Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-06
LADIES'
Last Evening Given Up to Them, with
Four Addresses.

Last Evening Given Up to Them, with
Four Addresses.
The evening session was devoted to
the ladies' auxiliary OF the association.
Mrs. c. F.. Smith Of Worthwhile, presi-
dent Of the auxiliary, presided and she
was introduced by C. r. Eddy, president
of the Dairymen's association. 4 concert
program was rendered by Lessons or
chestra. which was much appreciated by
an audience hat filled the entire hall.
The speakers were Licut.-Gov. j. A.
Mead Of Rutland, F. 6. Fleetwood OF
Morrisville. Miss Anna Barrows. from
the Teachers college. Columbia Univer-
sity, New York. and Professor II. A. Ed
son of the University of Vermont.
LIEUT.-GOV. MEAD.
The pursui. Of agriculture is the cor
ner stone OF our national life. said Or.
Mead. There Is no other mode of life
that compares with 1t in doing good.
As nations depart from that f~undament-
al principle OF living they begin to 20
down AS examples Of his argument the
speaker referred to the ancient promised
land OF Canaan, which in the time OF
David was prosperous to a great degree.
Because of It's agricultural pursuits 1t
was an ideal land when its people look
ed TO warfare Ms a means OF getting
riches the country commenced to crum-
BILE and to-day It is nearly a desert.
Spain was also mentioned as an example
Of deterioration. France, a country Of
small farms. Is exceedingly prosperous
and per capita Is equal In national
| wealth to any country on earth. Ger
many, which also practises extensive
agriculture. Is most aggressive
and has an abundance OF
wealth. England, the speaker thought,
had passed It's stage OF glory and was
on the decline. Thousands and thou
stands Of her acres are owned by the
ari.tocracy and instead of being de-
voted to agriculture are made into vast
landed estates. Agriculture produces
all the essentials to the necessities and
comforts oc life. When a nation has
fields and meadows on which roam
numerous cattle and on which grains
are grown. the country has a national
wealth and the comforts OF life. This
wealth cannot be taken from its peo-
pie, although the people can readily
exchange 1t for other forms Of COM
forts and Injuries. one with n strong
box filled with gold and silver in a
deserted land cannot cat his gold or
silver; II is not the true wealth. Quar-
ries ana mines can be exhausted, hut
q farm can be renewed and restored.
In 1908 10 per cent. OF the worlds cot
ton was produced IN the United States.
although this country has only s per
cent Of the worlds population. DR.
Mead thought a Vermont was es-
peeially blessed. 1t produces more
dairy products In comparison to its
size than any other State in the Union
and owns a COW to every inhabitant.
1t produces more -heesc than all the
other New England States and nearly
as much butter as these States.
HOME ECONOMICS.
Miss Anna Barrows. from the
Teachers College OF Columbia Uni
versity. spoke on home economics
She insisted Oh good food, properly
cooked. Until recently. she said. the
Importance Of tho position OF cook ha'
not been properly recognized. An
| English authority once said in an
| English boarding school its cook was
more important than any one OF its
teachers. In the matter OF foods eacf
person seems q law unto himself, AND
under stress OF work different kinds
Of food are desired. The chemical
competition and value OF foods arc
much disresarded. When people be-
gin to grow old and cease to exercise
and continue the same form OF diet
there Ia much danger. The food for
aged people should be much like that
OF children. In reference to the con
s~ervation of resources as connected
with home economies Miss Rarrows
said that we buy more than q need
that We eat more than we n/<, and
that VIC waste more than we need
Another authority hns stated, She
said, that we pay moro attention tC
the diet of cows than that OF men
women and children.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
T.. G.. Fleetwood OF Morrlsville took 70
his subject, LAS the Twig Is Bent, tn
Tree Is Inclined He thought that wher
the child entered tho world it should b
met with kisses and not with urses. Tha
tn, child should learn how to use it
eyes, ears md hands was OF as nue.
Importance, he thought, as to learn O
the %conGuests OF Caesar. In Vermont tn
mountains teach greater lessons than tn
crowded streets OF n city and It's swift
running brooks moro than turbid city III
In Vermont, where nearly everybod
knows everybody else. II is good to hav
, the benefits Of intimate associations
: 1--WE know that conventions don't go. bl
that convictions do 60"
Tho last speaker was Professor Edso
Of the University of Vermont, who spok
on the bacteriology found In the hom'
I His talk was illustrated with numerou
stereopticon views. which showed man
dangers to humans derived from appal
emily harmless sources.