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REVIEWS. 



Art. I. Address delivered before the Rhode Island Society 

 for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, and the 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society, ^c., in Providence, 

 September 17th, 1852. By G. R. Russell. J'amphlet, 



8vo, pp. 27. 



Those who feel interested in addresses of this kind will 

 remember our review of Mr. Russell's Address before the 

 Norfolk Agricultural Society last year. The present is scarce- 

 ly less replete with the humor, satire, and suggestive ideas of 

 the author. 



As it was delivered before the Industrial and Horticultural 

 Associations of Providence, combined, much of it is devoted 

 to the consideration of the mechanical arts, their progress and 

 development, and the effect of united industry upon their ex- 

 tension, advancement and perfection ; but as this, though ex- 

 ceedingly interesting, would be somewhat out of our sphere, 

 we must pass over it, to that portion relative to the improve- 

 ment of Agricultural and Horticultural science, having room 

 only for an extract or two, which we cull almost at random. 



Turning to the first great employment of man, Mr. Russell 

 alludes to the mania everywhere prevalent of fitting our 

 young men for q. professional life, in preference to that pursuit 

 which should be ranked above all others ; and his remarks, 

 could they but be heeded, would show how sadly mistaken 

 men are who push their sons into occupations already so 

 crowded "that the streets of cities swarm with busy men 

 eager in the struggle of life." 



But the best portion of the Address is the truly-drawn 

 picture of the Fancy Farmer and Horticulturist. A few 

 such sallies, we imagine, would open the eyes of some of 

 our amateurs, who, in a year or two's practice, have sur- 

 mounted all the obstacles in the way of success, and attained 

 that perfection which an intelligent gardener considers too 



