spirits for heat and light, the mi t ion can partially free herself 

 from her dependence on the Standard Oil Company, it would 

 be the cause for great rejoicing. 



But at the same time the country would be working a bless- 

 ing to her agriculture difficult to overestimate. With a profit- 

 able market for spirits, a great many farmers, who do not 

 now own plants, would undoubtedly carry on distilling in 

 connection with their other operations, thereby greatly bene- 

 fiting the soil, and general agricultural interests. In addi- 

 tion, there are thousands of square miles of sandy ground in 

 Northern Germany which denuded of their forests are dreary 

 wastes, or are being reclaimed at great expense by the gov- 

 ernment, that are well suited to potato culture, and could 

 easily be brought under cultivation if planted to them. 



Distilling in Germany is certainly of greater importance, 

 particularly to agriculture, than is generally supposed, and 

 development along the lines indicated will everywhere be ob- 

 served with interest. 



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