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or a profounder or more thorough development of all that constitutes 

 the true man, and the truly great man too, than does the pursuit of 

 Agriculture. Agricultural science in its length and breadth is the 

 embodiment of all science. And yet, true as is this postulate — and 

 let the man consider it well before he denies it — there is none iu 

 which tlie masses are more ignorant, and their intellectual wants 

 less cared for. 



We propose to the extent of our feeble ability an amendati of 

 this great error, and the elaboration, and prosecution of a system 

 less scholastic, less monkish ; not atheistic, nor yet ecclesiastic; not 

 Prussian, not French, not foyal, not aristocratic, but truly and sym- 

 metrically American, Christian, industrial and universal. How long 

 it may be considered fashionable to use the ordinary cant, and fol- 

 low the sophistries of dead and buried ages ; or how long the ghosts 

 of those old systems may stalk abroad in this country, to inspire the 

 credulous, or alarm the timid, we can not say. But this we are pre- 

 pared to say, that we are fast receding from all but their forms, 

 and approximating, as we trust, a higher, and more glorious era. 



SUGAR FROM THE AFRICAN SORGHUM. 



Interesting Facts Concerning the Sorgho or Chinese Sugar-Cane, and 

 the Imphee — Sjiecimeus of Sugar Exhibited — Manures, etc. 



The Farmers' Club was called to order at the rooms of the American 

 Institute, at noon yesterday. Judge Livingston in the chair, and a 

 large attendance of members present. 



Horace Greeley introduced Mr. Leonard Wrat, of Natal, 

 South Africa, who has had more experience in the culture of the 

 various species of Imphee, (including the Chinese sugar-cane,) than, 

 perhaps, any other Europearl, and has succeeded in obtaining as 

 fine crystalized sugar directly from the juice as those resulting from 

 the Louisiana sugar-cane. He is referred to as the highest authority 

 by M. ViLMORiN, of France, Count pe Beaitregard, and the illus- 

 trious gentlemen of the Imperial Acclimation Society, and has visit- 

 ed this country, on invitation of a governor of one of our southern 

 States, for the purpose of cultivating the varieties of the new sugar 

 plant which he considers most valuable, and to introduce the methods, 

 discovered by himself, for obtaining the valuable product of crystal- 



