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IRVING BACH ELUE«.
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“A MEAN CUSS”
SYNOPSIS. — Solomon Binkus.
veteran scout and Interpreter,
and hie young companion. Jack
Iron», panning through Horse
Valley. New York In September.
17S*. to warn settlers of an In­
dian uprising, rescue from a ban I
of redskins the wife and daughter
of Colonel Hereof England. Jac c
distinguishes himself In the fight
and later rescues Margaret Hare
from the river. Jack and Mar­
garet fall tn love. On reaching
Fort Stanwix. Colonel Hare says
both are too young to marry. The
Hare family sail for England, and
the Irons family move to Albany.
Vnrest grows in the colonies be­
cause of the oppressive measures
of the English government. Solo­
mon and Jack visit Boston. In
November. 1770. Jack goes to
Philadelphia and works in Ben­
jamin Franklin s printing plant.
Nearly three years later Margaret
writes him from London, remind­
ing him that her youth is passing
and saying she has appealed to
Doctor Franklin. Binkus has re­
ceived a letter from Washington
to be carried across the ocean,
and Jack sails with him. Arriv­
ing in England, Binkus Is ar­
rested. but Jack has the letter
and proceeds to London.
Jack
delivers the papers to Franklin
in London.
Binkus Is released
and joins them in the great city.
Jack orders fashionable clothes.
Jack and Margaret meet and are
more In love than ever, but Col­
onel Hare Is not eager for the
marriage
Franklin’s efforts to
obtain better treatment for the
colonies are futile
He evades
the attempt of the king s men to
"tow him Into port."
CHAPTER VII—Continued.
Then said Lady Howe: "I wish, my
brother Franklin, that you were to be
sent thither. I should like that much
better than General Howe's going to
command the army there."
A rather tense moment followed.
Franklin broke Its silence by saying
In a gentle tone:
"I think, madame. they should pro­
vide the general with more honorable
employment. I beg that your ladyship
will not misjudge me. I am not cap­
able of taking an office from this gov­
ernment while it is acting with so
much hostility toward my country.”
“The ministers have the opinion that
i you can compose the situation If you
will.” Lord Howe declared. "Many of
us have unbounded faith In your abll-
ilty. I would not think of trying to
Influence your judgment by a selflsh
motive, but certainly you may, with
i reason, expect any reward which it Is
I in the power of the government to bp­
s'ow.”
Then came an answer which should
live in history, as one of the great
credits of human nature, and all mien,
especially those of English blood,
should feel a certain pride In IL The
answer was:
"Your lordship, I am not looking for
I rewards, but only for justice.”
“Let us try to agree as to what Is
the justice of the matter,” Howe an­
swered. "Will you not draft a plan
on which you would be willing to co­
operate 1"
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"That I will be glad to do."
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Persisting In his mis idgment, Howe
I suggested:
"As you have frien '< here and con-
i gtltuents In America to eep well with,
perhaps It would better not be In your
handwriting. Send It to Lady Howe
•and she will copy It und return the
original.”
Then said the sturd' <»!d Yankee: “I
(desire, my friends, tl t there shall be
no secrecy about It.”
Lord and Lady Ho i - showed signs
of great disappoints.... . as he bade
them good night nnd l.",-ged to be sent
to his room.
“I am growing old. and have to ask
for like Indulgence from every host­
ess,” he pleaded.
Howe was not wiling to leave a
stone unturned. He could not dismiss
the notion from his mind that the pur­
chase could be effect« I if the bld were
raised. Ue drew the Doctor aside and
aald :
"We do not expect vour a «s’«t i«'«'
without proper consi ration. 1 »hall
Insist upon generous and ample ap­
pointments for the n n you take with
you and especially for you as well as
a flrm promise of sub-'quent rewards.”
What crown had he In mind for the
white and venerable brow of the man
who stood before him? Beneath that
brow was a n w type of statesman,
born of the hi: (ships and perils and
high faith of a new world, and then
and there as tli< -e two faced each oth­
er—the soul o: lie past and the soul
of the future i moment was come
| than which th< re had been no greater
human hlsto y. In America, France
and England th ■ cocks had been crow­
ing and now I e first light of dawn
I of a new day f 'll upon the figure of
the man who In honor and understand­
ing towered ab e his fellows. Now,
[ for a moment, on the character of this
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man the unfathomable plan of God
for future ages would seem to have
been resting.
