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machinery  by  such  a  process.  But  the  way  can  be  pointed  toward 
an  ideal  system,  its  introduction  may  be  facilitated  by  wise  statutes, 
and  its  general  use  established  in  such  a  manner  as  to  convince  al- 
of  the  inevitable  advantages  that  soon  will  result. 
The  metric  system  is  not  urged  in  connection  with  this  move- 
ment for  international  standards  with  the  idea  of  immediately  dis- 
placing standards  that  have  demonstrated  their  universality  and  their 
usefulness.  Those  standards  can  be  defined  and  expressed  in  metric 
measurements  even  when  they  have  not  been  developed  along  metric 
lines,  but  it  is  inevitable  that  where  new  and  better  standards  must 
be  determined  or  evolved,  and  especially  an  ideal  and  universal 
system,  the  metric  system  only  should  be  used  and  should  figure 
in  the  definition. 
A  temporary  duplication  of  standards  is  but  a  transient  evil,  for 
one  is  bound  to  disappear  and  the  ideal  and  international  will  pre- 
vail in  a  short  space  of  time.  That  it  will  has  been  the  verdict  of 
industrial  history  the  world  over.  Two  standards  can  no  more 
exist  side  by  side  than  can  two  systems  of  money,  and  the  inferior 
invariably  gives  way  to  the  better.  Is  the  metric  system  of  weights 
and  measures  a  better  system?  That  is  a  question  that  has  been 
affirmatively  answered  by  scientists,  by  those  who  have  had  experi- 
ence with  other  systems,  as  well,  and  finally  by  the  undisputed 
record  of  the  industrial  progress  of  the  nations  by  which  it  has 
been  adopted.  Consequently,  if  the  same  care  is  exercised  in  fitting 
mechanical  and  industrial  standards  on  this  basis,  can  there  be  any 
doubt  that  there  will  be  not  only  international  standards  but  the 
best  standards  from  every  standpoint?  The  expense  involved  will 
be  small,  but  the  returns  will  be  great,  returns  not  only  material 
and  substantial,  but  making  for  the  highest  development  of  industry 
and  civilization. 
METHODS  OF  MAKING  SOYA-BEAN  OIL  IN 
MANCHURIA.1 
Two  processes  are  employed  at  Dairen  for  making  oil  from 
soya  beans.  One,  known  as  the  "  extraction  process,"  is  a  chemical 
method  which,  by  the  use  of  benzine,  extracts  the  greatest  amount 
of  oil  from  the  beans.   When  it  is  employed,  not  cake  but  bean  meal 
1  Abstract  of  Report  of  A.  A.  Williamson,  consul,  Dairen,  Commerce 
Reports. 
