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names will go down to posterity as the greatest benefactors 

 of humanity since the creation. 



And thus has the great problem of ages been solved. Why 

 the riots and disturbances in this country and Europe? 

 Why so many strikes among the mechanics and laboring- 

 men ? Why so many revolts against existing governments? 

 Trace them to their source, and you will find in most cases 

 the first and prime cause is an insufficiency of food for the 

 support of life in large and growing families. " Hunger 

 knows no law." Residents of crowded cities, who are im- 

 portuned from early dawn to almost midnight for aid in the 

 shape of money or food, realize the vast amount of suffering 

 from the need of the necessaries of life. Many will remem- 

 ber the sacking of a flour-store in the city of New York 

 some years ago, caused by the high price of that ingredient 

 of the " staff of life ; '' and even during this, the mildest win- 

 ter (1876) known in years, have destitution and famine stalked 

 abroad. 



A Montreal paper says : "A very serious state of destitu- 

 tion at present prevails among the lower classes at Montreal. 

 On Friday last about 1,000 persons assembled at the City 

 Hall determined to have bread or blood ! " 



" Let the work, then, go bravely on," brother philanthro- 

 pists, fish-culturists, and anglers ; " let the waters bring forth 

 abundantly," as designed by the All-wise Creator. Place 

 fish-food within the reach of the toiling and destitute mill- 

 ions, and misery and crime will decrease in proportion. 



In former pages we have advocated the making of fish- 

 ponds and the transportation of fish. How simple the 

 method, and how certain is the success of water-farming as 

 at present conducted ! See to it, brother anglers see to it, 

 brain-workers of the nineteenth century use every endeavor 