In hts sixty-eight years he had dis­
covered, among other things, the van
Ity of wealth and splendor. It was
no more to him than the idle wind,
These are his exact words as he stood
with a gentle smile on his face: "If
you wish to use me. give me the propo­
sitions and dismiss all thoughts of re­
wards from jour mind. They would
destroy the Influence you propose to
use.”
The old gentleman climbed the great
staircase and went to his chamber,
while Lord Howe was, no doubt, com­
municating the result of his Interview
to his other gu«‘sts. There were those
among them who freely predicted that
war was inevitable.
CHAPTER VIII
An Appointment and a Challenge.
Solomon Binkus had left the city
i with Preston to visit Sir Jeffrey Am­
herst in 'us country seat, near Lon­
don. Sir Benjamin had taken Jack
to dine with him at two of his clubs
and after dining they had gone to see
the great actor Bobert Bensley as Mal-
vollo and the comedian Dodd as Sir
| Andrew Aguecheek. The Britisher had
; been most polite, but had seemed stu­
diously to avoid mention of the sub-
ject nearest the heart of the young
i man. After that the latter was In-
I vlted to a revel and a cock fight, but
I declined the honor and went to spend
■ an evening with bis friend, the phll-
I osopher. For days Franklin had been
! shut in with gout. Jack had found
| him In his room with one of his feet
1 wrapped In bandages and resting on
a chair.
“I am glad you came, my son.” said
the good Doctor. "I am in need of
b«ter company than this foot. Soli­
tude is like water—good for a dip, but
you c; nnoc live in it. Margaret has
been here trying to give me comfort,
although she needs It more for her­
self."
"Margaret:” the boy exclaimed.
‘‘Why does she need comfort?”
”Oh. largely on your account, my
son ! Her father Is obdurate and the
cause Is clear to me. This courtship
of yours Is taking an International as­
pect.”
"1 only fear that I may not be able
to provide for her In a suitable man­
ner,” said Jack.
‘‘Oh, you are well off,” said the phll-
osopi « t . "You have some capita! «nd
recognized talent and occupation for
It. When I reached Philadelphia I had
an empty stomach nnd also a Dutch
dollar, a few pennies, two soiled shirts
and a pair of dirty stockings in my
pockets.
Many years passed and I
had a family before I was an well off
as you are.”
As Jack was saying good night to
his wnerabie friend the latter re
marked:
"I shall go to Sir John Pringle’s In
the morning for advice. He Is a noted
physician. My man will be having a
day off. Could you go with me at
ten?”
"Gladly,” raid Jack.
“Then I shall pick you up at your
lodgings. You w’;! gee your rival at
Pringle’s. He la nt home on lenve
and has been going to Sir John's office
every Tuesday morning st ten-thirty
with his father, General Clarke, n
graft, gouty old hero of the French
and Indian wars and an aggressive
Tory. He Is forever tossing and gor
Ing the Whigs, It may be the only
«■fiance you will have to see that rival
of youra. He In a handsome lad.”
Doctor Franklin, with his cratch
beside him In the cab, relied for bls
young friend at the hour appointed
The office <>f the doctor baronet waa
on the first floor of a large building
In Gough »gimre. Fleet street. A num
her of gentlemen sat In comfortable
chairs In a large watting room.
“Sir John will see you In a moment,
sir,” an attendant aald to IMictor Frank­
lin ns they entered. The moment Maa
a very long one.
At last the door to the private room
of the great physician creaked on Its
hinges with u kind of groan and be
came out accompanied by a limping
patient.
“Walt here for a minute- a gout min­
ute.” aald Franklin to hts young friend
“When Pringle dismisses me. I will
present you.”
Jack sat and waited white the room
filled with ruddy, crotehey gentlemen
supported by canes or crutches—elder­
ly, old and of middle age.
Among
those of the latter class sat n gluQt of
a man, erect and dignified, accom­
panied by a big blond youngster In a
lieutenant's uniform.
He sat down
and begun to talk with another patient
of the troubles In America.
