QO ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN S ASSOCIATION. 



and books and periodicals and musical instruments. It will 

 give us more of those comforts and intellectual enjoyments 

 by which civilized man may be distinguished from the 

 barbarian, By it will our lives become more musical, more 

 poetical — less sensual, less groveling. Creamery butter 

 and Cheddar cheese are good for the stomach, but the mind 

 cannot feed upon them. 



What will education do for the farmer ? 'Twill force 

 him to pay ten dollars for railroad fare where he pays but 

 one now ; — to attend lectures, the theatre, expositions, 

 agricultural fairs, farmers' institutes, and dairymen's associ- 

 ations. 'Twill induce him to buy a library of 200, 400, 

 500, or even 1,000 volumes, and a three-hundred-dollar 

 case in which to put it. 'Twill coax him to take a longer 

 rest at noon that he may have time to listen to the " Tales 

 of a Wayside Inn," or a chapter from *' David Copperfield." 

 'Twill force him to leave off work earlier at night that he 

 may have time td read the president's message or the 

 " Tribune's " comments thereon. 'Twill teach him oftener 

 to leave the pig-pen and seek the parlor ; not because he 

 loves Berkshire music less,- — but because he loves piano 

 music more. 'Twill double his annual expenditure for 

 clothing ; for the old frock and old over-alls will be consid- 

 ered unsuitable in which to appear in the lecture room or 

 even upon the cars. More ribbons must be bought and 

 the dresses must be made in style, that Mrs. A. and the 

 daughters may not be ashamed to appear in the society of 

 cultured people. More than this, — napkins must be pur- 

 chased and napkin-rings and China and silver ware, that the 

 table may be appropriately furnished and adorned ; for the 

 educated farmer will often desire to entertain ministers, 

 editors, and intelligent men of all classes, who are accus- 

 tomed to such things. More boot-blacking will be needed, 

 more yellow lace, more kid gloves, more red mittens, more 

 embroidered bal-briggans, more puffs and curls and Sara- 

 toga waves, more stove polish, more pomatum, more 

 German cologne, more paper, more postage stamps, more 

 tooth-brushes, more scrub-brushes, more brooms, more 

 soap and water. 



I tell you, my farmer friends, this education is an ex- 

 pensive thing. Beware ! beware ! For every dollar you 

 expend in educating your sons and your daughters beyond 

 what is absolutely necessary in the performance of their 



