The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-09-27
IS character must be such as to inspire
I'D +ooob ond holm them. He believes the

its character must be such as to inspire
and teach and help them. He believes the
exposition must show the history of tie
continent since its. discovery. and to be an
illustrated encyclopedias of civilization.
Everything in it, he thinks. should teach
some valuable lesson. He says: "The. ex-
position should not be merely a show, fair
or colossal shop, but also and pre-eminent-
ly an exposition of the principles which
underlie our national welfare; of our ma
terial, intellectual and moral status; OF ele-
mentS of our weakness and our Strengtn;
of the progress we have made, the plan on
which we live and the ways in which we
shall rise higher. 1t should be an EXPOSE
ton of knowledge illustrated by the ma.
terial objects shown. 1t should teach not
young republic. with all the crudeness OF
Youth, but heir to the experience of ages,
has done in its brief past, is DO
ing in the present and hopes to
do in the greater future for
its people and for mankind" He then
takes up the matter of food exhibit, and
after quoting arguments to show its I'M
pOrtance and to that effect that the re-
search is showing clearly how the pro,
ducts of our farms may be better adapted
to the demands of home and foreign mar
kets, It is bringing information which
people need to help them to fit their diet to
the demands of health and purse. 1t is
also showing why foreign nations should,
in the interest of their poorly fed masses,
remove the barriers they now oppose to
our meats and other food products: IT is
eminently fitting that these things be Illus
trated at the exposition, which is to be for
AZ. L.. 0E both nnpr mum nAnnIA and
those of other countries Food exhibits
should, in his judgment, include all sub.
stance used for food, and with SOM illus
trations of the methods Of preparing them
for market and for eating. This means, of
course, displays of products, home and for
eign, of farm, garden, orchard, mill, estab.
lishment for canning and that for meat
packing, factory, bakery. and domestic
Kitchen. They should be grouped, by
hall. They should be so arranged that
each intelligent visitor may carry away a
lesson, useful for his purse and health. To
this end the best teaching Of
regarding foods and beverages as
we'll, should be presented to the
public by labels. models, diagrams, sprci
mems and books. The hall might be sur
rounded by a fringe of separate apartments
cookery, model kitchens, bakeries and
markets, With other things there could
be restaurants, not only to provide good
food at fair prices. but to teach the proper
use of special kinds of food, such as corr
and its products, meals, poultry. fish, fruits
and materials for beverages such as tes
and coffee. These could be made highly
interesting and Useful and to every house
keeper the central feature of the whole
exposition. These ideas are not new
They are only IN application of whal
has been done in some of the later exhibi
tons. The occasion should be improved
to collect information regarding the sub
jects exhibited and put i'll a permanent
a lasting monument of the exposition.