”1 see the d-d Yankees have thrown
another cargo of tea overboard." said
he In a tone of anger. "This time It I
was In <’ape Cod.
We must give
those Yahoos a lesson.”
Juck surmised now that here was
the aggressive Tory general of whom
the Doctor had spoken and that the
joung man was his son.
”1 fear thnt It would be a costly busi­
ness sending men to fight across three
thousand miles of sea.** said the other
“Bosh! There Is not one Yankee In
a hundred that has the courage of a
rabbit. With a thousand British gren­
adiers. I would undertake to go from
one end of America to another and
amputate the heads of the males, part
ly by force an«i partly by coaxing.”
A laugh followed these Insulting
words. Jack Irons rose quickly and
approached the man who bail uttered
them. The young American «as angry,
but he managed to say with good com
posure:
"1 am an American, sir. «nd I de
mand a retraction of those words or
a chance to match my courage agalnat
yours."
A murmur of surprise greeted his
challenge.
The Britisher turned quickly with
color mounting to tils brow and sur­
veyed the sturdy form of the young
man.
“I take back nothing that I say.” ha
declared
"Then. In behalf of my slandered
countrymen, I demand the right to
fight you or any Britisher Mho Ims the
courage to take up your quarrel.”
Jack Irons hail spoken calmly Ilk*
one who had weighed bls words.
The young lieutenant who hnd en-'
tered the room with the fiery, middle-
aged Britisher, rose and faced the
American and said:
"I will take up his quarrel, sir. Here
Is my card.”
“And here Is mine,” said Jack.
"When will you be at borne?"
“At noon tomorrow."
"Some friend of mine will call upon
you.” Jack assured the other.
A look of surprise came to the fare !
of the lieutenant as he surveyed the
card in his hand. Jack was prepared
for the name he read which was that
of Lionel Clarke.
That evening Solomon arrived with
Preston. Jack told them In detail of
the unfortunate event of the morning.
Solomon whistled while his face be­
gan to get ready for a snot.
“Neevarions !” he exclaimed. "Here's
suthln’ that'll have to be 'tended to
'fore I take the water."
"Clarke is full of hartshorn and vin­
egar," said Preston.
"He was Ilk*
that In America. He could make more
trouble In ten minutes than a regiment
could mend In a year. He Is what
you would call ‘a mean cuss.' But for
him and Lord Cornwallis, I should be
back in the service. They blame me
for the present posture of affairs In
America."
“Jack, I’m glad that young pup ain’t
me.” said Solomon. "Thar never was
a man better cocalated to please a
friend er hurt an enemy. If he was to
say pistols I guess that ol* sling o’
yours would bu’s out laughin' an’ I
ain’t no Idee he could »ton' a minnit
in front o’ your hanger.”
"It's bad business, and especially for
you,” said Preston. "Dueling Is not
so much In favor here ns In France.
Of course there are duels, but the beet
people In England are set against th«
practice. You would be rare to get
the worst of It. The <4d general Is
a favorite of the king. He Is booked
for knighthood. If you were to kill his
son In the present state of feeling here,
your neck would be in danger. If you
were to Injure him you would have
to make a lucky escape, or go to prison.
It Is not a pleasant outlook for one
who Is engaged to an English girl.
He han a great advantage over you.”
"Ye ahoot quick, Jack, an’
mebbe that's what saved ye.”
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Peculiar Bark on Tree
The characteristic of the shagbark
hickory from which It derives Its
name. Is the peculiar manner In which
the bark Is attached to the trank, says
the American Tree AssoclHtlon of
Washington. This is light gray and
from one-half to three qrrrters of an
Inch In thickness. It separates from
the trunk In thick strips from n few
Inches In length to from two to three
feet nnd from one to nix Inches in
width. These strips retain their at­
tachment to the tree at the middle
and usually curl up nt tr.ch end, giv­
ing a decidedly rough and shaggy ap­
pearance to the trunk.
