glirss Iic put it iiito, niid lie WIIS gliitl to 1c:rrii tliiit the iitlilitioii of :L little iiicrciiry woiiltl correct tlint ~rropcrty of cslrniisioii OIL cooliiig j u s t siilliciciit to iiiiikc ti joiiit witlioiit breiikiiig the gliiss.
1)r. Il.~\vsos siiid, iii reply to Dr. ICohii, tlirit ns rcg:irtletl tlic workiiig of his IICW ~~i i i i i p , lie lint1 tried it iiiider viiriuiis coiiditioiis, niid 11iid foiiiitl tlint tlic csliiiiistioii to Ire olrtiiiiictl with it ivns qiiitc 11s good iis tlirit with iiiiy otlicr ~r i i i i i p with wliicli lie w i s ncqiiiiiiitetl. Fiisible iiietnl niitl gliiss tulrcs, tlioiigli rciii:iiiiiiig iiitiict for n tiiiic, were iiiviiriiibly brolicii sooiier or later. lIO.\IIs-CI1OWS SUGAIL Poll GILlL'l' 1lI:I'l'~iIS AN) IILKLASI). 111' 1;. SCIIACK-SOJIIIEII, 1'11.1h TIIE ngriciiltiiinl qiicstioii is ~~~i ~l o ~~l r t c ~l l y oiic of tlic iiiost Irrcssiiig iiiitl vitiil iiiiportiiiicc Irotli iii Isiigliiiitl niitl IrcI:~iitl. 111 which of tlicsc two coiiiitrics it is of iiiost iiiiiiictlintc iiioiiieiit it is iiot iieccssnry for iiiy ~ircsciit purpose to iiiqiiirc; iiiitl to go iiito the c~iiiscs t1i:it liiivc let1 to this strite of tliiiigs is etpilly lrcyoii11 iiiy proviiice or iiiteiitioii. I ~voiiltl iiierely iiiciitioii, iii p:issing, tliiit the Ilritisli Goveriiiiieiit I111vc tlioiiglit it ntlvisnlrlc to cstnlrlisli IL Ilonrtl of lik+iiltiirc, niitl to iippoiiit l l r . Cliiiplin 11s its first ~rrcsiticiit ; siifiicieiit proof, if tiiiy wis iieetlcd, tlirit tlic iigricoltiiriil interests of tlic Uiiitccl IGiigiIoiii :ire of iiiiportiiiicc ciioiigli, cveii iii tlicir coiitlitioii of tlccritlciicc, to rcqiiirc tlic ittteiitioii of IL slrcciiil tlcpnrtiiieiit. To tliiit slrcciiil tlcpiirtiiieiit iiiid to ynii, iiiciiiliers of the Society of Cliciiiicnl Iiitliistry, 1 Iiiive sniiictliiiig to sny, wliicli 1 tliiiili id \vortliy of tlic serious coiisitlenitioii of lrotli. 1 nslc yoii wliy ciiiiiiot ~v e grow Ircctroot, niitl ii1:iiiiifiicturc siigiir froiii it, iis succcssfiilly :IS they tlo ill lhiiicc, Gcriiiaiiy, Aiistriii, ILiissiii, llolln~id, Ilclgiiiiii, iiiitl iiiwiy otlicr cotiiitrics? \'it11 tlic tisciil clitliciiltics iii tlic wiiy of tloiiig this 1 iiiii iiot ;it ~rrcsciit coiiceriietl. M y iitteiitioii hiis lrecii coiicciitriitetl ~rriiicil~iilly i i ~i o i i whit w e ~iip~rtrsc~l to Ire tlic ii:itiiriiI clitliciiltics of growiiig siigiir Iicctroot iii Ircliiiitl or Itiigliiiitl for the 1riirposc of iiiiiiiiifiictiirc, iiiitl iu this wiiy crciitiiig IL iicw iiitliistry for Irotli coiiiitrics. 'l%c p p i i h r iiiiprcssioii Iiiis Iiitlierto lrccii tliiit tlic cliiiiritc of tliesc isliiiitls is too colt1 iiiitl t l n t i i p for tlic siicccssfiil ciiltiviitioii of siignr Iicetroot, Init 1 1i:ivc iio 1icsit:itioii iii siiyiiig tliiit 1rriicticd csliericiice liiis proved tlie popiiliir iiiipressioii iii qiicstioii to lit! ciitircly wroiig iiiitl iiiistiikcii. 111 1879 11 Select Cniiiiiiittec of tlic 1Ioiise of Coiiiiiioiis wis rippointetl to iiiqiiirc iiito the ctTcct ~rrotliicctl iipoii tlic
Iioiiic t u i d co1oni:il siigiir iiitliistries of this coiiiitry by h i t i i i i y be ciillccl, for tlic sitkc of Irrcvity, the boiiiity systciii iii those forcigii coiiiitrics wlricli iiiiiiiiifiictiirc s i i p r for esportiition. 111 tlic coiirsc of his cvitlciicc licforc the C+miiiittce, Alr. Jiiiiics I)iiiicii~i wiis iislcctl if lie coiild give tiiiy cspliiiintitrii of tlic fiict tliiit tlic growth of Iicctroot \VIIS pnicticiilly coiitiiictl to the Coiitiiiciit ; nii11 if iio ~r w t of this coiiiitry ~v i i s iitliilrtctl to the gro~vtli of beetroot. AIr. 1)iiiiciiii's reply wis tliiit it IVIIS iitliiptcd, licit tliiit tlic diniidviiiitiige of growing v i i s owing to tlic lroiiiity systeiii, forcigii siigirr liiiviiig II Iioiiiity \vliicli iictctl iis it Irrcveiittitivc to the grti\vtIi of siigiir iii Iiiig1iiiit1, riiitl wliicli iiiiglit be tiikcii to be in the iivcriigc ?I.ii ton. I n i i i i s w r to fiirtlicr ipestioiis, AIr. 1)iiiicirii stiitctl tliiit the Iroiiiity rciitlcred it 1ri:icticnlly iiiiy"ib1e to grow iiiiy Ireetroot iii this coiiiitry, tlioiigli it coiilcl Ire doiic iii tlic ciist of Itiiglniitl of qiiitc 11s good qiitility, if iiot better, tliiiii iii Priiricc; licit tliiit, iii fiicc of tlic lroiiiity, it wiis iiii~iossililc.
Air. George Ahrtiiiciiii, giving cvitlciicc Iicforc tlic siiiiiu Coiiiiiiittcc, mid tliiit 110 liiitl giveii ii wry cniisitlcriible iiiiioiiiit of iitteiitioii to the siilrjcct of the growth of Iicetroot in this coiiiitry. Oiie of tlic tliicstioiis iisketl l l r , Aliirtiiiciiii IVIII 11s to tliu reliitivu ricliiiesa of roots growl iii I{iiglii~id 11s coiiilriirctl with foruigii coiiiitries. 111 iiiiswcr to this it wtis stiitctl that I)r. 'oclckcr, tho cliciiiist to tliu . . .