, 1873-02-02

Yere they calm, these opponents Of the political
properties Of things, there inevitably ar!5o certain
modes Of action, WITCH, gcae-aiized constitute
oas ct
laws Of social processes including among ohers those
through which nusua! I'D tn sattsfyng wants Is made
Inc Laws Of wclr Po!iEca. Economy seeks to general
tze nen would hare continued II the lowest stage Of
instead of feernr 1t the e.dencc and those who pur-
it, their coarse should be to ahov In what respects
the genealizasons thus far made are untrue and how
they may la so expressed as To correspond to tie truth
more nearly.
Herbert Spencer is never tiredof exposing the
foolisl,uess Of reliance on State agency instead
Of personal enterprise. In these days Of political
auackery, such views are opportune. He says:
lie srceyed On obserying how 1t swass their religious
beliefs Wc aha1 best zee this hy tafng IN instance
supplied by people whose ideas are extremely
crude. Here is IN nbstract Of description given by
4 pot M Of oil with lighted wick was placed every
painted doll the patron-saint Of the boat in which
sailed from Goa. One evening ns the appeared
likely to be squally We obse1sed M thas the usu1 Go
tindsI tGaptain1 Indignantly, II that chap csn keep
the x
1ns usual GHaa Ths sabb ha!s
we had an informal squall with him on board, and,
be- does not Keep this ono off, III just throw him over
sad ase 70 sans me- aoo
70 Us it seems scarcely imaginable that men should
to than. should insult and sometimes casgate them
for not answering ter prayer ind then should pres
sy Se 1a 10 ts se asa i III Us re
our conduct does not present such contradiction yet
. contradiction essentially similar is betrayed by
9es essual s'ndas5 dea not hess
ua Of perpetual expectation. ConcelE1ng the
etaseasency though 1t were something more than
q cluster Of mcn Ia few clever, many ordinary; and
some decidedly stupiD, Ascribe to it marvellous
powers q doing things which men o-
procure Tor u, in somo why which We do not doubt It
can lnd, benefits Of al others; aud rr1 With 1n1ai~
te7ng tath fs9 h,1 every 1e o IT. = MT e me
is;ne0 IT, the sgp'Dls sva { not cured, or sona
nals, daily and weekly, general md local perpetually
find failures to tilate upon now blaming, and now
1tdiculing first this department. and then that And
though fhe time Of. tho Legislature il chiefly
p Liter + TN enaas aay sess md sSn implied s.
thcea needs for amendments, there often
comes at last repeal Jet from day to day, increasing
and state-uaanagement. This emotion which Is ex-
cited by the forms Of governmental power and makes
that springs up afresh however often cut doWu-
CULTIVATION BIZ STEAM
is one Of the topics treated OF II the Mlscol-
lany:" The editor says:
At IN agricultural meeting, recently held In Scot
land, interesting statements were made respect
Ing the origin progress and resu1ts Of cultivation by
steam in Europe In 1855, Mr.. John Fowler, of Is
se1 County England, started bis first steatn-plow.
Now in Great Britsn there single establishments
for manufacturing steamplows, extensive that they
fuznieh constant employment for not less than 0o
men In England between 400 aad 500 sets Of steam
h~yr Yyrins 1fhorK in
diyidnal owners, are worked for hire, and are
found to be profitable inyestment.. A tract
that It could not be rented for $ per acre bought
by enterpr1ang farmer, who removed ths fences,
and with put u he ~ whole hole
on the money invested in the land, bis clear prodts
were $4,000. The sol he thus improved By desp
steam-pow1ng is stir clay that coud not DO profit.
ably worked By horse power. Another tract Of 5000
ocres that had been regarded worthless was bought
by farmer who powed 1t with to the depth
of ree feet md VIA rewarded by crops Of astonishing
thrift IN Scot1and cultivation by steam is becoming
general, aud producing results equally marvellous
maohinery and securing large dividends. while tndi
y1dua farmers have invested from TO $4,000 in
gteau-mschinery With very profitable resul:5: In
GERMANY also, steaIupoTe Is working revolution
It was also stated TINT the Paahn Of Egypt now en-
pIoys his extensive domain 400 steam pows and Is
building on his far 400 miles OF railway, and, for
transporting ond the raw material pro-
PerRaps the most successful cltivator by steam in
America ia Mr. E. Lawrence: OF Magnolia Plantation,
Agricultural Department, he speaks Of tho rcsalh Of
his trial OF the atea1n-plow as follows:
"Two hundred and twenty acres Of ny y eane-eIop,
40 acres of which pontancs, md 80 acres hrt
year rattoons, were, believe, as thoroughly powed
aud cultivated BY steam could be desired The 80
Of the steam-1osed eanx Planted in similar manner
last year were barred of md well dug IN tho month
Of March, then aubsoed md eaTa,ed BY steam PEE &c
n4,1rp rail-
pounds OF sugar to the scre."
Wr. Lawrence closes his letter with the prophecy:
nartnre The constant increase Of immigration and
population in the States Of our country
will soon demand better cuvstlon anu
the yield Of wheat from 16 buAhes 10 y bushels 70 fhe
ac1o. ,-,.,,.,, .tr,.+ ~ onr
country can much longer turn deaf car to this Last
md greatest achievement OF steam,-tt9 6ucccss ap-
p'icat:on to the cultivation Of the so has bsoken
The yoke and lifted the burden which, for ages, held
both man and beast in bondage, ame1orating their
Condition by making that which was most onerous
and s.tTasttye it has elevated laooF ana o'sn'-
In addition there are these articles: "Heat
and Life, by Ferdinand Papillon; .NeE'ons Ne,
Meath and Moral of Medone a
by Frederick Arnold; "Tho Warming Of
Ho1ses,"-b John ?. aoddon; Is ELECTRICITY
e,"Lby Henry Lake; ado Birds Improve n :.
Nest~Bui1ding ?" Tho Ant1pode9 and EerlNcl,
by Hezoliah Buttcrworth; +" Ueeful Things" ="
Lecture in New York-Alrs. Someryillo; - Liter
ary Notices: Transactions Of the Wisconsin
Academy Of Sciences; Arts, and IctteEsBago
hot's Physics and Politics. -sillmAn'e Dedacfive ~:
and 1nduotive Training-spencer's Regent Dis
cussions;" Miscellany: Volcanic Energy
Tho vibrations produced by Various Explosives
ECONOMY Of Fuel-Ammonia in snow-Water
Ozone by New Process-Ihe English SparTo"
The Uses Of Asbestos-Britisll s:ientihc Ex-
pedision-Ihe Venomous Snakes OF lnd1a-A
New Fire Eacape-Necessity Of Carefulnees IN
Old Age"
sCRtBNER'S.
Scribner's Magazine is winning . high rank as
All ILLUSTRATED PERIODICAL
Thomas Moran's landscapes in previous num-
bers will be remembered for their great beauty.
He continues to use his pencil in its service:
Potter Moran, the delineator OF animal life, anu
". L. Sheppard, known for his character
sketches, are also at work for it, These artists
together with Champ" q. n. Champncy), who
has been for years the pupil and friend OF Eaoa-
ard Frere, the noted French artist, and las hitl-