Claire Windsor
ROAD BUILDING NOW
SALT IS ESSENTIAL
DEMANDS RIGHT MEN
FOR FARM ANIMALS
"Sult tn suit” Is on«’ of ths in«»nt
comyion phraa«*« used lu food rcci|H-A
Were the world deprive«! of good suit
for n mon'li the result- In loiui of
henltli, vigor nnd teiupermuent would
soon be evident, both In the huiunli
nnd nnlnuil kingdom». Becan«* null
Is bo iheup ntul so ordinary In every­
day life we often forget Its Impor­
tance. But when such vltul things us
water, air nnd suit nre taken away
all other plant uni anlmul finxls re­
maining would not serve their pur­
poses so well.
Feeders base simply regarded Balt
as nn appetlx«r something to make
live stock drink more water or cause
It to consume unpalatable ration». He
cently, however, suit Is becoming
recognized for what it contrilmtes to
nutrition, digestion nnd production. In
the stomach It causes the formathm
of hydrochloric ucl«l no IndlspenMble
factor to food dlgeation
Suit 1» «
mineral food, and the banla of some of
the best-known mineral f«-eds nnd
“Th* girl with th« crowning glory," compounds. In ch«s>nlng Balt for feed
1« the title that hae been given to Ing purposes It Is well to use discre­
handsome Clair« Windsor, because of tion anti foresight, because cheap,
her beautiful hair.
She is also re lumpy, dirty suit Is as subject to crit­
ferred to as th« "b«it-dre«»*d woman icism as Inferior feeds of any kind.
In motion pictures.”
Mise Windsor
Lhe stock use »ult In varying
was born twenty.six years ago In Kan
amounts, differing In their demands
■as. She it a blonde.
sccordlng to body weight, condition,
—_ — < > -—I ,
production and speclea. A dulry cow
will use about «ne nnd one-quarter
ounces u day. Yearling and twoyear
old beef steers may lick an ounce
dally of good salt. Hogs need much
less salt, probubly u quarter to a
third of an ounce daily. An ounce of
salt la fair allotment for working
horses. A half ounce dully 1» a fair
Index of salt requirement« for sheep,
but sheep will not lick blo«-k salt like
rattle. Mixing n pouml of high grade
■ult with every 100 pounds of dry
grain feed la a good plan to make sure
EVA
that animals are not deprived of this
essentlul.
HE “mother of all living” received!
from Adam a mime signifying life. '
He gave her n name of simple dignity '
nnd beauty—Eve. In the original, It |
of
Value
sounded like t hewn, as It began with
Mineral mixtures as u supplement
a rough aspirate. It was not copied to the swine ration proveil of distinct
by any of her daughters for n long' value In making gains mol beginning
time and when the first Alexandrian I any mineral mixture should be »alt.
Jews came upon it In translation, i If only one mineral should be fed. ac­
they made it Zoo. meaning life. In or | cording to result* of the Iowa station,
der to show the connection of the i common suit should be that mineral,
name with the prophecy. but after­ but ull of the results show thut com­
ward, in the course of the narrative, mon «ult alone 1« not enough.
they merely culled It Heva or Eva,
A mineral mixture consisting of
through which we learned to know It two parts Hake salt and 8U parts of
us Eve.
ordinary »anil made the best showing
The Eva of Ireland anil Scotland of any mineral mixture fed. All of
nnd the Avellne uni Eteline of the the pigs fed in tills teat were given
Normans were probubly «nly Imltn- a busic rution consisting of sheiie«l
tlona of the old Keltic name Aolffe. corn (mixed In color but mostly yel­
Eve and Eva have been used a great low), self fed; plus a 43 per cent pro­
deal In England, many of the old par­ tein, soy bean oil meal, »elf fed ; plus
ish registers recording tin- christen
flake suit, self-fed.
The sand-fed
ing of twins us Adam nnd Eve. The group was fed the BUtne ralloii exii-pt
notion of securing u child's life thut
that the salt was displaced with a
has sprea«! the use of Adatn among!
mixture of two part» flake »ult nnd
the Teutonic races has had the smile I
eight parts of ordinary sand.
Mr.
effect upon his wife, so that Eva Is u Evvanl recommends thut no hasty de­
common feminine name In Germany. duction» be made from the sand-feed­
All of Scandinavia lias adopted Eva. ing results, because of the limited
but Hussia «alls her Ewa or Jevva. data available. Further experiment»
France never fan<-le«l Its simplicity, with annd in the mineral mixture will
nor have Italy or Spain given It much be made immediately with both hogs
attention.
and cnttle. "It la well to emphasise
Coral, thnt most natural of precious
that even though we tuny eventually
stones, is Eva's tulismanlc gem.
