East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-29

Sage of RabblNlllc Discusses Origin
and Character of Fruits-Delyes
into Ancient IIlstOry-IlOw the Ap-
pie Was Eatcn--Was of Ben Davis
Varlcty-Codlim Moth Was Bad In
Unspraycd Eicn-Evc's New Dl-
rcctOlrc Gown.
Addison Bennett of Irrigon, editor
% the Irrigator, ana known as "The
Sage OF Rabbiyille," took his pen In
hand" last week and produced the
following discussion of fruit read at
the district fair this afternoon:
when the Creator undertook the
job OF making the earth ana setting
us up in business. and making all Of
the necessary apparatus to start us
Ioing right he did not. YOU remem-
bor, do the task all in one day. In
the history OF the creation, as laid
down In Genesis, he first brought
forth the earth, then light and dark
ness. and on the second day the heav-
ems were fixed In place.
And on the third day, before the
sun, moon and stars were set in the
ornament. before the creation OF
man or the animals. he said. as set
forth In the eleventh verse OF Gene
sis. Let the earth bring forth grass,
the herb yielding seed. and the fruit
tree yielding fruit after his kind,
whose seed is in itself, upon the
earth; and II was So"
Hence we find that before man
was created fruit was provided FOR
his sustenance and maintenance; and
when few days later Adam and Eve
were started on their journey OF life,
Z :. was In a garden. or more properly
speaking what We would call an or
I chard. In which they We're placed;
ANA the fruit was already there for
/ their nourlShment
Hence fruit ante-dayeS man; il pre-
ctded the beasts Of the field. the
fowls and birds of the air. and the
. NANIF AAAANAAA NAtAkANAls
But did you ever undertake to de-
fine truite suppose some one should
ask YOU 20 give a definition Of IN,
word fruit; what would be the an
Swers
Look i'm the Book.
+ suppose We 80 20 The dictionary
. NJ a. ..tn .h--, r,,.,. ,--tsn ..
great surprise. gor we had an idea
fruit had a fixed definition with the
photographers. tal,ying with ouT
ideas upon the subject. However.
Z WAS mistaken. but will not take your
J.mc to - into details. Go to the
fjic,,oDsry yourself and learn ,ha; po-
,stoe> are fruit. aS well IS wheat
coru. sr1SS. a,sl'g1 ana beans.
[ And then YOU viii fail 90 laugh a,
,hc Iv.sAwR0 who refused the onions
/ saying he never ATE fruit He wa.
right, onions are also fruit. as much
$50 as the peach, grape ana cherry.
hut nov consider a momen; what
.ruH has done Tor mankind WAY
the world Vas scarcely a fortnight
Ola when there VAS trouble over n.
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