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because then you will not be able to understand great things when you
meet them。 Children who are not trained to use their eyes and their
common sense grow up the more miserable the cleverer they are。
Why�拭�
Because they grow up what men call dreamers�察 �and bigots�察 �and
fanatics�察�causing misery to themselves and to all who deal with them。 So
I say again�察�think。
Well�察�I suppose men must have altered the soil inside the bank。
Well done。 But why do you think so�拭�
Because�察�of course�察�some one made the bank�察�and the brown soil only
goes up to it。
Well�察 �that is something like common sense。 Now you will not say
any more�察 �as the cows or the butterflies might�察 �that the hay´field was
always there。
And how did men change the soil�拭�
By tilling it with the plough�察�to sweeten it�察�and manuring it�察�to make it
rich。
And then did all these beautiful grasses grow up of themselves�拭�
You ought to know that they most likely did not。 You know the new
enclosures�拭�
Yes。
Well then�察�do rich grasses come up on them�察�now that they are broken
up�拭�
Oh no�察�nothing but groundsel�察�and a few weeds。
Just what�察�I dare say�察�came up here at first。 But this land was tilled
for corn�察 �for hundreds of years�察 �I believe。 And just about one hundred
years ago it was laid down in grass�察�that is�察�sown with grass seeds。
And where did men get the grass seeds from�拭�
Ah�察 �that is a long story�察 �and one that shows our forefathers ��though
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they knew nothing about railroads or electricity�� were not such simpletons
as some folks think。 The way it must have been done was this。 Men
watched the natural pastures where cattle get fat on the wild grass�察�as they
do in the Fens�察�and many other parts of England。 And then they saved
the seeds of those fattening wild grasses�察�and sowed them in fresh spots。
Often they made mistakes。 They were careless�察�and got weeds among the
seed like the buttercups�察 �which do so much harm to this pasture。 Or
they sowed on soil which would not suit the seed�察�and it died。 But at last�察�
after many failures�察 �they have grown so careful and so clever�察 �that you
may send to certain shops�察�saying what sort of soil yours is�察�and they will
send you just the seeds which will grow there�察�and no other�察�and then you
have a good pasture for as long as you choose to keep it good。
And how is it kept good�拭�
Look at all those loads of hay�察�which are being carried off the field。
Do you think you can take all that away without putting anything in its
place�拭�
Why not�拭�
If I took all the butter out of the churn�察�what must I do if I want more
butter still�拭�
Put more cream in。
So�察�if I want more grass to grow�察�I must put on the soil more of what
grass is made of。
But the butter don't grow�察�and the grass does。
What does the grass grow in�拭�
The soil。
Yes。 Just as the butter grows in the churn。 So you must put fresh
grass´stuff continually into the soil�察�as you put fresh cream into the churn。
You have heard the farm men say�察 �That crop has taken a good deal out of
the land;�拭�
Yes。
Then they spoke exact truth。 What will that hay turn into by
Christmas�拭 �Can't you tell�拭 �Into milk�察�of course�察�which you will drink�察�
and into horseflesh too�察�which you will use。
Use horseflesh�拭 �Not eat it�拭�
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No�察 �we have not got as far as that。 We did not even make up our
minds to taste the Cambridge donkey。 But every time the horse draws
the carriage�察�he uses up so much muscle�察�and that muscle he must get back
again by eating hay and corn�察 �and that hay and corn must be put back
again into the land by manure�察�or there will be all the less for the horse
next year。 For one cannot eat one's cake and keep it too�察�and no more can
one eat one's grass。
So this field is a truly wonderful place。 It is no ugly pile of brick and
mortar�察 �with a tall chimney pouring out smoke and evil smells�察 �with
unhealthy�察�haggard people toiling inside。 Why do you look surprised�拭�
Becausebecause nobody ever said it was。 You mean a manufactory。
Well�察�and this hay´field is a manufactory�此 �only like most of Madam
How's workshops�察 �infinitely more beautiful�察 �as well as infinitely more
