To the Editor of the Norta-Cuma Dairy News."
Srr,—In olden trine, so we are told, during the period when the coal measures were in course of formation, this world of ours was covered with luxuriant. vegetation, the product of the stores of carbon, which then formed 80 '@ portion of the atmospheric envelope. The growth of fern and ¢ryptomeria found its food then in plenty, but now has gone the way of the dinosaur and thorium. We now must watch the slow growth of a tree which was planted by some father, ours or some one elxe's, before can have our vegetable carbon in a condition fit for use.
philanthropists are among us, however, and with x north wind, or with a south wind, also, and more frequently with a west or an east wind, we see their efforts to restore to the atmosphere the carbon of hich it was robbed in a by gone age. This is trae philanthropy, of the kind which counts not cost. A mere Gradyrind would himself consume that carbon, but these generous hearts pour it out on an expectant world.
These philanthropists are called Directors. The money with which they do their philanthropy belongs, it is true, to another class called Shareholders; but shareholders, we all know, are like corporations, as regards their souls at least, and full credit must be given to the Directors for their benevolence.
Behold, Mr. Editor. how easy it is to be benevolent—with other people's money.
Lam, etc., 22nd November, miscellaneous,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.