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be Indispensable. The people of NiCHra.
qua and her sister states have been, aud
| believe ~till are, doSirous That ibis canal
shall be built and managed Toy the nltel
states for the great Commou ends ami
benefits OF CONNIE rec aud intercourse be-
tween nations, as well H. Ter the more in
innate interests of the American states,
and trust that ere long our government
Will feel more deeply and see more clearly
than 1t has yet done, the Importance of
the matter, and bring it to Il successful
issue.
These briefly outlined subjects,
Mr.. President and ladies and gen
lemen, | have thought might inter-
est you. perhaps, as much ~ many
or tt" more immediate questions
that surround us as members OF common
and coherent working communities, Hbd-
ing, aud to abide, among the hills and
talr NtlicVs of \ ernUut Hud Northeastern
New York, but am sure that we shall not
forget in our necessary consideration OF
the wide interests and relations that we
have IL common with the great nation OF
which we form Il part, that every advance
mcnt, great or small, that occurs among
civilized men, il founded upon the strength,
the int lligence, the virtue and the persist
ence of the members of organized com
,muniieS, and that Improvement and pro
gress, Ike what is said of true charity,
begin at home" We must cultivate
our fields and work our mines, quarrcs
aud shops by better and more economic
methods and secure larger and more prof
liable results We must sustain orr
churches with stronger iaiih aud with
larger contributions, and with spirit
more and more tolerant between the Nari-
Gus branches OF the great Christian family
and we must pour ont through our schools
and colleges, as from an untalliug ana
abundant fountain, that intelligent and
well balanced education for our children
in all their faculties which is more than
mere learning, and more valuable than
great possessions. and which will make
them, wherever they may be, wise and
prudelt and earnest workers for peace and
happiness among men.
Mr.. Elmunds held the close attention of
the audience, and his address was received
with repeated applause and heartily ap.
plauded at its close. Col. LeGraud Il.
Cannon, president of the Champlau
Valley Agricultural association, then in
troduCcd Sir Lyon Ilayfair. He said
LddioS ana GeHtiemcn:-Wc are favored by
the presence OF Il cis lnEui,hCd gentleman
from abroad, who kindly consented to make. Il
hriei address to you thi' evening on the sub
jcct OF food. may say that tins gentlemen
has drNOtcd almost Il lifetime to the stuuy OF
certain important economic problems, an
pcciully to that Of the ccmcntS of TODD. and
with such success that his statistic, and con
illusions have been embodied in text books III
almost all the schools of Europe. In this
udd, OF most prolllgale waste, perhaps the
day is not far distant. if not present now.
when W should All bc ADVISED how we may
economics luud 20 as to suhSist the largest
numbCr with the least cost. ON that point
have no doubt you Will receive this evening
not iI'tir inicrnatio1 | may further add
that this gentleman although most
loyal subject of mr. majesty, the 'quce
OF tn+land Is one OF the most
warm and earnest friends that America
pos>c.> SOS i'll all EnglAnd. LApplausc.l IL is
scarcely necessary, gentlemen, 10 refer to
known 10 MS AL. and without further words
| have the honor to introduce To you the
Right Hon. Sir Lyon Playiair. IAppause.l
SIR LYON PLAYFAIR's REMARKS.
Mr. President, Senator EdmundS, La.
dies and gentlemen:
am not going to give You a careful and
thoughtful address, such is we listened
to, but simply ask YOU to listen to a few
OBSERVATIONS III relation to the science of
food. In the great Royal Agricultural So
ctety OF England our motto is science
with Practice This is a necessity for all
producers. We cannot do without
practice, but as competition becomes keen
er, we cannot do without science; and
want to explain to you briefly some Of
the scientific points III regard to food.
Now, you who are aGriculturlsts have the
greatest and the most important industry
N the world. Agriculture is by
far the greatest of the industrial arts.
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what you put into it, but you are both the
crea''I9 thIl lnul'lPllerS Oh Ioou' ana IN
th lue INDUSTRY OF 4SfiGulturt Is greater
tnah any ~ ~. the World. on are creating,
ottl o. uiiIlke lH'eri'tls looli' ana pr9u9c-
All food comes of plants. We live upon
oAtI' pGel' mutton elc.' out tnese ahlihalS
g ~ an llelr ioou ouU Oh pants as 40
az az aI ,iIl1'' ntnlan anu fHe rtst.
Hence Sor zee ne I'm PorlHl!ce Oh showing
nov, ni"ti ut9h any "loo. thete Is III par
tlcuiar Pi'n.S' anu NOW 10 EXTRACT II ana
u,'' ~ Ip"it ~ "Hl'ii"i an" ~" ~ heeP
al, Ile ne", VI 'tle po'i NAi+,.a, +t.o ne
ferrnt KIM Of fn,i If he Actic and
tropical regions and -uji that all the food
beyond what was necessary to keep up
the heat OF the body at ~ degrees went to
form lat such a. starch, u@ar, etc These
are ne "hole principles OF nutrition