crafty�察�than any manufactory of man's building。 It is beautiful to behold�察�
and healthy to work in�察�a joy and blessing alike to the eye�察�and the mind�察�
and the body�此 �and yet it is a manufactory。
But a manufactory of what�拭�
Of milk of course�察�and cows�察�and sheep�察�and horses�察�and of your body
and minefor we shall drink the milk and eat the meat。 And therefore it
is a flesh and milk manufactory。 We must put into it every year yard´
stuff�察 �tank´stuff�察 �guano�察 �bones�察 �and anything and everything of that kin�察�
that Madam How may cook it for us into grass�察�and cook the grass again
into milk and meat。 But if we don't give Madam How material to work
on�察 �we cannot expect her to work for us。 And what do you think will
happen then�拭 �She will set to work for herself。 The rich grasses will
dwindle for want of ammonia ��that is smelling salts���察�and the rich clovers
for want of phosphates ��that is bone´earth���此 �and in their places will come
over the bank the old weeds and grass off the moor�察�which have not room
to get in now�察 �because the ground is coveted already。 They want no
ammonia nor phosphatesat all events they have none�察�and that is why the
cattle on the moor never get fat。 So they can live where these rich
grasses cannot。 And then they will conquer and thrive�察�and the Field will
turn into Wild once more。
Ah�察�my child�察�thank God for your forefathers�察�when you look over that
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boundary mark。 For the difference between the Field and the Wild is the
difference between the old England of Madam How's making�察�and the new
England which she has taught man to make�察�carrying on what she had only
begun and had not time to finish。
That moor is a pattern bit left to show what the greater part of this land
was like for long ages after it had risen out of the sea�察�when there was little
or nothing on the flat upper moors save heaths�察�and ling�察�and club´mosses�察�
and soft gorse�察�and needle´ whin�察�and creeping willows�察�and furze and fern
upon the brows�察�and in the bottoms oak and ash�察�beech and alder�察�hazel
and mountain ash�察 �holly and thorn�察 �with here and there an aspen or a
buckthorn ��berry´bearing alder as you call it���察�and everywherewhere he
could thrust down his long root�察 �and thrust up his long shoots that
intruding conqueror and insolent tyrant�察�the bramble。 There were sedges
and rushes�察 �too�察 �in the bogs�察 �and coarse grass on the forest pasturesor
;leas; as we call them to this day round here´ ´but no real green fields�察�and�察�
I suspect�察�very few gay flowers�察�save in spring the sheets of golden gorse�察�
and in summer the purple heather。 Such was old Englandor rather�察�such
was this land before it was England�察�a far sadder�察�damper�察�poorer land than
now。 For one man or one cow or sheep which could have lived on it then�察�
a hundred can live now。 And yet�察�what it was once�察�that it might become
again��it surely would round here�察�if this brave English people died out of
it�察�and the land was left to itself once more。
What would happen then�察�you may guess for yourself�察�from what you
see happen whenever the land is left to itself�察�as it is in the wood above。
In that wood you can still see the grass ridges and furrows which show
that it was once ploughed and sown by man�察�perhaps as late as the time of
Henry the Eighth�察�when a great deal of poor land�察�as you will read some
day�察 �was thrown out of tillage�察 �to become forest and down once more。
And what is the mount now�拭 �A jungle of oak and beech�察�cherry and holly�察�
young and old all growing up together�察�with the mountain ash and bramble
and furze coming up so fast beneath them�察�that we have to cut the paths
clear again year by year。 Why�察 �even the little cow´wheat�察 �a very old´
world plant�察�which only grows in ancient woods�察�has found its way back
again�察 �I know not whence�察 �and covers the open spaces with its pretty
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yellow and white flowers。 Man had conquered this mount�察�you see�察�from
Madam How�察�hundreds of years ago。 And she always lets man conquer
her�察�because Lady Why wishes man to conquer�此 �only he must have a fair
fight with Madam How first�察�and try