Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-17

tan " occur M - i''N
,,nst tr,;d farmer rs the most learne'
,.,t,r,li>t. The one. in his st"lid apathy
hoods them not. while the other Is an II
.ens4Iv interested observer, AMI lntelll- enl
" w,fchcs for their occurrence. Ever!
f,rmer with right habits of thought an'
observation. nav be Il naturalist. an
while acquiring Il fund Of interestn.
knowledge. also add materially to hi
nrasp.cts Of success He should be rs III
f.rrstrd an observer of natural laws Il:
: thr astronomer, the chemist dc. The,
usually apply themselves to the study
,urr s,.ienrr: the farmer should TO that Q.
.,n,,lird science. The pursuit Of one is n
more noble in itself than the other; ea' !,
nrc>rn, their appropriate problems for on
solution and those. too. viii Ii the best in
trlIec.s lave not vet been able to solve The
Intelligent pursuit of agriculture. lmplic
tive constant study of the great book o
Nature. which IN Infinite hand has >lre:'
ont before us. on every PAGE ct which We
bchol the impress of lis Author.
WHAT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND.
We cannot comprehend many Of Tho
Phenomena. which we observe i'll the pm
sui of our calling. 1t is not for u to com
prrhrnh that mysterious power which dI
rec, : tie growth of animal and vegetable
lie: which directs the II mt oak AMI the
tinv flower to assume their respective s!Zr>
an forms, when nur.ured by The s;,ne
soil We cannot comprehend that power
which civr> to The oak is p'tillar cflT
act, r>tics. or nrranTrS with more thai
PAINTERS skill til It beauty of DIES IN tht
,rictl of tntS and perfection Of c"lorin@
winch every flower garden presents That
y ,Ntr VIII ch causes the different l'lan'e t'
Gull out from thu am SOL, and combine
IN der respective forms. those elements
which constitute the deadly vcCcta IL
poison the luscious the sour, or the hi,tcr
fruit the sac, hai inc sweets. tl!r aromatic
,piceS or those tib Gus vegetable sub>tan
{ from winch we weave 80 many OF oul
VA able textile flbric>.
We cannr tell why the d licatc, tibrou-
rou,lcts OF The tree =, nrtr.,te the soil, an'!
,auh,r tip the moisture which holds III So
uti II ss,lIIr of the const tI, II : OF It's own
iuturc CON position, and proprl> il. N th'
form of sap through the woody lalNrintIls
# il roofs. trunk. and branches 10 liz
Leaves. where b. Their ecu lar mcchanlsm
It Is as>lmllttrd. an prep trrd t perform
- # flee. We cannot comprehend the
t;tu~c OF its return. To IL nmr the place As
>i.ned it. i'll the wood, the bark. the flower
the fruit. ur the seed. at where 1t l.
wanted 10 = rftct The full Development OF
liz Tee. producing i'll each variety "l
ice> and shrubs. their own peculiar form
# deVcl"l ntenl, each lie producing IL
A;nd III min lt Succession. We can only
:'y. that HAT lif,--givin- principle which
produces tiir-e strange phenomenal. SprinG'
II, IN the First Great Cause. AMI canine
be conprcl,cn.ied hy i.n.ie minis
tv,n.>rrs DESIGN.
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