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out by thought in his brain how the ditch should be dug, and what 

 obstacles must be overcome in its construction, superintends the 

 work at a less expenditure of muscle but of greater mental effort. 

 Perhaps he gets $12 at the end of the week. The world says that 

 he is as valuable as two more muscular men. As we follow up this 

 line of argument we will see that the mental effort of some men is 

 rarer and much more prized than that of those of less mental ability. 



God thought out the problem of the starry universe^ and mental 

 vigor in the human race has been measured by material prosperity. 

 A thought originates in one's inmost soul. It may take shape in an 

 act, the first act paves the way for a second act, the acts become 

 habitual, habits make character and character makes destiny. The 

 destiny of our nation is dependent upon the thoughts, acts and char- 

 acter of its young men. The thoughts the young men of to-day we 

 think will become the history of to-morrow. A young man should 

 cultivate right habits of thought. He should think out things clear- 

 ly, accurately and to conclusions. 



But how about the expenditure of one's best thought on the dairy 

 business? Is the dairy business worth one's best efforts? If one 

 has by inheritance and a good training rare ability will he be wast- 

 ing his life in the dairy business? 



The dairy business seems to be about as old a the human race. 

 It is with us to-day and in larger proportions than ever before. 

 Abraham, the father of the Jews was a dairyman. We do not know 

 what breed of cows he kept, but there is no doubt of their being of 

 the dairy type for we are told in Gen. 18.8 that when he had a visit 

 from some distinguished guests "he took milk and butter, and the 

 calf which he had dressed and set it before them." The much lauded 

 King David has been represented as a shepherd-boy. But his father 

 must have kept the sheep for dairy purposes, for when David went to 

 visit his brothers in the Hebrew army his father sent by him ten 

 small cheese, and the cheese must have been fit for a king, for King 

 Saul was to have a share of it. All through the centuries men 

 have been giving thought and effort to the dairy business, but the 

 past century has shown the greatest progress, for men have given it 

 the best thought. When the colonists came from Europe they 

 brought with them the dairy cow and she has blessed the people of 

 America ever since. Northeastern Ohio is a very fertile country. 

 When certain inhabitants of New England had received damage, 

 they were indemnified by gifts of this land. The settlers brought 

 the dairy cow. They made cheese in 1810. Enterprising young men 

 bought up this cheese and took it to Pittsburg by teams for barter. 

 In 1820, Harvey Baldwin, 19 years of age, started with five tons of 

 cheese, made near Aurora, by boat for New Orleans, but sold it at 

 Wheeling, Cincinnati and Louisville. In 1835, Chas. R. Harmon took 

 six tons of cheese via the Lakes, to Fort Dearborn (now Chicago), but 

 finding Indians and no demand for cheese, went back to Milwaukee, 

 a village of 75 inhabitants, and sold it. About 1852, Mr. Harmon 

 bought cheese five days from the hoops and cured it. Then factories 

 sprang up on the curd-gathering plan. The farmers made curd of 

 the milk and hung it up to drain in bags. The curd-gathering wagon 

 went the rounds and gathered up the curd. It also gathered up 

 most of the flies in the country. The curd was pressed and cured 

 at a central place. 



