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  ter.) 
  I 
  want 
  to 
  grow 
  some 
  nuts 
  for 
  the 
  next 
  generation. 
  I 
  

   haven't 
  the 
  slightest 
  thought 
  of 
  making 
  a 
  copper 
  of 
  money 
  out 
  

   of 
  it 
  but 
  I 
  am 
  going 
  to 
  enjoy 
  the 
  thing, 
  and 
  that's 
  the 
  idea 
  of 
  

   the 
  Northern 
  Nut 
  Growers 
  Association, 
  or 
  else 
  I 
  have 
  made 
  a 
  

   mistake. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  Is 
  there 
  any 
  further 
  discussion 
  on 
  the 
  mat- 
  

   ter 
  of 
  frauds? 
  Does 
  anyone 
  else 
  wish 
  to 
  speak 
  on 
  this 
  subject? 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Littlepage: 
  It 
  is 
  indeed 
  very 
  gratifying 
  to 
  hear 
  the 
  

   President 
  of 
  the 
  National 
  Nut 
  Growers' 
  Association, 
  Col. 
  Van 
  

   Duzee, 
  speak 
  on 
  this 
  subject 
  and 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  honor 
  of 
  having 
  

   him 
  with 
  us 
  as 
  a 
  member 
  of 
  our 
  Association. 
  It 
  is 
  gratifying 
  

   to 
  have 
  him 
  come 
  out 
  in 
  such 
  strong 
  terms 
  on 
  this 
  question. 
  

   It 
  has 
  always 
  been 
  his 
  policy 
  and 
  his 
  reputation, 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  I 
  have 
  

   heard, 
  to 
  stand 
  for 
  what 
  is 
  best 
  and 
  squarest 
  in 
  nut 
  culture. 
  

  

  The 
  Chairman: 
  The 
  paper 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Littlepage 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  very 
  

   great 
  importance, 
  because 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  frauds 
  associated 
  with 
  

   an 
  enterprise 
  is 
  an 
  indication 
  of 
  the 
  fundamental 
  value 
  of 
  the 
  

   cause. 
  These 
  fraudulent 
  nut 
  promoters 
  capitalize 
  the 
  enthusiasm 
  

   of 
  people 
  who 
  want 
  to 
  get 
  back 
  to 
  the 
  land, 
  just 
  as 
  porters 
  at 
  

   the 
  hotels 
  capitalize 
  the 
  joy 
  of 
  a 
  newly 
  married 
  couple. 
  (Laugh- 
  

   ter.) 
  We 
  have 
  in 
  this 
  "back-to-the-land" 
  movement, 
  a 
  bit 
  of 
  

   philosophy 
  of 
  fundamental 
  character 
  which 
  includes 
  the 
  idea 
  

   of 
  preservation 
  of 
  the 
  race. 
  Preservation 
  of 
  the 
  race! 
  — 
  why 
  

   so 
  ? 
  Nature 
  made 
  man 
  a 
  gregarious 
  species 
  and, 
  being 
  gre- 
  

   garious, 
  he 
  has 
  a 
  tendency 
  to 
  develop 
  the 
  urban 
  habit. 
  De- 
  

   veloping 
  the 
  urban 
  habit, 
  he 
  fails 
  to 
  oxidize 
  his 
  proteins 
  and 
  

   toxins. 
  Failing 
  to 
  oxidize 
  his 
  proteins 
  and 
  toxins, 
  he 
  degener- 
  

   ates. 
  Recognizing 
  the 
  degenerating 
  influence 
  of 
  urban 
  life, 
  

   by 
  means 
  of 
  his 
  intelligence 
  he 
  has 
  placed 
  within 
  his 
  conscious- 
  

   ness 
  that 
  automatic 
  arrangement, 
  as 
  good 
  as 
  the 
  automatic 
  ar- 
  

   rangement 
  which 
  turns 
  water 
  on 
  to 
  a 
  boiler, 
  which 
  says 
  to 
  him, 
  

   "go 
  out 
  and 
  oxidize 
  your 
  proteins 
  and 
  toxins." 
  That 
  is 
  what 
  

   "back-to-the-land" 
  means. 
  You've 
  got 
  to 
  begin 
  from 
  this 
  fun- 
  

   damental 
  point. 
  Now 
  then, 
  if 
  this 
  represents 
  a 
  fundamental 
  

   trait 
  in 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  our 
  species 
  and 
  we 
  are 
  acting 
  in 
  response 
  

   to 
  a 
  natural 
  law, 
  then 
  must 
  we 
  be 
  doubly 
  careful 
  about 
  having 
  

   our 
  good 
  intentions, 
  our 
  good 
  methods, 
  halted 
  by 
  unwisdom. 
  

   That 
  brings 
  to 
  mind 
  the 
  point 
  made 
  about 
  our 
  present 
  Secretary 
  

   of 
  Agriculture. 
  I 
  am 
  very 
  glad 
  this 
  has 
  been 
  made 
  a 
  matter 
  

   of 
  record 
  here, 
  for 
  I 
  am 
  sorry 
  to 
  say 
  that 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  

   another 
  subject 
  — 
  (health 
  matters) 
  — 
  wherever 
  there 
  has 
  been 
  

   opportunity 
  for 
  the 
  Secretary 
  to 
  act, 
  he 
  has 
  decided 
  as 
  a 
  matter 
  

  

  