(9) 



on the same breadth. And yet the farmers of Tennessee hesitate 

 to pursue this course. Gulliver, in the midst of his extravaganzas, 

 uttered a truism that will go down to all ages, when he said " the 

 man who makes two blades of grass grow where one grew before, 

 is a great public benefactor ; " and when the citizens of Tennessee 

 look at their own interest in a proper light, they will realize this 

 truth, and then by acting upon it, double or even quadruple the in- 

 trinsic value of the lands of the State. 



Grass means less labor, less worry, fewer hands, more enjoyment, 

 finer stock and more charming homes, and as a consequence, hap- 

 pier families, more education, more taste and refinement, and a 

 higher elevation of the moral character. Let grasses be sown and 

 our homes beautified, and there will be more contentment, more 

 satisfaction, less gloom and despondency, less carping and dis- 

 content. 



