this to be a fact, but the ques- 

 tion I present is, have you 

 thought over it? The human 

 being and the tree both have 

 to feed to live; both have cir- 

 culation, one a red fluid 

 which we call " blood "; the 

 other a transparent fluid 

 which we call "sap." Both 

 have their seasons of activity 

 and rest. The human being 

 has the period of infancy, 

 childhood, maturity and old 

 age. The trees would have 

 these stages, but we kill 

 them (or many of them) be- 

 fore they are "of age." It 

 matters not if we do this un- 

 wittingly; natural "law ex- 

 cuses no one's ignorance" 

 any more than civil law does. 



Imagine that in some 

 city there is a concern estab- 

 lished, called "The Mutilat- 

 ing, Chopping and Destroy- 

 ing Bureau," and the only 

 recommendation they pre- 

 sent is "speed." William 

 Brown, a mail-carrier, comes 

 in to have a foot off. He 

 places his limb on the block; 

 one vigorous " whack " and 

 the job is done. "Take your 

 mail-pouch, William; hustle 

 off and make your deliveries. 

 You will bleed some, and 

 find it a little inconvenient 

 to get used to the stub, but 

 all will be O. K. if j'ou won't 

 meddle with the wound!" 

 Here comes John Adams, a 

 penman ; his right hand both- 

 ers him a little. " Lay that 

 arm down here, John." "Ca- 

 whack!" The job is done ! 

 "Move on! You need pay 

 no attention to the streaming 

 veins and arteries; put on a 

 handful of mud now and 

 then, and if the flies 'blow' 

 in the wound, don't disturb 

 the maggots!" 



Such proceedings would 

 not be any more outrageous 