It
prove that saml or material of like
promises tier protection from evil mid
nature Is of benefit In pig nutrition,"
Immunity from disease, warning of i
Mr. Evvurd says, ‘‘tin* proven value
approaching illness by losing its ruddy !
of calcium cariMinntc, bone products,
color. Thursday Is her lucky day nn«l ’
potassium Iodide salt an«l other tlme-
2 her lucky number.
Milton In "Paradise Lost" pays trlb- ! trled substances should be not disre­
garded."
Ute to the mother of the nice through
Adam's description of Eve:
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In the enrly days of road building,
nny contractor who c mid spreml stone
uml roll It wua good enough to "en­
gineer" the road to he built. Today
all orgnnlzutlons engaged In road build
Ing nre looking for th» trained road en­
gineer. nnd when there sro not enough
to go round, sending their own men to
college fur better training In highway
building.
In HHU the I’nhrralty of Michigan,
which has depurtmenta of highway en­
gineering mid hlghwny transport (Prof.
Arthur II Blanchard) offered graduate
short period courses In hlgtiwny engi­
neering nnd hlghwny transport, h ading
to tlio degree of muster of acleme or
master of science In engineering, ar­
ranged eapeclally for men engnged In
the practice of hlghwny engineering
mid highway transport.
In 1010-20 the attendanca w»s 20;
while In 11*22 23. Iio men attended
those courses, the average age of the
men being twenty seven yaars. ranging
from twenty three to nfty-»lx yaara.
These men enm« from the United
Stataa bureau of public roada, »fate,
county, un«l municipal highway depart­
ments. contractors* orgnn&.ntlona. com-
panlca manufacturing motor trucks,
highway muchlnery nn«l inntertnla,
universities, nnd from the field of high­
way trunat'orL During 102:124. IS
graduate «Lort period courses were
offered, ten In the fl«-hl of hlghwny en­
gineering nnd eight in hlghwny trans­
port. These cotir»«-» were given by s
«tnff of eight professors nn«l ten non-
resident lecturers.
The road building world Is looking to
the engineer, the trained mnn, the
technician, for light on li«>w to build
better, to«« expensive, more pennnnent
highways. It 1« goiirrnlty 'recognised
now Hint the dny of the rale of thumb
builder Ie gone, nnd Hutt only the en­
gineer, proficient In the art iin«1 fa­
miliar with the best practice. 1» the
economical spender of Hie taxpayer's
money.
Mineral Mixtures Prove
Closed Autos Now Make
Big
to Swine
Wider Roads Necessary
On she came
Led by her Heavenly Maker, though
unseen.
And aulded by his vole*; nor unin­
formed
Of nuptial sanctity, and mi triage
rites;
Grace was In all her steps. Heaven In
her eye».
In every gesture dignity and love.
by Wheeler Myndleste. Inc.)
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A LINE O’ CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
A
NEW
YEAR’S
RESOLVE
viftM that Hfe In lavish
generosity
Hath ehowerod down <>n ma
So truly Fpl oidid are ’tin difficult
to say
Which one of all the »Jad array, ,
I hold the best.
Hut while I am earth'« gue^t
1 11 joy In all of them, and not
the leant
Of the rich feant
1« thnt rare dower of Time that
each New Year
Lay < at my door f»»r me to une
f<>r cheer,
And from It» fleeting minutes
«else
The ^i >rloua opportunltlea
With which < - h hour 1« laden,
and fulfill
With right good w III
The purpose great or «mail that
Deatiny
Reserve« for me,
by M< ‘ lur* Nf" aper Ryndlrate )
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Feed for Ewes Should Be
Considered Investment
Feed for the ewes should lie con
sldered an Investment, not nn expense.
This does not mean that cost of feed
should not b<- considered. The man
who can bring his flock through at the
least expense, provided they are kept
thrifty and In good condition, will
make the greatest profit. On the oth
er hand, the man who Is stingy with
feed or who doe» not provide the right
kind of feed, will clip a less valuable
crop of w«>ol. raise fewer and smaller
lambs nnd suffer a greater loss of both
lambs and ewes. The loss of ewes 1»
the heaviest In flocks poorly cared for
and fed. Only the stron;, vigorous,
well-fed ewes can furnish full weight
fleeces nnd produce strong, hourly
lambs, nnd enough milk to grow them
out most profitably.
