New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21

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"Gurgle. gurele"" added the
~ brook, as 10 puzzled its way
through The peaceful green meadow.
All was quiet and conteutrnent. over on
the sunny slope Of nearby field a happy
farmland was breaking the fragrant glebe
with the aid Of a chilled plough and
couple Of kindly appearing mules. From
the village beyond the grove came the mel
low chimes Of the switch engine bell. An
ar Of plenty and security EMBODIED the
landscape. The cemetery, whose stones
cleaned ike teeth on a distant hillside,
seemed % have no other significance than
10 add 70 The restfulness Of the picture.
Meanwhile the ploushman was wrestling
With The handles of the chilled plough. He
came 70 the END Of a furrow and prepared
70 return
Gee. there, you Buckeye. I say
But see, The line mas become entangled
with the Buck mules tail The happy
poughman goes around and starts 70 un-
iangle H. when suddenly-as old Nick Car
Ter would say-there Is a thud.
The mule raises a deft hind foot and
plants the same heavily on a part Of the
poughmsns shirt near a delicate portion Of
his organism. The ploughman sails jauntily
over into fence corner and the scene Of
smiling peace is wiped out Of mis- memory
by displsy Of shooting stars, followed by
complete oblivion. He is out.
IN TIRE course Of time they ring the din
hsr bell az the house and when he doesn't
Snow I'd for his feed the farmer knows at
once that something important must have
NdDrnveF -
'hey md HIN all piled Up in the same fence
corner He is still out
% they lug him UP 70 the house and
sshc the son and heir for the nearest doc
"' Meanwhile the bird resumes It's hap
roundelay and the brook gurges right
aong as II it had a date somewhere and
vas ate, for this is only one Of the every
nay occurrence that a farmland has 20
Ae chances on. The fact is that he is
nsaseo in one Of the most dangerous OF
Uades We who live here among the
=" buildings next door 20 a million diff
I'M sorts II urban perils. think that
Nc gentle tiller Of the soil never has 10
rO'y about life and accident insurance.
Is al we know about IT,
"e average farmland takes more risks
ana 1ne man who Is an habitual smoker
-. VINO works IN a powder mill. This has
.sI proved IN Germany. as shown by an
NJ or the National Association Of
''uiactlrers, which held its sixteenth
meeting in this city last week The
N .,."'1i Germans have fondness for
a., ucs' and their figures on Industrial
and deaths were the most com
~ " any in the exhibit
an. 'e We're charts from Canada bearing
/. assertion that the gentle farm life
us dangerous than warfare. Some OF
co., ~@,us exhibited We're OF the circular
colo divided into segments of various
a. Lon snow up the different industries
!, S and manners Of their workmen.
s1,.y case the farming industry was
u. 'he largest segment
eon,.. one Of the charts showing the
nsr~ narrative number Of accidents in Ger
uuilhg the year 1906. with the par
p ol each industry in the total:
s,s1 ns ID per cent.
w'', industries. 1O1z per cent.
ning' 81 per cent
i Rs,lw. ns trades. TX per cent
u~ays per cent
II w syss"ns industries, s,1 Der cent
ohouses, 2 per cent
ss, Der cent