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gen derived from the nitrate of soda. One hundred pounds of muriate 

 of i^otash Avould contain about 50 per cent, of actual potash, which at 

 four and a quarter cents a pound would be about |2.12. Two hun- 

 dred pounds of steamed bone would contain say 2 per cent, of nitro- 

 gen, which would be four pounds of nitrogen at 11 cents a pound, 

 $0.44 and about 25 pounds — 25 per cent, of phosphoric acid or 50 

 pounds of phosphoric acid at 3 cents a pound would be |1.50 making 

 a total value of about |5. 66 as the value of the actual fertilizing ma- 

 terial. Of course the salt and the gypsum have no particular value, 

 hence no value would be assigned to them. 



On motion, the meeting adjourned to 7.30 P. M. 



Bellefonte, Ta., Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7.30 P. M., 1904. 



The meeting was called to order by Col. Woodward, Chairman, at 

 the designated hour. 



The CHAIRMAN: I find that the first number on the program is 

 music. It was expected that we would have some singing by a couple 

 of ladies who are not able to be here to-night. Our friend, Mr. Hall, 

 of Potter county, tells us that he will gladly sing us a little song, the 

 title of which indicates that it will be entirely in unison with the 

 subject of the evening. 



Song by Mr. Hall, ''The Old Farm Gate." 



The CHAIRMAN: "Domestic Science in the Public Schools" is 

 the title of the paper that will now be read by its author, Mrs. Wells 

 W. Cooke. 



Mrs. Cooke's paper is as follows: 



DOMESTIC SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



Bv Mits. Wells W. Cooke, Washington, D. C. 



John Ruskin says of cookery: "It means the knowledge of Medea 

 and of Circe and of Calypoo and of Helen and of Rebekah and of the 

 Queen of Sheba. It means the knowledge of all herbs and fruits 

 and balms and spices; and of all that is healing and sweet in fields 

 and groves and savory in meats. It means carefulness and inven- 

 tiveness and watchfulness and willingness and readiness of appli- 

 ance. It means the economy of your great-grandmothers and the 

 science of the modern chemists; it means much testing and 

 no wasting; it means English thoroughness and French art 



