THE NEW EARTH 



of the meat inspection service, but fosters and 

 encourages the foreign trade in meats ; the 

 Bureau of Chemistry is doing a most impor- 

 tant work in the exposing of frauds in foods as 

 well as in the establishment of food values 

 and what constitutes the most sensible ration 

 for man under all his different conditions of 

 in- and outdoor life. 



The great scope of the work of the Depart- 

 ment may not be more than indicated here, 

 but it will be seen that these bureaus consti- 

 tute one of the most important aids to the 

 advancement of the interests of the New 

 Earth. 



In cooperation with officials in various 

 states, — and this illustrates the wide scope of 

 the work of the Department, — object-lesson 

 roads are being constructed, showing in a prac- 

 tical manner the solution of the good-roads 

 problem, — one of the most perplexing and costly 

 problems, by the way, that come up for solu- 

 tion, particularly in the newer portions of the 

 country. The Department considers the sub- 

 ject of country roads in America so important 

 that a school for road -building is projected, 

 the students to consist of men who have 



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