Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-17
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from North American Review for June
THE DESTINY OF CANADA.

From North American Review for June
THE DESTINY OF CANADA.
The destiny that awaits the greater
half of the continent, now included within
the British possessions in North Amer
ica, is a subject of the most profound in
terest. If, as resulting from COM
mercial union with the United States,
and the political consequences that would
follow from an enormous increase in
population, with a dissatisfaction with
colonialism and the development OF a
real national life, q movement should
set in for the Independence Of Canada,
it would take but few years to
achieve it. Already there is tendency
in this direction in the Canadian mind. :.
especially among the young men OF
Canada; and there would be less disin-
clination on the part Of English states
men to favor a movement of that char
acter in preference to absorption by the
United States. The Independence OF
Canada could result only in the creation
of great Republic, founded upon very
much the same principles as those that
now pervade the United States. The
area, comprising now eleven provinces
and territories, could be divided advan-
tageously into thirty States; and if the
have the hearty cooperation and all the
commercial advantages of a close union
with the United States, no greater
achievement could be imagined than to
build up great nation, composed Of peo-
ple of the same lineage, ths same
language, the same laws, and the same
literature, governed by the came princi-
ples, and having the same destiny in the
advancement Of civilization.-[ Erastus
Wiman.
THE UNITED STATES AND STEAMSHIP LINES.
American steamship lines should re
ceiye such liberal pay for transportation
of the United States mails as Will In
crease the frequency and celerity of the
trips of existing lines and induce the es-
tablishment of new lines, especially to
South and Central American countries
and to the East. Thus far, with the ex.
ception of two or three spasmodic move
ments in this direction, Congress has
declined to adopt the policy by which
foreign countries, particularly Great Brit
ain, have secured the establi shment and
maintenance of great steamship lines,
which have enlarged their mer chant
marine, increased their naval power,
controlled routes Of commerce, and
largely developed foreign trade. The
recent action of Great Britain and Cam
ada in granting subsidy of $500, 600 per
annum to secure the establishment oi a
British steamship line between Van
couver and China and Japan.
with the object of heading Oh
ahe American line between q
Francisco and those countries, ons III
to arouse Congress to the importance Of
encouraging the establishment ana
maintenance of American Steamship
lines between the United States and the
countries of S,uth America and Of the
East.-[Congressman Nelson Dingley.
DANGER OF DRINKING ICE-wATER.
Water for drinking purposes shoulc
never be below fifty degrees. we car
almost always get it. even in the hotties
weather, as cool as this by letting 1t rur
for minute or two from any householC
faucet, or drawing it from any count,
we'll. II not, there is no objection i, t'
cooling it to the point mentioned. Ih'
East India monkey" which can nov
be had almost anywhere in this country
and by means of which the contained
water is cooled by its own evapora ion
answers the purpose admirably. l an
quite sure that, if ice.water should b
generally discarded as drink, the aver
age duration of life would be lengthene
aud existence rendered more tolerable
-[Dr. William A. Hammond.
LARGE BEoUEsTs TO CHILDREN UNwIsE.
Why should men leave great fortune
to their children? If this is done fror
affection, is it not misguided affection
Observation teaches that, general
speaking, it is Dot well for the childre
that they should be SO burdened neithe
ia IL well for tiIo State. Beyond prvvil
ing for the wife and daughters moderai
sources of income, and very moderAt
allowances indeed, if any, for the SOM
men may well hesitate. Tor it is nc longe
questionable that great sums bequeathe