercial language Of the world.
MODEL FARM.
During recent visit which l made
to Windsor Castle, embraced an OPP
portunity to visit the celebrated model
farm which wss inaugurated by the
late Prince Consort, and in which he
took an active interest before he died.
The farm is located about mile
south Of the Castle, aud in order to in
spect it, an order from the Lord Cham
berlsin is necessary. was not proc
vided with pass, but on presenting
myself to Mr.. Tate, the manager, stat
ing l was from the United States and
desirous of inspecting the farm, | was
kindly allowed to do so. The farm is
com posed of 1900 acres, and is really a
dairy farm, only very small part be-
ing under cultivation, but is almost en-
tirely devoted to pastursge for the
stock, covers for game, &c. l was
shown first the dairy house, where the
milk is set, the cream collected and
churned into butter for use in the roy-
al household.
THE DAIRY HOUSE.
This house was designed by the late
Prince Albert himself, but he did not
live to see his plans carried out. 1t
was, however finished by the Queen in
accordance with his idea, tits a small
brick building OF Swiss style OF archi-
lecture. The dairy room ia about 20
by 10, on the ground floor, with the
walls, ceiling and floor beautifully i'm
ished with porcelain work Of various
designs. On the walls ct the head Of
the room are two porcelain designs, one
of Prince Albert and the other OF her
Majesty, besides other figures and rep
rsseutations. The milk is placed in
China bowls (also designed by Prince
Albert with stream of water running
under them to cool the milk. Inc
cream is SKINNED off the milk after it
has stood twelve hours, ard the second
time in twelve hours after. passed
then into the churning room, which IS
furnished in a like manner, only not
quite so elaborate. Here the cream Is
cburped into butter by means OF q re-
volying barrel churn, and the butter is
sent to Balmorsl Castle. in Scotland LOT
use IN the royal household.
ROYAL STOCK.
We now passed into the COW stable
which is close by. 1t being rainy day
the cows were in their stalls, and SO we
| had an excellent chance to inspect
them There was in that stable nifty
three as fine COWS as l ever saw. These
ave the choicest selected mich COWS, and
are com posed of the following breeds
viz. Attorneys, short.horned Durham;
and the Little Brittanys. In snotnei
stable | noticed fine specimens oil bulls
oItbe ahoye breeds, also some remark
able lots of hogs Of the Prince Alder
breed. Besides the two hundred cattle
including COWS, heifers and bulls there
az. over a thousand deer and i've thou
sand sheep grazing and roaming oyel
this farm, The farm is also well stock
ed with game Of all kinds. Pheasants
ouails and partridges are plenty ano a
tame as chickens. This game is 70
1 ha