Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1910 — A Tough Job. [ARTICLE]

A Tough Job.

The professor in the agricultural college was lecturing to his class upon the wonderful advance of science In utilizing the eo-called waste products of nature. “Without taking Into account,” he said, “the work of our ‘wizards,’ who can convert the thorny cactus into an edible plant, effect a permanent change In the color, size and taste of a berry or any other kind of fruit, and all within the space of a few years, chemistry has shown us that the sage brush and other weeds heretofore considered worse than useless contain valuable substances which can be extracted in sufficient quantity to pay for raising them. "Our most advanced Investigators are coming rapidly to the conclusion that there Is nothing useless in nature, and that everything that grows or exists can be pressed into the service of mankind.” „ ■ *"i nen, professor,”' enthusiastically exclaimed one of the boys in the class, “perhaps they’ll find a use some day for the Ben Davis apple!”