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Wlien Dr. Waterbury had advanced in his reading Dr. Welling- 

 ton moved an adjournment to enable Dr. Waterbury to coraj^lete 

 in writing for the next meeting his valuable remarks. 



Dr. Smith expressed his great pleasure in hearing so interesting 

 an essay from a professional brother. 



Mr. Lawton agreed with those who warmly appreciated the 

 essay. 



Mr. Pardee said that it supplied a great want. That is, a clear 

 abstract of the most interesting description, from multitudes of 

 books 1 It was comprehensive and full. He hoped to see it care- 

 fully written out and published. 



Mr. Field, believed that to be the true doctrine. And our 

 learned brother has grouped the constituents of it in a remarkably 

 lucid and condensed form. It is that sort of report is so much 

 needed and called for in our Agricultural Societies — the best form 

 of essays. Mr. Field believed that circumstances aflfect men in 

 their physical condition as well as plants and animals. That 

 men fed on corn and pork are dangerous ! but among the eaters 

 of wheat bread we are safe. Wheat is proper food for civilized 

 Cliristians- 



Dr. Wellington moved to continue the present subjects at the 

 next meeting. Carried. 



The same subjects- ordered to be continued, viz.: "Liquid 

 manures, why sometimes preferable 1" " Fence posts," and " The 

 origin of the varieties of plants and animals." 



The Club adjourned. H, MEIGS, Secretary, 



Jlpril, 21, 1857. 

 Present — Messrs. Dewey (over ninety years). Judge Scoville, Mr. 

 Doughty and Mr. Brower of New-Jersey, Adrian Bergen of Gow- 

 anus. Long Island, Wm. Lawton of New Rochelle, Mr. Johnson 

 of New Haven, Wm. W. Fox, Dr. Waterbury, Thomas W. Field 

 of Brooklyn, D. C. Robinson, George W. Waring, Jr., of Staten 

 Island, two Ladies, Vice President Reese, Benjamin Pike, the opti- 

 cian (over eighty), Solon Robinson, Mr. Atwater of New Haven, 

 Dr. Wellington, Dr. Smith of the Times and others. Fifty- seven 

 in all. 



