sician and the naturalist; and as even the so-called scientific 
farmer is woefully ignorant on matters of agricultural chemistry, 
the logical consequence is that in all civilized countries great mis¬ 
takes have been unconsciously made, detrimental to the health 
of mankind—in fact, I may say, both to man and beast. 
‘'Where are the most necessary and important mineral 
substances to be found in nature? 
“It is an established fact that our fields, on which our nutri¬ 
tive salts sometimes called vitalines are grown, were originally 
formed from decayed primitive rocks, and this primitive stone 
matter is composed of the same mineral substances that are found 
in normal blood. Therefore, our physical welfare and capacity 
is dependent upon the condition of our fields. We must al¬ 
ways bear this in mind—the old truism—that, 
‘As a man eats, he is/ 
“We are thus the products of the fields. Wrongfully fertil¬ 
ized, our fields must produce sickly vegetation, and this will in 
turn produce a sickly race and breed disease in cattle. 
“Primitive rock consists of granite, porphyry, gneiss and 
basalt, which are still found upon the earth in immense quantities, 
and in the same condition as thousands of years ago. 
“As a matter of fact both Liebig and Hensel, distinctly, evolv¬ 
ed proposals to pulverize rock of this kind and use this dust as 
compost to assist the fields in a natural way, and thus return to 
them their former producing power, which would enable plants, 
animals and man to regain those substances which are so indis¬ 
pensable to good sanguification and general growth. 
“The agricultural experiments that have been performed with 
this stone dust fully confirm this assumption. 
“Did any representative ever present a bill to the Legislature 
with the object of lessening the difficulties of agriculture by 
finding a cheaper method of fertilization for our fields? Never! 
One class forever seeks to enrich itself at the expense of another. 
One of the most important tasks of today is to point out to the 
farmer new ways and means of creating new growth. This would 
be a benefit to us all This would be the true path to victory. 
“If these facts have been proven, why are the fields not being 
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