Year: 1860

seen the clusters of the generous vine. claim
ing variety in their order, ranging from
phlegmatic Hamburg of the Baltic to lus-
cious Muscat of Alexandrean Oasis, from
the golden Chasselas of vivacious France to
Purple Damascus Of anti-diluvian record of
Black Portugal, voluptuous as her dusky
daughters, to violet Cata ba, festooning in
teryent' embrace the cypress glades of Santce
or the giant sycamores that bend as withs
to the father of waters.


| In your eXibit Of apples may be seen the
crimson Astrachan Of the Black Sea, the
perfumed Garvenstine of Germany, the
Drap'de' or of France, the Wette Pippin of
England, Rivette of Canada and the luscious
Greetings and Baldwins of America, and
let me add that am happy not to find here
the apple Of discord, that belongs to sacred
history. LIT its sad lesson teach us all, never
to transgress the natural laws which are
designed for our social and spiritual good.


10 ennmerate the great variety of fproducts
on exhibition, all worthy of commentator.
would tax your patience, and | pass their
examination and will only dctain YOU a short
time longer, to call especial attention to two
branches of industry, diverse in their nature
one already of commanding Importance, and
the other in 10 long time distant to be
its coequal.


In your exhibition of cattle, horses, sheen
and swine are to be seen very many thorough
bred animals, and from the Interest manifest
ed in the improvement of breeds Of stock, it
is evident that their increase will be more
rapid than the means of properly feeding
them, can be had.


This would suggest to you the immediate
necessity ofcultivating forage crops on an ex-
tended scale Your short horn is Il generous
feeder and select in his diet, and it cannot be
supposed that he will maintain his grand
proportions under the physiology ola starving
hygiene.


The last branch of industry which l pro
pose to discuss is the growing of silk. 1t is
being discovered in the great silk growing
districts of France and Italy that the quality
of the silk is deteriorating and its cultivation
attended 18th less favorable results. 1t is
attributed to the phenomena of colder and
moister seasons, which render the leaf of the
Mulberry vicid and filed with watery gasses
which sicken the worms. Indeed the culti-
vation of the white Italian Mulberry is in a
measure abandoned, because the worms are
no longer healthy, which feed upon it, so
that an inferior kind of the Mulberry trees
are substituted which as a natural result pro-
duces less valuable silk.


Now California has dry temperate at
mosphere and the Characteristic of all
tree leaves is a dark green hue. Thus it
will be seen that we can grow the white
Italian Mulberry in perfection, so that the
cocoons spun from its elaboration will be of
superior excellence.


There may be seen in your exhibition
boquet OF cocoons spun in the establishment
OF gentleman at San Jose which will chal-
lenge the world for competition


The cultivation Of the mulberry for hedge
or shade trees is Of easy accomplishment 1t
is n tree never infested by vermn, and it is
suid no insects feed on its foliage except the
silk worm. This feature would render it
valuable tree to plant out around and among
vineyards and orchards. Then the gather
ing of the leaves and feeding them to the
worms in the cococnery is light and fasci-
mating employment, adapted to the slender
efforts of women and children.


Since the amelioration of woman's labor.
10y the introduction of sewing machines, it
becomes necessary that new sources of en- a..
pIoymeut shonld be opened to her hands
Educated in our America. to a knowledge of
the arts and sciences, and endowed by com
mon consent with mutual qualities equal with
her masculine associate, woman certqinly in
this practical age, will not be content to pass
her precious time in the fabrication of gew-
gaws. May she not, then, in the raising of
this unequaled fiber, which is to adorn her
person, find occupation for hours which
otherwise would have been lost in leth.
e's stream? VIII she not by outdoor exer-
else strengthen her fragile form, pencil the
roee of health on checks otherwise wan and
wasted and eminently qualify herself for
those matronly vicissitudes which form the
character of those she rears to rale the great
future.


In conclusion, ladies and gentlemen, I
thank You for the kind attention you have
given my cxtempore effort to entertain you,
and feeling profoundly grateful for the honor
OF being permitted to speak to you, bid
you good night, hoping the blessing Of
Heaven may forever attend you.


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