Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-01
AGRICULTURAL.
WASTE PRODUCTS OF THE FARM.

QeNTtt Vi dtcLIdtN VIZ
decree of progress and civilization to which
different la;ions have attained. For exam
nile. the following material standards Will
suffice The amount of iron, the amount
of sulphuric acid. the amount oi steam
power. the amount of paper used, OF soap
used By people, will enable Us To determine
yerv closely their intellectual and social
standing in the family of nations There
Is still another 10 which ] would call your
attention. Among the hundreds OF thou
sands of objects of interest when sur
reminded the visitor at the recent Exposition
at Vienna. where. to an extent hitherto
unprecedented. the products OF Chrlslen-
dom and heathendom were gathered 10 Irlenu-
lv connection. there were here and there
groups which characterized especially the
more advanced nations OF the earth ana
were catalogued under the head OF " W aste
Materials and Their Products No ae-
partmcni of the exhibition more l9rcloIS
presented the intimate relation OF Science
TO the Arts than did this; no department
more clearly showed the relative advance
which different nations had made to"ards
civilization.
has been this advance IN certain nations
that we NAV Judge how accurately inns
L
hirb-water mark of Civilization. let ns
briefly run our eve over the record oil the
mast few wears. for II may be that we may
find therein lesson worthy our own con-
sideratien II may be we may Ind hlnt'
discover a path which, followed little way,
will lead some Of Us to competence Tor our
selves. and enable Us also 10 prove a bless
ing 10 our fellows.
Among the greatest blessings which
Science has given 10 the race. has been inc
utilization Of those refuse products Whlch
have hitherto not only numbered manulac-
tnrers but often. IN their offensive accdma-
lation. been productive OF disease ana
death Not only has Science taken these cum
berinrand often foul products and converted
them bv her magic touch into useful com
moditie,. but not infreq uentiy has real
demand arisen for these same refuse SUD
stances. enhancing greatly the profits oi the
ORIGINAL manufacturer and lowering the
cost of his former productions.
II wa. not many years ago that q chem
i.- discovered among the tarry products oi
the ra- work. new compound, o. Nhieh
the name BeuzJlc was gwen Like d
thousand other compound, similar thou : u
not identical with it, lite attention ul-
this important discovery awaken but To-
day only the rainbow Do the heaf ems anu
the flowers in the field can il'al inc E9l-
eeousness Of color. and only the Iettef 'He
deIcacv Of perfume which chemical science
has evoked from this waste pr'4ucl rom
the lras retorts. More recently stl- other
,be,1i.ts have sought out OF this same iou.,
larry mass a compound which DO their
lab,-atorie- Is fabricated into the cl-1rln@
r-incinlc of maddcr. the annual cJnsump-
Nom of which IN the arts amounts 70 inc
enormous sum ul over Slo,eoO,Wu, anu
Winch ha. In lis production appropriated
thousands of acres of the best farming
lands of Europe. happily now III lf5-i'u0t,
of beiur given uu 10 other a-rlcu4turAi
,,ro3r.f- through this wonderful discovery
E1r the half has hardly been said OF ia'
science has done with thi- once repll7'e
waste. From hence We obtain most oi our
ammonia. substance Iufaluan-e IN 'he
a-f- and Indispensable o. the iarmcr- oW-
inc ID 10. being compound rcn 10 miro
cs7 N,toriy thl~ bur entering g. d does
7 5-r, -be c1mn8-ItIlu of alQu, SO Anun-ahl T.
~ r-eI in 3veiur. ot which, lt least u.pN
-,nsar. used annually q Ens-and alone.
IL has liberated from that compound potash
which ha- thu~ been le.l i9r other l~e>' hl'
the least Important OF winch l- ~ value q.
the farmer a. a ic-t-l4er-
Eurtti- one subject is tY na means c1-
hau-teI for when We -nt.alt pAl1-l'l-' l---
h1lic acid. both produced 10 immense = ."u-
Titles and I'D general use NA1" W. ''ii1N u
It's u-e for roofing. for pas eiiens-' 49, 81 -.'
We NAV come 81 appreciate 10 Ha- 1871 q
tent We are indebted 10 "tf 'l7'-'5 'i. --i-
material happine~- 1. tAt -~'llS 'i
~ utl-iflnE tAi~ UAHH~''' anu
waste
have iar purpose oI ---.--'1 d.
selected but one waste product. A-'A'-- 'i'
a- We have seen. one n iei' --e u.
results, but q thousand oiat'7 lH'- D. -.1 q
been chosen. e. ua.-5 'a-l-.ie ''. 'He s'--
pose Indeed. an idea oi tHe llAi-'t 80 --li
portancc VI tll- may Doe seen I'D lHe I'd
that IN New Lug.aul alone iAcft j. any ''---
rs collected and converted o. p-AtI USE
more than So. oujuN WORTH 9i N-~'t Al.
F terial. which but few years since Wa
worse Than useless. 10 great extent '-I'
peculiar industry attained 10 our own c'-u'
/ trv it. greatest development l-Fin- tNe e1l-
/ reucic~ arising lu the war w. me ft'1-illA
T illustrating forcio.y the truth tu4' heee--i' y
+ j. the mother ui INVENTION D. might ''
] expected. England. trance @-u '1- man
stand pre-emlneut among the nations, a- az.
there j. hardly anything 80 tf---4't o. iiiIA
+ IN ANYTHING hv general assent SD Wlrtule-S
but has ult been turned mo @'he new
f channel of usefulness. in LONDON atone ,
there are more than luo WA1i'-''ie -t''iei
in such waste materlal-, oi ~-eA 9'l'", an y
financial standing a. t. appear ~ the i'>t-
Office Directory. while u Fari- accurate
/ census statistics show p9pu-at'ln 'i -
500 known q, cllt 1nicr~.or scraps err
whose annual receipts u'era-e more sla L
/ & 900 900. To such % system mas i1 Deeu
reduced in this latter city. this business Oh
/ rar-pickiuc. that thi- numerous fraternity
have divided thCm~e.ve- into ca,ie~ ana
/ cliqueS. as ari~jocratc and p-chlau ~ those
which socially divide thelr heIicr>, and
/ they have their House 0t Peer, then
/ Chamber Of Deputies. and d grade lower
/ still. ne drawing room oi The p~' f'airfS'
/ where she sanaaI. rt.gls oi their order con-
rrerate Anywhere. everywhere, through
out thi- beautiful city may they be seen, as
nirhtiaI ~tt,le- down upon the metropolis
/ gliding about quietly beneath lamp posts
I beside the tables % the numerous caleS'
D "a .t. % EHfa- "a