must be taken of all our territorial resources ; and such rcsoiirccs may be found in the ground of our stablcs, shccp-pens, cart-sheds, ctc. Tlicrc i 3 only the question of preparing them properly aud of placing tliciii ad-There arc iiiiiiiy iiidustrics whose opcratioiis lend tslicmsclvcs iiiturally to thc inanuf:icture of snltpctrc ; for csnniplc, the tanner's lime may bc mixed with mud froin t,he roiids, solid ninttcr from cesspits, or the blnclt enrtli of fields, aiid a sufliciciit qu:iat.ity of vcgctablcs to promote rapid putrcfaction : i d form an cxccllcnt iiitrritc bed. They might also be cstiiblishcd at paper factories ; wool scraps, old paclditig, niid the iiuiiicrous vcgctnblcs, \vliicli m e iiorinnlly fouiid ncnr thew iiiills, \-odd furiiish tlie bnsis for beds, which coiiltl be sprayed u-ith old glue water, \niter from the stccp vats ctc. In all clothing factories, wool scriips atid the water coming from scrubbing offer coiisidernblc possibilitics. 111 coloiir factorics, the rroody portions froin vegetable colours, alkaline cstracts and iitiiiii:il liquors, which are eliiploycd thcrc, iirc riiost uscfiil iiiid nre cii1)iiblc of fccding a nitrate bed. Aniriial blood froiii slii11glltcrhouses, mid nlso liquors from iiitcstitics uiid other discardctl waste could be most usefully employed. Tlic initcr in which cocooiis arc boiled to rcriio'c tlic silk, and nlso the larval residues, offer great possibilities. Fish markets aiid sciiports furnish still further iii:itcriiil, which is useful for iiitrific:ition.
All these ~ncthods of iiitrificntiou, which iiiiture nppcars to 1i:ivc placctl in the hi1Ilds of cwryoiic, thoiigli to call tliciii :ill to tlic iiinnufacture of snlt.petre and the iiiiiiiitciiuiicc of tlieir liberty, diould not deter t,he gorcriiiiient from tlic adviintngcous igea of niiikilig iirtificiid iiit,ratc works. The go~criii~ient should find in the soil of tlic rcpublic its assured provision of siiltpctrc, nnd this provisioii should be iiidcpeiidcut of tlorncstic supplies, for which the citiacii should be pnid ; it should, thcrcfore, satisfy its rcquirciiicnts by the frcc purchase of tlint saltpctrc, wliicli is collcctetl by its citieciis and from tlic product of artifieinl iiitriitc works.