New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

Of course the little folk are al interested n
she new nature lessons which the public schools
sre giving them There is nothing r. the world
more wonderful than the fairy tales that Mother
Nst,re tells Us when We take time 70 listen 70 he-
and the little uen sad women OF to-day ought to
be very glad indeed. that they have an oppor-
eun.ry 70 learn such delightful things al school
II is something that 70 little folk ever had BE-
fore since schools began. for Il is only in the last
hundred years thar We have begun 70 be IL
1erested n natures story book and much shorter
tine since il occurred 70 that little men and
Eozasn might Be interested in II, too,
Bug II Is not only because il is interesting that
the Board OF Education wants the school children
q New-Yo-k 20 study the book Of nature That
would be reason enough but there IS another one
which most people viii consider more important.
This resson IS chaf lie upon this planet and
Ghe future prosperity Of the country depend upon
what We know about nature II We Just think for
q minute VII see thai al wsslth-thai IS. every
fhing that haVe-comes out o. the earth All
our prosperity. therefore. our manufactures and
ou- commerce our art and poetry and music
depend upon Agriculture 'end mining So Il we
Nant our agriculture and mining 70 be success
ful--that is. We want 70 get ell the treasures
which Nature has locked IN the bosom of the
esrth-Ee must KNOW al about her ways The gov
sFnEeEt Of the UIited stares and the different
State governments keep large number OF men
constantly studying these things. and that is one
rsasoa Wey the eouatry has made such remark
abe progHsss
The department os Agriculture has discovered
rla2ss thaI would grow son which had pre-
S1oasly been barren. and thus has made gardens
Cut q oeseEts- II aas learned how TO make other
plants more valuable. and & has found out how 70
cesLrcy insects and plants that we're running I'm
po-Iaaf crops. u lock a. Just Few things mat
The ceparIDeni has eo.e wiu get some idea OF
how valuable ta-s wo-k Is. and VII wonder how the
~o-'d managed 70 get On before the Department OF
Agriculture exss1sd
N-rs
cent q sugar Il sugar beet That Is. only one
twentieth os The sugar beet was sugar Now the
government eZpsgte have learned how 70 make the
sngaS eeea grow WIKI 80 per cent CT tRo-hfths. OF
snsaE. and the country has made great deal ot
roSey ouf % Il
BIZ his was & szaan matter compared With sor,a
orhe- tht2gs the department nzs done A few ves-s
age several European governments refused 70 s6
NH American fruit into their markets. because
weEy destructive Ettle insect lad attacked the
Amman truii trees. ard the European erove-s
were sEtAE1ly afraid that II would get into their
orchards. too Ths insect is known ss The san Joss
1pse1oeneec Ssl t1osss) sNa4e, OtcaUse Il I0rms a
feeds. Well the government naGaraiists began 70 Z.
sxpEEsneni s.s t1sy toIno an insect that pEeyed
q ne scale he trlit growers introduced this IL
ssci Into theF a-c@arcs and fhA sca'e 6ssarnAa-ed
Sew American fruit esE 50 where Il pleasss. ana
Saaay tl-4-c--s @ co--z-s nave oeen ssvsa 10 the
pas vas a1 Of II s sS 9Ss4eTess sa Ses ot T v7rsy Essy
ms plant Eas attacked aoI long since BY sorce
E.sad sne could lot creek The government pa,
rs experts % tie case. and they discovered a
ElAnL 80 snail thas il could only Be seen with a
cress- They also found that copper slphate vTouis
destroy this little PLANK without hurting the water
cEesg-
Ihe government ,s doing things Ike this sll n.
tiile sna Is now trying 70 6n6 sone;hine that pril
GeSIcy tne ccito1 5ol Eeegl- This trsecr
ss ZONE = tae soll q POO % TIE corton plant and
ccStcn growers The government experte have
1ouno an enf u Guatemala which they th.nk vii
osssiey t@s esesll s1e they aEe nov experimenting
ing rev Insects OF animals ol any kind lnfo TSe
co-L-tfk. because = they we're not the cure might
TUT out . se worse than the disease The Guste-
nla-2e art, t9E Instance might destroy the Weev1
a-sS sef oe q terrible aEls4nle Iselg
Ete-l 81 Lnese things Il Is easy see how i'm
tEaE thsE he 5e b SSs sIp pSThSPs a @ see te folk:
=. --..s -. -! nsSeF 90 the country any good That
s Ecs 90 az All IL the eTsi place .here Il no res
80 % ssppes'2s thar az, % them Ufll be satisded
.-tt SHS-Selss 5osi little. Same of them ain
az soag ; Sn ths theusaRds q children So asssnsIns
- e1ele scncols Tny may ge n.,t suppose fhaf
o. q Huxley? 01'S'' SpsSeeE
z ths nsEs place. the people Who know a 10,
to9 i.te about tkose thsres o,,-ssi-ss Sess ~
SLossssSn az h-es ne dsstTuctson os iu5Srio5:s
sllo2a e2out these bids ana plants ana nsee4s ~
sa1ee len Neef % see the laws enforced TfeT -iii
eui.Srs = 1sav - ss s. -. sss .s psgartnsnt o. AgTi
roe nat tssy soon WI tel thera-hoU to get
vi - ro herfer 81 fhep - -s SO 20 Q lae5
= = bet:er 20 know much than uftie buf = Is q
Efeae ting even % know Z little, ana everv boV
bEs 81 70 destroy an Injurious nisnt 3 iss1,ioa
s'1ns11--s Which wa net on'y Be a source {.