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alienation of friends. The attorney must plead for the success of his 

 client even if justice be defeated. 



Medicine brings before its votaries suffering and misery in a thou- 

 sand forms, and they become inured to the woes of their fellows, pros- 

 per in business in proporti5n as others suffer, and are sometimes led to 

 "glory in human misery." 



Commercial life leads to study of character, consideration of sup- 

 ply and demand, speculative gambling, and often to "sharp practices" 

 in order to "turn a penny,'' or even "beat" a friend. 



The mechanical trades varnish defects — make rosewood of poplar — 

 put in time and use many dodges — employer and employed — to get 

 something for nothing. 



No matter whether it be great corporations, large firms, or indi- 

 vidual enterprises, all use the "tricks of trade," more or less, to reach,, 

 by "short cuts," the desired end. 



The politician becomes all things to all men in order to secure of- 

 fice. 



The trades and professions all to a greater or less degree incline 

 men's thoughts to a based and demoralized desire to evade law, duty^ 

 and obligation in order to succed in the accumulation of wealth at the 

 risk of moral character, debasement of societj"-, and the loss of eternal 

 happiness. 



No reference need be made to the liquor traffic and kindred call- 

 ings whose destroying, damning influences are seen and felt every- 

 where, by everyone in all countries, and have been from the day Noab 

 planted a vineyard, made- wine, and got drunk, unto the present 



Horticulture, on the other hand, has a refining, elevating and puri- 

 fying influence on men's thoughts, desires and actions. 



In the beginning God inaugurated horticulture and placed the first 

 man in the garden to dress it — to prune and train the plants. Horti- 

 culture is the only God given and heaven-appointed occupation, ex- 

 cept the ministry. 



Its author, pure, good and holy, could not otherwise than select an 

 occupation that would tend to elevate, improve and happify his so 

 lately created, intelligent, immortal creatures. 



As Adam, before the tempter came, walked in the garden in the 

 enjoyment of holy communion and fellowship with God, so the intelli- 

 gent horticulturist of to-day, in the pursuit of the God given occupa- 

 tion, has his thoughts elevated to the great I am, his heart purified by 

 communion with God, and his love to his beneficient Creator increased 

 to a fervency and zeal not inspired by any other industrial occupation,.. 



