Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-23
A Suggestion.

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Institute will prove failure. unless those
who are interested in the development
OF the various industries of the country
oy an interchange of ideas and the COM
parison of experience endeavor to solve
the many problems that were PROFOUND
| ed at the institute.
Could time have been given, ninety
per cent of these queries could have
been answered correctly by men in the
audience who were not called on, who are
not accustomed to write and speak, and
who could not Summon the courage to
address SO large an audience. One of
the most difficult problems, the writer
OF this. once saw solved by one of the
most Ignorant of colored men.
The mass of men cannot learn from
books, nor from even addresses; but
all men can learn from conversation.
Writers and speakers, presuming that
their readers and hearers are somewhat
familiar with the subject, omit too many
minor details, and tho result is that a
great many trials prove failures.
Books and papers are a great help,
but he is an ignorant man and will
prove failure, who draws his inspi-
ration only from what he reads. He
must mingle with his fellow men and
profit by their experiences.
| have no patience with fruit tree
pedlers and lighting rod swindlers and
none with man who says that light
ming rods are not necessary and that
apples cannot be raised profitably in
South Western Wisconsin, none what
ever. Apples, bees, berries and fish
can be raised here successfully. Let us
profit by the experience of those who
have burned their fingers in experiment.
ing.
No family can consume all the ber-
| ries that can be raised on a half acre
and have fresh berries from June to De-
| cember. All that is wanted is a little
knowledge to enable us to raise them
| cheaply.
A great many who have had gardens
all their lives or have been raised on
farms are CROPPING in the dark and rely
on chance. 1t is remarkable how much
ignorance there is even on the subjects
how and when to sow; how and when
to reap and when to NOW. And it
is no better in the house.
| How many cattle and horses, and
may add human lives have been lost
because of the lack ola little knowledge.
In every household are antidotes for
poisons if we only knew how to use
them. A little manipulation would
frequently restore the drowned if we
only knew how to applyit. A little CON-
preston would save the life ofthe wound
ed frequently till a surgeon could be call
ed if we only knew where to apply It,
No country in the world is better
adapted than this to supply all the
reasonable wants of man.
By being little more gregarious and
little more communicative we might
appropriate more economically these
means that are at our command.
If a class, business or profession should
isolate its self it would prove failure.
Here every man is interested in the
discovery of the last methods in every
industry. The minister, the merchant,
the lawyer, and the chemist all have as
great an interest therein as the farmer
and from each and every one something
can be learned. Each and every man
knows great many things but there
are great many things that most do
not know.
Now permit me to suggest that an
ASSOCIATION be formed for the purpose
of solving the many questions that
arise in everyday life
That we meet and prepare questions,
not for the purpose of placing ourselves
on exhibition as debeters but for the
purpose of giving and receiving infol-
nation, and for finding out the best
| methods.
The many have no rules for making
soap, and the converting of the juice of
fruits and berries into jelly is an acct
| dent, butter is churned on the same
principle.
Flour, water, salt and yeast may make
lovely bread yet slight change in the
manipulation may convert it into an
indigestible, sodden, sour compound,
and about half the time we have the
latter. How many have injured their
land by blowing at the wrong time.
And how many have ruined their
crops by putting self binder into the
field at the wrong time. And how
many, may add have ruined the self
binder by leaving 1t there too long.
Come now be sure, organize, meet and
discuss these questions, think and profit
by the thoughts and experiences of
Others