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them ; it is not memorizing'. The knowledge thus acquired is 

 incorporated into their own being ; or, in other words, it is assim- 

 ilated to and becomes a part of themselves. It will not go away, 

 it will stay, and in their future lives will become practical. As 

 they go out into life, it will be valuable, either through their own 

 labor or through the assistance and direction they can give to 

 others. 



And here let me say, that a very important point is gained by 

 the manner in which this instruction is imparted. They not only 

 acquire this knowledge, but at the same time they are enabled to 

 communicate that knowledge to others, which is far better. The 

 difference is that between gold locked up in the earth, and gold 

 brought out, minted, and put into the circulation of the world. 

 In the one case it is dead knowledge, locked up and accomplish- 

 ing little ; in the other, it is coined and stamped, and put into the- 

 circulation of the practical thought and labor of the world. That 

 is what we shall have, and what I trust will be perfected and 

 carried forward in this school which you have founded, and to 

 which, I trust, you will give your warm personal sympathy, and, 

 better than that, your substantial support. 



But some may say, "It is all very well, these diagrams, with 

 A, B, and C, and the pullies, and cords, and angles, and parallelo- 

 grams, — it does for the school-room, it does for Professors to talk 

 about, it answers as a means for students to exhibit themselves 

 before the public, but we do not quite see the connection between 

 this and farming ; we do not quite understand what this has to do 

 with the building of walls, the ploughing of fields, the carting of 

 manures, and all the practical work of the farm." But, gentle- 

 men, it does have much to do with all your practical operations in 

 life, because these illustrations that have been brought out here 

 are but an exemplification of the universal laws of nature, under 

 which we all literally "live and move and have our being." Some 

 may think that this demonstration in regard to leverage, for in- 

 stance, is not of very much practical importance, but the moment 

 you reflect upon it, you will find it is, inasmuch as the principles 

 which have been stated are the fundamental principles of all 

 motion of which you can form a conception. The very wave of air 

 that reaches your ear from the word formed by my vocal organs 

 moves forward in accordance with the same laws which we have 

 had demonstrated here. The law of fluids is the same which is 

 illustrated every moment of your life in the flow of the current of 



