AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 245 



He believes in the value of soap-suds for apple tree worms; he 

 fills a mop with it and with a long pole applies it to the worm 

 nests, &c. 



Mr, Hite of Morrisania — This gentleman is an artist of distin- 

 guished merit and success, who wisely lives in a garden of flowers 

 and fruits of his own making— presented cherry currants, very 

 fine and very large. Some members supposed them to be our 

 common red currant improved by culture; but Mr. Hite states 

 that it is a distinct variety. They were admired by the members,, 

 especially in reference to their value for making one of the most 

 valuable articles in any man's pantry, (viz :) currant jelly. 



Dr. Waterbury — I do not like to leave the dieting conversation 

 of this day without a. qualifying remark. I know and so do you 

 that in strong laboring men, the small eating and drinking process 

 would be a failure. Why, Mr. Chairman we all know what strong 

 eating is required by strong working men ! When I have been 

 under laborious exertion on my farm, my eating was proportion- 

 ally strong and abundant. Editors and authors sitting on cush- 

 ions in their quiet sanctorums, have no means of judging in this 

 matter. 



The subjects adopted for the next meeting, are "Bread for the 

 city," "Butter for the city,'' and " The steam-plow.'' 



The Club then adjourned. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



August 5,1856. 



Present — Messrs Elliott, Frederick W. Geissenhainer, Jr., Dr. 

 Smith, Solon Robinson, Dr. Waterbury, Professor James J. Mapes, 

 Mons. Mitchell, Mr. Jennings, Issachar Cozzens, of Jersey, John 

 W. Chambers, and others. 



William B. Ijeonard, Corresponding Secretary and Agent of 

 the Institute, in the chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following papers, extracts translated 

 and prepared by him, viz : 



DEWITT CLINTON ON AGRICULTURE. 

 We have justly adorned our diploma by giving Washington the 

 centre, Franklin on the right, and Dewitt Clinton on his left. 



At the time when Mr. Clinton was governor of New- York, he 



attended the first cattle show of the Jefferson County Agricultural 



Society, held at Watertown on the 28th and 29ih of September, 



1818. Gen. Stephen Van Rensselaer, and others were present. 



IAm. Inst.] 17 



