this does not meet the question as it should be
met. A man may use a wooden plow, if he has
no other means of cultivating his ground; he
may stir it with a stick rather than not move it
at all. But he would not do this if he had a
good pair of horses and a good improved plow to
work it with. It is well to tse the old spinning-
wheel if there is no other means to. make -your
clothing to cover your nakedness. But the old
spinning-wheel would not be used if the im-
proved machinery could be had, and steam or
water to propel it, and what is true of these and
other industries is also true of the live stock


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interest of the world. There is no room for the
poor when the better can be had.”

The “Chicago Tribune” copied and made the
following comments on the foregoing. “The
above is sound in theory. The difficulty is to
decide the question of which is the best breed, ,
taking into consideration the circumstances of
the intending buyer. Using the machinery as
an illustration, it would be more just to com-
pare two spinning wheels, rather than the spin-
ning wheel and the jack; two plows of modern
make, rather than the stick of prehistoric ages
with the finished steel implement of to-day; two
engines of similar form and power rather than


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unskilled brute force tugging to pull a load,
with the highest product of the engine builder’s
skill swiftly hurrying a train carrying thousands
of tons over hills and vales. But much of the
improvement made in breeds of animals is due
to the keen competition between breeders strug-
gling to gain a first place in popular favor. The
fight has made partisans of friends. The parti-
sans labored with, and aroused an interest in
the minds of those, who, but for this, would
have remained indifferent, and induced them to
use better blood: to the great benefit of them-
selves and the world in general. 