Utilize All Roughage
On every farm there Is lots of rough-
nge of an Inferior character, that if
fed alone or with other dry feed has
little value, but If fed with »Huge or
other succulent food, It has consider­
able value. Everything produced on
the farm should be utilized and thin
can be done only when u certain
amount of live stock is keut.
Com and Cob Meal
It is generally ««inceded Hint corn
nnd cob meal is inferior ns a hog feed
due to the excessive qinintIty of rough­
ness. It would not pny to grlml the
cobs with the corn for your pigs.
Kotighage cottkl lie far better supplied
by alfalfa. You may allow the hogs
ear corfi or shelled corn with ground
outs nnd tankage, with nlfalfn hay In
a rack kept before the hogs at nil
tlnms. This will bo particularly de­
sirable In the case of brood sows. Vs«'
only the brightest alfalfa huy.
A few yenr« ngo most of the auto­
mobile» were open mndeie; n closed
enr then wn« somewhat of n rarity,
and wns regartled ns more n town
model than anything el»e. Today, how­
ever. this condition 1» vastly chnnged.
nnd we find thnt now approximately
s’ per cent of the automobile» »old are
closed modcla.
Consideration of this fnct will re­
veal thnt this »HuntIon mnkes n great
deni of difference In traffic conditions.
When most of the automobile« were
open car», motorists would go «Irivlng
only when there wn« prospect of con­
tinued fslr weather.
Now. however,
Hie possibility of rain does not «Inter
the automobile owner from inking Ids
■ nr for n spin when he lias the timet
even if It doe« rnln hr can be dry nn«l
comfortHble Inside hl» gasoline conch.
This menns Hint Hie mernge num­
ber of enra on the rood 1« always much
greater. (And one must not l<>»e night
of the fact thnt more car« of nil mod­
els nre being »old today tlinn ever b«-
f' re )
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All of which points out the necessity
of more paved ronds nnd wider ones.
New pavements mu»t be built wider.
Old ones, which have become Innde
qiinfe to handle the greatly IncresHed
traffle, must he widened by laying
strips of concrete beside the old pave­
ment.
Th!« Is exactly what Is being done
In many communities. Bond offlcliil»
realize the neeewlty of wider ronds
And It Is necessary that tho»<‘ who tine
r«m«ln nn<1 those who nre hen<»fit«-<l by
the uno of them rapport the»«- officials
In getting wider roads. It in up to
them. In fnct, to Insist on wider roada
Uncle Sam Is Building
Eleven Concrete Roads
One Applus Claudius Caecus, a Bo­
nnin censor, won honorable mention In
our history books by building the fa­
mous Appian way, which carries truffle
«outlx-nnt out of Borne to this day. He
started work In 312 B. C. on n sec­
tion 140 miles long.
He sometimes
built embankments of earthen work
20 feet high, and the road surface It­
self was of carefully cut stones ce-
monted together over two feet of
gravel. But the rest of tills 3f>0-mlle
highway, to the heel of the Italian
boot, wns finally paved just 400 hun­
dred years Inter.
Borne »nt upon her seven hills nn«l
ruled the world over her hlghwny«. In
the wilds of Macedonia their ruins
mny be found.
In England I have
driven over them, resurfaced with
modem materials. A marvelous sys­
tem for thnt ngo, but they took cen­
turies of building.
Uncle Sum is building 11 Applnn
ways of solid concrete, writes Earl C.
Beeves In Collier’s.
Scientific Feeding
To supply food In the right propor­
tion fo meet Hie vnrlous requirements
of the nnlmiil, without n waste of foo«l
nutrients, constitutes scientific feed­
ing. It 1» by carefully studying the
proportion In which they are digested
by different nnlnuil« nnd under differ­
ent conditions nnd the requirement of
animals for Hie various food nutrients
when nt rest, nt work, giving milk,
producing wool, mutton, beef, pork,
etc., Hint the principles of feeding
hnve been worked out.