Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-10

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and Vet fnorc striking ra~e. The h0rse,
the sheep. the s~ine and foxi wiil live
and thrive upon the ~zm- kind ut grain.
Hut. in the ~sossarh OF the hor-e. the grain
- istran~fsrmed. t'y n beautiful chemical pro-
cess into q SORT of chyle that develops
hair for the covering of the animals lsody.
The same Kind of grain IN the stofrl-
Ach OF . sheep produces a ehyle which de-
velops wool. In the stomach Of the swine.
the same kind Of fuod causes bristles To
grow; while. lastly. il fed To q hen. it
crops out in vigorous growth Of feathers.
But how shall We explain all these seem-
ingiy clashing phenomeuoa, DO they
not manifestly smack IT q design and q
reasoning faculty somewhere? And does
it not appear that, while there Is power
behind the throne, that power . an in-
telligent one? While chemistry cannot
explain all the minutiae of these things.
it most siynally acts in the capacity OF a
and devious roadway.
God. himself the great Prince of chem
lists, has deposited in the womb of the
earth all the essential elements, both
organic and inorganic, that go to make up
the valuable cereals and other vegeta es
mestic animals have fed during the pas:
six thousand years, and which must con-
tinue to sustain them to the end of time.
These elements, more precious than the
glittering gems they invest are. cOmpara-
lively speaking, but fe " in nj mber, and
they should be learned and fa,niliariy
called by name by every schooi.boy. 70
the practical farmer, they should be old
acquaintances, even household words; as
we'll known to him and his SONS as The
names of his domestic animals and the
machines and utensils he uses. Indeed,
they are the utensils which nature uses in
all her wonderful inanipulations; Most,
il not all these components find !Oug-
ment in every principle Of growth within
the pale of the vegetable world. They
are comprehended In the blade Of grass,
in the stalk of wheat, in the luscious
fruits, in the .wayside flower and in the
sturdy oak. Ofa Thousand years growth.
No sooner is q healthy seed dropped into
the bosom of the earth, than these e!e-
mentS are called into requisition. AS
good angels gather around the newborn
babe to minister to its little wants. SO DO
these attentive and obedient servants
Ter, sustain and strengthen ns fragile lite.
Not FOR q mdmont b 10 iefs alone; btlts
scrupulously mindful of all its needs, they
give it air to breathe, food to eat and wa
tor to drink everything, in fact. that con-
bone and the sinew of the future plant is
most lavishly expended upon it: And
when it is old enough to put omit beauti-
full robes and be seen OF men, then God
leaves his breath in its little cup. and
sends the sunbeams to paint and deck and
gild and array it even as Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed.
We have said that the constituent ele-
ments of plants were few in number. We
will mention several of them for we love
to repeat their names. The cOmpOnents
that enter into the organic or combus-
oxygen, sulphur, hydrogen, phosphorus,
and nitrogen. Three of these, viz carbon,
sulphur and phosphorus are solid bodies,
while the others are peculiar kinds Of
gaseOusor aerif0rm bodies. Carbon is well
represented bya piece Of charcoal newly
burned, fresh from the mint, before it has
been exposed to the atmosphere. Sui
phur is too we'll known to need q descrip.
ton. Phosphorus is waXy substance OF
a yellowish color; it shines in the dark.
smokes in the air and burns with dense
white vapOr when only slightly rubbed.
The elements that enter into the cOmpo-
sition Of the ashes, or. that we call the
inorganic, earthly. or incombustible sub
stance OF plants are fourteen in number,
including sulphur and phosphorus already
mentioned and common to both classes.
For the sake of completing the whole
soda, lime, magnesia. silica. alumina,
oxide of manganese. sulphur, phosphorus,
iodine, chlorine, bronline and fiourine.
In order to furnish practical illustration
of principle already stated, we have
collated q few Of the latest and most re-
ment in the laboratories of our best az
ricultuial colleges. To do this, we have
selected such articles as are well known to
the farmers of all cOuntries-viz: wheat
and oats. Now, in q thousand pounds OF
wheat, 1t is found when the grain is
burned in the open air, that there are 976
pounds of organic or combustible materi-
al viz /: 46l pounds Of carbon, 81 pounds
of hydrogen, 43a pounds OfOxygen, and 23
pounds OF nitrogen. In . thousand pounds
OF oats, treated in . similar manner,
there are $50 pounds OF organic or CON-
CARTON. "a pounds Of hydrogen. 81 pounds
o. oxygen and n pounds Of nitrogen.
On the other hand. i'm the sAnse one
thouznnd pounds of wheat. there remains
% hounds of aahes cr inorganic material.
made up Of the following elements and
proportsons-yix IS ts,unds Of poeash.
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