CONVERSION OF I’LANTS. 
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The fact of decayed vegetable tissue, iniri- 
isteriiig iii so many forms to the sustenance 
of man, is a notable instance of the wisdom 
of God, though drawn from amidst the low¬ 
est of his lower works. In one form that of 
manure these products compose the indus¬ 
trial wealth of agriculture; in another, that 
of coal, they constitute the foundations of 
commercial enterprise. How skilful and 
wonderful are all his works, wdio doeth 
all things w^ell!” 
“ Thou everywhere hast sway, 
And all things serve thy might; 
Thy every act pure blessing is, 
Thy path unsullied light!” 
